I am 16 years old. When I turn 18, I would like to donate a kidney to my mother. She is a renal patient, going through dialysis treatment due to the fact she has no working kidney. She insists that I do not donate my kidney to her and to keep it. However, her life is at stake, and I want to help her out. What should I do?

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I am currently house sitting for my mom. Her cat Happy is at least 15 years old that I know of (got her as a stray). She has been Indoors ever since and has dealt with kidney problems several times. Last week she woke up and saw little spots of urine with blood in it and knew her problem was back so she took her to the vet. He gave her albon suspension to give 2 cc once daily and also crush up some vitamin C in her food. She’s taken the medicine and eaten her food every day since…but this morning I awoke to the tiny puddles of urine with blood in it again. I gave her the albon and some food but she hasn’t touched it and has barely drank any water today. A few hours ago she went up to my mom’s closest where it’s cool and she goes a lot and has been laying in there. I brought water up to her and keep checking on her but don’t know if she’s drank any. She’s alert in the face/head just not really moving her body much and purrs when I’m in there.

I’m afraid something bad is going to happen. My mom is out of town for business so I can’t get a hold of her right now…and I know that if I did she would just sit and worry until she comes home tomorrow. Happy is all she’s had since I moved out. Do you have any advice at all for me? Are there ever relapses within a treatment for kidney infections? I know people will say take her to the vet but I’m not even sure what he could do for her right now. I’ve been researching all morning on the internet and thought I’d try asking this community before I do anything.

Thanks
The vet is my plan if she doesn’t get noticeably better in a couple hours. I just thought I’d try on here first. And she is on antibiotics.

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My mom keeps getting kidney stones and im really worried about her. She had one yesterday, and she has one right now. I was wondering if it’s common to get a series of kidney stones at a time?

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hey!
i have a birman cat, she’s 5 and she recently was and still is on treatment for kidney stones.
Today, when i came home, i realized her lips were completely swollen and so were her front paws only.
My mom decided to put a carpet which she loves to sit on in the garden a few days ago to dry and i don’t know if it’s coz of tics and insects in her skin. Under her mouth near her neck area she has lumps of black stuff,looks like insects… i’m quite scared because the swelling looks bad, I don’t know wether it’s allergic or infection or just a side affect of her treatment
any suggestions or ideas?

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hey guys I just got a call from my mom and my dad got placed in the hospital today on fathers day..and he has kidney stones..im waiting for my sister to get in so we can drive to the hospital to see him.. I would like to know what are some better things for him to drink.. my dad drinks alot of diet drinks which are bad and ive told him over and over he shouldnt be drinking diet sodas.. but what else can he drink or eat that would possibly prevent this from happening again so i can run to the store and pick him up some things when he gets released from the hospital?

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