Siamie got sick Friday night. She would urinate a little bit and then start vomiting. We debated over a trip to the emergency animal hospital, which is a good 40 minute drive, and decided against it. She hates to travel and we felt the stress would be too much for her. We took her to the vet first thing in the morning and her bloodwork showed the beginning stages of kidney failure. The vet explained that she would be very thirsty and drink a lot of water (which she has been doing). I insisted he give her something for nausea since she'd had a rough night, and she slept most of Saturday. Now she seems to be feeling a little better. I am so sad, though. She is over 20 years old. She only weighs 5 lbs now. We bought special food for her, but she doesn't like it. (The other cats love it, we've had to hide it from them, because it is really especially for cats with kidney problems.) The vet said her labs are at the lower end of the scale as far as kidney failure goes. DH and I are just very worried. She seems so frail.
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