Dehydrated Or Kidney Disease?

[Kflowers]

Cheers for second opinions!!

 

[SweetiePie1]

hmmm, I remember you said your vet was running some additional tests. Did you get the results and did your vet offer any suggestions? Just curious...
Hopefully the additional tests will yield something. Tough cat, hopefully he is comfortable in the meantime.

 

[Rosepud]

hmmm, I remember you said your vet was running some additional tests. Did you get the results and did your vet offer any suggestions? Just curious...
Hopefully the additional tests will yield something. Tough cat, hopefully he is comfortable in the meantime.

His stool sample came back negative the pathology test for infection hasn't been done yet. Both vets said to take him off kidney support but that they don't know for sure what's wrong so we're waiting on pathology. So far the only suggestions offered have been to help his stomach, once pathology comes back we'll hopefully have a better idea of where to go, the tummy stuff is at least sort of helping except now his stool is solid but was bloody once, the vet guessed it was just from irritation after it had been liquid for so long.

 

[Rosepud]

hmmm, I remember you said your vet was running some additional tests. Did you get the results and did your vet offer any suggestions? Just curious...
Hopefully the additional tests will yield something. Tough cat, hopefully he is comfortable in the meantime.

He is comfortable, the vets saw no signs of discomfort and he hasn't shown any at home either which is good at least

 

[Kflowers]

well, that's something, or kinda a lot.

 

[Rosepud]

well, that's something, or kinda a lot.

True I'm very happy whatever it is isn't causing discomfort, the medicine for his tummy was also changed to calestrom I believe it's called and he's been better on it than the fortiflora.

 

[SweetiePie1]

Ok, well I know you are trying every reasonable thing and really that's all you can do. I like the idea of adopting older cats with special needs. Its a pretty selfless thing to do so my hat is off to you (tip my hat...you know what I mean).

 

[Rosepud]

So his pathology came back and there's nothing wrong with him? They said it could just all be a response from his gingivitis, or something else but medically there's nothing wrong with him, and they don't want to do a dental cleaning yet since it's so mild it should go away on it's own.

 

[zed xyzed]

Did they do a fPLI test for pancreatitis?

 

[Rosepud]

Did they do a fPLI test for pancreatitis?

I think so? The bloodwork said no accute pancreatitis, they didn't do further testing as they felt it was unnecessary. I'll send a picture of the bloodwork since idk if they did that test.

 

[Rosepud]

 

[Rosepud]

 

[Rosepud]

He has no infection or parasites, both vets he's seen agree he has no kidney disease and honestly aren't really sure what's wrong, or if there's nothing wrong at all and he just has inflammation from something that's going away, the suggestion was to retest in a month, but I am open to other options.

 

[zed xyzed]

I don't think they did a spec fPLI test. I would ask for that to get done

here is a very good read Pancreatitis in the Cat | Manhattan Cat Specialists

 

[Rosepud]

I don't think they did a spec fPLI test. I would ask for that to get done

here is a very good read Pancreatitis in the Cat | Manhattan Cat Specialists

They did the PSL LIPA and it said acute pancreatitis is unlikely but I'll look into it!

 

[Rosepud]

I don't think they did a spec fPLI test. I would ask for that to get done

here is a very good read Pancreatitis in the Cat | Manhattan Cat Specialists

I read the article and a lot of his symptoms did line up, I'll ask his vet about the test! Thank you!

 

[zed xyzed]

They did the PSL LIPA and it said acute pancreatitis is unlikely but I'll look into it!

please do, the PSL LIPA is not a good test for pancreatitis

 

[Rosepud]

please do, the PSL LIPA is not a good test for pancreatitis

Thank you I never would have known to look into that more but it seems like a very likely cause for his issues based on symptoms! Thank you for the suggestion!

 

[SweetiePie1]

Just curious how our baby Kip...ooppss, I mean your cat, is doing?

 

[Rosepud]

Just curious how our baby Kip...ooppss, I mean your cat, is doing?

He's been doing well, he's getting more blood work etc. done in about 3 weeks to recheck and then if the values are still abnormal we're going to get the fPLI test done to look at pancreatitis, the vet just said we should give it a month to see if it stabilizes or goes away. He's very happy though and enjoys laying on the floor in weird positions despite his multitude of beds and cat trees.