> Sasha is doing well and he blood work on Thursday showed her BUN to be
> down to 53. Dr and I both were very happy to see that. He reduced her
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> those. He said she should not need it since her urea (or whatever it
> called) was low. Its really frustrating.
If she's not eating enough on her own - & 1/4 C. per day isn't enough -
to maintaIn her present weight, or put some lost weight back on,
then... seems to me she needs some help.
Besides the possibility of the vet agreeing to prescribe an appetite
stimulant such as cyproheptadine (Periactin), you could also try
feeding her Hills a/d. It's one of their prescription diets - a wet
food that's calorie packed, & usually very palatable as far as cats are
concerned. When I've used it in the past for a cat who needed some
nutritional help, my other cats came around wanting some, too. (It also
happens to be of a very fine coinsistency so that it can be syringe fed
if necessary, for animals who *really* aren't eating on thjeir own.)
It comes in medium sized cans, & is available only at the vet's. OTOH,
you probably wouldn't need the vet's permission to feed it to her;
could try just asking for "x" amount of cans of a/d at the front desk.
Cathy
meow - 30 Jan 2006 00:45 GMT
>> Sasha is doing well and he blood work on Thursday showed her BUN to be
>> down to 53. Dr and I both were very happy to see that. He reduced her
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>
>Cathy
I am not sure if that would be good for her. I forgot to say that its
the science diet k/d formula because she has CRF.