crf links/how to deal with fd and crf

[HollyandSpader(GA)]

Spader was diagnosed with early CRF on New Year's Eve '04. He was also a diet controlled diabetic, until a dental at the end of December of '06 put him
back on the juice. I went out with Janet's food charts in hand and bought various low carb, low phos, medium protein foods and did a hit or miss approach until I came up with the magic mix he ate. The other cans stayed in the pantry just in case he got picky. I bought various flavors of Wellness, Merrick, Nature's Variety, Hi-Tor Neo, PetGuard, Pinnacle, Iams, Newman’s Own, etc.

I had been doing fluids on my own with a lot of success. The vets matched the internet prices, so that helped out a lot.
Also, I put several cups of purified water around the house and purchased a cat fountain (The Cat-It). I also added water to his canned food.

He ate mostly the low phos Friskies Special Diet flavors and FF Chicken and Tuna. Sometimes he got picky and ate all meat baby food.

I ended up adding a phosphorus binder during the last year and a half.
Here are some links:
Feline CRF Information Center
Tanya's Feline CRF Information Center
I think I memorized and printed out every page!
FelineCRF-FD Yahoo Group
FelineCRF Support Yahoo Group
These groups are awesome. Saved my butt!

Mail Order CRF Supplies
I printed out the Brico prices and brought them into the vets.

How to give subQ fluids
Feline CRF hints
Foods list by Phos
http://webpages.charter.net/katkarma/canfood.htm
Feline CRF Documents


A wonderful section of info from Feline Outreach.
Feline Outreach

 

[Jenny and Sue]

Do you use Calcitrol with your cat? I'm interested, but don't know a ton about it.

Jenny

Thanks for the links. I am starting a low phosphorous raw food diet that was formulated for my cat by Dr. Lisa Pierson.

 

[HollyandSpader(GA)]

Hi there. I did not use Calcitrol with Spader.

I love Dr Lisa. She lives by me.

 

[Jenny and Sue]

You are lucky to live by Dr. Lisa!!!!!!!!!!

Poor Riley was diagnosed with CKD in July, but still has pretty good numbers. She keeps getting put on the back burner, though. First, Sue got dx with diabetes in October and now Chicken just had a suspected feline VAS removed. Luckily, Riley is hanging in there and I only feed low carb canned foods with water added that are also low in phosphorous. Hopefully the raw diet will help Riley a lot, too. My iherb order is supposed to be here on Tuesday!!!!

Jenny