We have a 19 year old cat with renal failure (chronic kidney disease). [View all]

I suspect that we're going be passing Rainbow Bridge sooner then later.



Moppet wasn't due for another senior exam until August. She went for an office visit July 14 for a check-up. I also let them know that she just stopped eating wet cat food the day before and so she isn't taking her thyroid and blood pressure meds inside cat treats anymore.


I took her back to the vet's on July 21. They gave Moppet a steroid and antibiotic injection, with a prescription appetite stimulant ointment called Mirataz Transdermal that I place in her ear.


We had to take to her a 24/7 vet hospital with previous paperwork from our regular vet on July 23 since she still is turning her nose up at food. She received an injection of Solensia, Cerena and a liquid appetite stimulant Elura to work in combination with the Mirataz Transdermal. The doctor there suggested at this point, even though there's no nutritional value, to try tuna fish and Gerber baby food such as chicken and turkey flavor.


Our regular vet called today and asked how she was doing. I let them know that does eat right after we give her the liquid stimulant and only eats after that. Drinking water and urinating isn't an issue. She seems like she's having a difficult time breathing and does so with her mouth open and does change places where she sleeps. She's not hiding at all. Vet said it's the progression of the kidney disease and try to entice her to eat, which is easier said than done. I've been crushing up her thyroid and blood pressure meds into Gerber turkey and gravy flavors, which once given the stimulant, she will eat.


Made another appointment with vet this Saturday "to talk'.


I know it's inevitable and neither one of us want her to suffer. I'm stressing out and need to get this off my chest. I never really got over having to euthanize our cat Bermuda in 2020.


Any suggestions for any enticing cat food for an already finicky food critic, please feel free to make those suggestions.



Thank you for listening.



(Moppet)