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Corneal Ulcer and Kidney Failure
These are two seperate questions that I would appreciate so much from if I get a responce that will help.
First questions....
My cat who is a Brown, Black, White, and Orange Longhaired Persian Tabby is 11 years old and is in Kidney Failure. Yes, he has been to the vet they have him all these injections and liquids and no help. He has a Kidney Stone but they can't operate because he may die on the table. We have the injections at home to give him but they aren't working. A normal cat has a Kidney Value at about 38 his are at 130! The surprising thing is he is acting like his normal self! He is playing with his string and climbing up his cat tree. The doctors say that he is defying science by actually being a live. He is a beautiful cat, ex-show cat, we bought him after the breeders didn't need him for shows anymore. What ass****s! Anyways the problem is he isn't eating anything. I have tried to force feed him but nothing works. I don't want him to die of starvation and he is already down to 11lbs., he use to be 15lbs! Does anyone have any tips to getting the food in him or any food products that have tons of calories that don't take much effort to eat?
Second question.....
My little dog who is about 10 months old has a Corneal Eye Ulcer. Everyone can disregard this question unless they have prior experience with their animal having this. So I just noticed it yesterday and the second I did I rushed to the vet! They did this color eye drop test and are 100% sure that it is an Ulcer. They gave me two types of eye drops to put into his eyes that will help the pain and the infection. My questions is.. (for those with pets who have had this) how long did it last? Did the animal have to get some sort of serjury? Did the animal loose vision completley, parcially, or not at all?
Please help with either one or both of the questions if you can. It will help so much.
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for cat you should grind food and serve it as a liquid
and i dont know how to answer the second question, sorry!
good luck
♥kay
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My cat had kidney failure also. He was about 14 years old. He acted fine and everything but he also wasn't eating and he was losing weight really fast. We could've spent a bunch of money on doing all these tests on him to see if we could some how prolong his life, but that might not have worked so we decided to put him down, because its cheap, and the medicine the vet would've given us probably wouldn't work anyway. Cats die, your lucky that he lived so long, I think your going to have to put him out of his misery..
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1st question - Cats can act as though there is nothing wrong when they are really quite seriously ill. One of my cats had to be put to sleep recently after having an embolism, cancer and a heart attack! She didn't think there was anything wrong with her and was still trying to get around, but we had to consider her quality of life and the possibility of her suffering. It was a very tough decision and it was only made with her best interests at heart.
When the kidneys fail I'm afraid there is very little that can be done for them. If he really is not suffering, you could ask your vet about trying him on Hills Prescription Diet, they do a K/D and an A/D. This food is like a very smooth pate that can be mixed with water so that the animal can be syringe fed. The K/D is for kidney problems and the A/D is to bulk them up. You say you've tried force feeding, but it depends what you mean by that. If you've not tried a syringe, it may be worth a go. The vet can supply everything you need and show you the correct way to do this without causing harm to your cat. You need to avoid getting any of the food in the trachea or lungs.
I'm sorry to say though, that this is only delaying the inevitable. Cats have a very limited 'old age', so when they start to deteriorate, as yours is, they don't have long left, even though the age this starts can vary greatly. Enjoy the time you have remaining with him, take lots of pictures, play with him and share lots of cuddles. Then, as I had to, make the right decision for your cat. It sounds as though he was very lucky to find you, not many ex show animals are that fortunate. It will probably be hard, but when you are ready, remember there are a lot more animals out there who need people like you.
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