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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: sixfurballs on June 12, 2009, 15:17:38 PM

Title: Purdey update
Post by: sixfurballs on June 12, 2009, 15:17:38 PM

For those who had read my worries with Purdey and her renal failure a quick update. Purdey went into renal failure at Easter. We came very close to losing her. Purdey spent several days in the vets surgery and on the drip. Its been a month since her last bloods were run so they were done again yesterday. I am thrilled to say all her counts are back within the normal range and the only treatment she has had in the last month is 2 drops of Renalzin added to some wet food in the morning. My vet is now certain that it was ARF. The blood tests will be repeated again in 3 months and again in one year but for now I feel I can breath again and stop constantly worrying about her (well as much as we ever stop worrying about them!).

Thanks for all the info and support from all here. You helped a lot.

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: Gillian Harvey on June 12, 2009, 15:23:17 PM

Thats brilliant news!  ;D - Did you ever know what caused the ARF?

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Post by: Mark on June 12, 2009, 15:40:32 PM

Great news  :Luv2:

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: weesilvie on June 12, 2009, 15:42:15 PM

Great news, you must be so relieved :)

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on June 12, 2009, 16:18:53 PM

Quote from: Gillian (Ambercat) on June 12, 2009, 15:23:17 PM

Thats brilliant news!  ;D - Did you ever know what caused the ARF?

That's exactly what I was going to say  ;D

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: Millys Mum on June 12, 2009, 19:38:48 PM

So pleased she has got such good test results  :wow: :hug:

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Post by: Bazsmum on June 12, 2009, 21:05:44 PM

Excellent news!  ;D :hug:

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: HaneyHarperIndyMum (Val) on June 13, 2009, 04:55:51 AM

I'm so pleased that Purdey is doing so great now.  I think I heard you all the way across the pond jumping for joy when the test results came in Lesa! lol  YIPPEE!

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: Janeyk on June 13, 2009, 06:34:32 AM

 ;D that's great news!

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on June 13, 2009, 20:24:52 PM

I am really pleased to hear this

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Post by: Stuart on June 13, 2009, 21:07:33 PM

great news, so chuffed  :)

Title: Re: Purdey update
Post by: sixfurballs on June 15, 2009, 12:50:25 PM

Thanks and I'm sure you can picture the smile on my face!

We have no idea what caused the ARF. We live in a fairly rural area. There are some farms not that far from me, a stream by my house and a little wooded area. I also live at newish development. We are one of only a few houses at the start of it but back in its quite built up and who knows what she could have gotten into in a shed or garage. My cats do hunt quite a lot and bring home birds, shrews and mice so could have been anything she bit into. I'm just surprised that is it was poison that she didn't start fitting etc.