Support Pixie's Fight: From Stage 4 to Hope

Hello Everyone,

To all that take a moment to read our story whether or not you donate, "Thank you for hearing our hearts."

This past month and a half has been incredibly difficult for us financially, emotionally, mentally, and physically, to say the least.

Our sweet fur baby Pixie rapidly declined from kidney disease towards the beginning of this year, and by the end of February, we had almost lost her twice.

She is all of 4.5 lbs, so she doesn't have very much wiggle room for illness to take hold of her small little body (though she is big in spunk and spirit).

My head is swirling as I write this, and it is hard to know where to begin as this is the first time I've truly made this tragic situation public in a desperate attempt to help raise money for her stacking medical expenses, renal care food, renal supplements, etc., and regain some stability with catching up on all of our bills that have taken a back seat to these circumstances before it is too late to ask for help.

Pixie's story is this – Her veterinarian knew for 2 years her kidneys were declining. Over 1 year ago, in Nov. 2023, her blood work showed signs of Stage 1 kidney disease, yet they said nothing to us because her urinalysis came back with a concentrated specific gravity and no protein in the urine.

The only way it was stated to me is that her kidneys were functioning "normally" for a dog her age, that she was probably just a bit dehydrated, and to just make sure fresh water was always down for her (which it always is). But they neglected to say ANYTHING about kidney disease being present in her past blood work renal values.

The year went by, and she wasn't showing any signs of her kidneys failing (which I now know from my own research is normal until it's at a critical level of failure).

We have always taken such good care of her, and at EVERY vet visit I've been to since they had first mentioned her renal values being a bit high, I've specifically asked about kidney disease being an underlying issue and if I should make any changes, to which they've always responded, "No."

Fast forward, at her physical this past January, I had noticed some changes in her (stumbling, confusion, peeing, and drinking a bit more than usual), so I approached the vet to see what she thought, and she still said she wasn't worried about her kidneys. However, in her notes, I now know she had notated that Pixie had suspected Stage 1 kidney disease as of November 2023 blood work taken just a little over 1 year ago.

I had to find this information out (accidentally) from a vet tech who looked at her labs when I had called to see if I could give her applesauce when she stopped eating her food altogether.

I immediately brought her in for bloodwork, which revealed Pixie now had Stage 4 kidney disease and was in critical renal failure and severely dehydrated.

They gave me no hope and recommended I put her to sleep, to which I immediately said, "Absolutely not!" and left the clinic that day with her frail body in my arms and a bag of subcutaneous fluids to attempt to rehydrate her at home.

With the kind-hearted help of a dear friend who has committed himself to coming EVERY single day to help us give her Sub Q fluids and a better chance at life, change in food, an amazing renal supplement support system, and round-the-clock care + a change in vet care, we have been able to literally bring her back from the brink of death, stabilize her, and get her renal levels down to a Stage 2 kidney disease.

Every ounce of EVERYTHING and EVERY bit of energy we have put into her care has been worth the work and stress on all levels. However, we are now financially exhausted, and her care must continue moving forward very quickly to keep her making progress in a positive direction.

We are asking all who read this if they can help us to alleviate a little of the financial strain we've endured from this all happening so quickly, whether it comes in the form of monetary value or even just to share our story with others who may be able to help. Our hearts would be forever grateful that you are helping us to breathe again as we find our footing within our new "normal" here.

With endless Love and Gratitude