I lost one of the greatest cats I've ever known, my beloved cat Teddybear, due to CKF. I fed him Science Diet, not knowing it would eventually give him Diabetes which then led to developing the CKF. I had to put him to sleep a week before Christmas of 2006, he was only 13... It was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life! I wish I'd known all this then! So many cats are suffering from this now that the cat food industry really does need to be regulated!
@90DaysToBetterHealth I am so very sorry for your loss. It is terrible that this is happening. I wish you had found this page sooner also. I just helped another cat today. She's at 130, and owner is at wits end with the vets because their vet diet, and azodyl is making her worse. She's been on Science Diet her whole life, just like Oscar was until the vomiting began. We stopped it immediately, thank God, and the vomiting stopped as well.
Thanks for putting up the video. I also have a crf cat that is currently less than 1 year old. And when he was first diagnosed last december, his numbers were off the charts. The vets and I concluded that the cause of the kidney failure was congenital and your video gave me some hope that he might have a longer life span than months.
@madhoyden Hi, At that age, it may be congenital, but if that were MY cat, I'd definitely have em on Weruva or Fussie Cat, & Prowl. There are few vets who have the expertise to take these babies to another level via blood transfusion but they keep u coming back because they are feeding them the prescription diets that contain more toxins via the "animal fat" and "by products", FYI- kidney disease stems from uremic toxin build up! What did you feed the first year of life? What food?
I am sorry for the loss of your baby. Thank you for sharing this story. It is very important that we ALL watch what we feed our fur kids. -Stewie's Mom
Thank you for your thoughts. We have just saved another kitty with crf by taking what we've already learned and applied two more steps such as a blood transfusion and 3 days of iv fluids and it worked. Lowered the BUN from 160 to 40 and creatine from 11 to 4. I wish I would have done this for Oscar. He'd be alive today!
Hi, Awwwww noooo we put him to rest in April 2010, as he was dealing with too many symptoms with crf & I didnt want him to suffer through that. It was a matter of time, as he dealt with the disease for over 9 years. Had we known what foods to feed him much earlier than we realized, he may have made it another 5 years. We did all that we could for him to keep him comfortable. He did do a lot better with holistics and clean food than the traditional vet protocol.
It's Jan 26th 2010 and Oscar had his first seizure last Friday. I thought for sure he was dying but he snapped back as I rushed him to the vet. He is eating, drinking & using the box. We are doing sub q's every day now. BUN was 169, creatinine was 10. May do another round of iv to lower toxins on Wed. for 4 days. If that doesn't work, than God has spoken and given us the answer we need.
I lost one of the greatest cats I've ever known, my beloved cat Teddybear, due to CKF. I fed him Science Diet, not knowing it would eventually give him Diabetes which then led to developing the CKF. I had to put him to sleep a week before Christmas of 2006, he was only 13... It was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life! I wish I'd known all this then! So many cats are suffering from this now that the cat food industry really does need to be regulated!
90DaysToBetterHealth 1 month ago
@90DaysToBetterHealth I am so very sorry for your loss. It is terrible that this is happening. I wish you had found this page sooner also. I just helped another cat today. She's at 130, and owner is at wits end with the vets because their vet diet, and azodyl is making her worse. She's been on Science Diet her whole life, just like Oscar was until the vomiting began. We stopped it immediately, thank God, and the vomiting stopped as well.
CRFCat 1 month ago
Oscar was such a handsome kitty!
Thanks for putting up the video. I also have a crf cat that is currently less than 1 year old. And when he was first diagnosed last december, his numbers were off the charts. The vets and I concluded that the cause of the kidney failure was congenital and your video gave me some hope that he might have a longer life span than months.
madhoyden 10 months ago
@madhoyden Hi, At that age, it may be congenital, but if that were MY cat, I'd definitely have em on Weruva or Fussie Cat, & Prowl. There are few vets who have the expertise to take these babies to another level via blood transfusion but they keep u coming back because they are feeding them the prescription diets that contain more toxins via the "animal fat" and "by products", FYI- kidney disease stems from uremic toxin build up! What did you feed the first year of life? What food?
CRFCat 1 month ago
I am sorry for the loss of your baby. Thank you for sharing this story. It is very important that we ALL watch what we feed our fur kids. -Stewie's Mom
MayneCoon 1 year ago
@MayneCoon
Thank you for your thoughts. We have just saved another kitty with crf by taking what we've already learned and applied two more steps such as a blood transfusion and 3 days of iv fluids and it worked. Lowered the BUN from 160 to 40 and creatine from 11 to 4. I wish I would have done this for Oscar. He'd be alive today!
CRFCat 1 year ago
@zestyguy87
Hi, Awwwww noooo we put him to rest in April 2010, as he was dealing with too many symptoms with crf & I didnt want him to suffer through that. It was a matter of time, as he dealt with the disease for over 9 years. Had we known what foods to feed him much earlier than we realized, he may have made it another 5 years. We did all that we could for him to keep him comfortable. He did do a lot better with holistics and clean food than the traditional vet protocol.
CRFCat 1 year ago
It's Jan 26th 2010 and Oscar had his first seizure last Friday. I thought for sure he was dying but he snapped back as I rushed him to the vet. He is eating, drinking & using the box. We are doing sub q's every day now. BUN was 169, creatinine was 10. May do another round of iv to lower toxins on Wed. for 4 days. If that doesn't work, than God has spoken and given us the answer we need.
CRFCat 2 years ago