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Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Thank you 💕 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Thank you 💕 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Awe 😭 sucks man 💕 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
🩷🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
I’m so sorry 😢 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
The last picture is killing me right now! I lost my 18 year old cat in may this year and I feel so sorry for your loss! And hope to see her again when I pass. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
🩷🩷🩷 thank you for the kind words | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
That must have been so hard. I’m so sorry for your losses too. Cats are the best 🩷 thank you for the kind words | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
I know that poem is so heart wrenching but absolutely beautiful. I’m sorry you lost your baby too. I really pray we get to see them again in the after life. We were so lucky to have them. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
It’s so hard! I’m sorry | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Incredibly hard. Thank you so much 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Very sorry for your loss. Rest in peace Percy. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
I’m so very sorry! | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Thank you | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Crying | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
🩷🩷 it’s that dang poem man. So beautiful but I wept when I read it | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
I'm so sorry. I've had to make that decision too and it still hurts but we just have to remember that it would have been more selfish to keep them around and in pain. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Very true. It hurts us but it’s helping them. I just keep seeing the image of him curl up and pass away in my arms and it’s killing me. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
I'm seven years away from that moment and I still remember her so still skinny form and start to tear up. I was a complete mess in the immediate aftermath. It was only after adopting a couple of abandoned kittens that needed a home that brought me out of my depression. They have completely different personalities to my last cat, so I don't feel like I'm replacing her but instead honoring the love she gave me by passing it on. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
I also have a 20 year old kitty cat is beginning to decline. I read your post to find comfort. I cant help but think about a kidney transplant but its likely not at all in the cards... or possibly should be. I hope you feel relief now and also your heart must be so full of love. Thinking of you and Percy and the other little cat couple in this post. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Keep those memories of him all around your house alive! I think maybe, that is what keeps your kitty cat alive forever in your heart. I just thought of this...but it feels right. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
I def am going to need another cat, he was the only one we had but I told my hubby I want to adopt a pair so they have a companion when we aren’t home. I don’t wanna do it too soon but I think it may be sooner than I was thinking bc I feel it may help me not be so sad. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
One more last line for that poem:
I'll be waiting at the door wondering where is my goddamn food.
Lol | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
My heart breaks for you | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
Thanks for acknowledging that. I still feel guilty and it’s been 2.5years. You were spot on. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
I am crying for you. I know the feeling so sorry. 😢 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
I’m coming George. I miss u | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
So sorry for your loss. Lost my 16 year old Kitty a few days ago and my 14 year old dog a few months ago. I'm 32 so it feels like a chapter of my life is over. It's so hard to deal with and everything will remind you of them. But on the bright side, you will find comfort in the happy memories of them. Sending hugs<3 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
❤️ | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
So sorry for your loss. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
Thank you | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
Awe I’m so sorry , it’s so damn hard. I’m 41 so yeah had this cat almost half my life. Thank you for the kind words | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
🩷🩷 thank you | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
🩷🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
😆😆 for real though ! Thank you for making me laugh | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
🩷🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
You're welcome, I know trying to find laughter can help the healing. Sorry for your loss | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
Wow, 19 years!!! RIP to Percy 🧸❤️🩹🧸❤️🩹 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
I am so sorry for your loss! | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
I am so sorry for your loss. May Percy rest so easy on the rainbow bridge. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
My Casper will be there waiting for Percy ❤️, I’m sorry for your loss… | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
So sorry for your loss. Our fur babies are part of our families. 😢 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Thank you 🩷🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Thank you 🩷🩷 I’m sorry about Casper. It’s never enough time | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Yes they are 🩷 thank you | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Of course, lots of hugs. 🤗 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
I’m very sorry for your loss ❤️ | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
What a handsome boy! He looks almost just like the love of my life of 14 years, Lex 😻 You got 19 years with Percy and that is so wonderful! You two must have had a very loving relationship and I’m sure he knew he was SO loved. I am so sorry for your loss friend. Your souls will collide again 🖤 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
My heart goes to you. I wish I could say something or do something to make it better.
I lost mine in May, 2 weeks before his 12th birthday. The guilt eventually passes. All I have now is loneliness. I am hoping that eventually I will be able to talk about him without crying, but ... It's a journey and you're not alone. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Thank you so much for the sweet words 🩷 he was my best buddy (besides my kids ofc lol) but he was like a kid to me, he was my first child. He came before I had mine. It’s never long enough but he was well loved and I think he really loved us too | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Wow what a blessing to have 19 years with your sweet boy. He is so beautiful. I'm so sorry for your loss. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
So sorry 😔 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Aweee🙁💜❤️ | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Thank you so much , yes we were very lucky he was a good boy and a lot of fun 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. 😔 I hope you take comfort knowing that you gave him a loving and dignified way to depart. Thank you very much for taking the time to share comforting words to an internet stranger despite going through this pain. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
💔 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
🙏🏽 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-05-08 |
He definitely did! He knew he was your baby and your first born. They always know how much they are loved, especially when you’ve had them for nearly two decades. I always told Lex that even if he didn’t live forever, I would love him forever. If you asked my husband today, who is/was the greatest love of my life, he would say Lex. We were like magnets from the first time we met. My mom brought him home as an overnight foster kitten on his way to another foster family and we immediately clicked and I was completely head over heels and devastated the next morning when he left. He had to leave that foster family because their son was allergic, so my mom volunteered and he came back to me and we never parted after that. I know our souls knew each other in some previous life. I’m absolutely certain you and Percy had the same magnetism. And I’m positive you will meet again. I hope you’re doing okay 🖤 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-06-08 |
I’m so sorry. There is no good way not feel bad about it but it lessens over time. 19 is a mighty old age. I have never had a cat live that long and my personal philosophy is that I will try treatments but if my pet won’t eat, I will not starve them to death. I’ve gone so far as to use weed to stimulate appetite (it worked during chemo) but I don’t think I would do chemo for a 19 year old cat so when food is no longer wanted, that’s them telling you. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-06-08 |
Thank you 🩷 I’m glad we have a place to share our feelings, memories and grief | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-07-08 |
Awe what a sweet story 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-07-08 |
Thank you 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-07-08 |
I’m so sorry. I’m crying right now. Devastated. I lost my baby too , on Tuesday, she was 21. I never knew it would hurt so much. I feel I might die of a broken heart. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-10-08 |
So sorry. Just lost my Bettie 3 days ago.sending you love and hugs. So so sorry | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-11-08 |
I’m also so very sorry for your loss. I hope they are playing together over the rainbow bridge 🌈 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-13-08 |
Oh I’m so very sorry. 21 years is amazing, it just shows what a great pet parent you were ! the pain is awful. I know how you feel. I was on vacation all last week so it helped me to not think of him as much but coming home was sad. No cat to greet us. The house just feels so strange. It is getting better though. I’m not crying as much so it will get better in time. Again I’m so sorry you lost your baby. I hope they are playing together somewhere 🌈 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-13-08 |
Hugs. I’m starting to feel slightly better too. I think the change of season may help.
Also, I felt her spirit on Sunday morning, strong. I was crying at work because of losing my Kitty, and a team member asked me if I needed a hug, and I said yes, and it was a storing powerful loving hug and it felt like a hug from my Babykitten.
I know they’re playing together. They look alike! | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-13-08 |
Awe that’s sweet 🩷 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-13-08 |
My cat was diagnosed last week with stage 4 ckd. He’s been in my life since 2017, his levels were always up n down but last year I was just told to just watch his bloodwork, it wasn’t dire. I went to a new vet last week, who I really love and is very supportive, and according to his bloodwork he’s stage 4 😞
I’m so devastated and feel like I really failed him. He’s acting the same as he’s been; eating and drinking regularly, hasn’t lost weight, is maybe less energetic over this past year but I thought he was just old. I regret not having as much money over these past years to take care of him as much as I wanted to. He was eating Weruva based on research I did when he started it almost two years ago and it seemed like a good option. But he started on a renal diet and phos binder additive this week. He loves the new food thankfully
He had a urinalysis done for more testing and I’m getting the results tonight but I just want to know anyone’s experience with their babies in this stage. I don’t want to lose him yet, I’m not ready, and thought he would be around for a long time | r/renalcats | post | r/RenalCats | 2024-01-08 |
Hi fellow renal kitty owners. This is my second cat to be diagnosed with CKD. With my last cat, she had a lot of problems towards the end with peeing outside of her box as she progressed with the disease. The kitty is starting to do it as well but just in one spot on the wall by her box. She just went to the vet 1 week ago and had $600 worth of labs done so she doesn’t have a bladder infection. A couple of days ago she started peeing on the wall. She has a felliway plug-in and her box is clean. She also has worsening arthritis so I’m wondering if maybe it’s just that she needs a lower litter box to get into. Do you guys have any suggestions for when she starts to need to pee a lot more from CKD and how to convince her to keep it in her box? | r/renalcats | post | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
Lower and larger litter box and pee pads I taped them with painter’s tape to the wall because my cat female would also spray the wall. Eventually she did have a UTI. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
arthritis can be a big influence on this as they can sometimes struggle to get into the box. Id definitely recommend a lower box or even some pee pads too. And look into antinol - fabulous joint supplement! | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
Maybe cut like a U shape so it has a dip and she can just walk in. Maybe the arthritis makes it hurt to lift her paws into the box. Or a little ramp leading up to the box so it’s just walking in. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
how old is your cat? my cat has started doing this and i’ve tried everything. i’m convinced it might be associated with dementia (she is 18) | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
She’s 15. She’s still sharp as a tack though. She understands commands and follows them, comes when called, etc. I hope your kitty doesn’t have dementia. I’m picking up a lower box today to see if that helps. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
My CKD kitty has been peeing outside is box recently too. I'll be on the hunt for a different litter box when I get off work today.
I already do the pee pads, but that's not helpful when he's not in the box.
Here's hoping this fixes both our problems 💜💜 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
I’ll let everyone know! Hope your kitty is happy with a new box as well! | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
Mine was diagnosed a month ago (7 year old), and he started pooping outside my litter robot 3 for all of a sudden on many occasions but started to become almost daily now. (Never had any accidents prior to this) He also started looking for other places to pee so would find bags or places near the litter box to pee if he could.
I got tired of picking up his poops, so I bought him a smaller litter pan and placed it right next to the litter robot. Now he almost exclusively uses it, unless it hasn't been cleaned yet, then he begrudgingly will use the Litter Robot.
Funny enough, my other cat (who's healthy) has decided to start using the new litter pan too, so now my litter robot is turning into a glorified litter disposal. 😅 | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
honestly i already see a lot of symptoms of dementia with my cat but she’s still remembers me and manages to eat. she still recognizes her name and comes to me when called too. but she’s definitely forgotten litter training or not being specially aware of how she sits over the litter box.
dementia is natural and it’s to be expected out of senior cats. more than a quarter of cats aged 11- 14 show at least one sign of dementia, and half of cats over the age of 15 will show signs of cognitive dysfunction. it’s just a matter of making things comfortable for her as she continues to age. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
I was reading that some cats like separate boxes for poop and pee | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
Possibly, it depends on the reason. If they have something going on (like a UTI) they might be associating the pain of peeing with the litter box, so they go elsewhere. But in my case it's not clear why, as sometimes he would use it, other times not. He would sometimes even be standing half way in the LR (face inside; butt sticking out) and of course all the poops landing outside of the box.
There is no logic to it. But I got tired of cleaning up the poops, so I just got him the extra litter pan instead. I might try removing it and trying a different litter and see if he takes to it. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
r/renalcats | post | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 | |
I couldn’t find the info anywhere. I’d email the company and ask for dry matter phosphorus, protein, and sodium. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
Normally bone broth is very high in protein. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Bone broths are general high in protein and mid to high in phos. Human with kidney disease are usually advised stay away from bone and chicken as well, I would imagine it’s the same for cats | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
Hi | r/renalcats | post | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
Does low urine specific gravity always indicate CKD, or can this also be a result of something like a UTI or kidney infection? Thanks so much! | r/renalcats | post | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
A low specific gravity is not indicative of a UTI. It means their urine is very dilute. That was the first sign we found and then did blood work which showed renal disease. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Urine gravity on its own does not mean much. Urine gravity can vary massively through the day, and with water consumption - if your cat drinks too much water the gravity will decrease.
If you want a reliable indicator of CKD - do blood tests AND urinalysis.
Thinks to look at as a whole:
- urine gravity
- protein creatinine ration
- urea
- creatinine (in context of breed specific reference intervals)
Additionally and a very reliable kidney function biomarker, SDMA.
So to answer your question, no. A low gravity doesn’t always indicate CKD.
For UTI they would have to have cultured the urine to see if there is any bacteria. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-03-08 |
Not a result of a UTI but a low specific gravity can be a more hospitable environment for bacteria to grow.
I think USG can be a leading indicator of kidney disease whereas bloodwork is a bit more of a lagging indicator. That being said, similar to what others have commented, USG doesn’t paint the full picture and CKD isn’t diagnosed off that alone. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-04-08 |
Hello,
My 16 year old cat was diagnosed with CKD about a year ago. We have only been feeding her high quality wet food since then (we used to feed wet food twice a day and leave dry food out). The vet recommended this instead of switching her to a CKD diet.
Back in April she had got a UTI and had a near death experience. She wouldn’t move from her box or eat for a couple weeks. Every night I went to sleep I was afraid she wouldn’t make it through the night. But she miraculously bounced back due to force feeding, medication, fluids, and having her kidneys flushed twice.
She’s been herself since then (active and happy), and we’re administering fluids more often (3x a week). But whenever she’s outside for a while and hasn’t had anything to drink, she starts to walk like she’s drunk (can’t walk straight, tripping). This only started after her near death experience. We try to avoid this by leaving her fresh water when she goes outside, forcing her to come inside when she’s been out for too long, and keeping her inside when no one is home. Once she’s inside and has had something to drink, she’s fine.
The vet doesn’t seem too worried about this, and has just said to keep her hydrated. But is there anything else I can do to avoid her getting to this point? I really don’t want to make her an indoor cat as she loves being outside and I want her to be happy in her final years.
Thanks. | r/renalcats | post | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
It's a tricky one. While I normally advocate for indoor cats, and that level of dehydration is definitely doing some damage, in this case she's been used to this her entire life, and the stress of suddenly being forced to be indoor only would likely also do a lot of damage. I'm currently dealing with a young rescue who is still getting used to being an indoor only pet and she developed cystitis from the stress. She'll be fine because she's young and healthy, and significantly less stressed than when I first got her, though it would be bad for an older cat with CKD.
I take it she wouldn't be satisfied with just going out on a harness a few times a day... or turning the yard into a catio so she can't wander too far but is still outdoors a lot...
Can you make some sort of routine to lure her to come indoors at set times? Like call for her and rattle a bag of treats, give her some treats and a few other things she loves plus some water? At set times so she learns what's up and isn't too far, she should start coming back on her own after you do it a few times. Maybe even some broth, like boil some plain chicken and give her some of the water to drink every time, you can even freeze it in cubes and give her one cube at a time. And add extra water (plain or broth) to her regular food as well, if she's willing to eat it all. | r/renalcats | comment | r/RenalCats | 2024-02-08 |
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