Lizzie
03-15-2006, 02:25 PM
I've just been given some very bad news about Ted from my vet, much worse than I expected. In fact, I'm sitting here at work with tears rolling down my face even though I know I'll have a blotchy face when I go into a meeting very shortly.
Ted has one functioning kidney and that one has shown calcification for over two years now, with calcification in the ureter also. Two years ago, he went into acute renal failure and we managed to pull him through, much to everyone's surprise, by using massive and frequent subq fluids and force feeding. I've kept up the fluids three times a week and, apart from occasional UTI's and some small stones making their way through, he's been okay. Only three weeks ago, I had his blood tested again and it came back with very good results, just a slight BUN elevation. Now the results are appallingly high and unless the same fluids care can do its magic again, there is no hope. I knew he wasn't feeling well on Friday and by Saturday decided to give twice daily fluids. About 1am today,he chased NewCat and I thought it was working. At 6:30am, I found tiny dots of pee in all the litter boxes. So, it's all a massive shock.
I will do battle against this problem but would appreciate everyone's positive thoughts as you have given them to many sick cats in the past. Thank you.
Ted has one functioning kidney and that one has shown calcification for over two years now, with calcification in the ureter also. Two years ago, he went into acute renal failure and we managed to pull him through, much to everyone's surprise, by using massive and frequent subq fluids and force feeding. I've kept up the fluids three times a week and, apart from occasional UTI's and some small stones making their way through, he's been okay. Only three weeks ago, I had his blood tested again and it came back with very good results, just a slight BUN elevation. Now the results are appallingly high and unless the same fluids care can do its magic again, there is no hope. I knew he wasn't feeling well on Friday and by Saturday decided to give twice daily fluids. About 1am today,he chased NewCat and I thought it was working. At 6:30am, I found tiny dots of pee in all the litter boxes. So, it's all a massive shock.
I will do battle against this problem but would appreciate everyone's positive thoughts as you have given them to many sick cats in the past. Thank you.