Hi all! I'm new here and was hoping for some advice/input for my boy.
Petey is 13/14 domestic short hair. He's a pretty large boy most recently weighing in at 12lbs.
He has been with us since he was a kitten and has had an array of health issues. Mostly bladder and stress related despite us trying to provide him with the best life.
He is currently prescribed amitriptyline to combat the anxiety he has and he has done well with it. Since being prescribed this he has had consiptation issues (The vet says he has a large colon, but he never had an issue until amitriptyline) so he was prescribed lactulose, which didn't work and is now on Miralax (1/4tsp twice daily).
3 weeks ago I noticed vomit (clear liquid) in the bathroom with a small amount of blood. At the time I couldn't pinpoint which cat it was. Two weeks later the same thing happened again with a few small flecks of blood and I was able to 99% say it was Petey.
I took him to the vet Friday and the vet said he has lost 2lbs in 3 months (I thought he looked like he lost a little, but I attributed it to feeding him majority soft food to help the consitpation instead of his normal hard food). 3 months ago when I took him to the vet he had GAINED 1 lb since the month prior when he first started amitiptyline, so I was shocked that he now had lost 2 lbs).
Anyways, they did blood work and took a urine sample.
His white blood count came back high. His creatine was slightly elevated (not sure the exact number), but not cause for alarm just yet and his thyroid value was 3.6 (the 4.5 is when they start treatment).
The vet was not super concerned about his kidneys just yet. He did mention the Hill's K/D food, but said that it wasn't necessary since Petey refused both the C/D and C/D stress formulas and that we have multiple cats of differing ages who we free feed.
He just wants us to follow up in 6 months to check the kidneys again and to check the thyroid as we may be looking at both the kidneys declining and hyperthroidism.
My questions are:
Besides the K/D food, are there any other foods that I can try that are good for the kidneys that ALL my cats can eat (ages 6-14)?
Do you have any suggested probiotics or foods that can help the constipation? The vet did suggest we continue the anxiety meds for now as it does help reduce his stress levels which keeps the bladder inflammation at bay (usually).
Any other helpful thoughts/tips/tricks/suggestions??
Petey is 13/14 domestic short hair. He's a pretty large boy most recently weighing in at 12lbs.
He has been with us since he was a kitten and has had an array of health issues. Mostly bladder and stress related despite us trying to provide him with the best life.
He is currently prescribed amitriptyline to combat the anxiety he has and he has done well with it. Since being prescribed this he has had consiptation issues (The vet says he has a large colon, but he never had an issue until amitriptyline) so he was prescribed lactulose, which didn't work and is now on Miralax (1/4tsp twice daily).
3 weeks ago I noticed vomit (clear liquid) in the bathroom with a small amount of blood. At the time I couldn't pinpoint which cat it was. Two weeks later the same thing happened again with a few small flecks of blood and I was able to 99% say it was Petey.
I took him to the vet Friday and the vet said he has lost 2lbs in 3 months (I thought he looked like he lost a little, but I attributed it to feeding him majority soft food to help the consitpation instead of his normal hard food). 3 months ago when I took him to the vet he had GAINED 1 lb since the month prior when he first started amitiptyline, so I was shocked that he now had lost 2 lbs).
Anyways, they did blood work and took a urine sample.
His white blood count came back high. His creatine was slightly elevated (not sure the exact number), but not cause for alarm just yet and his thyroid value was 3.6 (the 4.5 is when they start treatment).
The vet was not super concerned about his kidneys just yet. He did mention the Hill's K/D food, but said that it wasn't necessary since Petey refused both the C/D and C/D stress formulas and that we have multiple cats of differing ages who we free feed.
He just wants us to follow up in 6 months to check the kidneys again and to check the thyroid as we may be looking at both the kidneys declining and hyperthroidism.
My questions are:
Besides the K/D food, are there any other foods that I can try that are good for the kidneys that ALL my cats can eat (ages 6-14)?
Do you have any suggested probiotics or foods that can help the constipation? The vet did suggest we continue the anxiety meds for now as it does help reduce his stress levels which keeps the bladder inflammation at bay (usually).
Any other helpful thoughts/tips/tricks/suggestions??
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