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Hi. I'm new here, I discovered you guys when my little Speedy started having health problems in the last few weeks. Wish I was here for a happier reason.
Speedy has been diagnosed with pretty serious congestive heart failure, the cardiologist thinks she has 9 months, maybe 12 if she does well on her new meds. I will save the story and tears for some of the CHF threads. What I really need is advice on her diet, to help her stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
Speedy needs to go low sodium but it is not yet decided that she will switch to a prescription cardiac diet. The cardiologist wants me to go back to the primary vet to talk nutrition. Speedy's kidney numbers are a bit high and we just put her on a prescription renal diet, but really she's about normal for a 14-year-old cat. And frankly her heart is way worse than her kidneys. So I am starting to cut sodium ASAP and we go back to the GP at the end of the month.
Her favorite food is Sheba but I am not sure where they are sodium-wise. I have written to them and am waiting for info, but what do you guys think of it? Has anyone tried any of the food on the Tufts list, and do your cats like it? Recently I have tried Weruva and Wilderness Instinct and she loves them, but I don't think I can afford to feed her these expensive boutique foods.
Speedy also is taking five medications. She has been on atenolol for years and she is very used to pills. She's wonderful, she will eat just about anything inside a treat and comes running when she hears me shake the pill bottle. However, seven doses per day means she is eating a LOT of treats, and I understand that most are very high in sodium.
So does anyone know of a low sodium treat that will conceal a pill? Even without the pill, I want to keep her on treats. She loves treats and has eaten them daily for her whole life, and I don't want to take that pleasure away from her in these last months of her life.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Speedy has been diagnosed with pretty serious congestive heart failure, the cardiologist thinks she has 9 months, maybe 12 if she does well on her new meds. I will save the story and tears for some of the CHF threads. What I really need is advice on her diet, to help her stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
Speedy needs to go low sodium but it is not yet decided that she will switch to a prescription cardiac diet. The cardiologist wants me to go back to the primary vet to talk nutrition. Speedy's kidney numbers are a bit high and we just put her on a prescription renal diet, but really she's about normal for a 14-year-old cat. And frankly her heart is way worse than her kidneys. So I am starting to cut sodium ASAP and we go back to the GP at the end of the month.
Her favorite food is Sheba but I am not sure where they are sodium-wise. I have written to them and am waiting for info, but what do you guys think of it? Has anyone tried any of the food on the Tufts list, and do your cats like it? Recently I have tried Weruva and Wilderness Instinct and she loves them, but I don't think I can afford to feed her these expensive boutique foods.
Speedy also is taking five medications. She has been on atenolol for years and she is very used to pills. She's wonderful, she will eat just about anything inside a treat and comes running when she hears me shake the pill bottle. However, seven doses per day means she is eating a LOT of treats, and I understand that most are very high in sodium.
So does anyone know of a low sodium treat that will conceal a pill? Even without the pill, I want to keep her on treats. She loves treats and has eaten them daily for her whole life, and I don't want to take that pleasure away from her in these last months of her life.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.