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Our 18-20 year old rescue recently hurt herself jumping (not sure came home to cat dragging leg) and Xray revealed severe spine degeneration and slipped disc at base of tail. Vet thought she may not recover as she could barely stand or walk. Tried an NSAID that is "supposed" to be used away from steroids BUT the vet tech administered while on (scary) and she was vomiting and lost weight and did not improve. But this cat LIVES for food and lots of TLC so here we are a month later and she is running and playful again but the "severe" degeneration is risky. Vet (2 of them) decided no Solencia as we lost our other cat within 24 hours of using it and they have seen other concerns in very old kitties.
I have B12 tablets and other nutrients but we are worried the med combo caused her to go into renal failure - her labs were fine the month prior. So what are the best diets/supplemetns for a kitty this age? And anyone have experience with a spine in such bad shape? She clearly is not afraid to do anything she did as a kitten but we are so nervous. Thank you!
I have B12 tablets and other nutrients but we are worried the med combo caused her to go into renal failure - her labs were fine the month prior. So what are the best diets/supplemetns for a kitty this age? And anyone have experience with a spine in such bad shape? She clearly is not afraid to do anything she did as a kitten but we are so nervous. Thank you!