crf links/how to deal with fd and crf

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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
 
Bump hug, dearest Holly -- and, precious Spader forever dancing with Gizzie in our hearts...

I hope bump hugs are okay, too...

You have a message and experience that needs to be shared. I remember your calmness when I was staring at a needle pretty much the size of Florida and practiced on that towel that bravely took a dose of, oh I don't know, maybe 150 to 300... I do remember that towel took three days to dry...

And, I also remember Giz watching me wrestle that towel, practicing as I was for the real deal... Thank God, Gia gave me needles the size of Rhode Island!


I remember it took two minutes with the valve thingy completely open for full dose with the towel. I remember both her regular and ER vets saying keep the valve completely open because you're going to have to go in and get out as quickly as possible with Giz... She was only good for one minute... The other part of a minute was spraying the walls, ceiling, or me as I was grasping the valve thingy to close it...

No matter how great our success, or not, I was able to do this because of you, dearest Holly, and your devotion to Spader. And, your calmness...

Thank you!










You have a message and experience that needs to be shared.

Much love and countless grateful, bump kind of hugs,
Deb and Nikki -- and, Giz, forever dancing with Spader in our hearts...
 
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