Need help now! :( Question regarding the effects of diuretics

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Sorry, Kirsten, all I know about diuretics is that they do flush out the water in your system, and it sounds like maybe Luna was retaining a lot of water. I do know (from personal experience) that retaining water does make you look puffy all over, so that could be why she looks thinner - even in her legs.

I don't know how long diruetics stay in a cats system, but I would say if the trips to the litter box have slowed down to a normal pace, that's probably what it was. I would definitely keep an eye on her and call the vet in the morning.

All fingers crossed that her kidneys are ok.

[Kirsten]

and it sounds like maybe Luna was retaining a lot of water.

This is what I fear!! Maybe her kidneys are already failing, or there's another severe disease.

The excessive peeing stopped last night around midnight, and now everything's back to normal, so I guess the diuretic is out of her system meanwhile.

Kirsten

[kb2yjx]

In humans, Lasix is a very potent diuretic!!! I would give the vet a call to let them know how much she has peed out. In humans, we would put them on I/O(intake and output), but that is difficult to do with a cat. Unless you can estimate how much she has put out(like a teaspoon, tablespoon, halpf a cup). Diuretics can dehydrate, maybe that is why Luna is looking like she lost weight. Please keep up posted! Have you tried to put " Duiretics in cats" in your seach engine to see what comes up???? GOOD LUCK!!!

[Kirsten]

Thanks!

Diuretics can dehydrate, maybe that is why Luna is looking like she lost weight.

I hope it's just that!

I'll try to google for it, and I will definitely call my vet tomorrow!

Kirsten

[Kirsten]

Here's an update:

I called my vet this morning and explained the situation, but she said what happened was nothing unusual. She said with the dosage she's injected, it's very likely that she's losing a lot of fluid, so the weight loss would be a normal thing.

As she told me before, she wouldn't do that with cats that do not drink much, but Luna's usually drinking well (and she did after the treatment!), so I'm not too worried about dehydration. My vet thinks that Luna will have her weight back in a couple of days. Besides, so far it seemed to have worked, she doesn't seem to have any problems atm.

Okay, now we're waiting for the result of her urinalysis, but we won't have it before next Tuesday.

Kirsten

[kb2yjx]

Kirsten, what a nice vet you have to take the time and EXPLAIN things to you!!! Good that Luna is drinking!!! Hope the labe results will come back faster than Tuesday!!! Prayers for you both!!

[Laura's Babies]

I had a shot of Lasix once and I couldn't believe it took 10 pounds off of me so fast! I hope she gets streightened out and over this FAST!

[Barbara]

Cats normally concentrate their urine. This is why they don't have to drink as much as humans- they take all the liquid out of the food and only pee a little because the healthy kidneys concentrate the urine. If the kidneys fail they lose this ability and then they pee more- and can easily get dehydrated. So Luna's phenomenon does not sound like kidney failure to me as she was not dehydrated.

I hope the girl gets better soon.