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Kidney problem
Hi,
My cat black kitty recently stopped eating completely. I brought her to the hospital after 2 days of not eating at all. The vet said she's has swollen kidneys and extremely low body temperature at 98 degrees (normal between 100 - 102?), and had to be admitted to the hospital right away. She was put in ICU and given IV fluids and antibiotics. We're be trying to get a proper diagnosis since then. She's been in the hospital for 4 days(out of ICU now), but so far, they don't really know what's wrong with her kidneys. They have done ultrasound, xrays and blood work. Her urea nitrogen levels are very high (153) and her creatinine levels are high(9.6) too. But we know she has no tumors in her kidneys. She's only 6 or 7 (we don't know for sure cause she was a stray), she's really too young to experience problems that old cats would have. We are some what frustrated with our vet hospital because they haven't really been able to give a definite diagnosis for us. They tell us we need more testing. Our vet told us it might be cancer, or it may be toxins that's causing this. To find out, they want to do a biopsy on the kidneys. I have reservations about this as I've read in other places where cats have died from this procedure. Also, performing a biopsy might cause additional kidney damage to my kitty. Any one with experience in this area? Or what we should do? Is a biopsy really necessary for a diagnosis? Part of me wants to just keep her on antibiotics and see how she does in a few weeks because they seem to have helped in the last few days, but part of me is worried that her condition will deterioate in the mean time. We are on Long Island in the New York area. The vet's hospital is Central Veterinary Associates in Valley Stream. If anyone has information on their reputation or have gone through something similar with this hospital, please share. I'm not 100% thrilled with them at the moment, but am afraid to change because my cat is still very weak. Thanks, Kit |
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