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i’m hoping for some advice in regards to my sweet 16yo cat, luna. a week and a half ago, i took her to our vet because she had dropped a lot of weight, wasn’t eating much and was very lethargic. the vet felt it was most likely her kidneys, gave her sub q fluids, and took bloodwork/urine. she also said that depending on her levels, they might need to hospitalize luna for 4-5 days to give her constant IV fluids & flush out toxins. the next day, she called to say that luna is in kidney failure. her phosphorus level was a 12.6 & the vet said anything over 10 was considered end-stage kidney failure. she did not feel luna was a candidate for the IV fluids because of how high her phosphorus was. we most likely only had a couple days left with her.
i was shattered. i was not expecting her to fade so quickly. i asked the vet if there was some kind of appetite stimulant we could put luna on, and she prescribed Mirataz, as well as subq fluids at home. Ten days later, luna is still kicking & is actually a bit better! This is because i FINALLY found something she will eat, after trying at LEAST ten things. the trick in the end, was KMR. She would not eat any wet foods i gave her [she’s always liked dry better]. She also would only eat a few bites of shredded chicken, tuna or meat baby food. but the KMR she loves. She is still a happy, cuddly, purring cat. As soon as she started eating more, most of her weakness went away.
Frustratingly, i am the one doing ALL of the research to support luna’s end days [or however long she has]. Our vet, who we have gone to luna’s entire life and for other animals too, pretty much seemed to wash her hands of it when she saw luna’s blood results. I was the one who suggested an appetite stimulant, sub q fluids and am also the one who figured out the food situation.
I saw on here that someone tried Azodyl, a probiotic, to decrease the toxins in the body of the cat. Does anyone know of any other things I can do or try to increase luna’s longevity [as long as her quality of life is still good]?
And also, how much KMR does a 5lb cat need in a day? She is SO skinny. I am trying to feed her every 4-6 hours. Thank you so much!
Colleen
i’m hoping for some advice in regards to my sweet 16yo cat, luna. a week and a half ago, i took her to our vet because she had dropped a lot of weight, wasn’t eating much and was very lethargic. the vet felt it was most likely her kidneys, gave her sub q fluids, and took bloodwork/urine. she also said that depending on her levels, they might need to hospitalize luna for 4-5 days to give her constant IV fluids & flush out toxins. the next day, she called to say that luna is in kidney failure. her phosphorus level was a 12.6 & the vet said anything over 10 was considered end-stage kidney failure. she did not feel luna was a candidate for the IV fluids because of how high her phosphorus was. we most likely only had a couple days left with her.
i was shattered. i was not expecting her to fade so quickly. i asked the vet if there was some kind of appetite stimulant we could put luna on, and she prescribed Mirataz, as well as subq fluids at home. Ten days later, luna is still kicking & is actually a bit better! This is because i FINALLY found something she will eat, after trying at LEAST ten things. the trick in the end, was KMR. She would not eat any wet foods i gave her [she’s always liked dry better]. She also would only eat a few bites of shredded chicken, tuna or meat baby food. but the KMR she loves. She is still a happy, cuddly, purring cat. As soon as she started eating more, most of her weakness went away.
Frustratingly, i am the one doing ALL of the research to support luna’s end days [or however long she has]. Our vet, who we have gone to luna’s entire life and for other animals too, pretty much seemed to wash her hands of it when she saw luna’s blood results. I was the one who suggested an appetite stimulant, sub q fluids and am also the one who figured out the food situation.
I saw on here that someone tried Azodyl, a probiotic, to decrease the toxins in the body of the cat. Does anyone know of any other things I can do or try to increase luna’s longevity [as long as her quality of life is still good]?
And also, how much KMR does a 5lb cat need in a day? She is SO skinny. I am trying to feed her every 4-6 hours. Thank you so much!
Colleen