Cat has CRF

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:51:36 -0700 (PDT), cindys
wrote:

On Apr 22, 6:24*pm, Kolbard wrote:
I was unable to go today, but my mother took her to another vet today,
in the hopes of getting her on an IV again, to see if it helped. *The
vet took one look at her numbers and said, "Short answer, no, I can't
do anything." *I've read of cats with numbers higher than these who
survived; should I try every damned vet in town until I find one who's
competant?
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BTW, I think your cat should have IV fluids ASAP since she is
dehydrated. The cat will feel MUCH better once she is rehydrated. You
can even be taught to do this yourself at home. I can't believe a vet
would refuse to do this, no matter how grave the cat's condition.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

She had IV fluids last week, but it didn't seem to help her more than
a day.

My mother decided to take her back to the vet who didn't want to treat
her after seeing the numbers, and told him she wanted him to go ahead
and do it anyway. He was hard-line negative. So, she took her back
to the original vet and apparently she does know about phosphorus
binders, she just didn't mention them before (???). I was she'd get
her back on IV, but she gave her a SubQ and sent her home. She
mentioned Maalox and Tums (!!) as P inhibitors, but I'm not sure if I
want to try those. Someone somewhere, possibly here, mentioned Pepcid
as an anti-nausea measure, but I don't know how much to give.

Kolbard