Kidney Diet

[Randi]

I don't know much about kidney problems in cats, but I do know there are diets for it - several kinds. Your vet may have them all. If Cosmo don't like one of them, he may still like the others. Can you get a small sample of each of them from your vet?

Years ago, Fister had to have Hills S/D for UTI. He didn't like the canned version, but the dry food went down just fine.

[elizabethann]

Well Cosmo wouldn't drink the Cat Sure I bought today. He had two sips of his kitty milk and he is drinking water. He is sooo skinny and he's not acting himself. Cosmo is not normally very affectionate. But now he sits on my lap & just stares at me and he cries until I pick him up. He is now sleeping in the corner of the living room (not a usual spot for him). I'm so worried about my little guy. I am going to call the vet tomorrow morning & make an appointment to see what I can do for Cosmo. I'm crying as I write this because I keep thinking I may have to put him to sleep. He's so young (11 years old) and I'm not ready to lose him.

[Catty1]

Oh dear...and he won't eat any of the low protein soft food? Or the dry?

Maybe the vet can give you samples of something different to try.

Poor Cosmo - he loves you, he knows who to meow at and who his meowmie is!

HUGS and prayers to both of you!

[elizabethann]

He won't eat anything. He drinks water and that's it. I wish it was tomorrow morning so I can call the vet & make an appointment. I hope my boss understands when I tell her I have to leave or come in late to bring Cosmo to the vets. Normally, she would but I'm on vacation for 2 weeks starting next week and have a ton of things to do before I leave. I'm thinking I will cancel vacation plans to be with Cosmo. I just wish it was Tuesday morning all ready! I think I'll go to bed so Tuesday will arrive very fast.

Please send good thoughts Cosmo's way. I'm not ready to lose him just yet.

[elizabethann]

Cosmo has an appointment at 2:10pm today. A co-worker suggested diabetes. She said to ask the vet about that to rule it out.

I'm just hoping that no matter what it is, the vet can treat it. I know kidney disease is a fatal condition, but I don't think Cosmo is ready to go and still has some fight left in him. If you met him for the 1st time, you would never know he was sick.

When I spoke to the receptionist, she acted like I wanted to put him to sleep. I was kind of mad when I got off the phone with her. I won't know until we go to the appointment and discuss what the next option is.

I've researched the internet and wrote some stuff down to ask the vet. Included is an appetite suppresant and fluid therapy.

[Barbara]

Did he get some fluids in the mean time? I am sure he needs them. Plus they put some steroids in which will stimulate his appetite. He needs that- and that will make him feel instantly better. If he's so skinny- it's not diabetes I suppose, it is the kidney condition.
Good luck for Cosmo.