My precious 11 yo tortie, Callie, has been feeling puny for about a week. This past Tuesday, she spent the day at the vet and they poked & prodded, took her pictures, and gave her a very thorough going-over. Met with the vet yesterday (Fri) for a recheck and her Creatinine level is borderline high (2.9 mg/dL), BUT her BUN is normal (30 mg/dL). Potassium and Sodium were just at the high end of normal. T4 was smack dab in the middle of the normal range. Her urinalysis showed no infection, good specific gravity, but "amorphous debris" whatever that is. Also should mention that the x-rays on Tuesday showed 2 very miniscule "things" in her kidneys which might be stones, but the vet wasn't too concerned about that.
Since her BUN level was normal, my vet is thinking that she just might have an infection. He gave me an antibiotic (Clindamycin) hoping that if she has an infection, this will clear it up. He also gave me an appetite stimulant so that she'll start eating more, eventho she'd gained 5 oz since her visit on Tuesday.
We've started her on Science Diet k/d, which she's not exceptionally fond of. I think she's a bit perkier today, but that could just be me trying not to freak out. I've been reading the CRF info just to get more information.
Her RBC was a little high and her lymphocytes were low. I'm not sure what all this means, but I'm most concerned with her kidneys. She's been drinking a lot more water than normal the past day or two, but all of the bloodwork for diabetes was normal.
Any words of wisdom? Things I should be looking for? Anyone been through this before?
Stephanie
Since her BUN level was normal, my vet is thinking that she just might have an infection. He gave me an antibiotic (Clindamycin) hoping that if she has an infection, this will clear it up. He also gave me an appetite stimulant so that she'll start eating more, eventho she'd gained 5 oz since her visit on Tuesday.
We've started her on Science Diet k/d, which she's not exceptionally fond of. I think she's a bit perkier today, but that could just be me trying not to freak out. I've been reading the CRF info just to get more information.
Her RBC was a little high and her lymphocytes were low. I'm not sure what all this means, but I'm most concerned with her kidneys. She's been drinking a lot more water than normal the past day or two, but all of the bloodwork for diabetes was normal.
Any words of wisdom? Things I should be looking for? Anyone been through this before?
Stephanie