Please keep fingers and paws crossed for Ash tomorrow UPDATE SAD......

[carole]

Thank you that made very interesting reading,i am puzzled as Ash has been showing symptons that i read on the internet since his last blood test which was fine about two years ago,although i have noticed his weight loss, i originally cut his food down as he was overweight and has arthritis in his back legs,but i have noticed lately he is not eating that much, very fussy about his food and loosing more weight although he is still a healthy 5.2 kgs which is fine according to the vet, he is a large stature cat, he was 6.7, he has thrown up his food for a long time now, but i had noticed it getting worse and he has had days where he is just not well on and off, i had mentioned all of this to the vet at the time two years ago, so i am not sure how far on he is really, it said on the internet that when these symptons show up that 70 per cent of the kidney function is gone by then, however the vet said his levels were higher than they should be and not extreme, so i am hopeful.

I am a little worried about the cost of his food, but of course i will get him everything i possibly can, but now i have two cats on special need diets, eek,maybe the pro plan like you have ripley on might be good for Ash too, i think it is somewhat more affordable to than what the vet might recommend, i am NOT having Hills that's for sure, royal canin maybe.

Tell me is red meat and chicken mince ok, i read on the internet they need the protein and it is good, Ash simply adores both of those, so i am just curious, don't want to do anything to make him worse, just make his life comfortable from now on, having his teeth out and fixed will help his overall health i imagine anyhow, he won't be having to put up with the discomfort of that anymore thank goodness.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I hope that everything went well for Ash and that he'll be able to come home soon. I'm sorry to hear that he has a kidney problem but hopefully it's been caught early. I don't know much about kidney diets but I have read and heard that cats need more fluids so I would think that you might need to start feeding him more wet food mixed with some water to help give him more moisture. Ash will remain in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care.

[carole]

Ash is home, the dental went really well, he only lost two teeth and he seems really well, and it cost a lot less than i originally thought as well.

But it is with a heavy heart i tell you the rest, i have been bawling my eyes out, my darling ole fella has kidney failure, he has lost 75 per cent of his kidney function, i am in total shock really, i thought it was caught early, i got it wrong, apparently it is also because of his heart condition, he has a murmur.

We still want to get another urine test done, as the one taken at the vets was after he had been hydrated, so she can check the values again.

The vet did not recommend any special diet just keep him off his favourite treat red meat, he does not get it very often anyhow, and could still have a small morsel.

We have however opted to put him on a heart tablet , a half a pill a day, hoping this will help, she gave us this option, and said if we had to choose between food and the pill she would recommend the pill.

I really cannot believe it, i don't know how long my Ashey boy will have, i should have asked the vet to give me an indication, but i had so many other questions.

Please anyone with experience can you post and tell me what is the best i can do for Ash, i want him to be comfortable and have a good life to the end.

I am so sad right now. Just look at my beautiful grey boy, in my siggy.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Carole, I'm glad to hear that Ash is now home and that his dental went well but I'm so sorry to hear about his kidney's. I hope that he'll have a lot more time with you and that you're able to help make him as comfortable as possible. Once again he'll be in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

[carole]

Thank you, i am doing some research online, and discovered a cat with the same as Ash still living a year down the road, so i am hopeful, i really don't know what i am dealing with yet, but i am hopeful, i am gonna love him to bits.

[jennielynn1970]

So sad to hear this about Ash, but I hope that the vet will be able to give you more alternatives, or a more positive outlook on his future (and hopefully it will be many more years).

Will definitely keep Ash in my thoughts and prayers.

[Laura's Babies]

Love him to bits and spend all the time you can with him, take lots of pictures. Let him know how loved he is. ((((HUGS))))) to him and you.

[jazzcat]

I'm so sorry. (((HUGS)))

Hopefully with the right care Ash will still have many years with you.