male cat (unknown age, till recently a stray) has kidney problems- as the vet said-, his gums are also in terrible condition – i don’tt understand, they look "black".
Vet gave him medicine for one week treatment and after the week: either the treatment will save him or he will be put into sleep.

Is there anything else we can do for him?

Cat was recently picked up from the street by rescuers.

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I may have a kidney stone, and I do have a history of kidney stones for the past 15 years. I did have lithroipsy treatments, which is shock wave, (or better known as ESWL) in 1996, 1999, 2002, and in 2003, which blasts the stone in to sand. The urogolist who used to do my care for my kidney stones (he retired 2 in a half years ago)would get X-Rays, for KUB, which will check my kidneys, and finds out whether or not I have a stone or not, and it shows a small shadow where the stone is. The doctor, who took his place would like me to have a CAT scan, and before the procedure, I have to drink this awful tasting medicine, which coats my stomach, and highlights my kidneys or something, and I never had a CAT scan done before, I am not scared, but curious why I need a CAT scan, what’s the difference between a CAT scan and a plain X-Ray? I like to know.

Honest answers please, negative answers will be deleted and reported.

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So recently over the past 3 days my cat has been acting weird.
He cannot seem to urinate and sometimes there like droplets of red fluid. Now he’s like going anywhere he wants trying to urinate and he can’t seem to. Last night he spent the night in lying in his litterbox and this morning in a cardboard box. He seems so weak & I don’t know what to do. He doesn’t want to eat or drink anything. I just found him foaming at the mouth. :O

Are there any home remedies I can do to help him? And what could of caused this?
My parents don’t want to pay like 0 for a surgery/vet visit or anything.
I don’t know if this helps but my dad sometimes lets him out to explore the backyard on a leash. Plus my mom fed him the leftovers in a tuna fish can. Can overfeeding him also be a factor?

He’s like 2 years old.
This has happened before like a week ago before this. We gave it this medicine we bought from this asian medicine store and he was cured.

Now it’s up again..
-sigh-

I was hoping you wouldn’t say that.
I guess we’re sending it to the humane society so they can take care of it.

My parents aren’t willing to pay for the vet..
Thanks everyone.

I’ll miss my cat.

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my real question is … his back legs , seems like he is/has lost his fur ,almost seems like the bone is exposed . before taking him to the vet , any body have any idea what this is , any treatment . he does not seem like he is in pain , any advice would be nice !

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I have a wonderful 15-year-old neutered male orange tabby named Sunshine. I love him so much. He is an indoor/outdoor cat but prefers to be outside. I noticed that he suddenly became quite thin in the spring. Our vet did a urine test and told me that he has kidney failure and the best treatment was to feed him KD food. He hated the KD food and wouldn’t eat it so I started giving him Fancy Feast soft food to put on weight this past summer. I also did this because I thought maybe the soft food was easier for him to eat. However, I observed him eat an entire adult rabbit so I realized that he could eat hard food just fine. He’s been just on Purina cat chow since August now and he seems much healthier. I also de-wormed him though since he likes to feast on things that tend to have worms (chipmunks, mice, and bunnies) so it is possible that he had worms and de-worming him made him feel much better.
How could the vet have known just from a simple 5 min. test that he kidney failure? I’m just asking because I know kidney failure is 100% fatal, correct? Maybe he doesn’t have kidney failure. Is this possible that maybe the vet just "thought" he has kidney failure because it’s so common w/ geriatric kitties? Should I spend money for further testing and what would the tests be and what might they reveal?
Sorry for asking so many questions! And much thanks for any information!

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