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gwpelton - 06 Nov 2006 00:05 GMT

Hi,
My cat Nemo was just diagnosed with CRF. His numbers were all completly
normal with the exception of the BUN, which was only 12 points about normal.
I am feeding him pretty much whatever he wants for now but he doesn't seem to
want to eat and he isn't drinking much water. Otherwise he acts fine. I am
bringing him in every week for sub-q's to try and lower the BUN.
Are there other cats that have such a low number? How did you get your cats
to eat? And Drink? A couple years ago I had another CRF cat, but he went
downhill very fast and was gone within a week. So I didn't get a lot of
experience in how to deal with this.
Any help you can give me would be great.
Thank you

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Gail - 06 Nov 2006 00:46 GMT

There are support groups on Yahoo for those caring for CRF cats. Just google
it. You can do the Sub Q fluids yourself. It is not difficult. He is
probably not eating due to nausea. You should discuss this with your vet.
Not eating or drinking is a very serious problem and must be resolved
quickly.
Gail

> Hi,
> My cat Nemo was just diagnosed with CRF. His numbers were all completly
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> Any help you can give me would be great.
> Thank you

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blkcatgal - 06 Nov 2006 04:50 GMT

You should join the Yahoo CRF group...groups.yahoo.com. There are lots of
helpful people there who can give you lots of help and support. I had a CRF
kitty that lived for 7 years after first "diagnosed." Good luck.

Sue

> Hi,
> My cat Nemo was just diagnosed with CRF. His numbers were all completly
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> Any help you can give me would be great.
> Thank you

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