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Offline sixfurballs

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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2008, 09:54:37 AM »
Useful info. 3 out of 4 of my cats suffer with very sensitive stomachs and can't handle wet food so they all get a dry food only diet - RC Sensible 33. I think at their yearly check up it wouldn't do any harm to check for this from now on.

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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2008, 07:57:40 AM »
Senior food isn't suitable for all seniors, as it can cause them to loose weight (or at least it does in this house), so I only feed a purely senior diet to seniors that need to lose weight, ones that dont just get the odd bit of senior food. One of the other things I would highly recommend is yearly bloodtesting, to see if the trend for raising kidney levels can be picked up on early.
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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2008, 15:10:08 PM »
I didn't know that dry food was bad. Thanks.

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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2008, 13:41:05 PM »
A lot of the increase in CRF in Persians (and cats in general) is because of the trend towards feeding dry food which isnt a suitable diet for a cat anyway, and feeding a dry food to a cat with CRF isnt the answer as Des pointed out. Another problem is the incidences of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in persians (and other breeds) which ultimately causes renal failure. I've already lost one cat (persian female) to renal failure because of PKD and have another (persian male)  who also has PKD, although he's stable at the moment. The feline crf site is the one most recommended for info on CRF and is brill.

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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2008, 09:22:48 AM »
I just found this very informative link.

http://www.felinecrf.com/what0.htm

Hope this helps.

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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2008, 09:00:38 AM »
I lost my Hamish to CRF last year  :'(
I got Mr Misty checked out for CRF and He's got it too :( but it has been caught very early  ;D and He is now on Fortekor 2.5's
as for the food, well I just gave 16 boxes of royal canine to our local cps branch cause he wouldnt look at it  :(
I now give Him Senior food brands and he is thriving on them, thay have half the phosphorus amount of normal cat food
plus he has the water fountain & the bath tap running all the time too

I'm not 100% sure if this is right, but I too thought why is it mainly Cat's who get CRF ?? I think I read on the internet that it is
something to do with a distemper jab or something that they get when they are kittens causes it ?????

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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2008, 08:54:21 AM »
I also think people can avoid strain on older cats kidney by feeding senior food - all or part of diet.
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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2008, 08:05:32 AM »
No I hadn't. Thank you for the link.

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Re: Saving Cats
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2008, 08:04:08 AM »
Thanks for the post - although cats with CRF need to eat more wet food than dry food. Have you seen this site: www.felinecrf.org?
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Saving Cats
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2008, 08:00:01 AM »
ATTENTION CAT LOVERS!!!

Too many of our cats are dying of chronic kidney disease. Especially male Persian cats. We can't cure it but we can help, by identifying the signs, taking care and enabling our cats to live longer and better lives. A cat with kidney problems needs to eat special, quality food. One of the recommended brands is Royal Canine.

Clinics and hospitals – please inform the people and animals that you help. Passing the information via your distribution lists will help so much, as non-clinicians don't have the tools to diagnose.

In general, if your pet displays one or more of the following take him or her to the vet IMMEDIATELY.

(From a poster in an animal clinic)

Clinical signs of infection
Weight loss*
Weakness
Loss of appetite
Fever
Vomiting**
Diarrhea**
Mouth ulcers***
Chronic bacterial infection


* A cat may eat well but lose weight due to the kidney dysfunction. If your cat is eating regularly, the weight loss is gradual and he or she has a thick, fluffy fur – you might not notice at first. It's a good idea to weigh your cat regularly.
** If a cat goes outdoors, some of the symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, irregular stools could go unnoticed.
*** Halitosis – if a cat has very bad breath, it's often a sign of illness more serious than dental decay.
**** Urination: If cats urinate in unusual places, not in the cat litter as usual, it may indicate a lack of bladder control. If cats wet themselves – this is a very serious symptom- to the vet IMMEDIATELY!

PLEASE TAKE NOTE AND DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO AS MANY PEOPLE AND SOURCES AS POSSIBLE.
Thank you so much.

 


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