- Joined
- May 31, 2022
- Messages
- 6
- Purraise
- 5
Hi all—looking for some insight from those of you who have dealt with CKD or possible CKD.
my cat Henry (DSH, 5.5yr) has been a pretty healthy guy apart from one incident when he was about 5mo old in which he went into sudden acute kidney failure. He rebounded within 24 hours and his kidney levels have been normal ever since.
Other than that, some mischief-related incidents. He once swallowed a piece of a toy and needed surgery to remove, but recovered well.
I recently brought him in for a regular blood work check and because I’d noticed he had been vomiting up more hairballs than usual. I thought maybe he had been dealing with stress and overgrooming, as we just had a baby 5 months ago. He has also done some inappropriate peeing (he has always been tempted by boxes, containers left out—this isn’t especially new, but he has found many of the baby’s items… tempting.)
To my surprise, his creatinine was elevated to 2.6 and SDMA 17. BUN was normal. A follow-up urinalysis revealed normal urine concentration and no clear signs of bacteria, though it was sent out for a full culture as the vet “thought she might see some bacteria.” Full urine culture showed nothing so we’re headed to a full abdominal US.
Link to blood and urine results)
I’m spiraling a little bit. Following his episode as a kitten (we still don’t know why it happened) he has been the picture of health. Even though I expected one day his kidneys may cause trouble, this came as a surprise.
Could there be any other explanation for these elevated levels *other* than kidney disease? Stress? Dehydration? Or I be mentally be preparing myself?
my cat Henry (DSH, 5.5yr) has been a pretty healthy guy apart from one incident when he was about 5mo old in which he went into sudden acute kidney failure. He rebounded within 24 hours and his kidney levels have been normal ever since.
Other than that, some mischief-related incidents. He once swallowed a piece of a toy and needed surgery to remove, but recovered well.
I recently brought him in for a regular blood work check and because I’d noticed he had been vomiting up more hairballs than usual. I thought maybe he had been dealing with stress and overgrooming, as we just had a baby 5 months ago. He has also done some inappropriate peeing (he has always been tempted by boxes, containers left out—this isn’t especially new, but he has found many of the baby’s items… tempting.)
To my surprise, his creatinine was elevated to 2.6 and SDMA 17. BUN was normal. A follow-up urinalysis revealed normal urine concentration and no clear signs of bacteria, though it was sent out for a full culture as the vet “thought she might see some bacteria.” Full urine culture showed nothing so we’re headed to a full abdominal US.
Link to blood and urine results)
I’m spiraling a little bit. Following his episode as a kitten (we still don’t know why it happened) he has been the picture of health. Even though I expected one day his kidneys may cause trouble, this came as a surprise.
Could there be any other explanation for these elevated levels *other* than kidney disease? Stress? Dehydration? Or I be mentally be preparing myself?