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We drove across country in Uhaul & w/ our 2 cats. The FiV pos. one seemed bad in motel last few wks. So on last Thur. took him to an all-cat vet while driving USA. They bld tested him (1st time since 12/'19). His creatinine is up from 2.4 then to 2.8 now. His SDMA kidney marker test is up too, from last Dec. at 16 to last wk at 19. I worry of kidney decline causing this lethargy. Vet on the road we took him to said, when you get settled in your new state see a vet who can follow him closely.
W/ his FiV status & eyes drainage/congested type mucous for yrs outside in AZ & way before we left this summer, & his light whistle sound, clicking snore, that he may be running down traveling & gotten somewhat weak. His eating is ok but his moving around (of course every other day, all day driving in truck & him in his carrier is restrictive to movement) may have caused stress or fatigue or atrophy? The on-the-road vet advised, it is hard to find causes as he is stressed & in motels/carriers, etc too. Also, he always had leg probs in AZ outside climbing walls in apt past yr at least.
So maybe humidity/rain back east vs AZ dry heat-- is so diff for him & maybe joint swelling too? Or the high protein foods of beef & sockeye salmon diet (in addition to Sheba & Weruva BFF cans) I give him often as he liked it & I want him retaining lbs on trip of over 2kws driving. A new vet will see him Wed. morn so please keep him in your thoughts/prayers. i'm worried sick I'm affecting him but he is at least -- no longer unsafe going outside thus I think he may be happy toh. Our old AZ vet tech says those numbers aren't fearfully high so it may be other things. The road vet last sub-q fluids him & he perked & walked out of bathroom in motel nite we got to motel after the fluids hrs before.
Ok, my worry; kidney decline, FiV affecting his breathing or eyes w/ a URI he can't fight off -- due to his feline aids -- or stress of trip or all of the above?
W/ his FiV status & eyes drainage/congested type mucous for yrs outside in AZ & way before we left this summer, & his light whistle sound, clicking snore, that he may be running down traveling & gotten somewhat weak. His eating is ok but his moving around (of course every other day, all day driving in truck & him in his carrier is restrictive to movement) may have caused stress or fatigue or atrophy? The on-the-road vet advised, it is hard to find causes as he is stressed & in motels/carriers, etc too. Also, he always had leg probs in AZ outside climbing walls in apt past yr at least.
So maybe humidity/rain back east vs AZ dry heat-- is so diff for him & maybe joint swelling too? Or the high protein foods of beef & sockeye salmon diet (in addition to Sheba & Weruva BFF cans) I give him often as he liked it & I want him retaining lbs on trip of over 2kws driving. A new vet will see him Wed. morn so please keep him in your thoughts/prayers. i'm worried sick I'm affecting him but he is at least -- no longer unsafe going outside thus I think he may be happy toh. Our old AZ vet tech says those numbers aren't fearfully high so it may be other things. The road vet last sub-q fluids him & he perked & walked out of bathroom in motel nite we got to motel after the fluids hrs before.
Ok, my worry; kidney decline, FiV affecting his breathing or eyes w/ a URI he can't fight off -- due to his feline aids -- or stress of trip or all of the above?