Elephants live a long time but who's got room for one of them
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Holy cats, Arkadin. You may not think you're a doctor, but I'd doff my hat to anyone who manages to keep a kitty alive and relatively happy to the grand old age of 19. You have my respect and awe! Best wishes to your teenage feline too.Mr. Arkadin wrote:. I am not a doctor, but I have had lots of experience with sick pets. Much of what you can do will depend on Fred's condition and the acuteness of his renal failure. Good luck with your kitty. My 19 year old has had this problem for two years and is still kicking.
Get another vet. You can do this yourself and it's not difficult once you learn how. It's usually a two person job (one keeps the cat still and pets him, the other works the needle), but it can be done in around 15 minutes and it will make him feel much better and restore his appetite.charliechaplinfan wrote: When I suggested to the vets about hydrating him myself, they seemed to dismiss it, saying it wasn't possible to do that to a cat.
That is alarming. I don't mean to sound harsh or scare you, but see someone else immediately!charliechaplinfan wrote: I rang the vets to see what was the best food to get into him and they said any cat food.
it's impossible to make them feed in seperate areas. I don't know how you would do this if the cat you want to get the nutrition won't eat straight away, Fred's always liked to snack, so this is how Claude has got portly and I haven't the heart to shut Claude out all day.
Birdy wrote:Meg's new trick is to put her toy mouse in bed with me for a nice surprise when I wake up in the morning.
I guess it's better than the decapitated mouse Whisper leaves at the front door!
Birdy