Am very grateful to be able to report that Willow had further blood tests yesterday and EVERYTHING is normal (from an SDMA of 21 down to 8!!). The vet is convinced that it is due to the diet, but the full story is far from simple. Firstly, she let slip that the person in her practice doing the...
Willow had her urine test and ultrasound yesterday. Urine showed no signs of bacteria or sediment. The specialist who looked at her ultrasound today says her kidneys look normal with no sign of cysts, stones or scars. However, on further reading have come across something rather unhopeful...
I can't understand why my vet didn't automatically test the urine sample for infection. Instead, I now need to take Willow in on Monday for another urine sample. I'm not sure if the vet is just humoring me because I cannot accept her diagnosis at face value :confused:
Thank you both for your responses and advice. All helpful and much appreciated. I am definitely going to ask my vet about medication options for Willow. She just gave me the bad news last night and said she would get back to me on why her USG is normal, SDMA is 21 and urine is alkaline. I am...
In March 2020, my 2 year old cat Tansy was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease. I was told her lifespan would be measured in weeks or months at the most. With the aid of my homeopath, I kept her going for 8 months but had to euthanize her in the October. I believed her condition was due to a...
Hi All
This is a really late reply, but having recently lost 2 young kitties in the space of 18 months and desperately searching the internet for answers, I came across this old post. I registered with the site purely to respond to this.
I had a ginger female with the exact same problem - also...