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Maddie & Kai

Maddie & Kai

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Kai has breached the atmosphere the morning 😓 praying for a gentle landing today 🌎

Things are staying real busy with the Holiday right around the corner. We got Kai's Lab results back last week and I have been putting off making an update about that becuase things have been so crazy. I have updated them in his spreadsheet but here is a list of what we learned from his labs and that vet visit.

  • BUN and Creatinine are still high which is to be expected BUT there was some small improvement compared to his last lab, which is a good sign. It means his CKD hasn't gotten worse at least.
  • Phosphorus levels have risen, so we are putting him on a stronger phosphate binder, I don't think the PhosBind is cutting it. We are going to try Naraquin first and if that doesn't agree with him then we will try Catney One.
  • RGB, HGB, HCT were a little low, meaning he is a little anemic.
  • ALP was extremely elevated. Like in the 1600s o_O! But his other liver enzymes are normal. His vet said that if he were in some sort of liver failure that his other liver enzymes would be elevated too so she thinks maybe he has some sort of infection. So we are going to do 2 weeks of antibiotics to see if that might get rid of any infection and help lower his ALP.
  • We have ruled out pancreatitis after his Specific Feline Pancreatic Lipase came back normal, so we don't think that is causing the elevated ALP.
  • They ran a verification on the first lab to make sure there wasn't any mistakes or contamination and there wasn't.
Plans to remove the benign mass on his side have been pushed out to February. We are going to figure out why his ALP is so elevated and why he is anemic. I take him back to get his blood tested again on January 7th. If we see some improvement in his ALP as a result of the antibiotics then we will discuss proceeding with surgery. If there is no improvement then we plan to do an ultrasound and see if that can give us any more insight on whats going on.

In addition to all this, Kai will not leave the mass on his side alone. Ever since they did the FNA on it he is now hyper aware of it. I am forcing him to wear a shirt until it is completely healed. He hates it but it is either this or the cone of shame. I am now obsessed with buying him shirts 😆 Please enjoy a picture of Kai in his baseball jersey.

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I hope everyone has a nice Tuesday! Safe Surfing everyone ❤️🏄‍♀️:cat:
 
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He is SO adorable!!! I see all the finely dressed girls and boys around here, and wish I could do it too. He cuts a smashing figure.😍
 
I love the baseball shirt! Good news too about the kidney numbers. Hopefully the rest aren’t too bad to get situated :bighug:
 
Hi Maddie
He looks absolutely adorable in his jersey. We should totally normalize dressing our kitties up. They just look so darn cute!

Hopefully you can get some more clarity and answers after the new year with the next blood test.
In the meantime boys and I are sending PAWsitive and warm thoughts your way and many healing vines
✨️🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃✨️

Hopefully you'll find some time to relax and rest during this busy holiday season
🥰❤️🐈‍⬛️🐾🤗❄️😍🎄
 
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