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My Jengo is 16 years old and was been diagnosed with IBD a couple of years ago and CKD a year ago. He also has mild inflammation of the pancreas. Medications:
- 2.5 mg Prednisolone 2 X day
- 1/4 Ondansetron pill 2 X day - occasional Cerenia
- Porus One 1 X day
- 75 ml sub-Q daily and also drinks lots of water
He has only eaten canned foods for years and has always been a fussy eater... likes a variety of flavors. Unfortunately I haven't been able to switch him to a novel protein for his IBD but he was eating lower phosphorus foods until a week ago. After eating several low phosphorus foods for months, he now turns his nose up at them.
He still has an appetite and sits by me begging when he's hungry but he often just eats a few licks or sniffs the food and walks away. He even turns his nose up at baby food now. Sometimes I have 6 or 7 opened cans in the fridge before I find a flavor that he'll eat. And yes, I tried warming the food. I'm so afraid that he'll lose more weight since he is already thin at 8.4#.
The vet prescribed Mirtazapine to improve his appetite but said to only give it twice a week because it's hard on the kidneys. Besides it only works for a few hours and then it wears off. I don't think he is in any pain but probably has nausea a lot and occasionally soft stools that make him whine in the litter box.
Some days he just acts like an old cat... chases the 3 yr old cat... other days he is lethargic... lately more of the later. Wish caring for him was stable and smooth... I panic when it's not. It seemed like we were doing okay for a couple of months but now I'm very worried. Are these signs of end stage renal disease or worsening IBD (thickening intestine) when he only eats small amounts? I'm getting very depressed.
My vet is off this week, but will check with him soon about doing an ultra-sound. He'll also need a checkup in a couple of weeks to check his kidney numbers. Has any one had similar experiences with a IBD/CKD cat? Thanks. Barb
- 2.5 mg Prednisolone 2 X day
- 1/4 Ondansetron pill 2 X day - occasional Cerenia
- Porus One 1 X day
- 75 ml sub-Q daily and also drinks lots of water
He has only eaten canned foods for years and has always been a fussy eater... likes a variety of flavors. Unfortunately I haven't been able to switch him to a novel protein for his IBD but he was eating lower phosphorus foods until a week ago. After eating several low phosphorus foods for months, he now turns his nose up at them.
He still has an appetite and sits by me begging when he's hungry but he often just eats a few licks or sniffs the food and walks away. He even turns his nose up at baby food now. Sometimes I have 6 or 7 opened cans in the fridge before I find a flavor that he'll eat. And yes, I tried warming the food. I'm so afraid that he'll lose more weight since he is already thin at 8.4#.
The vet prescribed Mirtazapine to improve his appetite but said to only give it twice a week because it's hard on the kidneys. Besides it only works for a few hours and then it wears off. I don't think he is in any pain but probably has nausea a lot and occasionally soft stools that make him whine in the litter box.
Some days he just acts like an old cat... chases the 3 yr old cat... other days he is lethargic... lately more of the later. Wish caring for him was stable and smooth... I panic when it's not. It seemed like we were doing okay for a couple of months but now I'm very worried. Are these signs of end stage renal disease or worsening IBD (thickening intestine) when he only eats small amounts? I'm getting very depressed.
My vet is off this week, but will check with him soon about doing an ultra-sound. He'll also need a checkup in a couple of weeks to check his kidney numbers. Has any one had similar experiences with a IBD/CKD cat? Thanks. Barb
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