My CRF Coco is sick and will not eat

It is so scary when they won't eat. I hope the vet and you are able to find something to help her.

I am sorry Coco is sick. Please let us know what you find out. Prayers for you and your cat.

Praying for Coco and thinking of you both, update when you find something out

Thanks Everyone,
Cocos CRF is worse and now she is anemic.
I am going to do 100 ml of fluids twice a day for the next 2 days then she will stay at the vet for a few days and get a I.V. if this does not help.
These are her numbers from Jan 2009
her bun is 80 H
Crea 5.0 H
phos 8.0 H
Cal 14.6 H
Here are April 2009
bun 60.3 H
Crea 2.6 H
Phos 5.8
Cal 12.0 H
Total Protein 7.3
Albumin 3.4
Globulin 3.9
and todays
bun 78.3 H
Crea 3.0 H
Phos 7.6 H
Cal 10.5
Total Protein 7.1
Albumin 3.2
Globulin 3.9
She now has Anemia
HCT 19.9% L (25.0-45.0)
HGB 7.4 L (8.0-15.0
RDW% 22% H (14.0-18.0)

Awww... poor Coco... Poor mommy

Poor Coco!
Sending lots of good that the fluids help and she's feeling better soon.

I'm going through the same thing with Dusty, and as much as it hurts, I'm not going to put her through needles and forced feeding. Dusty is anemic too, and I'm giving her raw chicken liver, which she will eat, along with her favorite kibble and water is always available. I don't think she will make it until fall, but as skinny as she is, she still wants to go outside, and she can still get over the fence and up on my bed. Once I see that she is uncomfortable, I'll consider ending it - but she is not ready yet.

I'm sorry for your Coco. Sometimes love is just not enough.

Originally Posted by mews2much

Thanks Everyone,
Coco is fine with needles.
She even purrs when she gets fluids so it is fine.
I have been doing it for 1.5 years.

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You are a wonderful meowmy for Coco Jacky She is very very lucky to be your girl, and she purrs because she knows you are doing what is best for her She can feel how much you love her
I always observe my kitties when they take injections at the vet, and they don't seem to mind either... as though they don't really feel it - I think the fear of needle is more psychological then anything - that is our fear, not their IMHO.
I hope she gets well soon

I'm sorry she is anemic. Do you give pet tinic or any type of supplement? The one I use is NutriVed B-Complex Plus Iron liquid by Vedco. All I can say is Boo's hct was at 13% and then the next test said it was 19%. There was about a month's difference between the two tests I believe.

Vibes for Coco

I hope she starts to feel better soon

I hope Coco improves over the weekend. Some cats just can't tolerate a lot of messing about, and it becomes a quality of life issue. I'm glad Coco is not one of them.Keep us posted.

Originally Posted by Dusty's Mom

I'm going through the same thing with Dusty, and as much as it hurts, I'm not going to put her through needles and forced feeding. Dusty is anemic too, and I'm giving her raw chicken liver, which she will eat, along with her favorite kibble and water is always available. I don't think she will make it until fall, but as skinny as she is, she still wants to go outside, and she can still get over the fence and up on my bed. Once I see that she is uncomfortable, I'll consider ending it - but she is not ready yet.

I'm sorry for your Coco. Sometimes love is just not enough.

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I'm sorry to read this about Dusty. It does sometimes just get to the point where you have to say enough is enough.

I did that with Ootay (rb 5/09) her last few months. She was fine with getting fluids and taking all her meds and for many years the vet trips and blood taking didn't seem to faze her much.

Then one day as I was putting her in the carrier to bring her to the vet for yet another blood draw, she cried. She never cried before when being put in the carrier. At that point I said, okay, Ootay this is the last time, I promise, and when we got to the vet I told my vet that I would not be doing any more blood draws, blood pressure checks or anything else that involved vet visits, because Ootay told me she was tired of it.

So her last five months were spent staying home and living her life in peace (continued with home care of fluids and meds of course, but no more trips to the vet until the final one)

Thinking about Coco