My elderly cat (approximately 17 years old) was diagnosed with renal failure on July 20, 2016. That was 2 years ago! It's amazing how tough that kitty is! We moved from Michigan to Tennessee last December and he had his first seizure after one of our trips back and forth. He is still going pretty well though! He's had only one seizure since then. He's partially incontinent, so he lives on my screened in back porch, rather than in our house.
He's completely safe from the outdoors as it's completely enclosed, with no way for him to get out. The back porch has a concrete floor, so he can't do much damage if he misses the litter box. My other two cats frequently go out and keep him company. Though my elderly cat and my younger cat used to fight a lot, all three of them do pretty well together out there now.
I tried my renal kitty on a diet of exclusively prescription kidney canned cat food, but the cost was quite high. I decided to just feed him regular canned food. He's on a diet of mostly Friskies pate and he has done very well with it. I attribute his longevity (2 years and counting past DX) to the canned food helping to keep him properly hydrated. Of course, he was also DX'ed pretty early on in his disease. I had just done bloodwork a few months prior that was normal and then took him in for bloodwork when he started drinking a ton of water and saw the renal failure bloodwork numbers then.
Do you have a renal kitty? What has been your experience with CRF?
He's completely safe from the outdoors as it's completely enclosed, with no way for him to get out. The back porch has a concrete floor, so he can't do much damage if he misses the litter box. My other two cats frequently go out and keep him company. Though my elderly cat and my younger cat used to fight a lot, all three of them do pretty well together out there now.
I tried my renal kitty on a diet of exclusively prescription kidney canned cat food, but the cost was quite high. I decided to just feed him regular canned food. He's on a diet of mostly Friskies pate and he has done very well with it. I attribute his longevity (2 years and counting past DX) to the canned food helping to keep him properly hydrated. Of course, he was also DX'ed pretty early on in his disease. I had just done bloodwork a few months prior that was normal and then took him in for bloodwork when he started drinking a ton of water and saw the renal failure bloodwork numbers then.
Do you have a renal kitty? What has been your experience with CRF?