Does anyone have experience with potassium deficiency?

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Simke

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If tomorrow, he doesn't want to eat potassium, should I just give him his food without. Does anyone know if potassium is ok to add water too and syringe into him? I am afraid of turning him off his food.
 
1) He has to eat, so give him whatever he wants without the potassium.
2) Give the potassium by itself, maybe using an oral syringe.
 
When Bob was first diagnosed, his Potassium was also too low, plus he was severely dehydrated. My vet had me give him sub-q fluids every day, and she added potassium to the fluids so that I could supplement the potassium and hydrate in one easy step. Maybe see if your vet thinks that could work for you?

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He is not dehydrated, I asked about fluids they said they did not do it at home. I am pretty sure it is the potassium he dis likes :(
 
Is it the pill form Tumil-K you are giving?

I used to crush that and place it in Soulistic Brand tuna "Pure Bliss" http://www.soulisticpet.com/cuisine.php

Tucker never noticed the crushed pill and ate the food.

Towards the end as he became a little weaker from a brain tumor and wasn't as hungry, I would crush the pill and mix with canned A/D and sryinge feed him about 2 tablespoons of the A/D mixed with his food.
 
not sure if it's available up there but this is the one my vet has me giving one of my cats. it smells like bacon and he licks it up all by itself
http://www.google.com/shopping/product/ ... CC0Q8wIwAA

as to your question re: giving food without the potassium if he'll eat the food that way, yes, i would do that. he's gotta eat. if he'll eat the food without the potassium in it, i'd let him have the food and work on another way to give the potassium or another form of potassium that maybe he'll take more easily
 
Simke said:
He is not dehydrated, I asked about fluids they said they did not do it at home. I am pretty sure it is the potassium he dis likes :(
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Either they had a bad experience having someon do that, or they want the money. I've done sub-Q fluids with renal cats and it is possible to do those at home safely, without all the vet stress on the animal.
 
Yes I asked them about the fluids, I have done it before as well, it is a potassium powder, ill see if I can get it in another version tks
 
You might be able to mash the potassium powder into part of a Pill Pocket, then wrap with the remaining Pill Pocket.
 
I've tried a variety of ways and agree it is difficult -- the amount of powder is quite a bit -- when I mixed it into pill pockets, one dose made about 4-6 bite-size treats.

There is a gel available that mixed into food a bit easier -- I think it is called Renal K.

Another possibility to look into is Bone Broth -- I haven't tried it yet, but it should at least smell good.
 
Found a solution, it discover in water pretty easily so I syringed it and he lapped it up as it was at the edge of his mouth.
 
Do you think it could make his mouth sore at all as he seems to be a bit uncomfortable eating?
 
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