A Little Pixie Dust Needed-NEW UPDATE POST 78 SAM'S KIDNEY TEST RESULTS.........

[wickesy]

Great news Michelle.

 

[Snowy-girls]

Thats so good, i nearly went into nurse mode there but I stopped! dont worry, dont stress over him, just enjoy each other in his twighlight years!!
Bet he is not up nor down, or I should say in or out, that is the question my flat cat can not decide at the moment!!!! In out shake it all about!!
We have a cat at work, it was an rta, the owner got told that she was not getting it back until she paid her bill(which was tiny by the way) so she said fine just keep it!! LoL, my boss was gobsmacked and now I have a cat that keeps me comp and gives me cuddles on night shifts!!Penny her name is and she is on my bed rammed up against the heater, she decided she did not want out after all!!Cats porogative(spell) right??

I am grateful for any advice you could give me.What the vet said to me-does that sound right to you,being as though you're in the profession?.
My cat's are indoor cat's,as i have always lived in flats,tower blocks.When we moved here to our house 4 yrs ago-they still did'nt bother going out-too used to being indoors.Although Sam does venture to his little patch of grass near the patio-to get the sun.Or he sits on a patio chair whilst i sit on the other.He does'nt bother venturing off-not interested.Although a couple of months ago he thought he was a tough boy when we were in the garden one evening+a fox jumped up onto our shed-he started hissing+all his fur went up(like a dog's)and he was ready to wrestle the fox-until i grabbed him and legged it indoors myself .x.

 

[Belle68]

Fantastic news Michelle, I think this is deffinately worth celebrationg with a boogie -



I also believe Sams health complements fron the vet is down to the fact that you give him so much love care and attention and the fact that he has 99 lives of course

Well done Michelle and Well done Sam _xx

 

[wils]

glad things are looking up

 

[The Fetherstons]

Great news Michelle

 

[natalielongstaff]

Great news Michelle

 

[Deedee]

Thats great news Michelle.


I know as they get older kidney failure is a big worry so its good the vet is going to test Sam every 3 months. The problem is, as happened to my baby they go from being healthy to passing away very quickly. In our Gingers case it was only 3 weeks. I wish we could have had him tested regularly.

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Well I was just going to say, but you should go with what your vets says,they know all about your cat,if the cat is fine whats the point of bloods every 3 months? The kidney thing could have been like that for years, some cats dont care re getting bloods done(depends who take the blood!) some hate it, did they mention to look for increased thirst and wt loss, that is a good indicator for kidney probs! I have a lot of experiance and tend not to advocate over testing unless there is something you can actually do re the results.
I miss my cats, going to try and post a picture, wish I could have the guts to get more but I lost them all in the space of a year and my heart can not take any more pain for the moment.

I cant find one of squeeky cat

 

[Snowy-girls]

Thanks for getting back to me,much appreciated.
I don't know if Sam likes the blood being taken or not,as they don't let me stay with him.Although when they bring him out he looks very sorry for himself.Yes they did mention increased thirst+wee'ing more than normal.I may mention after the Dec appointment-depending on the outcome of that,if the blood tests every 3 months are a necessity .I thought maybe if something was detected there is medication for that?.
I love the pictures of your pets.My La-La(in my sig)would always drink from the tap+sleep in the sink .He loved having a bath as well.
I know what your saying about the pain.I lost my La-La(Sam's Son) recently,he was 14yrs+was being sick constant over a weekend,so i took him to get his anti-sickness shot on the Mon(he suffered with his stomach)and they done a scan which showed Liver Cancer .He was booked in for the Fri for an exploratory to see if there was anything they could do.But overnight he had taken a bad turn for the worse-i thought he was dying on the Tue morning-so rushed him back,there was nothing they could do+i had him put to sleep in my arms .I also worry that mine will all go in a short space of time-because of there ages.I have a family Sam-dad 15yrs,Smudge-mum 15yrs+Max-son 14yrs.I am deffinatley not getting anymore-the pain is so strong in your heart when they go,it feels like your heart is just going to snap.Here is a piccy-back right is Max,front is Smudge,Sam back left......

 

[Netty]

Michelle, glad everything is fine!!

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Michelle,they can give a drug that kinda helps(some vets think) but normally they would go on a drip to flush the kidneys,( a lot of cats hate being on a drip and i would not put mine on a drip for ongoing kidney probs) nothing makes them better(except kidney transplant,thats a whole other argument!) it only keeps them going a bit longer. But the fact is there kidneys could go wonky the minute you leave the surgery after having them check!
The drug is forteker if you want to google it, use only uk site and keep in mind it is normally used for heart probs but side effects helps the kidney, really dont stress about it. Just enjoy your cats, I love the picture, they look so happy, mines used to fight all the time,

 

[Snowy-girls]

Thank you very much for your advice,much appreciated.I would no doubt put Sam thru that-flushing the kidneys.Let's hope he stays ok+has some more life in him yet.x.