Kidney disease - blood test result - euthanasia?

[FreakInTheSheets]

Hey all

I have an 18 yr old female. Her kidney creatine is 300 and her urea 25. Her weight just keeps going down and down. She's now a sniff over 3kg.

She also has hyperthyroidism and is on thyronorm for that.

The vet suggests reducing the thyronorm slightly but if she's still losing weight in 2-4 weeks, we need to talk euthanasia. Even though she still appears happy and eats ok.

He does not suggest sub-cutaneous fluids or appetite stimulants.

Any thoughts welcome.

Thanks

She must be feeling pretty rough. One of mine had kidney failure and I just knew when it was time. Though she was younger.

I wouldn't be doing subcutaneous fluids for an 18 year old cat. I'm not sure I'd do the for a younger one either.

Mine is in a similar position, she's 17, she is constantly with us on a lap but only 2.6kg, she has always been tiny but I feel so bad for her, she eats with gusto but is such a skinny minnie.

My gorgeous 8 year old panther had CKD which came on very suddenly. He was a little over 6kg in April, and by November was just over 4kg with the weight still dropping. There was no point in him going through all kinds of treatments like subcutaneous fluids as he would have hated it and though it may have extended his life for a little, no point in doing that if he would have been miserable.

Appetite stimulants worked a bit once he started to go off food, but not enough to maintain his weight. We started him on renal food but in the end agreed with the vet to offer him whatever he would actually eat (mostly sliced cooked beef).

I just took each day as it came trying to judge how he was feeling in himself but didn't leave it until the last moment, I booked him in about 2 weeks in advance (with the option to bring it forward) and just spent the interval making the most of that time together. I made sure that he never got to the stage where he was miserable.

Remember a week to soon is better than a day too late, please don't leave it until you know she is unhappy

My little girl was the same last year. You'll know when it's time. She just kept hiding under tables and stopped eating. It's horrible but just watch her closely.

Thank you all. So sorry to hear what you have all been through too.

I can honestly say she doesn't appear unhappy in the slightest. It's the fact she still seems to enjoy her life which makes this so counterintuitive. She still batters me awake every morning wanting her breakfast.

But yes, I can't let her end up a skeleton, being sick or having a crisis/emergency. The continued weight loss is unsustainable.

So barring a miracle in the next month, with her weight suddenly shooting back up when the Thyronorm is decreased, that will be time.

I actually regret putting her through that recent blood test as it was traumatic for her but I might also have regretted not doing it when it was the vet's advice to do it.