UPDATE: KFC

Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white cells
were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not looking
forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has not
been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for a
refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at all, TED
says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without food on
hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which I am sure
will be a great relief to her.

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:
Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white cells
were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not looking
forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has not
been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for a
refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at all, TED
says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without food on
hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which I am sure
will be a great relief to her.

I'm so sorry about the diagnosis, Tweed. During their last years, when
they were starting to show their age, Frank and Nikki got Waltham's
renal food every second day (and fresh meat the rest of the time). The
Waltham pouches are bits in gravy, as well. If KFC doesn't like the
Royal Canin food, maybe she'd like the Waltham? If your vet carries it.
F&N used to hoover it up. Anyways, purrs for Kitty to have many more
good years with you, and purrs to you for the pillings. I don't envy you!

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Christina Websell wrote:
Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her
white cells were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm
not looking forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in
the bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although
she has not been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little
pieces in gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back
for a refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal
diet at all, TED says he would rather have her eat what she wants
than go without food on hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat
collared doves, which I am sure will be a great relief to her.

Tweed

I'm sorry to hear the diagnosis, purrs that the diet helps her. If BF
doesn't bring her collared doves, will you be catching them? ;-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Waltham was taken over by Royal Canin, so there's no choice anymore. I think
Hills has a renal diet too.

Nanny

"Marina" schreef in bericht
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Christina Websell wrote:
Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white
cells were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not
looking forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has
not been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for
a refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at
all, TED says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without
food on hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which
I am sure will be a great relief to her.

I'm so sorry about the diagnosis, Tweed. During their last years, when
they were starting to show their age, Frank and Nikki got Waltham's renal
food every second day (and fresh meat the rest of the time). The Waltham
pouches are bits in gravy, as well. If KFC doesn't like the Royal Canin
food, maybe she'd like the Waltham? If your vet carries it. F&N used to
hoover it up. Anyways, purrs for Kitty to have many more good years with
you, and purrs to you for the pillings. I don't envy you!

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:07:41 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:


Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white cells
were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not looking
forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has not
been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for a
refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at all, TED
says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without food on
hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which I am sure
will be a great relief to her.

Tweed


We are glad to hear she will probably be alright. Regarding the doves:
How big are they Does she eat feathers too? What about the bones?
Do the doves carry any diseases? Excuse the questions, but I'd really
like to understand. There must be large flocks there if she gets one
every day, Best wishes. MLB

Our CRF kitty liked Purina NF. I believe it came in wet or dry.

Rhonda

Nanny wrote:
Waltham was taken over by Royal Canin, so there's no choice anymore. I think
Hills has a renal diet too.

(((((((((Tweed and KFC))))))))))

Joy

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white
cells were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not
looking forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has not
been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for
a refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at all,
TED says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without food
on hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which I am
sure will be a great relief to her.

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:

Kitty is home, I just fetched her.
The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.

Oh, poor KFC! It's not bad for a cat to reach 20 before getting
this, but it's still bad, if you know what I mean. I'm sorry she's
not well.

If I may insert a bit of my own religion he did your vet also
recommend subcutaneous fluids? It's a *must-do* for cats with CRF.
As you might have read in some of my previous posts, I once kept a
cat alive and going strong for 5 years with CRF, by giving her
regular subq fluids. She was diagnosed at age 16 and lived to 21.
So just because KFC has been given this diagnosis, doesn't means
she's about to die.

Also, even if she doesn't live a really long time (after this),
the fluids really will help her feel better for as long as she is
still living. It's kitty dialysis - it flushes out the toxins that
their kidneys are no longer able to do so well. It's wonderful to
see a cat perk up within a half hour or so of being given the fluids.

My mother's cat (also age 20) has CRF, and when I visited her for 2
weeks last winter, I administered his fluids. My mom wasn't doing such
a good job of keeping up with that. She couldn't believe how much
more energy he had after one treatment, and after a couple of times,
he was up and about, and perky like she hadn't seen him in months. I
was giving him 100 cc's once every 3 days. I sure hope my mom has
continued on that schedule - he'll live longer and happier.

Licky waves hello to his girl, and hopes her new diet tastes good and
helps her feel better!

Joyce

Well, she IS 20 or so, so she is actually doing very well. If you can keep
her comfy that is the big thing. I bet the antibiotics will help a little at
least. Did the vet say if you can crush them into food at all?

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white
cells
were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not looking
forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has not
been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for
a
refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at all,
TED
says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without food on
hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which I am
sure
will be a great relief to her.

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:
Kitty is home, I just fetched her.

The diagnosis is CRF :-( with a touch of senility thrown in.
Her thyroid and liver are fine and she doesn't have a UTI. Her white cells
were a bit raised so she has antibiotics for a week. I'm not looking
forward to pilling her twice a day, that's for sure!
TED has put her on a renal diet, I hope she eats it. I shut her in the
bathroom with a dish of it and she's only eaten a bit although she has not
been fed today as she had to have a fasting blood test.
It looks really nice food, Royal Canin Renal in pouches, little pieces in
gravy, smelled good enough to eat :-)
She has twelve pouches to try, if she won't eat it I can take it back for a
refund and try another flavour. If she won't eat the renal diet at all, TED
says he would rather have her eat what she wants than go without food on
hunger strike. She is still allowed to eat collared doves, which I am sure
will be a great relief to her.

Tweed

Sorry to hear that, but Otis has been on pills for 2 years now. I
crush it between 2 teaspoons and mix it in with a bit of his food, sort
of like a "starter", then when he's eaten that, he gets the rest of his
dinner, this way I know he's definately eaten the pill.

As regards special diets, I actually gave up on Otis as he wouldn't eat
and it was becoming too difficult to get the pills down him, plus he
has to have insulin, and after chatting to the vet we decided to keep
him on Felix and actually he's doing well. But that wasn't my point.
My vet suggested mixing just a little bit of special diet food with
normal food for a while, so he gets used to it, then gradually adding
more every week or so, so say 10% 1st week, 20% 2nd week etc until the
switch has been made, as I say it didn't work with Otis but you may be
more lucky!

Lots of luck

Marcia & Otis