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Old March 22nd 11, 07:51 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
dberrycat
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Default 16 yr. old cat constantly throwing up

On Mar 21, 10:38*am, B wrote:
My cat is 16 yrs. old and for the past several months constantly
throws up. *The vet did some blood work and his sugar was a little
high, which she attributed to the stress of the visit. *His kidney
function is slowing down a bit and now she wants to take a urine
sample. *She has changed his food to a type that can only be bought at
the office and is a gastroenteric formula. *The food is not cheap, $34
for a case of canned and $28 for a 6# bag of dry food. *I don't know
what to do for him; there are times that he doesn't seem to know where
he is or who I am. *Is some of this just part of the "aging process"?
He is an indoor cat, up to date on his shots and has never been sick.
I really don't know what more to do for him. *Has anyone else faced
this problem or had a similar situation w/their cat?


Sorry to hear that your cat is having problems. I have a cat with
kidney
disease and, as per the vet, started giving her 1/4 of a pepcid 10mg
tablet
daily. I hide it in a pill pocket, which she loves. That really
helped with
her throwing up. I know you want to have less protein for cats with
kidney
disease, but I haven't had much luck with her wanting to eat the
kidney
diet food. She will eat it for a while then just turn up her nose. I
gave up and mostly feed her Proplan wet and a little Nutro dry. So
far her kidney numbers are staying pretty stable. She is older and
thinner than she should be so it is more important for her to eat
something healthy that she likes than to eat the kidney food, IMHO.

I don't know about the disorientation. I haven't had a cat that
experienced
that so far. As long as he seems happy, wants to cuddle, eats and
enjoys most of his life (like napping, sitting in the sun, etc) then I
guess you just try to treat the kidney disease and love him. If he
starts to get very fearful then you should talk with you vet about
his quality of life.

Wishing you luck,

Debbie