Maybe someone can help. My cat was being treated at the vet for an emergency kidney issue. I was told the cat could respond to treatment and perk up or the cat could possibly die. But was told outlook was good. Cat was alert, fine for 2 days i saw her, 3rd day she was in dying process and did die. Was told she was alert in the morning and then deterioraited.

Just wondering if this sounds right or anyone experience this? its very distressing and i feel guilty.

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I know this sounds bad but this cat has cancer and kidney disease and the vet said will die and there is not treatment. Right now the cat is just starving to death because it can’t eat at all. It will just die slowly if she doesn’t do anything about it. She wants to keep it alive as long as possible but that is kind of selfish especially because she is gone all day. What should I tell her? She is just making it harder on herself.
I do live with her and she has asked my opinion on several occasions.

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My friend has 2 cats. One of them grew horribly ill a few days ago, vomiting & hiding & not letting them touch him. The other is still healthy, but obese.

They took the sick one to the vet & are now 00+ in debt for his treatment of kidney/liver failure.
I can’t know what caused this health problem, but they never leave water out for their cats. The cats only have toilet water to drink out of, and the litter box only gets cleaned out every month or so.

I feel bad because she’s now mourning the loss of a dear family member, and in debt because of his illness. I don’t want to add an unnessecary sense of guilt to her grief, but they still have another cat… and still not putting out fresh water or cleaning the litter box regularly.
I’m torn between my concern for my friend’s mental health (she has been prone to depression) and my concern for the health of her other cat.
Do I tell her now?
Do I wait to talk to her about my feelings regarding her animal care?
Do I keep my mouth shut?

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My dog has been acting depressed and tired lately. We noticed that it seemed he was not making bowl movements (and perhaps urinating) as often. My parents took him to the vet and they said it could be kidney failure so gave us an IV treatment to give to him for a few days. We have to take him back in a few days (Monday the 30th) to see what is progress is.

My question is, what causes kidney failure, what are the various steps of treatment, and how difficult is it for a dog to recover from it?

When we let our dog outside, he stays in the fenced-in back yard unless we take him for walks so I do not see him getting into anti-freeze as a possibility. The only thing we can think of is lately we bathed him with a so-called "natural" shampoo, different from what we usually bathe him in, and bought different kinds of dog cookies. I doubt those caused it.

What are the chances of a dog recovering from kidney failure? Are there any other diseases my dog may have instead of kidney failure
The Vet said it is the early stages of kidney failure. Does that mean that his chances of recovery are greater?
Yes, it is fluid for under the skin.

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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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