Indy had an eye injury almost a week ago, but it healed very well after only 2 days on the eyedrop, Tarivid.
Bunny’s recovery from the gut problem will take a longer time, I know. But as of this morning, he already seemed to be in better spirits.
I’m trying my best to convert them all back to wet food. Cow Mau and Cleo are eating their raw food again nowadays. Indy has to eat his baby food every morning, otherwise, he vomits. But he has been stealing some raw food too, and so far he has not vomited. Also, I need to correct myself here as I had been using the term “regurgitation” wrongly to describe Indy’s vomit. The vet explained that if there are stomach movements, it is “vomit”. If there is none, then it is “regurgitation” and if it is this, then Indy would need a scan of his esophagus. So I think Indy’s vomiting has always been vomiting and not regurgitation.
Bunny ate canned chicken this morning. Last night, I steamed Cubgrub’s CKD chicken (it can be steamed because there is no bone in it), but he did not like it at all. It was definitely fragrant (to me) but Bunny refused to eat it. He still prefers his Cindy’s canned chicken. I suppose that is okay too because his food should be as plain as possible to address the diarrhoea. Once the diarrhoea clears, I hope he will gain some weight.
He definitely looks better this morning.
Tadah! His stools this morning. It is mixed with soil, but I definitely see some substance in it. It’s not all loose anymore.
Today will be all about monitoring Bunny’s stools to see if there is improvement. As long as there is some tiny bit of improvement, there is hope.
I was chatting with a friend whose dog was diagnosed with kidney degeneration five years ago. She made the decision not to do anything. No medication, no subcut, absolutely nothing. It is also because her dog did not like the subcut. She decided to just let her dog be happy. It’s been five years and her dog is fine. Amazing, isn’t it? But I do wonder if her dog had an acute kidney degeneration (which can heal) or was it chronic? She says it is chronic because two years ago, her dog’s kidney readings were pretty bad.
I asked our vet and she says in some cases, kidneys may be able to (miraculously?) regenerate to a certain extent. And dogs do not have as many kidney issues as cats simply because dogs drink more water.
Bunny was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease 3 years ago. He has been on subcut ever since. I did not stop. Bunny’s urine had been colourless too until sometime last year when I noticed his urine was all yellow again. Our vet was surprised too. Very pleasantly surprised. And there was no proteinurea as well. I thought that was just a miraculously occurrence and maybe the kidney disease will come back. But yesterday’s urine test showed that Bunny is still able to concentrate his urine and again, there is no proteinurea. The scan also showed that his kidneys are okay.
So, what happened? I mean, it’s good. It’s great! But what happened? We always thought that CKD is progressive and there is no turning back. A long, long time ago, a senior vet did tell me that there is a possibility of nephrons regenerating itself. He just told me this in passing but as far as the books are concerned, nephrons do not regenerate.
Maybe the science isn’t exactly 100% accurate anymore?
Science does not necessarily provide the answers to everything under the sun. Chance and luck play a part too. That’s life. And that can be a good thing.
Ever since being terribly sick for almost 2 years prior to this, I have lost faith in Faith. I have lost faith in all things spiritual. Life is all about effort, chance and luck. You win some, you lose some and that’s it. I might change my mind again sometime in the future but for now, this what I think life is all about – effort, chance and luck.
So, Lady Luck (now that’s using it very figuratively), please shine on us!
Bad things will happen and there’s nothing we can do about it. And no matter how hard we try, bad things will still happen. We can say “all things happen for a reason” (which I used to, but no longer do so now) or whatever we want to say (“what to do, it’s karma-vipaka”), but these are merely words and thoughts to comfort ourselves. The truth is, sh*t happens in life. That’s about it! Sorry for the profanity, but nothing says it better than that!
C’est la vie!