MClarke087
Member Since 2016
Hi all,
I wanted to see if anyone had thoughts on diabetic cats with kidney issues (elevated numbers). This weekend Dennis became very wobbly in his back legs, threw up, and stopped eating. We ruled out DKA and it's been determined that his problem is that his kidneys aren't working properly (they're larger than they should be, and his kidney numbers are elevated). He's at the vet getting an ultrasound to determine if the cause of this kidney issue is something like a mass or other internal issue.....Hopefully it's just a simple infection but the vet has suggested that if it is just an infection, he is going to remain a cat with poor kidney function. We will also get his kidney numbers back today, so that will help us see where he's at.....but in my head all I keep thinking is "omg is he in kidney failure??" I have NO basis for this question and the vet has not suggested it to me, but does anyone know if heightened kidney numbers cause kidney failure? Or what the symptoms of kidney failure are? Or any thoughts at all regarding similar kidney issues would be appreciated.
Update: the vet just called with his test results. His numbers are higher than they were 2 weeks ago and he's in renal failure. She wants me to take him home and give him fluids for 3 weeks and then see what f his numbers got better. No mass or tumor so that's good........ but his prognosis doesn't seem good. It hasn't hit me yet.
I wanted to see if anyone had thoughts on diabetic cats with kidney issues (elevated numbers). This weekend Dennis became very wobbly in his back legs, threw up, and stopped eating. We ruled out DKA and it's been determined that his problem is that his kidneys aren't working properly (they're larger than they should be, and his kidney numbers are elevated). He's at the vet getting an ultrasound to determine if the cause of this kidney issue is something like a mass or other internal issue.....Hopefully it's just a simple infection but the vet has suggested that if it is just an infection, he is going to remain a cat with poor kidney function. We will also get his kidney numbers back today, so that will help us see where he's at.....but in my head all I keep thinking is "omg is he in kidney failure??" I have NO basis for this question and the vet has not suggested it to me, but does anyone know if heightened kidney numbers cause kidney failure? Or what the symptoms of kidney failure are? Or any thoughts at all regarding similar kidney issues would be appreciated.
Update: the vet just called with his test results. His numbers are higher than they were 2 weeks ago and he's in renal failure. She wants me to take him home and give him fluids for 3 weeks and then see what f his numbers got better. No mass or tumor so that's good........ but his prognosis doesn't seem good. It hasn't hit me yet.
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