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Our cat is dealing with a lot of health issues including CKD, pancreatitis and intestinal small cell lymphoma. She is currently recovering from a bout of diarrhea and the medication prescribed for that has caused inappetence. Mirataz and cyproheptadine have not worked in getting her to eat. The...

It's a long story but our 13 yo cat was diagnosed with early kidney disease and the vet made us switch her to a prescription diet, which ended up doing more harm than good. She ate it for a few weeks but eventually got sick of it. As it turns out, she should not have been put on the CKD diet in...

Hi folks, wanted to see if anyone has used Mirtazapine (either pill or gel) for their cats, and seen results? Our vet has prescribed Mirtazapine for our 13 yr old cat diagnosed with early kidney disease because she wouldn't eat large amounts of her kidney food. I'm sure this had nothing to do...

Hi, I'm hoping for advice on what's the best food for my cat with early CKD. Her creatinine value is on the higher side (1.9) but other values like BUN are well within limits. However, she has moderate arthritis and has been losing weight due to muscle atrophy as well as the k/d therapeutic...

Does anyone have any experience dealing with this unfortunate trifecta of illnesses? My cat is 13 and has recently been diagnosed with early kidney disease. She was always very small (6lbs) and has been gradually losing weight due to muscle atrophy because of her moderate arthritis. We're...

We have a strange case of a 12-13yo ginger cat who has had a black spot (or two) suddenly appear on her nose over the course of about a week. In the first photo (6 days ago) it looks like a smudge of dirt, but in a couple of days it had progressed into a more prominent mark. I do know that...