Were you able to go back to her original food? I hope i dont have to start over pickimg diffrent foods now lol. But hey,if i have to then i will
Yes I could always go back to her usual food. It was just while she was feeling unwell. She normally had a home prepared diet of raw and cooked meats and supplements but when she was sick with pancreatitis she would eat more if I gave her canned food. Once she got better I swapped back to the home made food.
It sounds like she needs some anti nausea medications. It is hard for cats to eat when they are nauseated. There are also other pain medications apart from bupe.
That would be nice if thats all it is,but im sure my vet will wanna do all these test and money is a factor for me
Well ill certainly try for sure,i just called e vet and they said they cant without test,prob bc i dont have a relationship with them,maybe mine will,ill call in am
How hard is it to do at home subq fluids? Hiw does this work for someone that also works fulltime? Yes the heart being big isnt good either,they said heartbeat is good
You will need to talk to your vet about the enlarged heart. He will be able to tell you how enlarged it is and the possible causes and treatments.
I took some time off work and spending time with her,i suspect she has a few days left.
Those are pretty high numbers for the creatinine and the phosphorus. Quite often, the best way to get the creatinine down is a few days in the hospital on IV fluids but with her heart like it is, that’s likely not an option here and it would depend on what is exactly wrong with her heart. If they are just saying it’s enlarged from X-rays, it might or might not be. I’ve had radiologists tell me that my cat’s heart was enlarged on an X-ray but it turned out to be the way they had laid her on the X-ray table. On echocardiogram, all was normal.
According to a few drs this is pretty much it,small if any chance it could be turned around,she got a b shot and fluids and if anything she is worse. It could cost thousands and likely wouldnt recover. Id love to keep her for many more years. I know it sounds bad,but to bad we both couldnt go in our sleep and go to rainbow bridge together!!Those are pretty high numbers for the creatinine and the phosphorus. Quite often, the best way to get the creatinine down is a few days in the hospital on IV fluids but with her heart like it is, that’s likely not an option here and it would depend on what is exactly wrong with her heart. If they are just saying it’s enlarged from X-rays, it might or might not be. I’ve had radiologists tell me that my cat’s heart was enlarged on an X-ray but it turned out to be the way they had laid her on the X-ray table. On echocardiogram, all was normal.
It states she has hyperkalemia which is high potassium and that could be affecting her legs and her heart. The other huge issue is she is really anemic at 17%. Without other labs, it’s hard to say if it’s from the CKD or not but, usually, a cat with CKD will have anemia if it’s not slowed down and minimized from the get go (at 30%) with B vitamins.
Is it possible they could address these issues? Yes, it is. It’s largely dependent on her heart. If her heart could handle the fluids, she could potentially be turned around. I know this is a tough decision for you so i’ll send you tons of
I understand all too well and I’m so sorry. She is lucky to have your love.