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My cat Caleb has recently had a hearty appetite, been active, and urinating more frequently. I thought I just finally found food that he really enjoyed and, since he was looking thinner to me, I tripled his wet food and cut his dry from 1oz to 1/2oz. Since i'm worried about the dry dehydrating him, I always put a few spoons of bottled water in with his food. But the pee just kept coming and I noticed a few times him give a few pants during activity. Then I noticed it more frequently, so I took him to the vet for a workup. The next day, the vet called back and said that Caleb had kidney disease and should be started on a prescription diet. She also mentioned he had elevated alt. For the last couple days I have been doing a ton of research and trying to figure out what to do. I finally got back to the vet and picked up a copy of his results. I have been looking them over and as far as I can tell, if he has kidney disease, it is only in stage 1. And doesn't require such specialized food. But I am a little confused by his results and was wondering if anyone has any experience with results like his. I have a feeling something else is going on and am thinking about getting a second opinion. I would love to get an ultrasound, like the vet suggested, but it is $500 and I can't swing that at the moment. Especially after almost $300 for blood and urine tests.