Priscilla's failing kidneys

[kimlovescats]

I'm just now reading this thread and am sorry to hear of all that Priscilla has been going through. Hugs to you too, Meommy, for caring so much for her! I pray that she continues to eat well and that her labs get much better!

Kim

[kb2yjx]

Hopefully after the Michigan State vet hears that Priscilla is eating on her own, nothing will be changed!!! Keep on eating Priscilla!!!!

[Soapets]

I'm keeping Priscilla in my prayers, too. I'm glad she seems some better, and is eating. PT prayers can work miracles, I've learned! Hang in there, and please keep us posted...........

[elizabethann]

My Cosmo has kidney disease. He was diagnosed this past summer. I thought for sure I would lose him. I had to give him sub-q fluids daily. He wouldn't eat the K/D so I bought some Fancy Feast Medlies and he gobbled it up. He is now doing better & eating normally. I no longer have to give him fluids. He lost a ton of weight at first, but now he has gained about 3 pounds.

Quick question, did your vet recommend EPAKITIN? It's a nutritional supplement (a powder) you mix in with the food. It has to be prescribed by a vet. You may want to inquire about that.

I will pray for your kitty. Take care.

[phesina]

Dear Kim, Raven's Mom, Deb, and Elizabethann, thanks so much for all your prayers and words of encouragement and love to both Priscilla and me. I think she knows she has all these people and animals pulling for her. She's still eating!

The Michigan State vet (who it turns out is a woman, not a "guy") thought perhaps we should hold off on the Calcitriol and go back to the PhosLo Priscilla had been getting before (her phosphorus levels were also way too low). But Dr. Lewis said, since things are going so well right now, to keep on as we have been at least until she gets the urinalysis results.

Elizabethann, I'm so happy to hear how well Cosmo is doing after what sounds like a close call. That encourages me and Priscilla very much.

Priscilla has been taking Epakitin for quite a while. I used to mix some of the powder in with her wet food. Since now I'm not sure how much of any particular wet food she might eat, I sometimes just put a little on her tongue. She gets annoyed with me when I do that, though, so it hasn't been very regular.

After the kidney crash, she was also getting a pill supplement, Azodyl, which is made by the same company, Vetoquinol, which makes Epakitin. We're off that right now, but she could be put back on it.

Incidentally, Epakitin is not a prescription supplement.. as I found out when I ran out of my first bottle. I did a Google search on it. You can order it from many different companies, and it is MUCH cheaper than the vet's price! That's how I got my second bottle of it, and if we go back on the Azodyl I'll get that through the web too.

Thanks again, everyone, and we'll keep you posted.

Happy New Year!

Pat and Priscilla (and Peony, Poppy, Sydney, and Elmer too)

[kb2yjx]

Happy New Year to Pat and Priscilla!!! Keep eating!!!!

[phesina]

Thank you, Sandra, and happy New Year to you and your babies too!

Priscilla has started off the new year with an appetite... You go, girl!

Pat