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That must be as painful as having your fingernail ripped out! I hope your sister gets her to a vet pronto!

Good for you! I'm a huge proponent of keeping cats indoors. Both of my cats were outdoor-turned-to-indoor - one was 3, the other was 14 when they became indoor only cats. This is a great opportunity to establish playtime and love time! There are tons of toys you can try to see what your cat...

I was able to successfully change my cat, Sammy, from an indoor/ outdoor cat to an indoor cat many years ago. I had moved, like you. I think the move actually helped the transition because he had to get new habits in our new space anyhow. Even after I moved again and he could have gone out...

I'm just posting quickly to say "bye for now" to all the wonderful people on this board. We had to PTS our Bodi almost two weeks ago on Saturday. Her CRF wasn't responding to the treatment we chose, and we decided that it was time to let her go instead of trying more treatments that might...

Thanks to all for your continued good wishes As of yesterday, I believe she turned the corner She met me at the door when I came home for lunch and her appetite is better -- not where it was, but better. She still needs to gain some weight, and we're hopeful that her appetite will continue...

Bodi is now on sub-cutaneous lactated ringers to treat her chronic renal failure. The vet prescribed a starting dose that we'll hopefully back off in a few weeks as Bodi's serum BUN/creatinine levels go down. So far, Bodi's had one sub-q at the vet's and two at home. She's eating fancy feast...

My heart is with you. Hugs

Where can I find a link to a support group/board? Thanks

Thank you so much for the links, Pat & Alix. I've been over there reading. Fortunately, Bodi's calcium and phosphorous levels are normal, as is her RBC, so even tho her creatinine is 8.5, it seems we caught it early. In humans, elevated phosphorous levels cause the body to get calcium from the...

I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my last cat, Sammy, in 1999 and it took me forever to stop bursting into tears constantly. We've had Bodi since April of 2003, and I can't imagine our life without her now.

what, if anything, I can try adding to Bodi's water to make her drink?

I will ask the vet about it. Thank you so much.

to you and Mort. I started a thread about my 17 year old, Bodi, who's in kidney failure. She, too, is back on Fancy Feast because it's the thing that tempts her the most to eat. Please please tell me -- you say Mort's been getting fluids sub-cu. Do you do it yourself? Is it hard to do...

everyone for your support. Bodi just meowed her thanks as well and we're all so happy today that she seems more energetic. She just had 5 fingerfuls of Fancy Feast from her father's fingers. (say that five times fast) We're home with her and I don't want to go back to work tomorrow and not be...

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