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Now That My Cat is Showing Feline Kidney Disease Symptoms, What Should I Do?
Kidney disease can really creep up on cats and their owners. The feline kidney disease symptoms are often hidden or may be completely invisible until the kidney damage is already at a severe stage. When a cat begins to show observable feline kidney disease symptoms, she has already lost close to 70% of her kidney function when the diagnosis is made. Veterinarians will often talk about ‘end-stage’ kidney disease, a description used in feline kidney disease stages when the situation is rather critical. Unfortunately, at this point treatment will need to focus on decreasing the feline kidney disease symptoms and prolonging the cat’s life. The bright spot in all this is that not every cat displaying feline kidney disease symptoms is doomed. Sometimes these symptoms are simply due to an infection in the cat and the kidneys shut down. Treatment with antibiotics is often the trick to stopping the infection and getting the cat healthy again with little damage to the kidney. You will want to watch for any feline kidney disease symptoms that may be apparent. For example, do you notice your cat drinking more than usual? Does she show a lack of energy or appear depressed? Has she stopped eating all of the sudden? Does she seem sore over the lower part of her back or seem to sig in a crouched or hunched up way? Does she seem to be urinating more or barely at all? All of these feline kidney disease functions, along with diarrhea and vomiting are signs of possible feline kidney disease or an infection. If your cat shows these signs of feline kidney disease, get her to your Vet for a thorough examination. Don’t try to treat the problem at home. You will need your Vet’s expertise to correctly diagnose the problem, begin the right treatment plan, and possibly even to hospitalize your cat until she’s stable enough and up on her feet again. |
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Feline Kidney Disease Stages: | Creatinine Levels in the Blood: US Measurement | Creatinine Levels in the Blood: International Measurement | Level of Kidney Functioning Lost: |
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Stage 1: | Creatinine below 1.6 | Creatinine below 140 | 0-33% |
Stage 2: | Creatinine between 1.6 and 2.8 | Creatinine between 140 and 249 | 66-75% | Stage 3: | Creatinine between 2.9 and 5.0 | Creatinine between 250 and 439 | 75 - 90% |
Stage 4: | Creatinine over 5.0 | Creatinine between over 440 | Over 90% |