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Linda E - 24 Mar 2005 13:35 GMT

My sister's cat had a feeding tube inserted yesterday, awaiting definitive
diagnosis on what looks like CRF. Here're my questions:

How long can a cat's quality of life be maintained after CRF diagnosis?
(She is 8yo)

What kind of effort/commitment is needed by the cat owner to manage this
disease?

Thanks in advance, Linda

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blkcatgal - 24 Mar 2005 15:24 GMT

Check out the following website for info on CRF. www.felinecrf.com. There
is also a Yahoo feline crf support group that you could join for people with
cats with CRF. www.groups.yahoo.com. Lots of good info and help from
people who have been dealing with CRF.

Good luck.

Sue

> My sister's cat had a feeding tube inserted yesterday, awaiting definitive
> diagnosis on what looks like CRF. Here're my questions:
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> Thanks in advance, Linda

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Cathy Friedmann - 24 Mar 2005 22:51 GMT

> My sister's cat had a feeding tube inserted yesterday, awaiting definitive
> diagnosis on what looks like CRF. Here're my questions:
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> Thanks in advance, Linda

Wow - 8 is pretty young for CRF. The longevity beyond diagnosis varies from
cat to cat. One cat I know of lived another 5 years, & he was an older (in
his mid-to-late teens) cat, while others succumb more quickly, even with all
of the correct treatments in place.

Here's a great, very useful (practical, & with a ton of info) site about
CRF: www.felinecrf.org

Cathy

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Brandy?Alexandre - 25 Mar 2005 00:32 GMT

Cathy Friedmann <clfr@adelphia.net> wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

>> My sister's cat had a feeding tube inserted yesterday, awaiting
>> definitive diagnosis on what looks like CRF. Here're my
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> Cathy

You've already gotten some good advice, but I can at least tell you
that Kami is 17 and has had CRF for four years now. I think a lot
depends on when it was diagnosed and how far it had progressed at
the time. We found out about Kami during a routine senior blood
panel before having her teeth cleaned. She is supposed to be on a
prescription diet, but won't eat it, so we've found a good
substitute. Even so, just changing the food and encouraging more
fluids via a PetMate drinking fountain, there hasn't been much
change in our lives other than paying more for the darn food and
keeping an eye out for signs of distress. Those distress episodes
have been easily alleviated with sub-q fluid treament from the vet
(which I have now learned to do myself, but haven't had to but a few
times).

Quality of life is no issue with us. She's the same spoiled
princess she always has been.

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Linda E - 25 Mar 2005 02:37 GMT

> My sister's cat had a feeding tube inserted yesterday, awaiting definitive
> diagnosis on what looks like CRF. Here're my questions:
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> Thanks in advance, Linda

Thank you all for your replies. My sister's cat was euthanized this
evening. I didn't speak with the vet, but, my sister thinks that "arf"
became the closer diagnosis. A test was done this afternoon (with dye?) and
one kidney was completely shut down, the other barely working. He asked
them about anitfreeze (they didn't have any) and other toxins. Basil was a
completely indoor cat with the exception of the 3 days in September that she
was missing after sneaking out of the house. She was a sweet cat.

Linda

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Cathy Friedmann - 25 Mar 2005 03:31 GMT

> > My sister's cat had a feeding tube inserted yesterday, awaiting definitive
> > diagnosis on what looks like CRF. Here're my questions:
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> Linda

Oh, I'm sorry. ARF (rather than CRF) does make more sense at age 8.

Cathy

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