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Thanks for advice CRF/Transplant
I wanted to thank everyone for the advice regarding my Tribble kitty and
her CRF. I brought her to another vet who prescribed something for her nausea, 1/4 tablet Pepcid AC daily. She also gave me Tumil K pills, instead of the gel that I had been unsuccessfully using. Tribble is on 100 cc of fluids daily and 1 cc of B12 weekly. The vet said that she isn't anemic enough to put on Epogen. In 2 weeks she'll be getting her bloodwork done again. After giving the transplant possibility a lot of thought, we decided not to do it. Not only was it not financially feasible but it seems like a lot to put a kitty through. Thanks again for all of the input! |
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WildWestCats wrote:
I wanted to thank everyone for the advice regarding my Tribble kitty and her CRF. I brought her to another vet who prescribed something for her nausea, 1/4 tablet Pepcid AC daily. She also gave me Tumil K pills, instead of the gel that I had been unsuccessfully using. Tribble is on 100 cc of fluids daily and 1 cc of B12 weekly. The vet said that she isn't anemic enough to put on Epogen. In 2 weeks she'll be getting her bloodwork done again. After giving the transplant possibility a lot of thought, we decided not to do it. Not only was it not financially feasible but it seems like a lot to put a kitty through. Thanks again for all of the input! I hope she does well. My CRF kitty did well for over 2 yrs. after diagnosis and I've heard of many cats going far longer than that. As an aside, I've always heard that one of the stipulations of a kidney transplant in cats is that the transplantee's owner must also take the donor cat and provide it a good life. That only seems right. I hope it's the case. Candace |
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Candace wrote: WildWestCats wrote: I wanted to thank everyone for the advice regarding my Tribble kitty I hope she does well. My CRF kitty did well for over 2 yrs. after diagnosis and I've heard of many cats going far longer than that. Thanks, Candace. The vet said that the Chinese believe that you can look into a patient's eyes and gauge their "shen", which I think she said was like the will to live. She said Tribble's "shen" was very strong. I think it's comparable to being full of **** and vinegar, which describes my Tribble perfectly! Our first fluids session went remarkably well - she was a little bit antsy but not too bad and I was able to do it myself. I hope future sessions go as well! As an aside, I've always heard that one of the stipulations of a kidney transplant in cats is that the transplantee's owner must also take the donor cat and provide it a good life. That only seems right. I hope it's the case. The woman who cat sits for me had a kidney transplant kitty in the mid-90s. The first transplant went awry, so the kitty had to have a 2nd one. She ended up bringing home both donor cats. So, yes, that is true. |
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