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In reply to the discussion: We have a 19 year old cat with renal failure (chronic kidney disease). [View all]ramapo
(4,753 posts)Our girl has been in renal failure for a few years...she is 20+ now. We thought she was leaving us two years ago when she stopped eating. We were going to take her for a final visit to the vet when she downed a bowl of food.
We do give her the transdermal appetite stimulant once a week or so and it gives her a boost. She gets anything she wants, and a big variety, to eat.
Tuna water and tunafish. Baby food of various types. Various pate foods. Fancy feast. Chicken and liver. Honey maple turkey from the deli. Salmon. She also likes quinoa based dry crunchies...Temptations too.
We give her a mix a few times a day. Kind of a soupy creation. She loves the Delectables likable treats (broth one especially). We use the senior ones. Also use chicken and beef broth. This way she is always eating something.
Its touch and go. We think some days that this is it. But she drinks, urinates, eats just enough and spends time with us. She'll let us know when enough is enough. (we lost a previous cat to renal failure...that one was much quicker).
Hang in there and love your cat.
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