[Felvtalk] crf-Belinda

Tue Jul 15 10:40:31 CDT 2008

Tonya -- re the cosequin, we've been giving it to our senior guy Luc for
several months now -- we get the capsules and sprinkle it into his wet
food.  He goes for the juicy part first so we try to get the cosequin
powder mostly into the juice.  He sucks it right up. ;-)

Diane R.

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Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] crf-Belinda

Tonya, is that a typo for Bob's BUN value?  Just very low for a CRF
kitty with a Crea of 2.6.  You will want to read and bookmark Tanya's
web site.  

www.felineCRF.org

SubQ fluids are usually given to maintain adequate hydration.  Weekly
fluids probably don't help much on that score.  Usually kitties are no
longer able to maintain adequate hydration when the Crea value gets to
the high 3's but each kitty is different and requires a unique treatment
plan.  All of Bob's other values look good.  The best food for a CRF
kitty is the lowest phosphorus food he'll eat.

Sharyl Sissy Rocket and Daisy's babies

--- On Tue, 7/15/08, catatonya <catatonya at yahoo.com> wrote:

	From: catatonya <catatonya at yahoo.com>
	Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] crf-Belinda
	To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
	Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 10:15 AM

	Hey Belinda,

	This has been lost in cyberspace several times.  I'm hoping it
comes through with the new server.

	Bob's numbers:

	creatnine 2.5
	bun 16
	phosphorus 4.5
	potassium 4.1
	HCT 37.9

	Other numbers that were noted as high were:

	urea nitrogen 40
	cholesterol 269
	amylase 1440

	we have put him on the new science diet kd canned (it has a
better consistency and it is the only one out of about 4 we've tried
that he will eat.) 100 mL of fluid per week.

	and yes, he has high blood pressure and we have him on norvasc
2.5 mg daily

	plus the vet has recommended cosequin for joints and said it
actually helps the kidneys (i can't read the dosage it's written so
small on the capsules and i can't find the box.  i have a hard time
getting them down him though so he doesn't take them with much
regularity.)

	how does all of this sound to you.

	I need to put lysine in the wet food for sneaker's herpes. the
vet said this would not hurt bob's kidneys. what do you think about
that?
	tonya

	Belinda Sauro <macat at bemikitties.com> wrote:

		What are his numbers, specifically his Creatinine, BUN, 
		Phosphorus, Potassium, and his HCT, these are the
important ones that 
		tell you how well or not well he is doing? Get them from
your vet, they 
		can fax or give you a copy of his last blood work
results, you paid for 
		them they are yours. Tell me what they are and I can
tell you what my 
		vet would be doing if Fred had those numbers. Also has
his blood 
		pressure been checked, CRF cats are notorious for
getting high blood 
		pressure, this can be very dangerous and cause blindness
if not caught 
		and treated. Several cats on the CRF list have gone
blind been put on 
		amlodipine and regained some if not all of their sight.
The retinas 
		detach when the blood pressure gets too high, too high
can vary for each 
		individual cat but you really don't want the blood
pressure higher than 
		170 or 180 at the vets.

		Fred's has been as high as 200 to 240 when he was having
the episode 
		that I took him in for right away, thankfully his
retinas never detached 
		but I got him in right away when his legs were twitching
and he kind of 
		looked spacey and fell over.

		Get the numbers and send them ... does he still get
fluids?

		-- 

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