Well it’s been over five months and Sophie is still with us. We took her to the vet a couple of weeks ago and her blood numbers have improved which was a surprise.
The vet ask that she be be put on the floor so he could see how she was walking. What a surprise when she ran across the room into her carrier. Since we first brought her back from the hospital her eyes were round and seemed to be protruding almost like bug eyes. I thought it might be a sign of stress. Today I noticed that her eyes looked normal. She’s getting around the house and jumping on the bed with out any problem.
When she first got sick the vet didn’t offer us much hope but encouraged us to try. It’s been challenging with hydration three days on and one day off. Keeping her on her special diet with two other cats on normal diets around has been interesting. The vet said it was an extraordinary effort. We don’t see it that way. We knew we didn’t have a choice and we know we will do what we have to do to keep her with us.
We know very well that everything can change in a minute but we feel very blessed to have her still with us.
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hi,
thank you for your Cat With Kidney Disease articles. My cat Indy has been suffering from kidney crystals for almost three weeks now, and we’re always at the vet. He has been cathetered 3x, since his urinary tract always gets blocked by the crystals. It’s very difficult and costly with the meds, vet visits,special diets, and needing to help Indy empty his bladder by manual stimulation. Your article has encouraged me to keep doing this for Indy, and be thankful for everyday that he is with me.
We know how difficult it can be. If you follow our posts on A Cat with Cancer you will see some real challenges.
Let us know how thing go with Indy.