Taz- staples removed #156

[Anikaca77]

Keep us posted.

[jazzcat]

Good luck! I hope they can find an quick easy treatment for Taz.

[jennielynn1970]

Patiently waiting for an update. I hope all went well!!!

Hugs to you and Taz!!

[Moesha]

Me too! Me too!

[Taz_Zoee]

I apologize for not updating sooner. But I just brought Taz home. I had to leave him for some bloodwork and an ultrasound. Then an emergency came in and they "forgot" to call me. I called them after almost 3 hours.

Anyway, he has LOTS of fluid around his kidneys. And his kidneys are abnormal looking. Basically if I do not have surgery to remove the psuedocysts, kidney failure will progress probably quickly and fatally. However, even if we do remove the cysts he can (and probably will) still continue with the kidney disease. She cannot guarantee that removing them would slow down that process. There is just no telling. She said if it were her cat she'd do the surgery. About 4 months ago she had a 14 year old cat that also had the psuedocysts and came through surgery fine. So that made me feel a little better. What I am not feeling so good about is how abnormal looking his kidneys are. But she said the look of them doesn't matter as much as the numbers (BUN and creatine). And his are slowly, very slowly, going higher. Having him on the k/d food should help slow that process down (hopefully).

So she is going to call me tomorrow with the results of the bloodwork. Which he just had bloodwork done at the end of Sept. I can't imagine them being much different, considering they weren't different from March to Sept. Anyway, we will set up the surgery when she calls tomorrow.

Sigh. I don't like this.

Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts. I really appreciate it.

[Medusa]

Take heart, sweetie. Puddy's kidneys looked bad, too, and she had renal failure for 6 years before she finally went to the Bridge. Her remaining kidney was supposed to look like, well, a kidney bean but hers looked like a shriveled up pea. She still lived for nearly 3 years after that, so be encouraged by what your vet said, that it doesn't matter what the kidneys look like but the numbers that should be your main concern. If you trust her judgment, then perhaps surgery would be the best option. Keep the faythe.

[kimlovescats]

Oh dear, I'm sorry it is looking like surgery for your Taz! Prayers and ((((HUGS)))) coming to you both!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Prayers still on the way from me for you and Taz!