I took Bob to the vet yesterday, and they are running all his bloodwork again. I go back next week to see results and check blood pressure. He is already on the norvasc and has blood in his urine. This second doctor I saw didn't think his bloodwork showed signs of crf, but wanted to run bloodwork to look for changes since november when it was last run. I will get copies when I go in. He put Bob on amoxy for the blood in his urine and put him on cosequin, which he said can help somehow with either the kidneys or the bladder. I don't recall which. He suggested keeping him on amoxy for a while, because Bob got so sick last time I put him on Baytril. He also suggested probiotics, but wants to wait for all test results first. I will get a copy of the bloodwork from november and from yesterday. Popeye, the last cat I lost was on Norvasc and lost his eyesight. He also had a heart murmur. t
Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What are his numbers, specifically his Creatinine, BUN, Phosphorus, Potassium, and his HCT, these are the important ones that tell you how well or not well he is doing? Get them from your vet, they can fax or give you a copy of his last blood work results, you paid for them they are yours. Tell me what they are and I can tell you what my vet would be doing if Fred had those numbers. Also has his blood pressure been checked, CRF cats are notorious for getting high blood pressure, this can be very dangerous and cause blindness if not caught and treated. Several cats on the CRF list have gone blind been put on amlodipine and regained some if not all of their sight. The retinas detach when the blood pressure gets too high, too high can vary for each individual cat but you really don't want the blood pressure higher than 170 or 180 at the vets. Fred's has been as high as 200 to 240 when he was having the episode that I took him in for right away, thankfully his retinas never detached but I got him in right away when his legs were twitching and he kind of looked spacey and fell over. Get the numbers and send them ... does he still get fluids? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com
