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Hi there, new member.
My cat, Kirby, is 16- he will be 17 in June. He was diagnosed with Stage 2 Kidney Disease and also Hyperthyroidism last year. We have actually gotten him to a point where both his Creatine and his Thyroid numbers are pretty stable right now, which is great! At our last visit, we discovered he had a bit of deterioration at the disks of the spine, so he may be having some nerve pain. We tried to get him some of the medicine (Gammapentin) but it was difficult to get him to eat it so we haven't tried again yet. (this was last week)
He has gotten a lot more sensitive to noise, and has taken to hiding/sleeping under the bed for a lot of the day. His appetite is up and down but he will come and bug me if he's hungry. Today however, he came and asked me for food and after I gave him a small amount he took a few bites and then bee-lined back under the bed. Nothing was loud, no one was making any big movements. I brought him the rest of the food (near the bed) and he ate all of it. I'm not sure if maybe he got some sort of pain, or what. But now he's back under the bed and won't come out for any more.
I've also been hearing his stomach gurgle a lot after eating, but he hasn't thrown up his food.
I worry because he's so far under the bed we can't reach him, but I also don't want to remove his safe space.
Anyway, I know this is long and complicated- just looking for advice from some kitty experts! Other groups on Facebook have been a bit fatalistic and have made me even MORE worried, so I was looking for any kind of advice
Thank you!
(Here's an added pic of the man himself)
My cat, Kirby, is 16- he will be 17 in June. He was diagnosed with Stage 2 Kidney Disease and also Hyperthyroidism last year. We have actually gotten him to a point where both his Creatine and his Thyroid numbers are pretty stable right now, which is great! At our last visit, we discovered he had a bit of deterioration at the disks of the spine, so he may be having some nerve pain. We tried to get him some of the medicine (Gammapentin) but it was difficult to get him to eat it so we haven't tried again yet. (this was last week)
He has gotten a lot more sensitive to noise, and has taken to hiding/sleeping under the bed for a lot of the day. His appetite is up and down but he will come and bug me if he's hungry. Today however, he came and asked me for food and after I gave him a small amount he took a few bites and then bee-lined back under the bed. Nothing was loud, no one was making any big movements. I brought him the rest of the food (near the bed) and he ate all of it. I'm not sure if maybe he got some sort of pain, or what. But now he's back under the bed and won't come out for any more.
I've also been hearing his stomach gurgle a lot after eating, but he hasn't thrown up his food.
I worry because he's so far under the bed we can't reach him, but I also don't want to remove his safe space.
Anyway, I know this is long and complicated- just looking for advice from some kitty experts! Other groups on Facebook have been a bit fatalistic and have made me even MORE worried, so I was looking for any kind of advice
Thank you!
(Here's an added pic of the man himself)