Priscilla's failing kidneys

**phesina** · 01-25-2007, 08:51 PM

Hi, Sandra. Priscilla made another champion showing at the vet's yesterday. (Sorry, I didn't have a chance to check in here last evening.)

She weighed in at 5.7 pounds.. a .2 lb. increase since last week and .7 lb. increase (that's about 15 percent) over the last three weeks! And her hematocrit has gone up another couple of points to 15 now, so the plan to start her on Epogen is on hold.

I asked Dr. Lewis what is the long-term prognosis for her, and she said it's not good.. she's had cats going two years and more, but she "doubts we'll be doing all these things for her four years from now." She said Priscilla's recent improvements are due "entirely to the hard work you and she have been doing."

Meanwhile, we'll keep doing as we've been doing, and she goes back for another checkup in two weeks.

Thanks, and love to all,

Pat and Priscilla

**Catty1** · 01-25-2007, 09:12 PM

Sounds good though, Pat. Another four years? Priscilla might not have had that with other owners....you done so good with her, and the vet knows that!

I wonder about Reiki on her - I know Craftlady has had great results with Thumper. With conditions like Priscilla's - I wonder if it would be of benefit, especially since it is really manageable right now?

HUGS to Cilla and blessings to the best Meowmie she could ever have!

**phesina** · 01-26-2007, 05:20 PM

Thanks, Candace.. we're really working hard! I thought the four years sounded pretty good.. that she probably has a fair amount of time ahead of her (and who knows what might happen in that time...).

I don't know anything about Reiki, though I've heard of it. From what you say, it sounds like it's worth looking into. Do you know anything about it? Just today I saw an ad in a local magazine for a Reiki practitioner (though maybe just for humans). I'm sure there are more around here.

I've attached another picture of her. Dr. Lewis took this when I brought Priscilla in back in November and they wound up keeping her for three days. It was going to be her file picture. Priscilla flopped over and gazed up seductively as Dr. Lewis aimed her camera. Sorry, it is still an attachment.. one of these days when I have some time and no more-immediate tasks to take care of (whenever that might be), I will figure out how to do Photobucket or one of those.

Thanks again, Candace and everyone!

xoxoxoxoxx and purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,
Pat and Priscilla

**Catty1** · 01-26-2007, 05:27 PM

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a Bee-yoo-ti-ful face! Hug that baby for me!

**kb2yjx** · 01-26-2007, 08:52 PM

Pat, our Miss Boo Boo Kitty was about 12 when she developed kidney and passed on at 16. Presently, I have 3 kidney cats. Molly, at 13, has been gettting the fluids, three times a week, for about 2+ years. She was eating the k/d, then refused to eat it or any of the other kidney diets. She presently devours Friskies(I cringe every time I feed her)and some Royla Cannin Renal LP dry. Raven will be 11 in April and has been a kidney cat for almost 7 years. She eats the canned k/d and gets sq twice a week. And there is Nicholas, who will be 11 in July. No sub q, eats the k/d and the Royal Cannin Renal LP. I will have to agree with Catty1, if it was not for what you are doing for Priscilla, she would not have improved as well as she has!!! I know if Raven was not rescued from that horrible home, she would not be alive! We do the best we can do...and that is what you are doing!! Priscilla is just precious and such a flirt!!!