My six year old cat Mukluk was diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure a little over two weeks ago.
For the interested reader: Link to prior thread on Mukluk:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ghlight=Mukluk
Mukluk went back to the vet yesterday. We scheduled the appointment when she was due for her subcutaneous fluids to see how her hydration was. The vet thought that she looked pretty good so I can give her fluids less frequently than every other day. I bought her a cat fountain and I think that is helping her to drink more. I also put ice cubes in the water when I'm home because she likes to play with them-and I think that also encourages her to drink more.
They got the blood work results in today and she is looking better there too. Normal BUN is 14 -36, when tested on 7/24 it was 97 and now it is 60 so that is still high but much better. Normal creatinine is .6 - 2.2 and she went from 4.4 to 3 so that is also an improvement. Her phosphate level was high but is now normal.
Also she gained some weight- from 5.8 to 6.4 pounds! I hope she keeps eating. She has thrown up a few times in the past few days so we are going to see if she does better with an antacid.
Please send your positive thoughts for little Mukluk to feel better. It has been so wonderful to have all the support that is available on this thread. Thank you all so very much!!!
For the interested reader: Link to prior thread on Mukluk:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ghlight=Mukluk
Mukluk went back to the vet yesterday. We scheduled the appointment when she was due for her subcutaneous fluids to see how her hydration was. The vet thought that she looked pretty good so I can give her fluids less frequently than every other day. I bought her a cat fountain and I think that is helping her to drink more. I also put ice cubes in the water when I'm home because she likes to play with them-and I think that also encourages her to drink more.
They got the blood work results in today and she is looking better there too. Normal BUN is 14 -36, when tested on 7/24 it was 97 and now it is 60 so that is still high but much better. Normal creatinine is .6 - 2.2 and she went from 4.4 to 3 so that is also an improvement. Her phosphate level was high but is now normal.
Also she gained some weight- from 5.8 to 6.4 pounds! I hope she keeps eating. She has thrown up a few times in the past few days so we are going to see if she does better with an antacid.
Please send your positive thoughts for little Mukluk to feel better. It has been so wonderful to have all the support that is available on this thread. Thank you all so very much!!!