SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF
Hi, everyone, please share your insight - my older boy kitty I rescued is experiencing severe ARF - I say this only because his blood work two weeks ago shows pretty normal value of kidney functions, ,but he starts losing weight and can't each as much as I thought he had FIP as I recently lost of my babies to FIP - The blood work shows very very profound RF - might be what Hannibal had at the end.. today 1-Nov normal range Crea 12.5 3 0.8-2.3 BUN 167 28 15-34 phos 17.5 4 3.0-7.0 HCT 17.3 28.2 29-45 WBC 30.6 23.8 4.2-15.5 total bulirubin 0.7 0.2 0.0 - 0.4 indirect bilirubin 0.5 0.1 0-0.3 TCO2 5 19 13-25 He is on IV right now and we started on epogen this morning as well. Also, gave doxycycline as antibiotics - I am thinking using SAMe as I heard that it's good for anemia - please share any of your insighg - what do you think it's causing this severe ARF - could it be FIP? I am trying to find other cause - Also, please pray for my Rikki that he will feel better - thank you.
Re: SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF
Hideyo, from the numbers it looks like his WBC has been high even since November 1. Is it possible he has a severe kidney infection and that is what is causing the high kidney values and the anemia (since kidney problems can cause anemia)? Michelle In a message dated 11/16/2006 2:11:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, everyone, please share your insight – my older boy kitty I rescued is experiencing severe ARF – I say this only because his blood work two weeks ago shows pretty normal value of kidney functions, ,but he starts losing weight and can’t each as much as I thought he had FIP as I recently lost of my babies to FIP – The blood work shows very very profound RF – might be what Hannibal had at the end.. today 1-Nov normal range Crea 12.5 3 0.8-2.3 BUN 167 28 15-34 phos 17.5 4 3.0-7.0 HCT 17.3 28.2 29-45 WBC 30.6 23.8 4.2-15.5 total bulirubin 0.7 0.2 0.0 - 0.4 indirect bilirubin 0.5 0.1 0-0.3 TCO2 5 19 13-25 He is on IV right now and we started on epogen this morning as well. Also, gave doxycycline as antibiotics – I am thinking using SAMe as I heard that it’ s good for anemia – please share any of your insighg – what do you think it’ s causing this severe ARF – could it be FIP? I am trying to find other cause – Also, please pray for my Rikki that he will feel better – thank you.
RE: SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF
Hi, Michelle - yeah.. that's what I was thinking, too - but I am wondering what's causing kidney infections - do you think doxi is a good antibiotics for this? My vet think so..but always want a second opinion.. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:31 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF Hideyo, from the numbers it looks like his WBC has been high even since November 1. Is it possible he has a severe kidney infection and that is what is causing the high kidney values and the anemia (since kidney problems can cause anemia)? Michelle In a message dated 11/16/2006 2:11:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, everyone, please share your insight - my older boy kitty I rescued is experiencing severe ARF - I say this only because his blood work two weeks ago shows pretty normal value of kidney functions, ,but he starts losing weight and can't each as much as I thought he had FIP as I recently lost of my babies to FIP - The blood work shows very very profound RF - might be what Hannibal had at the end.. today 1-Nov normal range Crea 12.5 3 0.8-2.3 BUN 167 28 15-34 phos 17.5 4 3.0-7.0 HCT 17.3 28.2 29-45 WBC 30.6 23.8 4.2-15.5 total bulirubin 0.7 0.2 0.0 - 0.4 indirect bilirubin 0.5 0.1 0-0.3 TCO2 5 19 13-25 He is on IV right now and we started on epogen this morning as well. Also, gave doxycycline as antibiotics - I am thinking using SAMe as I heard that it's good for anemia - please share any of your insighg - what do you think it's causing this severe ARF - could it be FIP? I am trying to find other cause - Also, please pray for my Rikki that he will feel better - thank you.
Re: SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF
I have never dealt with kidney infections. Doxy is a good, strong, broad-spectrum antibiotic. For some reason I thought they use baytril for kidney problems, but maybe that is only for UTI's. Michelle In a message dated 11/16/2006 2:36:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Michelle – yeah.. that’s what I was thinking, too – but I am wondering what’s causing kidney infections – do you think doxi is a good antibiotics for this? My vet think so..but always want a second opinion..
RE: SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF
Yep batrill is used commonly among CRF Kitties as broad spectrum antibiotic especially when they get UTIs _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:41 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF I have never dealt with kidney infections. Doxy is a good, strong, broad-spectrum antibiotic. For some reason I thought they use baytril for kidney problems, but maybe that is only for UTI's. Michelle In a message dated 11/16/2006 2:36:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Michelle - yeah.. that's what I was thinking, too - but I am wondering what's causing kidney infections - do you think doxi is a good antibiotics for this? My vet think so..but always want a second opinion..
Re: SOS -help My Rikki - severe ARF
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