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Young cat with kidney failure
We noticed our young, 4 year old indoor cat was losing weight and we took her to the vet only to discover after blood work that she is in kidney failure (she has not been exposed to any anti-freeze, is young and the vet could offer no reason for it). She has been still purring, trying to be her normal self (although she was a bit clingy and we thought something was wrong). We have gone ahead with fluids through IV, 2 days at the vet hospital and she is going to continue to be monitored with her blood work. All her other blood work values came back within the normal range (except for her red blood cell count) and they said it was not an infection (which sadly would have been easier to treat). What are the chances of recovery from this? We all love her very much, my two year old adores her and we thought we would try and save her. The vet said she has never seen kidney failure in a cat so young and could not give us a prognosis.
I too just lost my 4 years old lil boy (Siamese) few weeks ago (22nd March 2015) due to Kidney Failure, his blood results was good back in January but by mid of March his Urea & Creatinine have elevated & it was alil too late to do anything, as i brought him to the hospital only after realising he was really ill, he passed away in the hospital the next morning & the most saddest part was i wasnt there when he took his last breath... he was all alone, he hates being alone especially in the dark.......he gets excited everytime he sees me but the morning of his passing I failed to make it on time as i was few minutes late, I guess he could no longer wait...
i still blame myself for not seeing all the signs that he was really ill & in need of instant treatment , it all started when i was in the hospital to get myself treated for 3 days & when i came home he was too skinny & pale, thinking he was acting up to his new food/vaccination I didn’t really pay much attention, due to my financial constraint i brought him to a local vet & the vet couldnt identify the causes, as the vet didnt have much facilities & only after i got some cash i brought him to the hospital... but it was alil too late as he couldnt stand nor walk anymore... i still blame myself for not taking him to the hospital immediately, I still carry an enormous guilt & regret every single day ..
i miss him tremendously, ive gone so thin since his passing, ive distant myself from people fearing some might find my grief alil too much & laugh about it because some may see him only as a pet. They don’t know what its like to lose a great companion like himself as he was very dear & close to me. He was such an obedient & intelligent cat, I feel lucky to have found him & own him…, he wasnt just a pet, he was more of a son to me, he was my best friend & true meaning of happiness ...
coming home is never the same anymore, its quiet & dull nowdays... no more joy to come home to...
im slowly going into depression.... it seems impossible to overcome….
missing his cute blue eyes, his baby smell, his hugs, his cuddles & mostly his sandpaper kisses
(Obie Nov 2011 - March 2015)
i still blame myself for not seeing all the signs that he was really ill & in need of instant treatment , it all started when i was in the hospital to get myself treated for 3 days & when i came home he was too skinny & pale, thinking he was acting up to his new food/vaccination I didn’t really pay much attention, due to my financial constraint i brought him to a local vet & the vet couldnt identify the causes, as the vet didnt have much facilities & only after i got some cash i brought him to the hospital... but it was alil too late as he couldnt stand nor walk anymore... i still blame myself for not taking him to the hospital immediately, I still carry an enormous guilt & regret every single day ..
i miss him tremendously, ive gone so thin since his passing, ive distant myself from people fearing some might find my grief alil too much & laugh about it because some may see him only as a pet. They don’t know what its like to lose a great companion like himself as he was very dear & close to me. He was such an obedient & intelligent cat, I feel lucky to have found him & own him…, he wasnt just a pet, he was more of a son to me, he was my best friend & true meaning of happiness ...
coming home is never the same anymore, its quiet & dull nowdays... no more joy to come home to...
im slowly going into depression.... it seems impossible to overcome….
missing his cute blue eyes, his baby smell, his hugs, his cuddles & mostly his sandpaper kisses
(Obie Nov 2011 - March 2015)
I too just lost my 4 years old lil boy (Siamese) few weeks ago (22nd March 2015) due to Kidney Failure, his blood results was good back in January but by mid of March his Urea & Creatinine have elevated & it was alil too late to do anything, as i brought him to the hospital only after realising he was really ill, he passed away in the hospital the next morning & the most saddest part was i wasnt there when he took his last breath... he was all alone, he hates being alone especially in the dark.......he gets excited everytime he sees me but the morning of his passing I failed to make it on time as i was few minutes late, I guess he could no longer wait...
i still blame myself for not seeing all the signs that he was really ill & in need of instant treatment , it all started when i was in the hospital to get myself treated for 3 days & when i came home he was too skinny & pale, thinking he was acting up to his new food/vaccination I didn’t really pay much attention, due to my financial constraint i brought him to a local vet & the vet couldnt identify the causes, as the vet didnt have much facilities & only after i got some cash i brought him to the hospital... but it was alil too late as he couldnt stand nor walk anymore... i still blame myself for not taking him to the hospital immediately, I still carry an enormous guilt & regret every single day ..
i miss him tremendously, ive gone so thin since his passing, ive distant myself from people fearing some might find my grief alil too much & laugh about it because some may see him only as a pet. They don’t know what its like to lose a great companion like himself as he was very dear & close to me. He was such an obedient & intelligent cat, I feel lucky to have found him & own him…, he wasnt just a pet, he was more of a son to me, he was my best friend & true meaning of happiness ...
coming home is never the same anymore, its quiet & dull nowdays... no more joy to come home to...
im slowly going into depression.... it seems impossible to overcome….
missing his cute blue eyes, his baby smell, his hugs, his cuddles & mostly his sandpaper kisses
(Obie Nov 2011 - March 2015)
i still blame myself for not seeing all the signs that he was really ill & in need of instant treatment , it all started when i was in the hospital to get myself treated for 3 days & when i came home he was too skinny & pale, thinking he was acting up to his new food/vaccination I didn’t really pay much attention, due to my financial constraint i brought him to a local vet & the vet couldnt identify the causes, as the vet didnt have much facilities & only after i got some cash i brought him to the hospital... but it was alil too late as he couldnt stand nor walk anymore... i still blame myself for not taking him to the hospital immediately, I still carry an enormous guilt & regret every single day ..
i miss him tremendously, ive gone so thin since his passing, ive distant myself from people fearing some might find my grief alil too much & laugh about it because some may see him only as a pet. They don’t know what its like to lose a great companion like himself as he was very dear & close to me. He was such an obedient & intelligent cat, I feel lucky to have found him & own him…, he wasnt just a pet, he was more of a son to me, he was my best friend & true meaning of happiness ...
coming home is never the same anymore, its quiet & dull nowdays... no more joy to come home to...
im slowly going into depression.... it seems impossible to overcome….
missing his cute blue eyes, his baby smell, his hugs, his cuddles & mostly his sandpaper kisses
(Obie Nov 2011 - March 2015)
Found this site the usual way, by Google, after learning yesterday that my 4 year old cat Malik is in renal failure. He is in the hospital at the moment. The vet seems perplexed, but obviously this is more common than previously thought, or perhaps its just being diagnosed more often. She said something about possible toxicity, which makes me crazy because he has had access to absolutely nothing. I first noticed something wrong the other day when he was drinking excessively from the toilet.She thought drinking from the toilet could make him sick, but it seems so hard to believe that it would damage his kidneys. Thinking back on it, he has lost weight over the last year, so I think this has been coming on awhile. I feel better reading your stories and knowing that the symptoms are pretty subtle, that I didn't miss anything I should have recognized. I have also recently switched to a high quality canned food, and I don't see how that could be related. I think this just happens sometimes, unfortunately. Now I am steeling myself for the next phase, although some cats apparently do live awhile with it. Just heartbroken though. This was the cat who rescued me
Im sorry to read abt your dear kitty...especially when NO specific reason is apparent...don't blame yourself, there are times when these things just seem to happen to otherwise healthy well looked after cats. I am going to send you a website that deals strictly with CRF if you follow all the tabs on Tanya's site it will give you tons of info into this disease and the treatments.
I do hope you kitty makes a full recovery and will spend many more happy years with you:)
http://www.felinecrf.org/
I do hope you kitty makes a full recovery and will spend many more happy years with you:)
http://www.felinecrf.org/
Hi Everyone -
My 3 year old calico Snickers just spent 4 days in the cat hospital last week with kidney failure. It came out of nowhere. The vet was sure that it was due to something toxic. They kept asking us if she got into any lilies or antifreeze. But she's an indoor cat and we don't have any lilies in the house. I was baffled. But they did also mention that she had a Urinary Tract Infection that could have spread to the kidneys. I felt terrible and so guilty, like I should have seen the signs sooner. I was a wreck for a week (and I still am). They said she was well enough to come home about 4 days ago. They actually used the term "clinically better". So we happily brought her home and we're administering SubQ fluids every night, along with a couple other medications. She seems perfectly normal. Happy all the time, active, purring, eating. But still drinking a lot of water. I am still so worried about her though. I am hopeful, but I also know she's not out of the woods yet. Reading many of your posts on here scares me because they don't sound too optimistic. I'm hoping she pulls through, we're due to take her to the vet this weekend for a checkup and more bloodwork to see how her levels are doing. I'm just hoping and wondering that she can make a full recovery. I'm hoping for some positive stories here on this feed!
My 3 year old calico Snickers just spent 4 days in the cat hospital last week with kidney failure. It came out of nowhere. The vet was sure that it was due to something toxic. They kept asking us if she got into any lilies or antifreeze. But she's an indoor cat and we don't have any lilies in the house. I was baffled. But they did also mention that she had a Urinary Tract Infection that could have spread to the kidneys. I felt terrible and so guilty, like I should have seen the signs sooner. I was a wreck for a week (and I still am). They said she was well enough to come home about 4 days ago. They actually used the term "clinically better". So we happily brought her home and we're administering SubQ fluids every night, along with a couple other medications. She seems perfectly normal. Happy all the time, active, purring, eating. But still drinking a lot of water. I am still so worried about her though. I am hopeful, but I also know she's not out of the woods yet. Reading many of your posts on here scares me because they don't sound too optimistic. I'm hoping she pulls through, we're due to take her to the vet this weekend for a checkup and more bloodwork to see how her levels are doing. I'm just hoping and wondering that she can make a full recovery. I'm hoping for some positive stories here on this feed!
Welcome to our community, but very sorry for your loss that led you here. What Your little buddy had wasn't common...a missing or under developed kidney is a congenital defect and something that could never have been foreseen.
I suspect the one kidney he did have was also defective for it to fail at such a young age
I am very sorry, our little fur babies give us so much joy and love no matter how long they are with us, they leave a hole in our hearts when they pass
I suspect the one kidney he did have was also defective for it to fail at such a young age
I am very sorry, our little fur babies give us so much joy and love no matter how long they are with us, they leave a hole in our hearts when they pass
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