Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 My kitty needs some happy thoughts. We took Pud in to the vet about two weeks ago 'cause he wasn't looking so hot. He'll be 17 years old in September. Turns out he has kidney failure and a lot of his numbers were way off when they did the blood tests. We have been giving him fluids subcutaneously for two weeks. He seems to be feeling better, but his kidney function is something that won't improve. He only has about 15-20% function in them right now. So we will have to continue to give him fluids for the rest of his life now, plus some meds in his food every day. He had a follow up yesterday and his numbers are up and looking better. The vet says he could last 3 weeks, 3 months or 3 years. Who knows. We inherited him when we bought our house in '95. Just asking for some happy thoughts sent our old guys way. We know he old for a kitty, but you just think they will be around forever, ya know? <a href="http://catster.com/pet_page.php?i=67826&j=t" target="_blank">http://catster.com/pet_page.ph p?i=67826&j=t</a> My other kitty, Kosmo, is at the vet right now with my husband. He seems to have gotten into something, maybe a fight with a stray, not sure. But he has a bunch of little wounds on his chest and upper front leg and won't walk on it much. Hoping it just needs cleaning up and time to heal. He's in quite a bit of pain, you can tell. <a href="http://catster.com/pet_page.php?i=67806&j=t" target="_blank">http://catster.com/pet_page.ph p?i=67806&j=t</a>
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I'm so sorry TiggerPooh. They are definitely in my thoughts and prayers. Ugh - not a good week for LP pets. ;<
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Oh, poor kitties! Prayers and good thoughts sent your way from me, too.
Originally Posted By jnemo TifferPooh, sorry to hear about your baby. Having lost mine earlier this year I understand. Keith and JenniBarra have been going thought the same thing with there oldest cat. I have sent them an email with a link to this thread and they should chime in. Here is a link to what they have been doing since April and their cat is doing well. <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/default.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-75507-P-1&Refresh=0729192912" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/de fault.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-75507-P-1&Refresh=0729192912</a>
Originally Posted By JenniBarra TiggerPooh, I'm sorry to read that you're having a tough time with your kitties. {{{{good vibes}}}} As my mom has said there was the whole Sera saga that began with an abscess and then her eventually being diagnosed with CRF (chronic renal failure). She's on sub-q fluids every other day, eats Science Diet k/d, and gets aluminum hydroxide twice a day. While this has been more work and expense for us, she's actually doing really well, relatively speaking and we're grateful for every day that we have with her. (And it probably helps that she's a great patient! It's gotten to where one of us can pretty easily do fluids on our own and she purrs through the whole thing.) If you saw her, you probably wouldn't even know she was sick. She's put on weight, likes to play (even yowling chasing after her balls when we are trying to sleep!), and greets me just about every day by trying to pull the sheets down. I can sympathize with hearing certain figures and freaking out. Early on, when you don't quite know what it all means, it sounds intimidating and scary. What we have discovered is that there's actually a pretty big "club" of people who currently have/have had kitties with CRF. (<a href="http://www.felinecrf.com" target="_blank">http://www.felinecrf.com</a> is a great site)
Originally Posted By Keith Looks like JenniBarra beat me to it. Yes, <a href="http://www.felinecrf.com" target="_blank">http://www.felinecrf.com</a> (the Feline CRF Information Center) is an awesome site. Please, take some time to learn as much as you can on that site. I am hopeful that you still have some good times ahead with your beloved Alexander Puddlington Rozhenko, and that your adorable Kosmo Kramer just needs some first aid. Don't miss <a href="http://www.safecats.org" target="_blank">http://www.safecats.org</a> -- the Humane Society's Safe Cats Campaign.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Im a big cat lover (and dog lover at that) myself, so im sending happy thoughts your way! No one likes having a family member be sick, and hes exactly that: a true member of your family! I gave him a treat on that catster website lol.
Originally Posted By Kala We send our thoughts and healing purrs your way. I had to give fluids to one of my cats years ago, it was very hard for both of us, so I feel your pain, Pud is lucky to have such a loving mom and dad. Give him a chin scratch for me.
Originally Posted By FaMulan ((((((TP1973, Hubby and Kitties))))))) Sending get well wishes from Niko to you all.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Thanks for the websites JenniBarra & Keith. Well Kosmo is on the mend. He had several bite marks on his chest. He got a heavy duty shot of penicillin and he's feeling much better now. He's on penicillin twice daily, but he'll be fine. The vet said cat's mouths are very dirty, not like a dog's, and when they get puncture wounds from another kitty's bite it can be quite bad. Pud seems to be feeling better and has a lot more energy then he did before we started fluids. We have to put the aluminum stuff in his food too. He has a hard time keeping food down some days though. But he's hanging in there and seems to feel much better. He doesn't enjoy the Sub-Q at all, lol. He always tries to get up and leave. Thanks for all the well wishes everyone! I'll keep you posted.
Originally Posted By Keith You and kitty will get better at the sub-q fluids. JenniBarra and I are doing them every two days on our kitty and we all (including kitty) have gotten to the point where it's a piece of cake. Ours got her checkup at the vet today, and she's made improvements in all areas. Here's a graphical representation of her bloodwork: <a href="http://sharward.com/sera" target="_blank">http://sharward.com/sera</a> ...You might want to do something similar (it doesn't have to be as fancy of course) so that you can closely monitor things. The "sky high" areas on the chart is when she got diagnosed with the disease and needed critical care. Since then, with the sub-q treatments and phospherous lowering medication, things are looking much, much better. Hopefully you will find hope and comfort in our experience.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Glad to hear Sera is doing well! I am sure the sub-q administering will get easier for us all....well I hope so anyway Pud has always been a stubborn guy. Thanks for sharing your experiences, I appreciate it.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Here's sending positive thoughts for both your kitties. Give 'em a big hug for me. Ooops, oh yeh, forgot, they're cats, not dogs, lol. My cat would bearly tolerate the big breed dog hugs she got, lol. Seriously though, it sounds like you're doing all the right things for Pud. I hope Pud kitty feels much better.
