Hi all,
We are a 5-cat, 1-dog, 2-person household. Almost all of the cats have developed health issues - but since they’re all rescues that were taken (by me, knowingly) from the street, it’s not a surprise that things have gone skewiff.
I won’t lie to you, it’s getting tough. Our Rose has just been diagnosed with kidney failure and she’s only 3.5 years old, although she is FIV positive. The vet literally said last Wednesday (on my birthday) that “Every day is an extra day for Rose”. I wake up in the morning anxiously waiting to hear her meow to my partner, who she adores. Sometimes, I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and think to go check on her, terrified that she’s not with us anymore. Then I wonder “Well, what if she’s gone, what will I do at 4am?” I agonise for half an hour and then get up anyway, thinking it’s better to know and I’m so relieved when she runs in to see what I’m doing.
I’m giving her 2 supplements, which she hates taking, a homeopathic pill and CBD oil every day I don’t know how long she’s got left, but I’m trying everything I can. Thank dog I’ve finally found a renal food she actually eats with gusto. That’s probably been the biggest challenge.
She has blood and urine tests every two weeks now, and last week her urine was incredibly diluted while her blood was incredibly dehydrated.
She was my first bottle-baby. I rescued her and her brothers on Mother’s Day 2018 when they were two weeks old. My heart is breaking
We are a 5-cat, 1-dog, 2-person household. Almost all of the cats have developed health issues - but since they’re all rescues that were taken (by me, knowingly) from the street, it’s not a surprise that things have gone skewiff.
I won’t lie to you, it’s getting tough. Our Rose has just been diagnosed with kidney failure and she’s only 3.5 years old, although she is FIV positive. The vet literally said last Wednesday (on my birthday) that “Every day is an extra day for Rose”. I wake up in the morning anxiously waiting to hear her meow to my partner, who she adores. Sometimes, I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and think to go check on her, terrified that she’s not with us anymore. Then I wonder “Well, what if she’s gone, what will I do at 4am?” I agonise for half an hour and then get up anyway, thinking it’s better to know and I’m so relieved when she runs in to see what I’m doing.
I’m giving her 2 supplements, which she hates taking, a homeopathic pill and CBD oil every day I don’t know how long she’s got left, but I’m trying everything I can. Thank dog I’ve finally found a renal food she actually eats with gusto. That’s probably been the biggest challenge.
She has blood and urine tests every two weeks now, and last week her urine was incredibly diluted while her blood was incredibly dehydrated.
She was my first bottle-baby. I rescued her and her brothers on Mother’s Day 2018 when they were two weeks old. My heart is breaking
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