BethW
BethW | Female | | Lenexa, KS

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Bobcat's Kidney Diary: Day 1

Nov 12, '08 | 1864 Views | (0) Comments

Early Tuesday afternoon, Dr. S called me with Bobcat's blood test results. She said they indicated early signs of kidney disease. This was not great news, but not as bad as it could have been. I noted with relief that Dr. S hadn't said "kidney failure," which I'd experienced as a teenager with one of our family dogs, who'd had to be euthanized just three days after that diagnosis.

Dr. S suggested treating Bobcat with a special diet rather than with medication. Although Bob didn't have any more-critical symptoms (such as loss of appetite, lethargy, or anemia), I wondered if a more aggressive approach would be warranted in order to stop the disease quickly.

Dr. S said she would leave samples of the recommended foods for me to try on Bob. I was a little concerned, since Bob — normally not very finicky about food — had eaten just a bit of the high-calorie food Dr. S had given me on Monday, then turned up his nose.

Later that evening, I tried force-feeding Bob some of the high-calorie food mixed with water, using a syringe the vet's office had provided. While Bob tolerated this reasonably well (once I'd got a good hold on him), it seemed like a very slow way to get him to gain weight.

I fervently hoped he would take to the new food when I picked it up the next day. I also had begun making a mental list of more questions to ask when I was at the vet's office.

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This post is part of a series. Past entries can be found on BethW's page at KC Pets.

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