15 years old. spayed. domestic short hair
vet just found a heart murmur and kidney failure. he is doing a urine test and culture tomorrow to determine exactly how bad the kidney failure is, but he believes it is just starting and is mild and can be easily treated. this opinion is based on a blood test.
the only problem the cat has is constipation from the kidney failure dehydrating her.
i questioned the vet on treating her, because of her age and i thought kidney failure could not be treated. he said she is not too old and mild kidney failure can be easily treated, it could be several years before the kidney failure degrades to the point where she cant be helped.
she is active and happy.
i dont have a problem with treating a cat, if the treatment will give her several happy years, but im not going to keep her alive it she is not happy.
has anyone ever heard of kidney failure being treated?
wow, thanks every one. i always thought kidney failure could not be treated.
she has always been on a mostly canned food diet. i do leave a bowl of dry out all day.
i fed her the cheap, made in china stuff ,for most of her life, not realizing how bad it was. she now gets "instinct" brand. 95 % meat, no grains.
i will wait to see the results of the test and what vet recommends, but i already know, she will not tolerate injections, IV’s or even pills.
i got her when she was 8 months old, had just weaned her first litter, had many, many owners, and was abused. those scars are still with her, she is a great cat, unless she is in pain, then she hurts you. giving her injections, IV’s and pills all count as pain.
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