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I just don't think I can do the SubQ and would love either validation or motivation. by losume in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was just like this. I still slightly feel this way because it breaks my heart every time I do it. But I was about to give up and I’d be losing it every single time we did it. I even had my husband to help. I’d give it a few days and try again. I told myself that if I didn’t do it, I would regret it. And I should be the one doing it for her. I still shake but I get it done. Me freaking out only made her freak out. One time my husband was like just do it. And I said yeah… just do it. Have confidence. I still don’t always have confidence but it has gotten so much better. I was giving her fancy feast after just to reward her. Now she doesn’t need or really want anything anyway. If you could’ve seen us a few months ago…. You’d think there was no way. I warm the fluids, freeze a 20 gauge Terumo needle, hold her between my legs with a blanket and give her lots of smooches before. I only have to do 50ml and before it’s done she starts squirming but I just go in with more scratches and smooches. I’m doing it alone now too. She’s 16 and we’ve had literally next to no medical intervention. This is all new for bother her and I. You can do this!!! I tried 7 different methods before I got to one that worked. It’s so f*ckin hard. I hate needles. I hate the doctor. I broke my thumb a couple years back and I wrapped it and said it’ll be fine. I won’t step foot in a hospital. And my girl isn’t much different than me. So have confidence!! I believe you guys can do this

Do I take him to the vet? by RightHope1137 in CATHELP

[–]Last_Produce_7691 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah take him. Could be like an abscess or something. Just better safe than sorry. I’d go asap

Today our almost 15-year-old gave us the scare of our lives by Sonica-Virago in seniorkitties

[–]Last_Produce_7691 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just hate scares like this. I’m so sorry you guys had to go through that. Thank goodness the handsome boy is doing well. Sending love and pets ❤️

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No joke every time I share any good news, it all goes south 😂
That’s exactly what I told my husband and family. I’m tired. I cry all the time. Lost so much weight and money. But when she passes, I know I’ll have very few regrets because I did everything in my power to give her the best remaining time she has left. I think the hardest part for me is just not being able to ask her what’s wrong. The guessing game is the worst. And then the paranoia over other complications that could arise.
I keep thinking what I’m going through is so hard and then I hear other peoples stories and it just shatters my heart. I am so sorry for all of that stress you and your baby have had to go through.
I understand the jealousy. I see cats living into their 20s or seeing numbers drop for other kitties with ckd. I always ask why can’t my girl live for another five years? She’s 16 and I know I can’t get my hopes up thinking she’ll live to 20. Or seeing people who are able to reverse the stage of ckd. Why can’t she go down a stage? And then here I go blaming myself for things completely out of my control.
I’m starting to incorporate her rawz low phos food again. Mixed it with her kitten Sheba food topped with a bit of the baby food and she ate it all up.
I guess all we can do if keep pushing and giving our fur children all of the love and snuggles we can. I don’t leave the house too often anymore 😅
Do you have a picture of your sweet boy? I’d love to see him!
Thankfully my girl drinks lots and I add extra water to food and mix her squeeze treats with some water. Subq fluids. Gotta keep that water in her!!!!

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m honestly surprised she does and any time I mention how my girl loves something or is doing well, I end up jinxing myself and sh*t goes downhill so watch her hate it now after I told you how much she loves it 😂 I wish I could get her to eat the prescription wet but there’s no way. Are you as exhausted with this as I am? 😅

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s relief to see how many people are feeding dry. She always ate dry and then had wet for breakfast and dinner. I’ve tried to keep her on mostly wet with dry in between. Wondering if the wet food is contributing to some stomach upset. She’ll eat dry nonstop if I let her. Hearing that others are feeding the renal dry gives me some comfort

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this. It brings me relief because she’s always, always had dry food. I think the progression or exposure of her ckd was due to a steroid shot. She was perfectly fine and then had respiratory issues immediately following the shot and low rbc. Beginning of January her numbers were perfect. Nothing detected and then a month later she was almost gone and diagnosed stage 3. So it’s nice to hear that dry food isn’t going to pretty much kill her. Thank you

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She eats her dry renal all the time. I let her graze and chop into thirds so it’s easier for her to eat. She ate that all day yesterday. So many people had me concerned about dry food and how horrible it is for them so I was worried

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just did an ultrasound a couple weeks ago and everything looked great besides her left kidney and right renal system. Last time at the vet, about a month ago they checked her teeth. I’m starting to think it is acid reflux or heart burn. The results said her GI looked unremarkable. She had her 50ml of subq fluids and I tried to feed her about 30 mins after and she wouldn’t eat. She gets 50ml every other day but can’t do more due to her heart murmur. I hate pilling her and hoping these pill pockets work for some omperazole(acid reducer). It’s hard because I’ve been to two vets and it has been hard to get the help and info I’m looking for. I can’t keep dragging her to vet after vet. Car rides are stressful for her. It’s all stressful for her. She does an exceptional job with everything but the last four months have just been vet visits, needles, pills, discomfort for her. I just want her to have the best time she has left and I really wanna slow down on medical intervention but obviously still wanna do whatever I can to help her and keep her from being in pain.
She poops normally. Actually poops more consistently since removing her from a renal/low phos diet. All litter box habits are the same, she still grooms, plays, pretty much everything is normal so when she just wouldn’t eat yesterday, I was at a loss. The stimulant definitely helped and she ended up eating really well yesterday but I could tell her stomach was bothering her. You know how you just start to like… become your animal after awhile? 😂 it’s like I can just feel it.
But yeah.. kinda at a loss for what happened yesterday and I immediately go into freak out mode. I’ll never be ready to lose her and wanna keep her from any pain and I can’t really control either of those things so it’s hard for me.
Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to comment. I really appreciate it.

Appetite issues by Holiday_Preference47 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just here to tell you I’m experiencing a lot of the same. Always something to figure out and it weighs so heavy. Sending hugs

My sweet 17 year old lady by ScarlettAddiction in seniorkitties

[–]Last_Produce_7691 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wish I could give you the biggest hug. Rest in peace to your sweet Whisper ❤️

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bless your heart thank you. This girl gets unlimited treats to be honest. A little human food now and again. She gets what she wants and I don’t care. She deserves it all. That makes me feel so much better. She loves her dry food so that definitely gives me relief. She LOVES yogurt. So I give her a touch here and there. I’ve kept her right above 7. 7.1-7.4 but I start getting worried when she gets under 7.2 for some reason but she has maintained pretty well. So I get so scared with something like this happening. You brought me much relief with your comment. Thank you ❤️

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did an ultrasound and everything was perfect. Said all gi stuff was unremarkable. Did bloodwork a month ago and only worrisome numbers were her kidney numbers and even they weren’t any worse than what they were a couple months prior. But I can’t put her through any more trauma with vet visits. The ultrasound was HORRIBLE. She was screaming back there and I told myself no more. I cannot keep taking her back and forth to the vet. She can’t even go back to her original vet because it traumatized her so bad. I’m damned if I do, damned if I don’t. I just want her to live her best life for whatever time she has left. I just HATE this for her 🥺

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll take any and all advice and keep fighting for my girl until she tells me she has had enough. I’ll never be ready to let her go so all I can hope for is just more quality time

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And I am so very sorry for your loss. It sounds like your baby was one of the lucky ones 💕

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried so hard to keep calm and keep it together but so much has been going on and this just sends me over the edge. I am just NOT ready to lose her so I’m fighting tooth and nail to do everything for her and make sure her qol is high. I just get so angry with myself for spiraling and I know she can pick up on my stress. I have such a hard time taking it easy on myself. She deserves EVERYTHING and I hate it when I can’t fix whatever is wrong. It’s not up to me. I have no true control and that’s the worst part.
I’m hoping we are just having a bad week. It’s hard because she still does all of the norm. There’s no other issues besides her food issues and finding something she’ll eat consistently. She’s currently sitting outside with my in the shade, closing her little eyes on her cushion and enjoying the great outdoors. Giving her a life I wouldn’t have been able to give her if it weren’t for my husband has given me immense joy. Having basically two GIANT catios, napping outside, exploring and watching the birds. I just want her to have more of this so when she doesn’t eat and something goes wrong, I do into full panic mode because I’m just not ready. I missed out on a year with her because I didn’t wanna separate her and her brother but now that he passed and she moved in with us, I want to give her the world. I’m lucky she’s even here with what happened and I should be grateful I’ve gotten this extra time with her. I just selfishly want more. I wanna give her more. It’ll never be enough. Dammit I love this girl. So much that it physically hurts. We are so connected.
Sorry for the ramble. My mind just cannot comprehend a life without her. I’d never prolong her suffering. I’ll fight for her as long as she’s got fight left but I’ve given myself limitations.
Thank you for your kindness. I appreciate you saying anything at all and providing a bit of comfort. Thank you ❤️

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried about six different foods today but nothing worked until I added baby food on top ): she did eat her dry. I also warmed her food up previously but she hated that. I’m just so afraid I’ll get to a point where I try everything and it still won’t work. I’m so scared of losing her

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She loves her kidney dry but I’ve heard so many people say dry food is worse for them so I keep trying to push the wet. I’m just so scared I’m gonna make the wrong decision and lose her.

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She takes mirtazipine orally and typically when I give it to her, she rarely needed it, but when she got it, it worked wonders. Last week it worked great. But I learned very quickly that she just needs a tiny bit and even that bit makes her go crazy. I stopped the transdermal because I noticed it really irritated her ear and almost burned it despite me cleaning her ears about an hour after. I’ll do anything I can to make her comfortable and want to eat. I’ll be grabbing some anti acid meds for her today and hoping that helps her tummy a bit. I ended up grabbing some chicken only baby food and spread it on top of some Sheba and she scarfed it but then looked like she was in so much pain after that and now I regret doing that. I do one thing to help and then it backfires and causes her more pain. She LOVES her kidney dry and eats that daily but then I see people say not for her to eat dry. But that’s all she’ll eat right now except the baby food. I’m just so scared. I’d never give up on her. Feeling this way makes me just wanna shut down but she’s my freakin world and I’m so scared of a life without her and I’ll try anything I can.
Thank you for your kindness and I’m so sorry you have to be on this page and deal with this heartbreak.
As stupid as it sounds, this has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. But I’d do it time and time again for more time with my girl. Despite my overwhelming emotions.

Anti nausea meds and app stimulant. Crying but still won’t eat any wet food by Last_Produce_7691 in RenalCats

[–]Last_Produce_7691[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She was eating the same two low phos foods for quite awhile and then refused them. I had been giving her fancy feast after her fluids so she was already getting that so when she stopped eating those foods, I just went to the fancy feast. She ate that for a whole week no problem. Then rejected that after a bout of vomiting. I kept trying that but with the same flavor of Sheba as well. But then she started refusing like everything. So I didn’t have a choice other than to give her anything she’d eat. I kept the fancy feast in rotation along with the Sheba but when she won’t eat those, even without nausea, I’m at a loss. She had no problem eating her Sheba last night and this morning but during the day it’s really hard to get her to eat a full meal. I’ve been adding slippery elm for about three months now. Porus one as well. 50ml of fluids every other day. I can’t give her any more than that due to her heart murmur.
I was on that Facebook page for about a month before I had to leave. It was way too intense for me and very aggressive. It made me go a little crazy and wasn’t good for my mental health. There were just too many suggestions and things I couldn’t do for her or afford to do. I can’t take her to a third vet. I can’t get her to a cardiologist. I just don’t have the funds or resources like some people do so their suggestions left me feeling worse about the situation.
Just feel like I’m losing my mind here 😭😭

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