Max & Lori
Member Since 2021
I haven’t posted anything in a while, but we’ve had some changes. I’ve been trying my absolute best to do all that I know to do for Max. It’s breaking my heart that despite all the things I have tried, he’s getting worse. Quickly at that. I noticed that he has become more picky about food for the past month, but I’ve been able to give him more variety until he finds something he will eat.
I took him to the vet yesterday because of the changes in him that I’ve been seeing. They did a blood pressure which was 170. He had labs which are on his SS. His weight is still pretty much stable, but a few ounces less than last time. Not concerned about that at this time though. His renal labs are a lot worse. All that I have fed is low phosphorus, by Weruva. He was eating Royal Canin renal diet up until the last 3 weeks when I read that RC, Purina and some other foods were making pets get sick and worse, so I stopped feeding that and he’s just on low phosphorus food now. I’m not sure what the right thing to do about his diet would be. Feed the RC renal or not???
His BP meds were changed back in January to Telmisartan and the amlodipine and enalapril were stopped. His blood pressure is still 170 at the vet’s, but they believe it is lower at home so they have not adjusted the med. He is getting sub Q fluids carefully 50 ml’s 2 or 3 times a week. He stopped drinking the Purina hydracare a while ago. The subq fluids seem to perk him up a little bit, as he’s otherwise so tired. He still will play for a few minutes at times and he’s still cuddly and purrs. Sometimes he likes to be by himself though and I respect that so I don’t bother him.
I am at a loss of knowing what to do at this point. My heart is breaking. It’s hard to just let him be a cat. I’m way too attached to Max. It hurts watching his health decline and I don’t know what else to do. Anyway this is where we’re at now.
I took him to the vet yesterday because of the changes in him that I’ve been seeing. They did a blood pressure which was 170. He had labs which are on his SS. His weight is still pretty much stable, but a few ounces less than last time. Not concerned about that at this time though. His renal labs are a lot worse. All that I have fed is low phosphorus, by Weruva. He was eating Royal Canin renal diet up until the last 3 weeks when I read that RC, Purina and some other foods were making pets get sick and worse, so I stopped feeding that and he’s just on low phosphorus food now. I’m not sure what the right thing to do about his diet would be. Feed the RC renal or not???
His BP meds were changed back in January to Telmisartan and the amlodipine and enalapril were stopped. His blood pressure is still 170 at the vet’s, but they believe it is lower at home so they have not adjusted the med. He is getting sub Q fluids carefully 50 ml’s 2 or 3 times a week. He stopped drinking the Purina hydracare a while ago. The subq fluids seem to perk him up a little bit, as he’s otherwise so tired. He still will play for a few minutes at times and he’s still cuddly and purrs. Sometimes he likes to be by himself though and I respect that so I don’t bother him.
I am at a loss of knowing what to do at this point. My heart is breaking. It’s hard to just let him be a cat. I’m way too attached to Max. It hurts watching his health decline and I don’t know what else to do. Anyway this is where we’re at now.
