Danoodle009
Member Since 2023
Good afternoon, everyone!
Pinky has been doing fabulously since his last bout of nausea; I have nausea medicine at home for whenever he has another episode. I was able to get him into the vet, and we confirmed the original thought: Pinky does indeed have pancreatitis. She said at this time, because he only sometimes gets nauseated and isn't showing any signs of pain, she is just giving me the nausea medicine to give as necessary. She said that if the nausea becomes more consistent, we'll discuss putting him on pain medication. She also conducted a fructosamine test and indicated that, while I should continue monitoring him at home at least once or twice a week, that his BG is normal and I should of course keep him on wet food. Excitingly, she recommended this site for guidance with that specifically moving forward.
Otherwise, his bloodwork looked great; there was only one value that was concerning. His kidney levels, while normal, were elevated. She completed a urine analysis test, and confirmed that he has elevated levels of phosphorus in his urine, and that he isn't concentrating as well as she would like. She is sending me all of the results, but she said his levels were around 4.3. With this, however, there was not creatine or protein present, so while she wants to slow the progression of what is likely early stage kidney disease, she isn't super concerned. She mentioned there is medication to slow the progression (that doesn't always work), and she said that because there's no protein in his urine, she doesn't necessarily recommend it. She's sending me the information on that as well to allow me to review and make the decision myself.
At this time, she is having me feed him his current food for the next couple of months just to get him settled into eating again and making sure that he doesn't have any pancreatitis flareups again, and then slowly transitioning him to a lower phosphorus food. She directed me to this site again to reference the food chart to find foods that are lower phosphorus, and I am happy to do so. She mentioned that while Hill's and Royal Canin have kidney support wet foods, they aren't particularly LC, so she recommended something you can buy at the store. When I am looking for foods that are low in phosphorus, what is the amount I should try to stay below? And when I am on other sites doing research, is there a percentage I should try to remain below if they don't have it as mg/100 cals as the chart does?
Additionally, is there anything else I can do for him to help slow the progression and support his kidney function?
Thank you for your time!
Pinky has been doing fabulously since his last bout of nausea; I have nausea medicine at home for whenever he has another episode. I was able to get him into the vet, and we confirmed the original thought: Pinky does indeed have pancreatitis. She said at this time, because he only sometimes gets nauseated and isn't showing any signs of pain, she is just giving me the nausea medicine to give as necessary. She said that if the nausea becomes more consistent, we'll discuss putting him on pain medication. She also conducted a fructosamine test and indicated that, while I should continue monitoring him at home at least once or twice a week, that his BG is normal and I should of course keep him on wet food. Excitingly, she recommended this site for guidance with that specifically moving forward.
Otherwise, his bloodwork looked great; there was only one value that was concerning. His kidney levels, while normal, were elevated. She completed a urine analysis test, and confirmed that he has elevated levels of phosphorus in his urine, and that he isn't concentrating as well as she would like. She is sending me all of the results, but she said his levels were around 4.3. With this, however, there was not creatine or protein present, so while she wants to slow the progression of what is likely early stage kidney disease, she isn't super concerned. She mentioned there is medication to slow the progression (that doesn't always work), and she said that because there's no protein in his urine, she doesn't necessarily recommend it. She's sending me the information on that as well to allow me to review and make the decision myself.
At this time, she is having me feed him his current food for the next couple of months just to get him settled into eating again and making sure that he doesn't have any pancreatitis flareups again, and then slowly transitioning him to a lower phosphorus food. She directed me to this site again to reference the food chart to find foods that are lower phosphorus, and I am happy to do so. She mentioned that while Hill's and Royal Canin have kidney support wet foods, they aren't particularly LC, so she recommended something you can buy at the store. When I am looking for foods that are low in phosphorus, what is the amount I should try to stay below? And when I am on other sites doing research, is there a percentage I should try to remain below if they don't have it as mg/100 cals as the chart does?
Additionally, is there anything else I can do for him to help slow the progression and support his kidney function?
Thank you for your time!
I'm glad the A/D hasn't raised his BG