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I'm wondering if anyone's cat has experienced this, and how you dealt with it.
My 17 year old cat is believed to have peripheral neuropathy due to chronic kidney disease. She can't stay standing for any length of time, although she can walk unsteadily from place to place. She eats while lying down. She is recovering from hospitalization for heart failure, and no doubt that is contributing to the weakness. She's much more lethargic than usual.
She is not diabetic; the doctor said this can happen in kidney patients. Not a lot they say they can do for it, though they did give her a b12 shot as a deficiency can be a factor. Her kidney numbers aren't great, but they're not terrible... BUN 46, crea 4.
Most info I can find on neuropathy relates to diabetes, so if anyone has experience with neuropathy from kidney disease, it would be quite helpful!
Thank you!
My 17 year old cat is believed to have peripheral neuropathy due to chronic kidney disease. She can't stay standing for any length of time, although she can walk unsteadily from place to place. She eats while lying down. She is recovering from hospitalization for heart failure, and no doubt that is contributing to the weakness. She's much more lethargic than usual.
She is not diabetic; the doctor said this can happen in kidney patients. Not a lot they say they can do for it, though they did give her a b12 shot as a deficiency can be a factor. Her kidney numbers aren't great, but they're not terrible... BUN 46, crea 4.
Most info I can find on neuropathy relates to diabetes, so if anyone has experience with neuropathy from kidney disease, it would be quite helpful!
Thank you!