kitty dying from CRF


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This message was posted by jan on April 14, 2001 at 15:31:12:

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I would really appreciate any help anyone can give me with this.
I have a 12 yr old male Persian that has been diagnosed with thyroid disease. He began urinating outside his box and my vet said they will develope behavior problems sometimes when their thyroid is acting up. He weighed 11+ lbs before he got sick and has lost down to 7 lbs. He has been on Tapazole for his thyroid but began to sit in the corner and not feel well enough to do much else. Took him back to the vet (yet again) and insisted they check to see if some other problem could be going on. Now it seems he is in cronic renal failure with a creatinine level of 12. The first 3 days the sub-Q fluids only brought his level down one point but over the past week it has dropped to 6 which is still way too high. The vet has started him on a potassium supplement, carafate for nausea and reglan to also help his tummy. He will eat only if I go to the vets and hand feed him. He has begun to quiver in his paws and is very weak. He has lost interest in everything and no longer seems to care if I am there or not. He has been at the vets now for 9 days. They say we need to decide whether to put him down. I keep reading where so many folks have brought home a cat in the same condition and fed it pedialyte and administered sub-Q fluids at home, and the kitty is still OK after 2-3 years. If anyone knows anything else that I should do please post a reply or email me. I will bring him home tomorrow and see if being here will help him any.
Thanks for your help,
Jan

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: I would really appreciate any help anyone can give me with this. : I have a 12 yr old male Persian that has been diagnosed with thyroid disease. He began urinating outside his box and my vet said they will develope behavior problems sometimes when their thyroid is acting up. He weighed 11+ lbs before he got sick and has lost down to 7 lbs. He has been on Tapazole for his thyroid but began to sit in the corner and not feel well enough to do much else. Took him back to the vet (yet again) and insisted they check to see if some other problem could be going on. Now it seems he is in cronic renal failure with a creatinine level of 12. The first 3 days the sub-Q fluids only brought his level down one point but over the past week it has dropped to 6 which is still way too high. The vet has started him on a potassium supplement, carafate for nausea and reglan to also help his tummy. He will eat only if I go to the vets and hand feed him. He has begun to quiver in his paws and is very weak. He has lost interest in everything and no longer seems to care if I am there or not. He has been at the vets now for 9 days. They say we need to decide whether to put him down. I keep reading where so many folks have brought home a cat in the same condition and fed it pedialyte and administered sub-Q fluids at home, and the kitty is still OK after 2-3 years. If anyone knows anything else that I should do please post a reply or email me. I will bring him home tomorrow and see if being here will help him any. : Thanks for your help, : Jan

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