6/19 Kit AMPS 103, +2 72, +4 101, +8 210, PMPS 263, +1 196, +2 209, +3 179
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Alicia & Kit cat (GA)
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I have - I looked when she was first diagnosed, and then again at one point. I have a tab open now and have been looking through things more since Monday.Have you perused https://www.felinecrf.org/
It is a wealth of information.
Refresh my memory, what form is the gaba; liquid, pill, chew treat? I get Cleo's gaba compounded into a chewable chicken flavor treat which she won't take unless I wrap it in a pill pocket
What is she eating now?
She's on transdermal - we tried liquid, and she hid under the bed and refused to come out at all unless we were asleep. We tried pill mixed in her food and she stopped eating. We tried the compounded treat version, and even wrapped in a pill pocket, she refused and just tried to bury it. So transdermal on her inner ear it is. The girl is super frustrating to medicate.
She's mostly on 2-3% LC Fancy Feast. The only flavors she'll currently eat are the chopped grill, turkey & giblets, and beef. She was doing pretty good with chicken, but she's been refusing it for the most part for a few months now. She also has a 7% and 9%, but both are lower phosphorus than any of the fancy feast she eats.
Alicia & Kit cat (GA)
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Vetri Science also makes a treat similar to the cosequin kind that I switch to when she decides she doesn't like the cosequin, so I'm familiar with them. I'll take a look - she might be okay eating it. She's weird about things.
Alicia & Kit cat (GA)
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Thanks again. I have a phosphate binder, we're just holding off on using it for now because she's been relatively stable (and even went from 3.1 to 2.4 at one point). We're hoping we can actually get a urine sample on Monday and that that will maybe help us better determine a course of action.You're welcome Alicia
When Tyler's brother had kidney disease I would put the aluminum phosphate binder in his food and he never tasted it, if you ever have to start it you can try putting it in some beechnut beef and beef broth baby food and mix it up with a little water
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Angela & Cleo
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Maybe this link to CKD food Chart might offer some other food options.
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Mikanmama (Mikan GA)
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Hope you come up with a good lineup for Kit cat. It's so hard to find something that is good with everything.
Nice AM cycle - perhaps she's taking it easy in the evening to let you go to bed early.
Nice AM cycle - perhaps she's taking it easy in the evening to let you go to bed early.
Alicia & Kit cat (GA)
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Thank you. I think I saw a version of this at one point. The struggle is finding something that I can purchase locally so I don't have to buy a full 24 pack and then have it be something she refuses to eat. But I appreciate the share as it seems to be a more in depth list than what I last looked at. Or at least more sortable.
Alicia & Kit cat (GA)
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Good with everything and something that her picky little butt will eat. My mother informs me it's my punishment for being a picky eater as a child.
She has to say it about the cat because she's not getting grandkids from me. 
The goal is to go to bed early-ish if her numbers stick to the current trend. Maybe by +5? We'll see. I'm not very good at sleeping lately (which is unfortunate because I do so enjoy it.)
Alicia & Kit cat (GA)
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Also, just an update for those following along with the Alicia family medical drama.
My younger sister had her surgery. It ended up not being a labral tear at her hip, and she didn't need the ball joint reshaped. What it did end up being is that she had cartilage that had loosened/disappeared, and was in so much pain because that hip was essentially bone on bone. So, they should know if whatever they did yesterday in the surgery worked in about 6-8 weeks. If it didn't, she'll immediately need a hip replacement, or be in agonizing pain until she has one. If it works, she will still need a hip replacement, but it could be as far out as 10 years. We're hoping for the 10 years.
Also, my older sister had a mammogram, and had to go have two biopsies taken today for questionable areas, so now we're hoping that is just benign.
It's been a busy medical summer for the fam. So far, knock on wood, Eric and I seem to be trucking along okay. (antijinx antijinx)
My younger sister had her surgery. It ended up not being a labral tear at her hip, and she didn't need the ball joint reshaped. What it did end up being is that she had cartilage that had loosened/disappeared, and was in so much pain because that hip was essentially bone on bone. So, they should know if whatever they did yesterday in the surgery worked in about 6-8 weeks. If it didn't, she'll immediately need a hip replacement, or be in agonizing pain until she has one. If it works, she will still need a hip replacement, but it could be as far out as 10 years. We're hoping for the 10 years.
Also, my older sister had a mammogram, and had to go have two biopsies taken today for questionable areas, so now we're hoping that is just benign.
It's been a busy medical summer for the fam. So far, knock on wood, Eric and I seem to be trucking along okay. (antijinx antijinx)
Mikanmama (Mikan GA)
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Wow, a lot of medical developments in your family. So sorry that your sister has been in horrible pain and another sister had to have 2 biopsies. My H had a hip replaced some time ago - made a world of difference. I had one breast biopsy 3 years ago, which turned out to be a benign cyst, but it takes an emotional toll to have to worry about it. I hope all works out for your sisters. And you have to keep up, stay away from the hospital
How is your dad doing? It's tough to be away and have to worry so much about family's health. Sending you 