911 Not eating!!!

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I just dont like that he really has no energy...he gets up to eat and drink but its like the antibiotics and very high BG drained him of all energy
 
He's a sick baby right now. When you, as a human, dealing with these same issues, you don't feel like doing much of anything other than eat, sleep and pee either....

HUGS - believe me, we understand...
 
Jill & Alex (GA) said:
Barri, if you haven't already, please get some ketostix to test Sonny's urine to see if he's throwing ketones...
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I called the vet this morning to let them know about Sonny eating again and asked them about the ketones. When they drew blood, Sonny also had a full bladder so they got urine and tested it...all good!!
 
Barri, you do need to get ketone test strips as quickly as possible. If he starts throwing ketones again, you need to know as immediately as possible. Any pharmacy that carries diabetic supplies will probably have them but I'd call ahead to check...
 
Ok...so the vet just called me and got blood work back. He said he is in the very beginning stages of kidney disease. He said he wants to get his sugar back under control and see if that works. I asked him what is the medication for CKD and he said "a special diet" I just said OK, Knowing i would come here and ask. I DO NOT give him perscription food for his diabetes and just didnt feel like i got a correct answer for this. I have been going to this vet for almost 2 years, but am considering switching because something just feels off. Any thoughts?? How do you treat diabetes with CKD
 
Hi Barri,

The best place on the web for information on CKD is Tanya's Site. They also have a support group. (Link is in left hand column on site's home page.) There is a huge amount of information on the site. I recommend starting to read it sooner rather than later since it takes a long time to get through it all.

The special diet your vet is probably referring to is a prescription diet for cats with kidney issues. They are, to the best of my knowledge, low in protein. The general view I've got from reading Tanya's Site and some of the threads on the support group board is that low protein diets may not be appropriate for cats with early stage renal insufficiency because they can lead to the cat losing muscle mass (and maintaining weight can be a big issue with CKD). Saoirse was diagnosed with early stage II renal insufficiency. I carried on feeding her high protein, low carb food. I didn't really have a choice; with her pancreatitis issues the Sheba pouches are the only food I've found that she can really tolerate. It's too high in phosphorus so I add a phosphorus binder to her meals. Saoirse's labs have been fairly stable on this regimen (anti-jinx, anti-jinx). If she could eat a lower phosphorus food, she would not have needed the binders yet.

If you can find a low phosphorus food that Sonny likes to eat that will be a good start. I think Dr Lisa Pierson has phosphorus levels on her food charts and there are food charts available at Tanya's Site, too (again the links are in the left hand column).

Here's a link to information on nutritional requirements of CKD cats from Tanya's Site.


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Thanks Mogs! Only problem is the low phosphorus foods are higher in carbs...would rather keep a low carb food fornthe diabetes with a binder
 
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