Brendel Loves Her Chicken Popsicles

Tweet

Have been taking care of my cat Brendel around the clock lately. Also trying to keep my other cat, the Dude, occupied as well. A full-time job. Brendel has so much going on with her. But she is a survivor, so far. I will try to sum up her condition. She turns 14 in September. Impressed with the new vet I found. Saw her a couple of weeks ago. She was very thorough, lots of tests, new diagnoses and new meds. Brendel’s kidney disease has progressed to Stage 3 (out of 4 stages). She has very high blood pressure. Did you know cats got hypertension? Probably from the kidney disease. Her number is 170. Should be below 155. Above 180 is an emergency. Starting blood pressure chews today. Hoping she will eat them with no issues. Started her on an appetite stimulant. Transdermal ointment goes on the top part of her ear daily. The easiest medicine ever to give. Her weight is down to 5.7 pounds now. She is responding well to the stimulant. Eating very good these days. And is on liquid Gabapentin for the arthritis in her back legs and hips. After finally figuring out how to hide the meds in her food, it has also calmed her yowling down to almost nothing. Yes! What a win for all of us. She is resting much better now. Will take her back in one week to check her blood pressure and kidney levels. We have to be very careful as BP meds can make kidney disease worse. She is on a tiny dose. I split one chew into four pieces, and she takes the 1/4 daily. Hoping this helps bring her BP down. She also said there are signs of dementia, hearing loss and vision loss. Thyroid levels are borderline high. Will watch for now. She found proteinuria in her urine. This means large particles of protein are leaking from her kidneys into her urine. Not good at all. Will cause the kidney damage to progress quickly. The BP chews are suppose to help this issue as well. She turns 14 next month. Will keep you updated as I am able to get online. Have been very busy literally watching her every breath. Hope everyone here has been well. Will catch up as time allows. Photo (will not load, will keep trying) is Brendel and the Dude chilling in the screen room. She spends about 5 minutes in the sunshine, then sleeps in the linen closet the rest of the day. Video (safe link to my YouTube account) is her eating her new found treat, I call it a popsicle treat. It is chicken flavored puree and she loves it. Makes me very happy to see her eat. I have to savor the little things when I can find them.