When she first left the hospital two years ago, I did sub Q fluids on her for about a week or so before I was instructed to stop. She last had labs done a few months ago and they were completely normal - even better than before she became ill. She is currently drinking from her water fountain. I...
My Lola has kidney disease and has been eating less and less wet food lately. She continues to eat dry food and is always excited for it.
I mix up the flavors of the wet food constantly and use two brands, Wellness and Weruva. Her dry food is prescription Hill's and I use an auto feeder...
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For background, my 11yo Lola has CKD... just got her lab work done, her creatinine is 2.5. She eats low phos wet food (Weruva) and RX dry food. Has a water fountain. She used to be obsessed with Hydracare but now she only drinks it occasionally. She can...
I will. I’m going to reach out to them Tuesday… their staffing is reduced for the holiday. Thank you so much for your feedback- ever since Lola’s hospitalization I feel like I can’t get ahead and am always anxious about doing right by her. I’m so grateful for your help (and everyone else’s)!
You bring up a point re: the pumpkin that I was worried about to begin with. I don’t want it to make it worse! She is on amitriptyline (for her ureter.. she had a stone) which can cause constipation- since starting it her poops have definitely been different, but then again she began it right...
I’m giving her mostly wet now (which I add water to) but she is drinking less water/hydracare. Arghhh. If it’s not one thing it’s another with this girl :frustrated:maybe I will just keep adding pumpkin to her wet food..
Thanks everyone for your replies- I really appreciate it. The vet has her on a little cerenia daily for now. Lola is eating normally, peeing, but now I noticed she’s constipated - sigh. I noticed her going in and out of the litter box and straining (peeing fine) so I gave her some pumpkin with...
She ate wet RX food initially then decided she hated it after a couple of weeks. She loves the dry RX food which I have come out of a timed auto feeder - unfortunately I work in healthcare and I am not home on a predictable basis so I wanted a way to make sure her meals were scheduled. I leave...
She does have dry food available to her all the time but after she had that episode of vomiting with the hairball doesn't seem interested in that - still wants treats and the wet food though. She wanted the dry after the cerenia. I do wonder if it is acid reflux- she isn't on anything for that.
I have all of the supplies for subcutaneous fluids, but not the solution. She was not a fan of it when I last gave it to her (post hospitalization). Her skin snaps right back - no tenting - so I am not sure if she is dehydrated? I know obviously vomiting will dehydrate her. She is not behaving...
My 11yo Lola with CKD has had some vomiting lately. Tuesday night I came home and found (on my brand new rug :bawling2:) that she had thrown up her food and two marble-sized hair balls - I have never seen hairballs so round before? The next morning she vomited up her treat which she is always...
Hi all,
Lola has been back from the hospital for a couple of weeks and we are trying to manage her CKD/stone together. She is on Hills k/d wet and dry and now hydracare. I give her tiki cat stix as treats. She takes her amitriptyline every morning, uses the litter box, etc.
She seems to be...