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My sweet, sweet girl is sick with a kidney infection. This is her second one in less than two years and I am really sad and worried about her. One vet told me she might not live that long, which really upset me. That was after the first kidney infection, though, and until now she’d been doing pretty well, so I thought perhaps he was wrong. She’s only 3 years old. I’m not ready for her to leave yet.

Then, about a week and a half ago, she started not wanting to eat her food. It went on for several days before I took her to the vet. She seemed otherwise healthy and happy, so I thought she was fine. (In the wild, dog packs will desert their sick or injured members, so many dogs will pretend they’re healthy when they’re not. Zoe’s one of them.) The vet didn’t think anything was wrong with her, either, and only checked her kidney levels and urine as an afterthought because she had this history. (And, the first time, they only tested her levels as a formality. They told me they were *sure* they would be normal.) And, surprise, surprise, both times Zoe’s levels were off.

So now she’s on 6 weeks’ worth of meds. After the 2nd dose, she started eating all her food. By Sunday night, she was going right to her food bowl when meals were served, without any prompting from me. So I can see she’s doing better. And while I’m worried about her while I’m away, I know she’ll be taken care of by her very competent dog sitter. (Though I hate leaving her when she’s sick!) I just hope these meds get rid of the infection for good so she will live a long, happy, and healthy life.

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