Cat Behaviour Maven » cat kidney disease http://www.catbehaviourmaven.com Wed, 19 May 2010 17:05:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A Cat with Kidney Disease Part 6 http://www.catbehaviourmaven.com/cat-health-problems/cat-kidney-disease-part-6/ http://www.catbehaviourmaven.com/cat-health-problems/cat-kidney-disease-part-6/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:28:31 +0000 Cat Behaviour Maven http://www.catbehaviourmaven.com/?p=883 Post from: Cat Behaviour Maven Blogwhere you can get the information on cat behaviour.

A Cat with Kidney Disease Part 6

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Sophie

Today marks the seven month anniversary from the day we brought Sophie from the veterinarian.  She is doing great (kanena hora).  She is getting around just fine. It is hard to tell that she has any problems.

We are still hydrating (injecting 125 mg of lactated ringers solution into the scruff of Sophie’s neck) three days on one day off.  The hydration is going much better now than it was.  We were originally given a #18 needle for the hydration but thought it was too big for Sophie so we asked if we could go to a #20 needle.  He said it would be ok.  After a couple of months of using the smaller needle we went back to the #18.  While bigger, the #18 allowed the solution to flow more quickly allowing for a shorter time to hydrate.  Sophie also seemed to be more comfortable with the bigger needle too.

We are always aware that this is a day to day blessing and we are thankful every day to have Sophie with us .

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]]> Well Sophie has been home nearly two months and thing are looking better.  We took her to the vet last week and she has gained 3 oz and her blood work has show slight improvement in kidney function.  She’s very active around the house and is getting around well. It is amazing how this cat health problem could come up so quickly.  We are also fortunate that the treatments that we are using seem to be working.

One of the most interesting thing that is happening is that the other three cats seem to be aware that something is wrong and are being very gentle with her.  We’ve even spotted Bobbie grooming her when in the past they were almost mortal enemies.

Sophie also had a thyroid problem and we have to give her a pill every day. We find using Pill Pockets is the most effective way to give her the pill each morning.

We are still hydrating her three days on and one day off.  I do not enjoy the process but I know it is necessary.  We know it’s still day to day but we do the best we can for her and are thankful we still have her.

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