My cat has polycystic kidney disease. She has started epogen as her
hemocrit was down to 22.
Her bun and creatine is 76 and 4.5. I give her subQ 100ml daily. I feed her
small bits of clean protein (cooked chicken, chicken livers etc, and a/d to
try to get her to eat. She is on Norvasc. She has also started pepcid. Her
stools are hard and pea-like.
I have read about various supplements to get her creatine and bun levels
down such as :
lactulose for CRF cats and Azodyl. I am trying to get her bun and creatine
numbers down. I can tell she feels bad and her appetite is much less. I feed
her throughout the day but she only eats a little bit each time.
One other problem with kidney cats is that their phosphorus also gets elevated. Has that been checked? If it is elevated, that can be a huge factor in their interest in food and their feeling “blah.” Make sure your vet has checked the phosphorus and if elevated, you can get on Alternagel
(Amphogel) to try to help.
Just a thought since I do not know all the details.
Mark Helvie, DVM
Dahlonega Veterinary Hospital
Dahlonega, GA 30533
Yes her phosphorus levels are checked (complete blood chem workup every few
months) and at the moment they are fine.
We have started her on Azodyl, which is fairly new on the market and is a probiotic which according to the company helps the bowel clear out the toxins of a raised Bun and creatinin level. She has only been on the capsules for a week and her blood levels have not been checked yet since, but she seems to be responding to it in a very positive way. Her appetite is increasing as is her energy and her personality is going towards her normal as opposed to increasingly uncomfortable.
She is also on Epogen and pepcid, but by themselves she wasn’t responding with much appetite as her Bun etc were just at the level where they don’t want to eat. She is so little that the appetite stimulant made her act like the village drunk, so I am glad to see the positive effects of AZODYL. When I get her blood results I will let you know if the BUN and Creatinin improve. If this Azodyl works like the manufacturer states, it could be a huge boon for all CRF cats.
Thank you,
Sarah
Can anyone tell me if PKD also causes severe diarhea?
My cat has just been found to be positive and has lost most of her body weight; has really bad diarhea, tries a bit to eat and drink but losing interest – trying to subQ with fluids, and protein/mag restricted diet but seems to be advancing quickly.
hypertension can be minimized by taking some food supplements like fish oil and CoQ10. Maybe that can help your cat’s condition?