Hello,
Would like some help with my cat, Sequoia, age unknown, one vet said 8-13 years. I've had him 3 years. He has CKD. Creatinine was pretty consistently 4.2, in May it went down to 3.6.
June 30: I noticed he looked overweight. Since May, I had started feeding him extra food, because I thought with the kidney disease, he will lose weight, so I fed him a little extra. On the 30th, I notice 2 large bulges on either side of his stomach.
I started cutting back on his food - canned various, have fed him some raw,he wouldn't eat it.
July 7: Weighed him and he had gained about 1/2 lb. Called my long time Holistic vet, they didn't return my call, then found out that my vet was retiring! Also realized I hadn't seen any stools from him. He also wasn't eating all his food, unusual for him.
July 9: Took him to another holistic vet (tho she doesn't know anything about homeopathy)-she did a thorough exam, looked at his bloodwork from May, did a Wave? test to check for FIP, thought one of the numbers on bloodtest may indicate pancreatitis, tho other vets didn't mention this.
She thinks constipation, did an enema, and instructed me to give Miralax for a week in addition to other supplements I give. Also he was on 200ml fluids 2x a week, she said to up it to everyday for a week.
Since then, he's had stools on 4 out of the 5 days and even though he ate well yesterday morning, would not eat much at night and again this morning. Also noticed vomit where he had been laying. It looked watery, maybe brownish. He is drinking a little water, but not as much. She said once he passes all the stool, the stomach should resolve and I can keep him on slippery elm instead of the miralax.
If he doesn't improve, the next step is an X-ray. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Alice
Would like some help with my cat, Sequoia, age unknown, one vet said 8-13 years. I've had him 3 years. He has CKD. Creatinine was pretty consistently 4.2, in May it went down to 3.6.
June 30: I noticed he looked overweight. Since May, I had started feeding him extra food, because I thought with the kidney disease, he will lose weight, so I fed him a little extra. On the 30th, I notice 2 large bulges on either side of his stomach.
I started cutting back on his food - canned various, have fed him some raw,he wouldn't eat it.
July 7: Weighed him and he had gained about 1/2 lb. Called my long time Holistic vet, they didn't return my call, then found out that my vet was retiring! Also realized I hadn't seen any stools from him. He also wasn't eating all his food, unusual for him.
July 9: Took him to another holistic vet (tho she doesn't know anything about homeopathy)-she did a thorough exam, looked at his bloodwork from May, did a Wave? test to check for FIP, thought one of the numbers on bloodtest may indicate pancreatitis, tho other vets didn't mention this.
She thinks constipation, did an enema, and instructed me to give Miralax for a week in addition to other supplements I give. Also he was on 200ml fluids 2x a week, she said to up it to everyday for a week.
Since then, he's had stools on 4 out of the 5 days and even though he ate well yesterday morning, would not eat much at night and again this morning. Also noticed vomit where he had been laying. It looked watery, maybe brownish. He is drinking a little water, but not as much. She said once he passes all the stool, the stomach should resolve and I can keep him on slippery elm instead of the miralax.
If he doesn't improve, the next step is an X-ray. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Alice