Sarah Silverman’s Touching Tribute to Her Dog

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9. Duck seems to be in sync with my dog.

Kira is 14 years old, we got her at the shelter 13 years ago.

She is in end stage renal failure and also is very thin and weak.
A couple of days ago she didn't eat anything and we thought she was going to go but we gave her sub-cutaneous electrolytes and she perked up by morning and started eating again. The electrolyte fluid seems to make her feel better and keeps her going.
Last night she even wanted to go for a walk and this morning she wagged her tail for breakfast.

She walks very slowly hunched over and sometimes seems kind of out of it but she is still keeping up her routine of wandering around to sleep at her favorite places in the house and still seems to enjoy being with us.

I read that for humans renal failure, once you stop dialysis, is one of the quietest, easiest ways to go. You become very tired, your mind gets fuzzy, you lose interest in life and fade away. I'm hoping it is the same for dogs.