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Hello Everyone,
So once again my cat seems to have developed appetite issue where she doesn't eat as much as she was say amonth ago or so. This has happened similarly back in January 2019 and also last August 2018. It stresses me out so much because ever since she was diagnosed with early kidney disease in June 2017, I fear once she stops eating or eating less, its her disease progressing...I guess its just inevitable truthfully.
This time around, while she does eat...just less then usual. She would still come out to her bowl when its time to eat...and eats a littl ebit before she walks away to sleep. Once or twice she would just barely lick her wet food and then walk away. Other times she would eat a considerable amount (half maybe of what she used to eat) then walk away. Over the past 2 weeks or so, she been drinking water and most of the times when shes ready to stop drinking, she begins to like wanting to spit out the water or gags? And there was some time in past few weeks she would throw up the water she drank right after drinking it. Maybe just 2-3 times a week. But never she'd throw up the food.
Back in January 2019, she wasn't eating barely anything and also throwing up the water food. Back then, we did Xrays and bloodwork and kidneys were still fine per vet, and xrays show'ed nothing. So she was on cerenia, famotidine and mirtazapine. She got better as the month went on.
Now we did bloodwork again with vet to get her checked yesterday, and that still came out normal. Her urea nitrogen when up a point above normal limit and her Creatine is in higher end of normal range. BUN still well within normal. So Vet deemed this lack of appetite right now isnt being caused by her kidneys either. He recommends either monitoring her, or get her ultrasound see if she has IBD? If ultrasound comes normal then it could be just behavorial he said which... I find hard to believe? Unless age is affecting her? She is 17 yrs old and she was 12.4 pounds back in February 2019 and now went down to 11.8 since but Im sure that's the lack of her eating as much.
So all in all, I'd like to get input on what you guys think could be affecting her appetite or make her gag water at times? Also I'm posting the lab work from June 2017 thru yesterdays (2 years worth of blood) and would like to get thoughts on how you all think her CKD is progressing. Vet says he's surprised that it's going very slowly which is good news. But i still fear it nonetheless The only foods she loves (or used to love) is her Friskies fillets (lowest phosphours I can find) and fancy feast gravy lovers (low phos as well).
Thank you so much all in advance.
So once again my cat seems to have developed appetite issue where she doesn't eat as much as she was say amonth ago or so. This has happened similarly back in January 2019 and also last August 2018. It stresses me out so much because ever since she was diagnosed with early kidney disease in June 2017, I fear once she stops eating or eating less, its her disease progressing...I guess its just inevitable truthfully.
This time around, while she does eat...just less then usual. She would still come out to her bowl when its time to eat...and eats a littl ebit before she walks away to sleep. Once or twice she would just barely lick her wet food and then walk away. Other times she would eat a considerable amount (half maybe of what she used to eat) then walk away. Over the past 2 weeks or so, she been drinking water and most of the times when shes ready to stop drinking, she begins to like wanting to spit out the water or gags? And there was some time in past few weeks she would throw up the water she drank right after drinking it. Maybe just 2-3 times a week. But never she'd throw up the food.
Back in January 2019, she wasn't eating barely anything and also throwing up the water food. Back then, we did Xrays and bloodwork and kidneys were still fine per vet, and xrays show'ed nothing. So she was on cerenia, famotidine and mirtazapine. She got better as the month went on.
Now we did bloodwork again with vet to get her checked yesterday, and that still came out normal. Her urea nitrogen when up a point above normal limit and her Creatine is in higher end of normal range. BUN still well within normal. So Vet deemed this lack of appetite right now isnt being caused by her kidneys either. He recommends either monitoring her, or get her ultrasound see if she has IBD? If ultrasound comes normal then it could be just behavorial he said which... I find hard to believe? Unless age is affecting her? She is 17 yrs old and she was 12.4 pounds back in February 2019 and now went down to 11.8 since but Im sure that's the lack of her eating as much.
So all in all, I'd like to get input on what you guys think could be affecting her appetite or make her gag water at times? Also I'm posting the lab work from June 2017 thru yesterdays (2 years worth of blood) and would like to get thoughts on how you all think her CKD is progressing. Vet says he's surprised that it's going very slowly which is good news. But i still fear it nonetheless The only foods she loves (or used to love) is her Friskies fillets (lowest phosphours I can find) and fancy feast gravy lovers (low phos as well).
Thank you so much all in advance.
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