Good news/bad news. Mishi's left kidney is failyg, his right kidney is compensating for the failing kidney, which is why it's enlarged. The ultrasound also showed an enlarged lymph node in the kidney area which the vet said was unusual. The treatment is reduced protein (kidney) diet - whew! That part is easy. They gave me three kinds to try: K/D, N/F and Feline Modified. Question to those of you with kidney cats, which one is the best? Which one does your cat prefer? Right now Mishi's eating the K/D and the tech said most cats prefer that one.

They will recheck in a month to see if there's any change in the lymph node. The vet also said she will see what she can do about reduced pricing for the recheck.

I'm just glad we caught it early; it's easily treatable and hopefully Mishi will live a long life with me.

One bad thing that happened, his cat carrier broke AGAIN! That's the second time this soft-sided Samsonite case has broken - the top zippers just pop apart and can't be zipped again. I think I'm going to get a carrier on wheels for him. He's so heavy for me I almost threw my back out taking him in this morning. One of the techs helped me get him home in a borrowed carrier.

Mishi has the cutest little belly shave ... heh heh heh .... getting ready early for summer with a modified bikini waxing I'll try to take pics if he'll let me; he's pretty grumpy right now and Mitzi is hissing at him. Poor dude!