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my cat has kidney disease

We took her to the vet a few weeks ago because she stopped eating.  The week before that, she peed all over our couch (again) to the point where it soaked through the cushion, the base, and formed a puddle under the couch.  We ended up replacing the couch.  Luckily, FIL had a couch he was trying to get rid of.

The vet did all the tests and took x-rays, and discovered that one kidney is half the size of the other.  The smaller kidney doesn't seem to work anymore.  I guess this explains why she drank so much, and peed so much. (hence my interest in karebear's post below about litter.)  Now, she is on special renal food to make sure her one functioning kidney stays healthy.  Here she is, hanging out and trying to hide from the tyke.

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Re: my cat has kidney disease

  • awww poor thing!

    is he on any steriods or anything?

     

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  • awww poor kitty! Glad its manageable though.
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  • Your poor kitty!
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  • Poor thing.  I hope she gets better.
  • Poor thing! How old is she?

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  • imagebuckswife08:

    awww poor thing!

    is he on any steriods or anything?

     

    The vet didn't prescribe any steroids, thank goodness.  She has a follow up next week, so we'll see how she is doing.

    imageAKBrideinMD:

    Poor thing! How old is she?

    She is about 6.  We're not sure her exact age, because she was a stray.  She wandered into our lives about 3 years ago, and they guessed she was 3 at the time.

     

  • aww poor little kitty. i hope she feels better!
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  • Poor baby!  I hope the special food helps her feel better.  And I hope you don't go through another couch!
  • Poor baby! I'm glad the vet is able to mange it with diet. Both of my cats growing up died of renal failure. They were 15 and 16 years old though.
  • aw... i hope the food works. how old is she? on a totally unrelated note, your camera takes amazing photos. so jealous.
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  • I'm sorry! Hopefully the meds will make her feel a bit better.
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  • OH that's too bad.. Is kitty in pain?
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  • Sorry. Hope the food works and that the kitty will be stable.
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  • imagekokomama:

    She is about 6.  We're not sure her exact age, because she was a stray.  She wandered into our lives about 3 years ago, and they guessed she was 3 at the time.

    oh no that's young! my cats are between five and seven. i don't want them to start getting sick!

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  • Wow she is so young yet!! I hope she gets better soon.
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  • Poor thing. I hope she gets better soon! My cat, Twinkle, had kidney failure so my mom had to get him euthanized. He had lost weight...but she said he still seemed to eat normal...so she didn't realize anything was wrong (he started losing weight around the time she got a new kitten...so she figured the kitten was making him get some exercise by being more playful). There wasn't anything the vet could do for him...so she put him to sleep. Sad He was 11....this was after I moved to NC, too. It was hard since I wasn't able to love on him one more time. I miss him so much! Sending "get well" vibes to your kitty!! Smile
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