If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
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 |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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 |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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 |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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 ... 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mijn Postvak In wordt beschermd door SPAMfighter 210 spam-mails zijn er tot op heden geblokkeerd. Download de gratis SPAMfighter vandaag nog! |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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 |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
(((((((((Tweed and KFC))))))))))
Joy "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... 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 |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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 |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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 ... 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 |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
UPDATE: KFC
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 |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
[OT] Wilma Update 20A | Jeanne Hedge | Cat anecdotes | 0 | October 20th 05 03:07 PM |
OneTrueHome update | Harri | Cat community | 8 | November 27th 04 01:03 AM |
ANOTHER UPDATE UPDATE Tomorrow |
Adrian | Cat anecdotes | 2 | August 6th 04 07:27 PM |
Nice Update on B5's creator, J.Michael Straczynski & Buddy the cat | Christine Burel | Cat anecdotes | 8 | January 19th 04 11:01 AM |
Natasha Update | Jeanne Hedge | Cat anecdotes | 14 | August 22nd 03 06:30 PM |