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Our Rose (yes, named after the Golden Girls) is 17 and has been in the early stages of kidney failure for over a year. Her kidney numbers are stable (we give her fluids every night) and her appetite has been great. But the last few weeks we noticed her getting pickier about food so we brought her to the vet -- it was a month before we would have had her blood checked anyway, so we checked her bloodwork. The good news is that her kidney levels still remain stable and she did not lose any weight, BUT her ALT and AST (liver levels) were elevated. Not alarmingly-- the vet said she had seen 10 times higher. But elevated enough the vet was worried. The vet said it could be an infection and put her on a cocktail of metronidazole and orbax, with a small dose of steroid.
She's been on the medications since Tuesday. At first, her appetite seemed to improve a bit, but now she's not wanting to eat anything. I read that both of those antibiotics can cause a lack of appetite. She did eat some dry food this morning which made me happy, and we plan to offer her anything she wants to eat (sardines, fancy feast, churos, etc.). She's not vomiting at all and is acting like herself.
Has anyone dealt with this? Any advice for getting her to eat? We do plan to get the bloodwork repeated in a couple of weeks and to get an ultrasound if she's not any better.
She's been on the medications since Tuesday. At first, her appetite seemed to improve a bit, but now she's not wanting to eat anything. I read that both of those antibiotics can cause a lack of appetite. She did eat some dry food this morning which made me happy, and we plan to offer her anything she wants to eat (sardines, fancy feast, churos, etc.). She's not vomiting at all and is acting like herself.
Has anyone dealt with this? Any advice for getting her to eat? We do plan to get the bloodwork repeated in a couple of weeks and to get an ultrasound if she's not any better.