Sorry to bump and old topic but wanted to provide an update. Took him back to the vet and he was about a pound and a half less. The vet was concerned. The long and short is he had a lump on his kidney which she believed was cancer. Unfortunately I had to put him down.
What sucks is that he was...
So I ended up ordering the fluids from the vet and it was 46 bucks a bag which seemed absurd.
Thanks to Jem telling me what it cost her I looked online she saw these sell for 10 bucks a bag. I called back and asked for a perscription and while the person on the phone seemed hesitant they said...
The vet just mentioned the fluids and sent us home a little packet about it. We were undecided about it. The reality is the price was a concern as I just spent $400.00 on him and with a family of 4 there is only so much money I can spend.
However I read your post I will go back to the vet and...
Hi all first post. I took my cat to the vet today because he was losing weight and he has hyperthyroidism (which I am less concerned about I think) and stage 3 CKD.
I am more concerned with the CKD. I bought him special kidney food but I am wondering how many other owners out there had an...