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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Sylvia on July 04, 2012, 23:37:00 PM
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If anyone could spare any vibes - no matter how small - for Furdie they would be very much appreciated :scared:
He was sick 5 times yesterday before we went to work, so I arranged a vet appointment for 12:30 lunchtime yesterday, when he was found to be dehydrated and I had to leave him with them, where he is now on IV fluids.
The vet rang and spoke to Jim about his blood test results last night, and his Urea and Creatinine blood test results were apparently astronomical :Crazy:
I took in some food together with his Fortekor tablets and phosphorus binder this morning, and they asked if I wanted to see him. Of course I did, and he seemed much perkier than he had been yesterday morning, he seemed really pleased to see me, and couldn't wait to get at the food I had brought in. Jim and I went in to see him again tonight, and Jim thought he seemed more lively too.
I think they said they were going to carry out the blood tests again tomorrow, so please wish Furdie luck with these :scared:
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Lots of healing vibes from me and my furry gang.
Hope Furdie is better and home soon .
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Sending lots of positive vibes for Furbie and :hug: :hug: for you and your OH.
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Sending loads of good vibes for Furdie :hug: :hug:
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Sending all our best wishes from the Clan for Furdie and his parents and will keep all paws crossed here :hug:
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Sending best wishes for today's blood results Sylvia. So sorry that poor Furdie is suffering from CRF and has had a crisis. It's so difficult to recognise the signs but sounds like you were both on the case and managed to reach the vet just in time to give Furdie more time. It's a horrible roller coaster for you all :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Sending lots of get well vibes for Furdie Hope you have good news soon :hug:
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poor furdie :hug::hug:
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:hug: :hug: :hug: for you and loads of GET WELL SOON FURDIE vibes. Some nose kisses from the mogs too. Xx
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Sending lots of :hug: to you and Furdie.
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Thank you to everyone from Furdie and me for all your good wishes :thanks:
They must have worked, because the vet rang and spoke to Jim this afternoon, and said that Furdie's blood test results were very much improved, and that my nurse appointment to visit Furdie had changed into a vet visit so that I could pick him up and bring him home :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy:
When I spoke to the vet, he said that I need to take Furdie back for another blood test in 2 weeks, but he also said at least 3 times that the good results may just have been because Furdie was on the IV fluids, and now that he was off them that he could be just as bad again in 2 or 3 days :scared:
I was so happy when I first heard that the blood tests were so much better, but now I am very worried at the same time, so I will be keeping an even closer eye on my baby.
I feel like Furdie and I have been at that precipice that they talk about on the Tanya's feline CRF website, and that Furdie had taken a huge great leap off the edge, and that I was only holding on by my toes in the attempt to grab him back, but at least we are back for now :tired:
Thank you again for all the support :thanks:
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Sadly, with CRF, there comes the inevitable time when you have to decide whether the intervention of IV fluids is too intrusive. Everything of course will depend on the individual cat and whether the vet trip and giving IVs stresses them or not. Still can't think of Fred without breaking down but, if I'm honest, I think I left it a little too long as Freddie's blood results were off the scale. Only a matter of hours really so that I could get OH to agree but I could kick myself for giving in and agreeing to one last attempt to save him.
I hope you are not there yet with Furdie but, if you trust your vet, hopefully he/she can lead you to the right decision when the time is right. At least you have been given more time to have another read of Tanya's site. Please particularly look out for drooping head and not being able to get comfortable. Sorry if this sounds blunt. Can't begin to tell you how much love and feeling are being sent in Furdie's direction :hug: :hug: :hug:
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So pleased Furdie is coming home and just take every day one at a time as a special day :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Thank you Rosella and Gill :thanks:
The worry before was that I didn't really know what I should expect to happen, so I will be looking out for the symptoms that you mentioned Rosella.
He did seem a little quiet yesterday evening, but he seems to have regained his voice and is a bit more lively tonight, so after a bit of a tearful day today, I'm allowing myself a small one of these :)
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Furdie is still with us, and will be going for another blood test tomorrow :scared:
Please could you wish us luck for some good results from it - relatively speaking.
Hopefully, we should get the results back on Friday.
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Sending lots of good vibes for Furdie :hug: :hug:
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The Clan send all their best vibes and will take it in turns to cross paws for Furdie and his Mum :hug:
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Sending lots of good vibes for Furdie :hug: :hug:
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Adding my good result wishes for the lovely Furdie :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Sending every best wish for Furdie babe's blood results Sylvia and a speshul :hug: for you
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Fingers and paws crossed here for Furdie :hug: :hug:
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Hope it all goes well today for Furdie.
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Many thanks for all your hugs and good wishes, they are really appreciated :thanks:
Furdie behaved really well at the vets, even though he had serenaded me all the way there in the car, however I'm now worried because he has lost 0.2kg since 2 weeks ago. He wasn't that big to start with, and now he only weighs 3.6kg :scared:
While we were there, I got them to check his hydration, and at least he seems to be OK for that :)
Now we have a nervous wait for the results. The nurse said that Furdie's vet is in on Friday and Saturday and that he would probably try to get in touch on one of those days. I hope he doesn't make us wait until Saturday :waiting:
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Have evrything crossed for some positive news on Friday :hug:
:care: for Furdie too
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Everything crossed here too
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While we were there, I got them to check his hydration, and at least he seems to be OK for that :)
Surely that's a very positive sign Sylvia? :hug: :hug:
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Good luck with all this and positive vibes for Furdie x
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Here's hoping no news is good news, Sylvia. Keeping 'em crossed anyway :hug:
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Well I couldn't wait, so I popped into the vet on my way back to the car from work, and asked if they could let me have a copy of the results. While I was waiting for them to print them, Furdie's vet came out to ask for the next patient to go in, but he saw me waiting and said that Furdie's results had gone up really high again as he'd expected them to. He said that there's nothing more that can be done for Furdie, and that we need to keep a close eye on him.
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In himself Furdie seems to be OK and still wants to eat, drink and to go out and potter around in the fresh air as usual. I suppose we'll just have to keep watching out for any changes. Even though the vet has given up, Furdie hasn't yet.
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So sorry that the vet feels he cant help any more but as long as Furdie is enjoying life, he may for a long time yet :hug: :hug: :hug:
Take each day one at a time and enjoy Furdie as I am sure he enjoys you :hug:
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I'm sorry to hear this.
This is now your time with Furdie. Every day is special, and a bonus. Take it with pleasure and love.
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Even though the vet has given up, Furdie hasn't yet.
Thats all that matters isn't it? :hug: I don't know how high Furdie's numbers are but throughout the progression of his renal failure my Korky was always clinically better than his numbers suggested. I used to say he stayed well because he just didn't understand numbers. I hope the same is true of Furdie. :hug:
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Not the news you wanted to hear Sylvia :hug: :hug: :hug:
Sending lots of positive vibes for Furdie.
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Just in case this means something to anyone else, Furdie's results were as follows:
UREA > 46.4 mmol/L
CREA 706 μmol/L
PHOS 4.19 mmol/L
I was hoping for a miracle, but it wasn't to be :(
I can't believe that Furdie still seems to be OK with results like that. He has been out enjoying the sun today :) Furdie definitely doesn't understand numbers either.
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It's all Greek to me too, Sylvia. They look like textspeak to me :-[
Sending best gentle hugs and chin rubs for you and Furdie (in that order) :hug:
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I emailed you a summary about Fred Sylvia a while back. Can I suggest you have a quick look?
It summarises his test results when he was ill and gives the normal range too. They are significantly lower than you have posted. I am not a vet but think the results you have posted are not at all good. I think createnine is generally the more important of the three :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Just in case this means something to anyone else, Furdie's results were as follows:
UREA > 46.4 mmol/L normal range 5.7 to 12.9
CREA 706 μmol/L normal range 71-212
PHOS 4.19 mmol/L
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I know when we have had that dreaded result at the Clan we take them home and love them and let then do as they please the majority have outlived the nasty prognosis and our darling Moose was given 3 weeks he had another glorious 9 months and enjoyed the sun and we loved him for who he was not the diagnosis :hug:
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Sorry its been a while since I last posted, but I thought I should do a quick update.
Furdie and I are still here, and we have decided that Furdie can do what he likes and have the best possible life in whatever time we have left.
When the vet saw his results earlier this year in February/March, he gave him less than a month to live then.
So far, Furdie is still acting the same as he always has, he still wants to eat and drink and to go out and have fun. He seems to be completely unbothered by any results.
Over the past 3 weeks, I have had to take Sweepy and Suki to the vets on separate visits, and while we were there all the vets, nurses and receptionists have been asking after Furdie. Furdie's vet was at least able to give me some indication of what to expect. We just have to treat each day he is with us as a bonus.
I just thought I would post a couple of pics of him enjoying himself in the garden a couple of weeks ago
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/SylviaM_Photo/Fernando/20120728-0004.jpg)
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/SylviaM_Photo/Fernando/20120728-0027.jpg)
and one of him outside yesterday
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/SylviaM_Photo/Fernando/20120812-0052.jpg)
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Those Purrs vibes are worth their weight in gold :) Enjoy your summer with Furdie, he's a hunk isn't he :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Good for Furdie. He looks happy enough and that's the main part. :hug: :hug:
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What a fab hunk Furdie is and think you are doing exactly right for him :hug: :hug:
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Wonderful! He has the look of a cat who intends to go on for years :Luv2:
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Absolutely delighted that Furdie is still doing so well Sylvia. He looks just wonderful :wow: :wow: :wow:
I'm intrigued; what is the yellow cylinder shaped thing attached to his back? :-:
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Furdie is back at the vets on a drip again after his appetite decreased over the weekend, and he seemed a little dehydrated :(
It seems like such a shock, because he is as determined as ever to go out to visit all his lady friends as usual :shocked:
If anyone could spare him some vibes again, they would be really appreciated.
Oh, and the little yellow thing on his back in the previous pictures is his GPS tracker. He used to go out and not bother to come back home :Crazy: Just when we reached the point when he seemed to realise where home is, his terrible results came back. He really seems to enjoy having his harness and tracker put on because it means that he gets his freedom, and now we know where to find him when it is time for him to be back for his Fortekor.
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Sending loads of good vibes for Furbie :hug: :hug: :hug:
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:get well 3: :get well 3: :get well 3: :get well 3: :get well 3: :get well 3: vibes for Furdie. Xxxxx
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Sending lots of positive vibes for Furdie :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Huge vibes for the determined Furdie. :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Sending shed loads of positive vibes for Furbie and :hug: :hug: for you Sykvia.
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Topping up the good vibes for Furdie :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Topping the vibes up for the :Luv2: Furbie
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Sending bucket loads of hang on in there vibes to Furdie :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
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:thanks: to everyone for all the vibes for Furdie. They are definitely working :wow:
We had to go to the vets for Charlie's annual MOT and vaccination, and for another blood test for Sweepy tonight, so I was able to visit Furdie while we were there :)
Furdie has been eating and drinking well today, the drip is running OK, and the nurse reported that he seems very bright in himself and loves attention ;D I can only agree, because that was how he was with me - I got to give him lots of extra head kisses :Luv: :Luv2:
Funnily enough, after the nurse brought him a bowl of the extra munchies that I had taken in for him tonight, he lost all interest in the head kisses :-:
I suppose I've always realised that my place in Furdie's affections is quite a long way below a bowl of food :rofl: - but long may it continue.
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Great news, I hope he continues to do well and is able to return home with you soon :)
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What a rollercoaster eh :hug:
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Great news Sylvia :)
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Thats really good Sylvia ;D ;D
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I have some really good news :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy:
Furdie is enjoying the comforts of home again ;D
When I spoke to the vet this afternoon, he said that Furdie was bright and his results had improved since being on the IV fluids :happy dance:
We are so pleased and relieved to have him back with us.
Thank you again for all your support :thanks:
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Fabulous news Sylvia ;D ;D ;D
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Staggeringly wonderful :wow:
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great news!
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Go Furdie! ;D ;D ;D
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I'm so sorry :'(
Furdie lost his fight yesterday morning when the vet put him to sleep :(
The change in him was so quick that there was nothing else that we could do for him.
This morning was a beautiful sunny day, and I thought how much Furdie would have loved to go out in it, and now he won't be able to again :'(
Furdie was a fighter and lived 6 months longer than the vets predicted. He loved life but in the end his kidney's just could not cope.
We will miss him so much.
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I'm so sorry to hear this Sylvia. :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Oh Sylvia. Don't be sorry. You did everything you could, and Furdie lived his life to the limit, right till the very end. :(
Your bravery in holding on till he needed your help to leave for the Bridge is an inspiration to us all. :agree:
Go play hard at the Bridge, Furdie, you will always be a huge and happy Purr in our hearts. :hug: :hug: :hug:
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I am so sorry Sylvia :hug: :hug:
RIP gorgeous Furdie.
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I am so sorry to hear this sad news :hug: :hug:
RIP Furdie, you will always have a pawprint in your special humans heart. Play hard on the Bridge
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I am so sorry to read this news .
Furdie was much loved and had a wonderful life till the end .
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So sorry to read about Furdie
"In the Candle's Glow"
Warm light coming from far below,
Twinkling, sparkling is the candle's glow.
All is well up on the ridge,
The place we know as Rainbow Bridge.
Furbabies sleeping in heaven's light,
Tended by candles in the night.
Peaceful dreams be theirs to keep,
As they slumber in this night so deep.
Hearts on earth that miss them so,
Take comfort in the candle's glow.
Watching for them in skies above,
Bound eternally by a cord of love.
Laura Hickman
:RIP: :candle: :RIP: :candle: :RIP: :candle:
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:RIP: Furdie - went out like the gentleman he was. xxxxxx
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Bless you Furdie. A handsome gent, and a special one. :hug: :hug:
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Sylvia, sad news :( :( You did everything you could for Furdie
RIP Furdie.
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so sorry to hear about Furdie :hug: :hug: x
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You did your utmost to support his fight Sylvia. Am so very sorry :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
RIP Furdie darling boy :'( :'( :'(
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So sorry to hear this Sylvia :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Sylvia, well done. For going with your instinct and knowing Furdie had another half a year of quality living to do. :care: He'll definitely have known how loved he was, and that he got everything out of life he could. :care: :care:
Rest Easy, Furdie. What a wonderful gent you were.
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Sylvia, well done. For going with your instinct and knowing Furdie had another half a year of quality living to do. :care: He'll definitely have known how loved he was, and that he got everything out of life he could. :care: :care:
Rest Easy, Furdie. What a wonderful gent you were.
I can only echo what JS has posted, and I am so sorry for your loss, and so very sorry I missed your post in the first place :doh:
My Hamish was Diagnosed with CRF and was the reason I joined Purrs, Sadly I only had 5 more days with him and it was a complete shock :'(
I still haven't got over the fact hat I never even noticed He was ill :'(
But you have done the right thing, and Furdie is in a better place now free from pain :care:
Thinking of you Sylvia :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
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so sorry sylvia :hug:
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Sylvia so very sorry for the loss of Furdie, you both fought a very valient fight and he had extra time with you
Only ever borrowed never owned but always a pawprint in your heart
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I'm so sorry darling, sending you lots of :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
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I just wanted to thank you all for your comments and support.
It means such a lot to me.
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I am so sorry Thinking of you and the brave Furdie xxx
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Very sorry to hear this Sylvia :( :hug:
RIP Furdie, safe and sound at the Bridge by now xx
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I'm so sorry to hear about Furdie, Sylvia :'( :hug: :'(
Good Night, God Bless Furdie xx Run Free, Play Hard xx
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So sorry to read news :hug: