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He's back home - the vet thinks it was an amonia overdose so the vet gave him some liquids & another dose of lactulose. I gave Izzy a little beef today mixed in with his low protein food at noon to get him to eat. That probably just pushed his amonia levels right over the edge. I guess I wont be...

My wife has already taken Izzy to the emerg, but I thought I would ask here. As a brief history note, Izzy had a liver shunt that was treated surgically in October - he is still on a low protien diet & lactulose though. Most of today, Izzy was a little listeless & did not want to eat much at...

Good advice - I also make a point to get down to their level often. Sometimes I'll just lie on the floor & let come play around me, or play with them while on my knees. As my wife says - they have me wrapped around their fingers

Play with him - get a good fishing rod type toy - they all seem to love those, sit with him while eating, give him treats occasionally, etc. Be patient & you'll be surprised at how quickly they become attached. My new female Maine Coon has been with me for 6 weeks & will now cry if i leave the...

4 month old Izzy has a liver shunt, so we feed him a low protein diet. How much should we be feeding him & how often? I'm getting concerned that he is not growing

Just curious, Max (who passed away in March) loved to lick noses. My wife & I would wake up to Max licking a nose - nowhere else but the nose. Any others have cats with a nose fetish?

I don't think this is uncommon. Our oldest female Zoe, does that too.

I've tried searching with not much luch. I'm trying to find the Royal Canin Renal LP online - anyone know where? Thanks

Thanks, those all look good. The only problem for me is that Izzy needs low sodium too for his Liver Shunt - at least I think so

Liver Shunt / Kidney Problems, etc.

Can it be done? Has anyone tried?

We feed our cat & kitten Natural Balance - its made for both adults & kittens. The kittens will tend to eat a little more

I may need to find another food - Izzy is turning his nose at the Hills K/D

The saga continues.... As many of you may already know, Izzy has been diagnosed with a Liver Shunt. He is on a low protien canned food - Hills K/D. CathyC uses Hills K/D & she definitely knows about Shunts, so for now I am following her reccomendation on food & feeding him Hills - my vet also...

Thanks Cathy - I've been thinking about neutering & how to handle it. I haven't spoken to my vet yet, but it sounds like the operation may not be a wise move