Monday, January 5, 2015

more Buddy

Buddy went back to the vet on Saturday for another inspection. He keeps looking like he's not feeling so great and appears to be losing weight, even though the scale indicates otherwise.


The vet took some blood and did some x-rays. She confirmed that his kidney values haven't changed, they are still slightly high, just a bit over the normal range. I was happy the values are steady and not rising. With his vomiting and not wanting to eat, I feared the numbers might be worse. We've switched his food to kidney diet in hopes that helps.

A few years ago, we did an x-ray of his belly and learned then that he has arthritis in his lower back. It was time for another image. This one showed continued degeneration in his back and it showed his knees are actually much worse off than his back. That probably explains why he takes the stairs so slowly. Movement like that probably causes pain. We've started him on a different pain killer in hopes it helps him manage the pain a bit better.

Purrs for my precious Buddy are appreciated

14 comments:

  1. Lots of purrs for sweet Buddy! It's good news his numbers are still stable, and we will cross our paws that a change in food and a change in pain meds both help.

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  2. Sweet Buddy, sending tons of purrs! It's hard to get old!
    hugs,
    Linda

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  3. We are all sending you lots and lots of purrs and prayers dear Buddy.

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  4. He may appreciate having his food and drink delivered rather than walk a long distance to get them. Purrrs for the Budster!

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  5. Oh Buddy we are sending you lots of purrs and we hope the new pain meds help ease your discomfort. ((HUGS))

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  6. My four-legged furballs and I are sending you purrs and prayers, Buddy!

    Has Buddy's vet ever tried putting him on pepcid (famotidine)? Cats with elevated renal values and cats who are on oral medications for hyperthyroidism tend to display signs of gastrointestinal discomfort/ulcers, and in a lot of cases pepcid can really help alleviate that. After having worked in a veterinary setting and having given my old, renal Rosie pepcid for years, I've seen what pepcid can do to make a cat feel better. It's an easy drug to acquire, as it can be purchased OTC in pill form at any drug store, but it can also be given subcutaneously and can be compounded into an oral liquid or a transdermal. I just thought I'd mention this, especially since pepcid has worked wonders for my Rosie -- Rosie used to turn her nose up to food and vomit daily, but after starting on pepcid she often eats like a horse and vomits once or twice a week at most.

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  7. Buddy, feel better, baby! We are trying a new hemp product found at Canna Companion, but Chuck's only been on it for three days, so no data yet to give.

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  8. Yes, purrs for Buddy. I sure hope he feels better with the new pain meds.

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  9. Poor lil' guy...the crew are sending warm purrs. Getting old is hard.

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  10. Ouchies.....pain is no fun of course and does effect everything ELSE in our lives.....I take the stairs very slowly myself these days. I hope Buddy gets to feeling better......I'm sending him tons of POTP!

    Hugs, sammy

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  11. Oh Buddy. Feel better darling boy. Your daddy is doing all he can for you. Maybe your foodables and drink could be brought to you?

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  12. Paws crossed for Buddy. I think he and Skootch are in a similar place health wise.

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