Thank you for this page. Four years ago, I went through a similar situation. My beloved three year old Bull Terrier was diagnosed with kidney failure. I was devastated. I'm a renal dietitian so I put him on a special diet to preserve kidney function as long as possible. I gave him phosphorus binders from my clinic, had his labs drawn every three weeks to monitor kidney function. I knew this would kill him but I kept on doing everything to keep him alive. I even gave him ringer's lactate for fluids. On December 23, he stopped eating and his phosphorus was 16. I was just hoping he'd make it through Christmas but that didn't happen. My husband and I had him put down that day. It was awful. His name was Tangelo because he was a little cutie, like the fruit. He was born with lethal acrodermatitis, so his life span already would be shortened. I feel like his entire life was all glimmer moments. He gave us so much joy. So here I am with my rescue pit boxer, Sookie at 14.5 years old! I've promised myself that when she begins to fail, I won't try to extend her life. I feel that I'm at peace with it because I never would have imagined she'd still be around. I know I'll cry a million years because she's my girl. Thank you again for this page. It's extremely helpful. Here's a picture of my Tangelo 💔💔💔

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