先週からクルミの容体が悪くなってきて、獣医に診てもらいました。腎臓の機能が低下しているようで、食欲も低下してしまいました。昨年末に手術を受けてから腎臓の機能が低下し始めたのですが、数値が 5 倍に跳ね上がっています。食事が喉を通らないと衰退してしまうので、点滴を受けています。今週はほぼ毎日、獣医に通っています。残念なことですが、腎臓の機能は回復することはなく、これ以上の悪化をいかにして止めるか、が鍵となっています。夜、何度となく起きるので、妻と交替で介護しています。体重が減ってしまったクルミくんは少し辛そうです。
Last week, Kurumi’s condition started to deteriorate and we took him to the vet. His kidneys seem to be failing and he has lost his appetite. His kidney function started to decline after his surgery late last year and the numbers have jumped 5 times. He is on intravenous fluids because he declines when he can’t pass food down his throat. He has been to the vet almost every day this week. Unfortunately, his kidney function will never recover and the key is how to stop from deteriorating further. My wife and I take turns caring for him as he wakes up several times a night. Kurumi, who has lost a lot of weight, seems to be having a bit of a hard time.
