Perhaps somebody has experienced this problem and has a few suggestions.
My own cat Lilly has had kidney problems for many years. She is now 15 and although things are not getting better her recent blood tests were not very different from the values taken 2 years ago, when I was literally sent home from the vet with the advice to try to keep her on her diet and continue with her medication but there was not much hope and it could be all over in a couple of days, weeks or, if we were lucky, months.
Yesterday, I went back to the vet to get help for her as she is so obviously in pain. I imagined it was arthritis or some condition due to her age. I was told it was a neurological problem caused by her kidneys. She had to be lightly sedated as she was hard to control (due to pain) in order to take the blood sample. While sedated, her remaining teeth were checked and a vitamin B injection given as well as an infusion.
I got the results yesterday evening when the vet phoned to say she didn't know what to do about Lilly's pain - the reason why I went in the first place. Lilly loves to sit on laps - she's not fussy whose lap she sits on. She will sit there all day and night if she could. Unfortunately, one has to move but the slightest movement makes her very angry and then she growls and attacks. She was never an aggressive cat. The vet said she will consult with her husband and vets at the animal clinic to try to find a solution. So far no answer. We all know that painkillers affect the kidneys but I can't bear to see my poor little cat in such pain. She can hardly walk. Since her illness was detected about 8 years ago, she only urinates on clean, dry cotton rags (torn up sheets) placed in an empty litter tray. Not sure what new ideas she will have when it gets too painful to get to her toilet.
Her life is mostly spent sleeping but she stays close to us even when we have visitors. She no longer comes on our bed at night as it hurts her when we move and she has to move too. She ignores my other 3 cats and any foster cats who are occasionally allowed in the main part of the house. She may go outside onto the terrace for 5 or 10 minutes a day but she soon returns to sit on the radiator or to a sunny spot on the carpet.
How can I help her, in addition to leaving hot-water bottles under the chair covers to simulate nice cosy laps?
My own cat Lilly has had kidney problems for many years. She is now 15 and although things are not getting better her recent blood tests were not very different from the values taken 2 years ago, when I was literally sent home from the vet with the advice to try to keep her on her diet and continue with her medication but there was not much hope and it could be all over in a couple of days, weeks or, if we were lucky, months.
Yesterday, I went back to the vet to get help for her as she is so obviously in pain. I imagined it was arthritis or some condition due to her age. I was told it was a neurological problem caused by her kidneys. She had to be lightly sedated as she was hard to control (due to pain) in order to take the blood sample. While sedated, her remaining teeth were checked and a vitamin B injection given as well as an infusion.
I got the results yesterday evening when the vet phoned to say she didn't know what to do about Lilly's pain - the reason why I went in the first place. Lilly loves to sit on laps - she's not fussy whose lap she sits on. She will sit there all day and night if she could. Unfortunately, one has to move but the slightest movement makes her very angry and then she growls and attacks. She was never an aggressive cat. The vet said she will consult with her husband and vets at the animal clinic to try to find a solution. So far no answer. We all know that painkillers affect the kidneys but I can't bear to see my poor little cat in such pain. She can hardly walk. Since her illness was detected about 8 years ago, she only urinates on clean, dry cotton rags (torn up sheets) placed in an empty litter tray. Not sure what new ideas she will have when it gets too painful to get to her toilet.
Her life is mostly spent sleeping but she stays close to us even when we have visitors. She no longer comes on our bed at night as it hurts her when we move and she has to move too. She ignores my other 3 cats and any foster cats who are occasionally allowed in the main part of the house. She may go outside onto the terrace for 5 or 10 minutes a day but she soon returns to sit on the radiator or to a sunny spot on the carpet.
How can I help her, in addition to leaving hot-water bottles under the chair covers to simulate nice cosy laps?