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 Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:00 am
Does anyone know how to spot the signs of kidney failure in a cat??? question
My older cat has been acting really wierd & has pooped & peed in the livingroom a few times recently... I know she kind of went "coo-coo" in the past few years & so I was thinking it might be that... But I'm not sure...
My reason for asking is that I don't want to bring her to the vet & get charged a million bucks, to find out she's fine, just loopy, LOL. I'm sure we all know how expensive vet's can be... sweatdrop
Any advice would be mucho appreciated!!!
Thanks!!! heart
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:34 am
I don't know about where you are.. but just to get a check up on your pet shouldn't be THAT expensive ... but if recently your cat has started drinking a lot more water than usual that could be a sign.. or at least I know it's not a good thing
but my advice would just to bring it to the vet.. I mean if it's that old.. you can't exactly do anything but see what's wrong
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:21 am
If you had a child, and it was acting "cuckoo" and not normal, would you abstain from taking your child to the hospital? I would certainly hope not. When you got your cat, you entered yourself into an unavoidable agreement; to treat the cat as your family and care for it when needed. If nothing is wrong with the cat, then you won't be charged "a million dollars." If something is wrong, you'll be thankful you took it. If you don't take the cat and something develops and the infection spreads too far to be repaired, well, you'll be kicking yourself in the a** for it later. Do your responsibility and take your cat to the vet.
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:33 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:45 pm
Vet check.
Now.
It may be expensive, but there may be a chance to save the cat's life if you catch it fast enough. My cat didn't have kidney failure, but he had a urinary tract blockage that lead to infections/almost kidney failure. He started dropping weight, wouldn't eat right, and was peeing on everything. This was a cat who'd gone once in a litterbox when there was no litter in it, so the urinating was extremely unusual for him.
My cat made it out, but it was a lot of effort. He was nine days in the vets. When he's not home, he doesn't eat, and he wasn't dirnking, either. Eventually, we decided to bring him home, because he wasn't improving at the vets. I'd never seen a cat as thin or weak as he was when we brought him home. I basically thought he was coming home to die. He drank the moment he got home, but it took 5 days of force-feeding him Friskies several times a day before he got the strength and will to start eating on his own again. It's a serious, serious problem. Kidney problems are major killers for cats.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:26 pm
I have a small input, for anyone really.
A failing kidney can produce an acetone small on a pets breath....
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:22 pm
I learned something today!!!
but I doubt it's what it is hahaha
mercury poisoning can really mess cats up O.O ... like make them stumble around like they're drunk or something... it's really kinda sad -_-
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:43 pm
Dark Sword Mistress I learned something today!!!
but I doubt it's what it is hahaha
mercury poisoning can really mess cats up O.O ... like make them stumble around like they're drunk or something... it's really kinda sad -_-
You, know, the original term of "mad hatter" came from hundreds of years ago, when mercury was found in some of the items used by hat-makers. As a result of the poisoning, a lot of them went insane. =O
Totally random fact. Now back to the topic.
I think I'll make a topic about it, but there's a HUGE recall of tons of brands of canned and pouched dog and cat food. One manufacturer that supplies a lot for the popular American brands has had reports of many animals, at least 100, getting kidney failure, with the last count at least 10 dead. Search for it on Cnn.com or a local news website to see if you have any of the food under this recall!
Signs of kidney problems can include going to the restroom very frequently (or less frequently, if it's a urinary tract blockage instead of an actual kidney problem), stumbling, nausea and/or vomiting, disorientation, and many other issues.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:14 pm
I was just wondering how your cat is? Another thing to look for is yellowing of the skin.
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