Bob had been losing weight. The thought was..... with all the extra pets in the house he's stressed and he's just not eating as much.
Michelle took him to the vet yesterday to have him weighed and checked out. They took blood samples.
His kidneys are failing.
make the beast with two backs
:'(
So sorry to hear that Joel. 2010 has not been kind to you.
Hugs.
That sucks Joel. Very sorry to hear that. :'(
I'm so sorry to hear that. :(
Sorry to hear that Joel.
BP, years ago I had a little friend named Feelicks who had the same problem. His kidneys were done for, vet said he had maybe 15-25% function.
I opted for the hard road -- I bought cases of lactated ringers (saline) and subcu needles and IV hose -- home dialysis.
A year later, Feelicks was still doing fine. Flushing his system out 2-3 times a day was hard. He finally succumbed, after about 16 months. Vet said he'd never seen a cat last that long after kidney failure.
It's an option.
yep
make the beast with two backs
He had a good run though
We're getting fluids for him this morning. The Dr said this may help him live another year or so.
Quote from: bobspapa on August 18, 2010, 06:57:33 AM
We're getting fluids for him this morning. The Dr said this may help him live another year or so.
if you are doing what i did, you can order them online for a lot cheaper than the vet will sell them for. half a bag per go. cat doesn't mind being stuck so much, just alternate locations.
Oh my word Joel. I mean "Job". No kidding.
Welcome to the club. Well, make that the "cat with failing kidneys club". That "other" club you're in, the one with the black cloud over it, I'd rather not be involved in that one and really wish you would cancel your membership.
Sorry to hear about another stress that's close to your heart that has been added to the list. :'(
Big hug to Bob and you and Michelle.
Dammit, Joel. Knock it off. >:(
There's only so much bad luck to go around, and you've been using WAAAAAY more than your share lately.
Srsly, tho, mang, that sucks.
You've had way more than your share of hurt this year. I've had two cats that went through kidney failure over the years; one of them took the ringers treatments pretty well and got a whole lot of relief out of them, the other refused - violently - and I finally had to understand that I was making his life worse by trying, not better. That wasn't easy, but it did help us both that I spent his last few months doting on him.
Good luck. You deserve a whole lot of it.
Joel I know you've been going through a lot lately. I wish you the best of luck.
Quote from: Obsessed on August 18, 2010, 07:18:37 AM
Dammit, Joel. Knock it off. >:(
There's only so much bad luck to go around, and you've been using WAAAAAY more than your share lately.
Srsly, tho, mang, that sucks.
where's Pillar to take the rest of your bad luck for the year?
sorry to hear about this mang!
Quote from: bobspapa on August 18, 2010, 06:57:33 AM
We're getting fluids for him this morning. The Dr said this may help him live another year or so.
My ex-wife and I did that for her cat. Yeah, it kinda sucked but it did help her live a while longer... the cat that is. The cat would have this lump of fluid under it's skin but it would slowly absorb and disappear. Can't remember exactly how long we did it. It was a long time ago.
Sorry Joel and Michelle. Poor Bob. ((hugs))
:(
Balls!!
Sorry to here about Bob. :'(
More hugs for you, LM, and the boys.
:(
Sorry to hear but I'm sure that cat has lived a wonderful life with you caring for it and any remaining time will be as good as it can be.
You're a good man and I'm sure Bob would agree that his has been a life worth living.
Here's to hoping you're just getting all your negative times out of the way all at once now allowing for an uninterrupted upcoming run of good luck. :)
My biggest concern in all this is Bob not being in pain. I dont want to prolong his life here just so I can have my kitty. As long as he's not in pain.... I'll do what the dr's say to do.
As a happy side note.... Bob tore up my sister inlaw the other day. She brought drama into our happy home, and he was having none of it ;)
Sorry to hear the not-so-great news... somehow it's especially sucky when misfortune befalls our animal companions.
Sorry to hear about this pal :(
Dude! Again?! WTF?!
So sorry to hear about yet another round of bad news for you and your fam.
If ya need help getting your mind off of things, I'll meet you at the Flying J truckstop on the 5 and we'll get some twisty two-wheeled therapy going...
Seriously, if ya need sumptin'.... [thumbsup]
[bacon]
Damn Joel, Sorry to hear about Bob, It kills me everytime I hear of someone having to stress
over a furry friend, I just hope that things start going in a more positive direction for you soon.
Happy warm thoughts going out to you and yours, and of course, your furry buddy, Bob [thumbsup]
Damn.
Joel, I'm truly sorry about your string of bad turns.
I'm praying for you, man. :-\
Dear Joel,
I'm on my 7th Dog , all from Pups and I don't know how I manage .
Each time it breaks my heart and I say not again .........but then there always comes a new one into my life to erase the sorrow of the lose of the last.
So very sorry for all this sad news of late.
Sometimes it comes in bunches.
Here's to brighter days ahead.
Dolph :)
:'( (hugs)
Quote from: bobspapa on August 18, 2010, 04:11:27 PM
As a happy side note.... Bob tore up my sister inlaw the other day. She brought drama into our happy home, and he was having none of it ;)
THAT is how we know that he is YOUR cat.
Effing awesome.
I just brought Bob home from the vet. He spent the past few days having the fluid treatments done, and some folllow up tests done.
The doctor says that his kidneys are just shutting down, and they saw no signs of the treatments doing him any good. His test results actually got worse after treatment.
I have decided to just bring him home so that when he decides it's time for him to go, he can go in a place where he's comfortable.
More hugs, you're doing the right thing for him.
All the best, Joel...
My heart is breaking for you Buddy, I dread that time like nothing else with our 2 Cats.
Here's hoping for a Feline miracle.
I'm so sorry, BP :'(