Amber is an older cat, and her blood work showed that she is in the early stages of kidney disease, which I've dealt with before as many of you have.
Her thyroid levels were normal, but the vet suspects that she has hyperthyroidism based on the fact that she has been eating pretty well but losing weight. She suggested a test that is pretty complicated and sort of expensive, but I opted to go with the lowest dose of medicine for her. She gets it once a day, and I'll have blood work done again next week.
She had a uti according to the vet and was on an antibiotic for almost two weeks. After checking again last week, the vet said the infection wasn't completely cleared up yet, so she prescribed Enroflaxin, which I didn't know was Baytril. She has not had much of that at all because she is almost impossible to dose, but I threw the remaining pills away.
She is eating and drinking but sleeps all of the time. She isn't as perky as she has been in the past, but I know she's older.
If we continue the meds for the hyperthyroidism, I will get the kind that you can put on her ear.
I just wondered if anyone has ideas on what else I might ask the vet to do for her. There may be something else going on with her. I hate to have her on the meds for hyperthyroidism if she doesn't need it, and it will further damage her kidneys.
Her thyroid levels were normal, but the vet suspects that she has hyperthyroidism based on the fact that she has been eating pretty well but losing weight. She suggested a test that is pretty complicated and sort of expensive, but I opted to go with the lowest dose of medicine for her. She gets it once a day, and I'll have blood work done again next week.
She had a uti according to the vet and was on an antibiotic for almost two weeks. After checking again last week, the vet said the infection wasn't completely cleared up yet, so she prescribed Enroflaxin, which I didn't know was Baytril. She has not had much of that at all because she is almost impossible to dose, but I threw the remaining pills away.
She is eating and drinking but sleeps all of the time. She isn't as perky as she has been in the past, but I know she's older.
If we continue the meds for the hyperthyroidism, I will get the kind that you can put on her ear.
I just wondered if anyone has ideas on what else I might ask the vet to do for her. There may be something else going on with her. I hate to have her on the meds for hyperthyroidism if she doesn't need it, and it will further damage her kidneys.