Great news - more prayers going out! I hope Tama makes a full recovery.:):love::love:
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Great news - more prayers going out! I hope Tama makes a full recovery.:):love::love:
Wow, Michelle, that's great news! We'll keep the prayers going. Keep the faythe. :love:
Michelle, I'm glad to see this latest news. I hope Tama will pull through with the help of fluids and your loving care. :love:
Sending lots of positive thoughts.
Wow, that is such a roller coaster of emotions. I will keep you and Tama in my thoughts. Please enjoy every moment you have with him.
I'm so glad that he's eating and doing much better.:) Now I hope he'll continue to improve. He remains in my thoughts and prayers.
For a cat that was moments away from death a few days ago, he is now doing great!
He's eating, drinking, peeing, pooping, taking his fluids & gel and resting :love:
And, he went from 5.7 lbs last Wed. to 6.2 lbs today!!:D
I really hope we can continue on this road for a long time:love:
Fantastic news! :love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love: Thank God!
This is wonderful news!!!:D I too hope that he continues to improve and that he'll be around for many more years to come.:)
Kidney failure is like that. A dehydrated cat will often perk up with fluids; if he's a good patient they can thrive a good length of time with supplemental fluids.
My Pink Nose is also on two supplements: Azodyl and Epakitin. These seem to be working for him; he's on 100 cc fluids 3x a week as a precaution (I've checked for hydration and he passes the "skin test". The extra won't hurt him.
So glad to read that Tama is doing better!! Sounds like he responded very well to his treatment!
I am sorry I didn't see this earlier.
I am so glad the fluids worked their magic with Tama! He just has the same weight now as Orion- they seem to be similar not only in color.
You know that Filou survived kidney failure for 5 years. He got weekly fluids and was happy, eating well and having all the fun an Aby is meant to have. I hope Tama will be just the same. How old is he, BTW?
I am wondering whether Abys are prone to kidney diseases.
Abys are prone to kidney disease :(
He's 10- he'll be 11 on Aug. 24th.
Right now he's on 150cc fluids daily & Tumil-K twice daily.
When he goes back to vet, I am going to ask about the supplements as well.
Have any of the kidney kitties here ever eaten Royal Canin Renal LP? The vet gave me a couple cans but said most cats don't like it. Right now I'm just feeding him whatever he will eat since he was a picky eater to begin with and now it's even worse!
I'm so lucky- he's great with the fluids- doesn't move at all until the very end- he seems to sense when he's almost done:love::DQuote:
Originally Posted by smokey the elder
Aww, what a good patient! I'm glad he's eating and stuff. That's really key. Apparently, they get upset tummies sometimes; this is why they won't eat. I don't know if it's because of the supplements, but Pink Nose rarely throws up and it's the "bolt and barf" that he's done all his life when he eats too fast.
Filou's kidney disease was discovered when he was 9 and he lived up to 14. He LOVED the Royal Canin Renal- the pouches that is. He also loved Royal Canin Dry food, actually Tigris loved that as well. In the last year I fed him whatever he wanted. When he stopped eating - and he became a very picky eater- egg yolks were always enticing to him. Our vet always said it is important that he doesn't lose weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by neko1