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<font color=blue>Aww yes. The dreaded "mouse hand"
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- Jun 11, 2006
Update on Mocha's health:
She's in the last stages of kidney disease, not sure why or how her blood levels increased so much over the course of a year but that isn't worth wasting energy over. She was so ill on Wednesday that the vet was talking about needing to have her in for 24-48 hours to push fluids hoping to flush out her kidneys. The urine they drew was so dilute that it was clear with no colour, her kidneys just weren't able to filter anything out because she was drinking so much that it was going thru her too quickly. She wasn't eating much of anything other than the kibble if I soaked it in boiling water and even then she didn't really eat the food part. She was semi-hiding, within reach but didn't want to be touched, was silent (very unlike her) had her eyes at halfmast, wasn't able to find a comfortable position to sleep, just a miserable kitty. We switched to wet food and she loved it, scarfed down an entire serving in no time. I was told to get as much liquid into her so I'm even adding extra water to the canned food.
Yesterday she was much better but still obviously feeling icky, she slept well and was looking for breakfast this morning. I spoke to the vet and she told me that we're looking at a maximum of 3-6 months but there's no way to know for sure. She agreed with the decision that hubby and I made, the hell with anything else, she gets to eat whatever she wants, no more counting calories, no more making her wait to eat, no more food that she clearly didn't care for anymore and treats, all the treats she wants! We're going to let her lead the way from this point forward, I don't want to watch her suffer like she has over the past 2 weeks or so - I feel like I failed her. Cost really isn't an issue but I pushed the vet for honest answers, what is the most conservative outcome look like? Will she get better or are we talking about just prolonging her time with us? If all we'll get from her being at the clinic for 24-48 hours while an IV runs is a very very very sad cat (she hates her crate, the car and the vet office) and an extra couple of months with her that aren't her happiest then a large bill isn't worthwhile. If they were able to say that it would lead to mocha feeling better, wanting to play and snuggle, living a happy couple of months or longer then we'd consider it money well spent. There's no coming back from this, her kidneys won't get better, so why prolong her suffering? As long as we can keep her happy, that's what we'll do. When she starts to struggle again, we'll look at our options.
Currently snoring up a storm under her cat tree after yummy lunch, Living her best life. I'm still a mess and my heart is tearing apart.
She's in the last stages of kidney disease, not sure why or how her blood levels increased so much over the course of a year but that isn't worth wasting energy over. She was so ill on Wednesday that the vet was talking about needing to have her in for 24-48 hours to push fluids hoping to flush out her kidneys. The urine they drew was so dilute that it was clear with no colour, her kidneys just weren't able to filter anything out because she was drinking so much that it was going thru her too quickly. She wasn't eating much of anything other than the kibble if I soaked it in boiling water and even then she didn't really eat the food part. She was semi-hiding, within reach but didn't want to be touched, was silent (very unlike her) had her eyes at halfmast, wasn't able to find a comfortable position to sleep, just a miserable kitty. We switched to wet food and she loved it, scarfed down an entire serving in no time. I was told to get as much liquid into her so I'm even adding extra water to the canned food.
Yesterday she was much better but still obviously feeling icky, she slept well and was looking for breakfast this morning. I spoke to the vet and she told me that we're looking at a maximum of 3-6 months but there's no way to know for sure. She agreed with the decision that hubby and I made, the hell with anything else, she gets to eat whatever she wants, no more counting calories, no more making her wait to eat, no more food that she clearly didn't care for anymore and treats, all the treats she wants! We're going to let her lead the way from this point forward, I don't want to watch her suffer like she has over the past 2 weeks or so - I feel like I failed her. Cost really isn't an issue but I pushed the vet for honest answers, what is the most conservative outcome look like? Will she get better or are we talking about just prolonging her time with us? If all we'll get from her being at the clinic for 24-48 hours while an IV runs is a very very very sad cat (she hates her crate, the car and the vet office) and an extra couple of months with her that aren't her happiest then a large bill isn't worthwhile. If they were able to say that it would lead to mocha feeling better, wanting to play and snuggle, living a happy couple of months or longer then we'd consider it money well spent. There's no coming back from this, her kidneys won't get better, so why prolong her suffering? As long as we can keep her happy, that's what we'll do. When she starts to struggle again, we'll look at our options.
Currently snoring up a storm under her cat tree after yummy lunch, Living her best life. I'm still a mess and my heart is tearing apart.
