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    Hailey's Kidneys Are Failing---She's Only 8 :(

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    My 8 year old is in the same situation but with an entirely different cause. Best tests are ultrasound and cystocentesis for UA, culture and UPC, Lepto and PCR for tick borne disease. Those results should either give you the answers that you need.

     

    But before you do that, it would help tremendously if you could copy and paste the blood test results here (including the reference ranges), then others could be more specific with their advice.

    Legs Has Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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    I sympathize with the challenge of the sores. Having tried everything, the best combination I have found for my Suze is a muzzle with a stool cup to keep her from licking them and treating by washing gently every day and putting a few drops of calendula on them. Suze has other health issues which I am sure is interfering with the healing process, so hopefully Legs will heal quickly. But you're right - licking is a challenge!

    Legs Has Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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    Ft4 by ED, TSH and antibody testing would give you a complete picture. Hindsight is always 20-20 - wish I known enough to insist on the antibody testing when we were trying to figure out what was wrong with Suze last year. Would have definitely answered the question of "hypothyroid or euthyroid sick syndrome" once we received the diagnosis of PLN.

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