Does anyone have experience caring for an unwell cat?

So sorry about your baby. My cat died from kidney failure three years ago. I kept him going with subcutaneous fluid injections for about three months. I also tried dietary changes. Try Anitra Frazier's "New Natural Cat". Frazier claims that she has kept cats who had kidney failure alive for years.

I don't know if I did the right thing keeping him going for as long as I did while he suffered, but I was not able to let him go. I hope that your cat's problem is not as serious. Try the book. Very informative for all aspects of feline care.

Hi ya,

My cat suffered with CRF (Chronic Renal Failure) at the age of 10 a year ago as is still going strong. Unfortunately, there is no cure for CRF. There are some treatment options, however, and with early detection and treatment, your CRF-positive cat may go on to live anywhere from months to years more, and with a high quality of life. Depending on the severity off the illness there are many options your vet can give you to help your cat, ranging from change of diet, medication, to name just a few, I believe they can now do Kidney transplants. My cat is on medication, & I have seen much improvement in him. . Please remember though this is a terminal disease, and the only question are how long, and how well your cat will live as the disease progresses. It will be up to you and your veterinarian to determine when the quality of life has decreased to the point at which it is the most loving and the right thing to do to let him go.

Regarding Hypertrophic Cardiomypathy i believe if its diagnosed early & with treatment again your cat can live months or years.

Please don't panic until you get the full results from your vet & I do hope your cat gets better soon x

My 14 year old cat became very thin, started drinking lots of water and lost loads of weight. I took her to the vet, he did blood tests and found she had kidney problems - near failure. She went onto a diet - Eukenuba Renal diet - and off ALL other food and she has to take a blood pressure pill (Fortekor) every night. She is still very active - she is nearly 16 now, has been in the kennels twice since the disease was diagnosed (which is usually very stressful for her) and the vet jokes that she will be around till at least 20 years of age. Good luck and don't give up. Cats are resilient.

Our previous cat was diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) when she was 14. She was prescribed Fortekor tablets and a change of diet. With regular check-ups and my vet's advice, I was able to greatly improve the quality of her life and she lived to be 19. If your cat is diagnosed with CRF don't give up hope, there may be a lot you can still do for her. Tanya's Feline CRF information site, has lots of helpful advice.

http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm

I know how worrying it is to have a cat with an undiagnosed illness, so I hope your cat will be okay, and that you find effective treatment for her.

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they will test for diabetes as well,when my cat had kidney failure he got worse each day and was sick all the time could not eat,sometimes they can flush kidneys or give steroids to help but if it is this thay only live weeks sorry,i had to have my cat put to sleep in end as was in pain

hate to tell you this but its most likely one of the two. maybe even leukemia. don't worry until you get the results back. i pray things will turn out ok