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what happened to the kitten who could not clean himself...IMPORTANT!!!
Back in August I posted questions about a wonderful little kitten who
could not, apparently, wash his fur or clean himself, and so smelled like a litter. No one, including myself, thought of what, sadly, was to be the problem, so I am posting this to inform you of one other problem which might be present with a kitten who seems to be untrainable. Dear little Edward started "leaking" urine about 3 weeks ago. He had never quite gotten the hang of cleaning his rear, and always smelled bad. I thought he had a bladder infection, and so took him to the vet early January. Edward is part Persian, apparently, because he has PKD, polycystic kidney disease. His right kidney had either never been formed or had been destroyed, it wasn't clear which. He is very lucky in that his left kidney was unaffected or only mildly diseased. We had his right kidney removed, and he seems to be recovering beautifully. We will always be waiting for the other shoe to drop with the left kidney, but focus on the fact that we have our beloved companion still with us for as long as possible. If you have a kitten who does not seem to be able to stay dry, clean, and smell good, it really is probably messiness, a bladder infection, or too much fur "down there." But, don't rule out other causes. An X-ray will reveal if there are other issues. Edward's cystic right kidney had been huge when he was born, therefore making continence impossible. We did not know...other vets did not figure it out, either, before the large puddles on the floor started. Just a warning, and a description of what an X-ray will show... |
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Glad he is doing well....
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Glad he is doing well....
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miracatta wrote:
snip If you have a kitten who does not seem to be able to stay dry, clean, and smell good, it really is probably messiness, a bladder infection, or too much fur "down there." But, don't rule out other causes. An X-ray will reveal if there are other issues. Edward's cystic right kidney had been huge when he was born, therefore making continence impossible. We did not know...other vets did not figure it out, either, before the large puddles on the floor started. Just a warning, and a description of what an X-ray will show... I'm so sorry about your kitten, though I'm glad that for now he is doing well. And thanks for alerting everyone. Here's hoping that other kidney holds out for little Edward! Karen M. |
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miracatta wrote:
snip If you have a kitten who does not seem to be able to stay dry, clean, and smell good, it really is probably messiness, a bladder infection, or too much fur "down there." But, don't rule out other causes. An X-ray will reveal if there are other issues. Edward's cystic right kidney had been huge when he was born, therefore making continence impossible. We did not know...other vets did not figure it out, either, before the large puddles on the floor started. Just a warning, and a description of what an X-ray will show... I'm so sorry about your kitten, though I'm glad that for now he is doing well. And thanks for alerting everyone. Here's hoping that other kidney holds out for little Edward! Karen M. |
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