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Old April 24th 08, 10:49 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Phil P.
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Default Omega 3 oil for crf cat


"Riannon via CatKB.com" u42022@uwe wrote in message
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Very impressive. I will have to discuss potassium supplementation with my
vet again. I did once recently but she thought that her potassium was

fine
(4) for the time being.


Old school thinking. 4 is too low. You want to keep the cat's serum
potassium levels in the upper half of the normal range so that the cat will
still be able to maintain normal serum potassium levels when the body stores
of potassium are low or when there is a shift in potassium from ECF to ICF.
There is no risk of hyperkalemia as long as the cat is urinating. Most CRF
cats are polyuric and don't become oliguric until the terminal stages.

Phil