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Ire has had arthritis or at least a stiff hip since before the kidney issues showed up. Vet recommended dasuquin, which helped but she became too picky to eat the powder or the chews. Years later, Solensia became available and we started her on it, so now her motion is improved, though she is...

Hi Barb, Our Ire has been at stage 3 since she was diagnosed. She was in and out of the ER for a bit, and it was gut-wrenching. On the one hand, the vets explained very clearly that this it is terminal and not reversible, and I couldn't tell whether I wanted to throw up or cry. But on the other...

Maybe your cat could get hydration from Hydracare pouches? Vet recommended them to us as a way to get more fluid into our kitty. The manufacturer says to just serve it next to food. Ingredients don't appear to have chicken. Kitty used it as directed for exactly 2 days, and now she will only have...

We have an 18y/o cat with hyperthyroid and CKD, who has been on Solensia for about 5 months and we haven't had constipation issues. As part of her kidney regimen, we give subq fluids every other day (per vet). We were also concerned about constipation, and actually had been giving Miralax per...

My cats don't get baths (indoor only). We did bathe one as a kitten for maybe a month to get rid of fleas, but he hated it every time and doesn't like water as an adult either. For the claws, I kneel on either side of the cat so that they can't back up and away, and do as many claws as they let...

If it's environmental, does it make sense to restrict the kitten to a bathroom for a while? No linens, no carpet, no air freshener/perfume since the space is closed off.

I've never heard of this - I thought only plastic was bad. Do you have any articles or papers about this? Our bowls are ceramic and the cats generally don't have problems but I still want to know if there's a better way.

We rescued a kitten in what sounds like similar circumstances - starving to death on the street, no mom, height of COVID when the shelters were closed. I say this because we didn't really have room for a 3rd cat and had a senior and middle aged cat already. The kitten really, really wanted to...

My cats all know their names, which could count. One of them is trained to stand on hind legs when I say "up!" but it works better with a certain tone of voice, when I have a treat in hand, etc. Another cat knows to leave the room when we ask, but it's also dependent on tone of voice and the...

+1 to everything @Furballsmom said. Here's my experience switching to adult food, if it helps: We found our youngest cat as a starving kitten, so he was free-fed pretty much until a year old or so. We switched over to regular food not because of age but more so when he started to gain weight...

Do you know if these treats are okay for a kidney cat? My cat disdains all treats after medicine, even her favorite (cheese). Also holds her mouth shut. Also drools liquid meds out rather than swallow. Also blocks her throat with her tongue and spits pills back. :rolleyes:

They do say that! But all the research papers I looked at recommend the starting dose as 2.5 mg 2x/day, and that's exactly what the vet prescribed, too, and instructed us to use a pill cutter. The gel is good for one other thing: your vet can really dial in the dose without being limited to...

Our process is to use moist tissue or TP, and then wait for ears to dry, a good 10 minutes or so, before applying mirtazapine in one and methimazole in the other. We did try a moistened square of gauze once - my hope was to clean it better so that absorption would be good - and she did not like...

The recommendation from the ER dvm was 1/8 tsp per day and just to mix it into the food. I do extra steps and stir it into broth until totally dissolved, then stir into food. The psyllium is my own initiative, because there's only so much we can do with commercial diet for a kidney cat with...

You can try hugging the cat a little while he's on the floor, with lots of nice chin scratches and "good cat!" It's a lot of stimulation but part of being held is the sensation of "wow this human sure is close and touching me." Kitty will probably say "what are you doing, no thanks" and leave...