Fern: Kidney failure, need advice from those who dealt with this.

**Karen** · 02-21-2011, 08:07 PM

Poor Fern, prayers sent her way. I hope once you get her rehydrated things will improve.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 02-22-2011, 12:34 AM

Jen, I'm so sorry to hear this.

I hope that you'll be able to get her back on the road to recovery and that she'll cooperate with you. I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers.

**jenluckenbach** · 02-22-2011, 06:30 AM

Last night went well. Fluids, no problem. And a small amount of food force fed (didn't want to give her tummy too much)

This morning, though, I gave her the appetite pill, and she threw it up.

**jennielynn1970** · 02-22-2011, 06:57 AM

Poor Fern... I hope she'll start feeling better soon. She'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

Soft pets and scritchies for the dear girl. HUGS for you!

**Medusa** · 02-22-2011, 08:01 AM

Oh I'm sorry that Fern couldn't keep the med down. I do hope that the subQ's will help. Once she starts feeling better after some fluids regularly, maybe that will change.

**Randi** · 02-22-2011, 09:23 AM

Oh poor Fern. She doesn't look happy at all.

I hope you can get a bit more food into her and she'll start eating and drinking on her own soon.

Sending lots of positive thoughts to your sweet girl.

**jenluckenbach** · 02-22-2011, 07:35 PM

I took Fern to work wuth me today so I could feed her small amounts at about 2 hour intervals (hoping to not overwork her tummy)

Well, after the 3rd feeding, I guess I overdid it, because she threw it all back up.

So I am just waiting to hear about her blood work.

I'll be giving today's sub-q soon.