Beau had to get his bloodwork redone today--thyroid and kidney. His kidney function was ok last time, good for a cat of his age really. That was about four months ago. The news was not so good today. Both his thyroid and his kidney numbers are way up. If we treat the hyperthyroidism more aggressively, we kill his kidneys faster. The two conditions feed off each other. My vet says the numbers are high enough to call it full renal failure now. We are leaving his tapazole dose the same and I"m going to try to get him to eat the low protien food again. He doesn't like it much, but I might try a different brand this time.

It is a matter of time before his kidneys can't cope anymore. I hate that there is so little I can do to stop it. The amount of time is highly variable though; could be a few weeks, could be a year.

I am going to love him, spoil him and keep him as happy and healthy as I can for as long as possible.