Priscilla's failing kidneys

[sandragonfly]

hi there all!

princess priscilla, I know this would be a long road to go but I'm glad to know you're still eating, even little by little! keep up easy work dear one.

pat, I think you should keep trying different raw meat until she tells you what she likes. well, loves! dry food may be "too dry" right now, as she needs a lot of sub-q fluids & moisture food. baby food - gerbers are best - not much artificals and salt in these. microwave it a bit up so you could smell it for priscilla.

just curious - are you thinking about, after she gets all better, to feed all of your cats raw diet? that would prevent anybody from kidney failures for next time. also, cheaper way to keep them healthier. trader joe's beef is what I got for star too.

is she doing her business good and regularly? I hope so, will be keeping you all in our purryers and sending cozy vibes to keep you all warm!! we just had ice storm here yesterday - always a good reason to own pets. all those cuddles, huggles and snuggles..

[Marigold2]

Hello,
I am so glad to hear that Priscilla is eating. My vet told me that the smeller the cat food the better since the amora makes them want to eat. Hang on to hope and enjoy each others time together. Priscilla sounds so loving and so loved. That is all any one can hope for wheather we are human or animal. Some people never get loved or know how to love. And sometimes an animal has more love, sweethness, kindness and understanding then a hundred people. I will continue to keep you and Priscilla in my prayers. It sounds as if she is doing well. Take care, Monica

[kb2yjx]

I can attest to the above post about the smelly cat food!! It also helps to capture a cat for a rescue!!! But Priscilla is doing things her way and so far she is eating, although not alot, but she IS eating!!!

[phesina]

Thank you, everyone, for all the warm thoughts and good advice.

Priscilla went to the vet's today to get started on Epogen because of her low red blood cell count. But she had gained another .2 pound, and her hematocrit went up slightly from 13 to 14.. so once again we're going to wait on that and keep going as we are, and check her again in another week. Good little Priscilla, doing so well in her own little way!

I've had a long day and I'm very tired, so I'll say more in response to the suggestions about food tomorrow.

Thanks again, and love from us,
Pat and Priscilla (and Poppy and Elmer and Sydney and Peony)

[sandragonfly]

poor you meowmie! no pressure, you don't have to answer my questions, it's not something you should worry about right now. I was looking for her picture, I think I've never saw her before. what a pretty cat!!

how old was she when this picture was taken? cuddle, snuggle, and hug with all of your kids and know we are thinking about you! and you, little priscilla too! rest well.. take care,

..gina and her ark

pssst, second set of park pictures will be up today, hope they will lift your day up!

[kb2yjx]

Priscilla!! What a good report from the vet!!! See, all that picky eating resulted in a weight gain...YEA!!!! I know that this makes your Mom happy!! Pat have a relaxing evening!!! Take Care, Sandra

[phesina]

Gary, thank you, I think the Pet Angels have been on the job, because Priscilla had gained a bit of weight and had a slightly higher hematocrit when she saw the vet yesterday!

The Babycat food is dry, with very tiny pellets. I'll try a little of that mixed with the kitten milk replacement maybe tomorrow. I think Gina may be right that food with moisture is probably better.

Gina, maybe tomorrow I can pick up some more raw meat, probably chicken this time. It looks like at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's the chicken is all prepackaged, and there are all kinds of different cuts of it. What would you suggest I get to try? I might at some point switch all the cats to it if they're agreeable to the idea. Do the kinds of available raw meats have all the nutrients that cats but not necessarily humans require, such as taurine?

Thanks for the good wishes and prayers, Monica. Yes, Priscilla is doing quite well under the circumstances, and she is very loving and very loved.

Good point about the smellier the better, everyone.. That certainly gets their attention, thank you! Priscilla is doing things her way and making little steps of progress.

Gina, that picture of Priscilla is from a few years back, at least 3 because that's when I took the course where I made that web site. She was maybe 3 or 4 years old then, maybe even younger. There are a couple of recent ones of her at the beginning of this thread, but they are thumbnails and you click on them to see them regular size. (I still haven't worked out how to use PhotoBucket or one of those to put pictures right in my messages.)

Thanks, Gina and Sandra, I got a good night of sleep last night, oversleeping about 2 hours so i was late for work. I hope to get a bit more rest over the next couple of days.. Famous last words...

Thanks again, wonderful friends, we love you all,
Pat, Priscilla, Peony, Poppy, Sydney, and Elmer

[kb2yjx]

Pat, you surely deserved those extra hours of sleep!!!! I am glad to hear of Priscilla's progress!!!

[phesina]

Thanks, Sandra. I'm still trying to catch up! Meanwhile, Priscilla continues to hang in there, doing things her way.

Today I found organic chicken at the People's Food Coop, but it's all prepackaged and even the smallest was way more meat than I wanted to get. So then I went to Sparrow's Meat Market, where they didn't have organic chicken but did have free-range, chemical-free, pesticide-free, etc.-free chicken, so I got a bit there. I haven't had Priscilla sample it yet.

Pat

[kb2yjx]

Would you mind if we came over? All that food has the Clan drooling!! I hope Priscilla continues to do HER thing and eat!!

[rg_girlca]

Has Priscilla sampled the chicken yet.

Prayers still on the way that she continues to eat and do things HER way.

[phesina]

Thanks, Sandra and Lorraine. Come on over!

We tried the chicken tonight. Priscilla wasn't interested, even after I made little tiny pieces for her and put a few in her mouth. At least she didn't just let them drop out of her mouth but did swallow them. Sydney ate some but left the rest of his serving. Poppy kept taking her chunk out of the bowl and putting it on the carpet and shaking it around, I guess so she could feel more like she had captured it in the wild. Elmer and Peony vaccuumed theirs up. Elmer also finished up Sydney's and Priscilla's leftovers.

I also tried some of the Babycat kibblets in some Milk Substitute. She sniffed it, pulled back, sniffed some more, pulled back some more. I put a couple of drops of the solution on her nose and tongue. She licked them up and seemed to enjoy them but not enough to exert herself and lean over to eat from the bowl. I tried a few of the little kibbles in the milk, putting them on her tongue, and she would eat them, seemingly enjoying them, but again couldn't be bothered to go to the trouble to eat them herself. Then she jumped down, so I put the bowl on the floor, where Elmer polished it off in no time.

As you can tell, Priscilla continues to do it HER way.

Again, thanks for all the prayers and encouragement and good wishes!

Love,
Pat and Priscilla

[kb2yjx]

Priscilla!! You are one very amusing kitty!!! The next thing I thought I was going to read, was that you pawed at the food and tried to hide it. Boo would do that!!! You are making sure that Mom is very much aware that PATIENCE is a virtue!!!! Sandra

[kimlovescats]

Come on now, Priscilla! Mommy is trying very hard to cater to your wishes, please be a good girl and eat up!

[phesina]

I served up some more raw chicken this afternoon. Priscilla was not interested again, even after I hand-fed her several small pieces. Poppy, Elmer, and Sydney scarfed theirs right up. (Peony was snoozing in the closet, so I didn't disturb her.)

Thanks for the encouragement for Priscilla, Sandra and Kim.. Maybe one of these days she'll listen to you! Yes, one must learn patience (or go berserk) catering to the lovely Ms. Priscilla.

Pat and Priscilla