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Tortle's brother Hailey now has kidney issues, too . . .
and I'm not at all happy. He's never been very active, being a big, fluffy
couch potato but has been showing more disinclination to jump on anything lately. He has also been losing some weight so off to the vet we went. The vet took x-rays and found he has spondylosis in his spine, including one long bone spur towards the base of his tail. She took some blood for lab work, wanting to make sure he didn't have any kidney problems before starting him on pain meds. He had heartworm when he was about two and had elevated kidney values for a little while afterwards so that has always been a concern. When the blood work came back his BUN was in the 60's and his creatinine was 3.4 or so. Phosphorus is okay so far. So here we go again--my vet is not starting him on fluids yet. We are giving him Azodyl, Mirtazapine for his appetite, changing his diet to whatever canned kidney food he'll eat, and trying out some Cosequin for his back pain. So far, the Mirtazapine has worked wonders--he really seems hungry for a change and has been more active; the Cosequin has been a bomb--he threw up violently about half an hour after eating it mixed in with his food. Has anyone else had experience with Mirtazapine? It seems like a miracle drug so far. Anything else we can use for pain control? With his kidneys the vet is being quite cautious about pain meds. He's only ten--this really sucks. I've lost two cats to kidney issues in the last 16 months and want to do everything I can to help Hailey. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Bonnie |
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