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January 7th 04, 10:47 PM
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Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments?
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January 7th 04, 11:13 PM
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"Frank" wrote in message
. com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? Yes, lots of people. I gave sub-Q fluids to a CRF cat of mine, then a potassium supplement when her K level became low, then Procrit injections when she developed anemia. Other stuff, too, but those were the main things. All do-able. Another important thing, which is now more readily available: a blood pressure reading at the vet's. High bp - besides being a problem on its own, can also cause blindness due to detachment of the retina(s). Can be treated through bp med. Diet's also important, except my cat was none to fond of the renal diets by either Hills Science Diet or Purina. Excellent CRF site - much info, & practical/useful: http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
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January 7th 04, 11:13 PM
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"Frank" wrote in message
. com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? Yes, lots of people. I gave sub-Q fluids to a CRF cat of mine, then a potassium supplement when her K level became low, then Procrit injections when she developed anemia. Other stuff, too, but those were the main things. All do-able. Another important thing, which is now more readily available: a blood pressure reading at the vet's. High bp - besides being a problem on its own, can also cause blindness due to detachment of the retina(s). Can be treated through bp med. Diet's also important, except my cat was none to fond of the renal diets by either Hills Science Diet or Purina. Excellent CRF site - much info, & practical/useful: http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
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January 8th 04, 03:02 AM
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Thanks for the website, lucky for me big men can't cry.
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Frank" wrote in message . com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? Yes, lots of people. I gave sub-Q fluids to a CRF cat of mine, then a potassium supplement when her K level became low, then Procrit injections when she developed anemia. Other stuff, too, but those were the main things. All do-able. Another important thing, which is now more readily available: a blood pressure reading at the vet's. High bp - besides being a problem on its own, can also cause blindness due to detachment of the retina(s). Can be treated through bp med. Diet's also important, except my cat was none to fond of the renal diets by either Hills Science Diet or Purina. Excellent CRF site - much info, & practical/useful: http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004
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January 8th 04, 03:02 AM
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Thanks for the website, lucky for me big men can't cry.
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Frank" wrote in message . com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? Yes, lots of people. I gave sub-Q fluids to a CRF cat of mine, then a potassium supplement when her K level became low, then Procrit injections when she developed anemia. Other stuff, too, but those were the main things. All do-able. Another important thing, which is now more readily available: a blood pressure reading at the vet's. High bp - besides being a problem on its own, can also cause blindness due to detachment of the retina(s). Can be treated through bp med. Diet's also important, except my cat was none to fond of the renal diets by either Hills Science Diet or Purina. Excellent CRF site - much info, & practical/useful: http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004
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January 8th 04, 03:07 AM
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"Frank" wrote in message
... Thanks for the website, You're welcome; it really is very helpful. lucky for me big men can't cry. Some rules are outdated &/or meant to be broken. ;-) Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Frank" wrote in message . com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? Yes, lots of people. I gave sub-Q fluids to a CRF cat of mine, then a potassium supplement when her K level became low, then Procrit injections when she developed anemia. Other stuff, too, but those were the main things. All do-able. Another important thing, which is now more readily available: a blood pressure reading at the vet's. High bp - besides being a problem on its own, can also cause blindness due to detachment of the retina(s). Can be treated through bp med. Diet's also important, except my cat was none to fond of the renal diets by either Hills Science Diet or Purina. Excellent CRF site - much info, & practical/useful: http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004
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January 8th 04, 03:07 AM
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"Frank" wrote in message
... Thanks for the website, You're welcome; it really is very helpful. lucky for me big men can't cry. Some rules are outdated &/or meant to be broken. ;-) Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Frank" wrote in message . com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? Yes, lots of people. I gave sub-Q fluids to a CRF cat of mine, then a potassium supplement when her K level became low, then Procrit injections when she developed anemia. Other stuff, too, but those were the main things. All do-able. Another important thing, which is now more readily available: a blood pressure reading at the vet's. High bp - besides being a problem on its own, can also cause blindness due to detachment of the retina(s). Can be treated through bp med. Diet's also important, except my cat was none to fond of the renal diets by either Hills Science Diet or Purina. Excellent CRF site - much info, & practical/useful: http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004
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January 8th 04, 04:25 AM
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Yes, I gave my cat sub-qs for almost 2 years. You can check out the website
felinecrf.com for some good info. Also, you can join the Feline CRF Support group on groups.yahoo.com. Sue "Frank" wrote in message . com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004
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January 8th 04, 04:25 AM
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Yes, I gave my cat sub-qs for almost 2 years. You can check out the website
felinecrf.com for some good info. Also, you can join the Feline CRF Support group on groups.yahoo.com. Sue "Frank" wrote in message . com... Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004
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January 8th 04, 07:13 PM
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 22:47:45 GMT, "Frank" wrote:
Has anybody here had experience with kidney failure treatments? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004 You have my sympathy. I have a CRF kitty now, and have lost others to it. In the case of my Cosmo, I got him diagnosed early on, four years ago this coming May, and so far, I have managed to maintain him on diet alone (he's also on Lasix because of a heart murmur and fluid build-up). I've also given fluids to a friends' kidney kitty, and once you get used to it, it is not that hard (although I am not looking forward to that time when it comes for Cosmo! He hates being messed with, although he's gotten good at taking his Lasix finally.). Anyway, others already gave you sites, so I hope those will help. Best of luck to you and your kitty. Ginger-lyn
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