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Results came back and Pumba has kidney disease, any advice on how I can help him?

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pumba.timon.mushu.dobby

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Hi,

It’s me again. Just got results back from the vet. He says that Pumba has kidney disease. High urea and creatinine. His infection markers were also raised so he’s starting with an anti biotic to see if that helps at all and then he will start meds for kidney disease ( I don’t know which )
He’s still losing weight rapidly, barely eating, drinking loads, all puffed up and no energy. I’ve been mashing banana with the critical care and he’s doing well with that but the poor little guy is in pain and it’s so sad.

If anyone has any reassurance or advice about this or have had a piggy with similar i would appreciate it so much. I just want to make him feel better. Any ideas of how I can help him feel comfortable?

I feel like I’ve been a bad owner because he’s gotten so ill😔 I love him so much it’s heart breaking.
 
I’m so sorry you have received this diagnosis. I have no experience of this but wanted to send you a hug 🤗. Hopefully someone will be along soon with some advice.
 
I am so sorry. Please know this is not a reflection on your ownership but rather kidney disease is just one of those things. Sadly nothing can be done and it's about keeping him comfortable while he's happy to go on. I have two experiences of kidney disease, both with my original two piggies. Bea went from around 1200g to 600g and maintained that for a fair while. She lasted 18 months from diagnosis until I had to help her on her way after what appeared to be a stroke. Bumble was a bit more complicated as she was diagnosed at the same time as being diagnosed with severe arthritis in her spine. She had to go on daily pain relief for the arthritis but we did this knowing that it can contribute to the kidneys shutting down and sadly she went on just a couple more months. For me this was a good few years ago now so there may be new developments/treatment I am unaware of but I just wanted to reassure that you did not cause this
 
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