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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum, so I hope everything in this post is as it should be.
I have a 14-year-old cat with kidney disease.
He was diagnosed with kidney disease a little over a year ago, in February of 2015. His creatinine was 2.9 I followed the advice of one board-certified vet that I spoke to, as well as of the holistic nutritionist: I fed him a high-protein diet, which I realize is contrary to the mainstream opinion. Since his diagnosis his creatinine has risen steadily, but nothing else seemed to be affected. He continued to have a healthy appetite, gain weight, etc. And yes, of course he is on subcutaneous fluids. His phosphorus has been well-managed, as I put a phosphorus binder (aluminum hydroxide) into his food.
In March of this year, his creatinine hit 4.2 and the vet he sees insisted that we lower protein. So I did that via a vegetable pre-mix (Dr. Harvey's Veg-to-Bowl). Everything went well at first. He didn't even notice the veggies, and gobbled them up with the rest of his food. His creatinine went back down to 2.9 !
Then suddenly around mid-May, his appetite started decreasing. It is the rate at which this happened and continues to happen that I find astonishing. First, it was worse every 2-3 days. Then it was worse every day. Now it's every meal.
There is no: vomiting, teeth grinding, pawing at the mouth, playing with water, etc.
In fact, he tells me he's hungry. Then I bring him food and he won't eat it. He sniffs at it and then walks away.
This not eating food is across the board. He won't eat food with the vegetable premix, he won't eat food mixed with rice, he won't eat a low-protein diet, and he now won't eat plain cat food or raw meat either.
The vet says it is not excess stomach acid, nor is it metabolic acidosis. He is not anaemic, and he is not dehydrated.
Moreover, my understanding is that cats with a creatinine of 2.9 (and a BUN of 35) are not uraemic. If they're not uraemic, their sense of smell/taste should not be impaired, should it?
I'm going to pick up an appetite stimulant tomorrow. But does anybody have any idea if this appetite loss happens in kidney disease with these numbers? Or maybe his appetite loss is not even kidney disease-related?
Thank you so so much.
I'm new to this forum, so I hope everything in this post is as it should be.
I have a 14-year-old cat with kidney disease.
He was diagnosed with kidney disease a little over a year ago, in February of 2015. His creatinine was 2.9 I followed the advice of one board-certified vet that I spoke to, as well as of the holistic nutritionist: I fed him a high-protein diet, which I realize is contrary to the mainstream opinion. Since his diagnosis his creatinine has risen steadily, but nothing else seemed to be affected. He continued to have a healthy appetite, gain weight, etc. And yes, of course he is on subcutaneous fluids. His phosphorus has been well-managed, as I put a phosphorus binder (aluminum hydroxide) into his food.
In March of this year, his creatinine hit 4.2 and the vet he sees insisted that we lower protein. So I did that via a vegetable pre-mix (Dr. Harvey's Veg-to-Bowl). Everything went well at first. He didn't even notice the veggies, and gobbled them up with the rest of his food. His creatinine went back down to 2.9 !
Then suddenly around mid-May, his appetite started decreasing. It is the rate at which this happened and continues to happen that I find astonishing. First, it was worse every 2-3 days. Then it was worse every day. Now it's every meal.
There is no: vomiting, teeth grinding, pawing at the mouth, playing with water, etc.
In fact, he tells me he's hungry. Then I bring him food and he won't eat it. He sniffs at it and then walks away.
This not eating food is across the board. He won't eat food with the vegetable premix, he won't eat food mixed with rice, he won't eat a low-protein diet, and he now won't eat plain cat food or raw meat either.
The vet says it is not excess stomach acid, nor is it metabolic acidosis. He is not anaemic, and he is not dehydrated.
Moreover, my understanding is that cats with a creatinine of 2.9 (and a BUN of 35) are not uraemic. If they're not uraemic, their sense of smell/taste should not be impaired, should it?
I'm going to pick up an appetite stimulant tomorrow. But does anybody have any idea if this appetite loss happens in kidney disease with these numbers? Or maybe his appetite loss is not even kidney disease-related?
Thank you so so much.
