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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

I promised my I would not reply to this thread again, but we have good news finally! he has a Shunt!! The good news is that now we know what we are dealing with. The other good news is that this can managed medically for sometime until we can afford surgery. Our vet said the Guelph teaching...

he has a Shunt!! The good news is that now we know what we are dealing with. The other good news is that this can managed medically for sometime until we can afford surgery. Our vet said the Guelph teaching hospital will be very interested in him because this is so rare in cats, so they may cut...

This is exactly what I am talking about

Wow...sounds like you just described Izzy. The vet saw him today & said ti fast him tonight & they will draw blood tommorow morning. Have you done the surgery or just the diet change & medication? What is the food you feed him? Can the other cats eat it? Thanks for all your help

Thanks - we haven't had the test yet, we are going tommorow. We took him off the raw food a few weeks back, switched him to Science Diet, then Natural Balance Turkey & Giblets. All three of our cats seem to love the Turkey. The funny thing is he has good days & bad days. Today he is bouncing...