From BethW's blog 46 weeks ago | 2735 Views | (0) Comments
Bob returned to the vet for another urinalysis to check the progress against his ongoing bladder infection. Dr F reported that Bob's urine still contains sugar, and that its pH is too high, meaning that it's not acidic enough to combat bacterial growth. Dr F... - read more
From BethW's blog 327 days ago | 2129 Views | (0) Comments
Bob is holding up extremely well. If it weren't for his skinny frame, a casual observer wouldn't guess anything was wrong. The only behavior that's different from before his diagnosis is drinking tons of water, which the vets say is helpful for flushing waste... - read more
From BethW's blog 353 days ago | 2073 Views | (0) Comments
The inevitable, I think, is here. Dr F called with Bob's latest bloodwork results today. His BUN level, which Dr F says is the indicator of permanent kidney damage, was practically the same as it was three weeks ago. His creatinine level, which indicates how... - read more
From BethW's blog 355 days ago | 2294 Views | (0) Comments
Bob went back to the vet today for another blood test (CBC) and urinalysis. He doesn't like the car ride any better despite having taken as many of them in the last month than he has in all the time we've had him. Also, he's already wise to the trick I used... - read more
From BethW's blog Nov 17, '08 | 2061 Views | (0) Comments
Dropped Bob at the vet's this morning for his urinalysis. Dr. F made a brief physical exam while I was there, and seemed pleased with the results: no dehydration, kidneys the size of golf balls.
About three hours later, Dr. F called with his findings. There... - read more
From BethW's blog Nov 14, '08 | 2149 Views | (0) Comments
Wednesday I went to the vet's office to pick up Bob's new kidney-diet food and to ask more questions about his treatment. Dr. S wasn't in, so I talked to Dr. F. He described some of the possible causes of Bob's kidney disease (birth defect, an illness,... - read more
From BethW's blog Nov 14, '08 | 1785 Views | (0) Comments
I've been fretting about aspects of Bob's behavior that I hadn't paid much attention to before now, but are important to keeping track of his condition. Why can't I get him to eat his canned food? Is he drinking more water than he should? Does he make more... - read more
From BethW's blog Nov 12, '08 | 1862 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... - read more
From BethW's blog Nov 11, '08 | 1689 Views | (0) Comments
This is the first entry in a series of blog posts I'm writing about my cat's treatment for early kidney disease. Bobcat is the three-year-old gray shorthair that my husband and I adopted in 2006 when he was nine months old.
Bob has always been a slim kitty,... - read more
