Cat Kidney Disease Support Group

Each has different causes treatments and outlooks.

Cat kidney disease support group. J feline med surg. It doesn t matter if your cat has recently been diagnosed with ckd or if you ve been dealing with this ugly disease for some time now we all need support while fighting ckd. Yet we all know that it s important to be educated on serious conditions such as kidney disease in cats. They give tips on medicating a ckd cat and where to get supplies at good prices.

Feline chronic kidney disease tanya s comprehensive guide symptoms diagnosis nutrition. Poisons which are the most common cause of acute renal failure. Knowledge is power and by the end of this article you should know everything you need to know about kidney disease in cats. The prevalence and classification of chronic kidney disease in cats randomly selected from four age groups and in cats recruited for degenerative joint disease studies.

It happens in cats of all ages and is usually the result of. Kidney disease in cats is an illness that nearly 30 of senior cats will face. Data on file at idexx laboratories inc. No cat parent wants to think about the terrible diseases that can happen to their beloved felines.

It s been going since 2006 and is a small friendly supportive place. Understanding the stages and signs of kidney disease can help to extend your cat s life and keep them comfortable for as long as possible through this stage of their life. Read about how the group works on this page and sign up it s completely free and you can share as much or as little as you like. Tanya s feline ckd support group is a group i have set up for people with a ckd cat where they can offer support and hope to each other during the bad times and celebrate the good times together.

Once you apply to join you will receive an e mail asking for your name country of residence cat s name and age and reason for joining the group you have to respond to this before your membership. Certain diseases and hereditary conditions may make your cat more. Members of the group support each other during the bad times and celebrate the good times together. Often their vets give them no hope.

Please consult with your vet when treating feline chronic kidney disease feline ckd or any other ailment. The consensus in conventional veterinary medicine is that the most we can do for these cats is to give support for as long as possible without much hope of resolution. Welcome to tanya s ckd support group running since 2006 and owned by helen who also runs tanya s ckd website the definitive award winning website for feline chronic kidney disease. Acute renal failure develops suddenly over a matter of days or weeks.

For the past 35 years i have treated cats with kidney disease and i can say that there has been little change in our treatment protocols for cats with renal insufficiency. I am part of a feline chronic kidney disease support group on fb and every day i see posts from pet parents of newly diagnosed stage 4 ckd kitties. In this article we discuss the essential information you need to know about ckd in cats. Types of kidney disease.

There are two types of kidney failure in cats.