Dogs and kidney failure

I am sorry to hear about your Moms dog. How old is her dog?
You say the vet told her he will die soon…?
Does that mean that the Vet has told your Mother that her dog is in Stage 4 of the disease..?
Stage 4 of the disease is considered end stage. The stage of the disease is determined by the Blood work. Bun Creatinine, and Phosphorus levels. Ask the Vet what Stage your dog is in.

Did the Vet offer to administer IV fluids..?  If the dog is in a Lower stage of the disease, often the vet will administer IV fluids for a couple of days. Many times, this will help to alleviate some of the symptoms of the disease, and make the dog feel better for awhile.

What type of symptoms is your Moms dog showing..?

Any vomiting or diarrhea yet…? Blood in the stools..? Shivering, subtle stumbling, ulcers in the mouth or on the tongue, brown coating on the tongue? Foul breath..?  

If her dog is not eating, it may help if she can get some anti nausea meds into the dog.  Crush the pills between two spoons…add a small amount of water…draw it up into a syringe and administer. Also as Ginger has mentioned, the Vet could administer a Shot.

As the disease progresses, the dog may or may not experience seizures, or stroke. Several people report that when their dogs have died from this, prior to dying, the dogs vomiting is almost continuous. There is also the possibility that the dog may slip into a coma, and die in his sleep.

Sadly, if the dog is not eating or drinking, and is indeed in the later stages of the Disease, there is not much that can be done for him.

Please let us know how he is doing.

My heart goes out to you.

Connie