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Heartworm, then lost one kidney and running on 20% function, pancreatitis, and then two years ago diagnosed with lymphoma in her upper intestine. Pills and a subq shot twice daily, and 100ml of subq fluid once daily, all of which she accepts without objection.

We refer to her as our little feline everready bunny.

Yes, that is my wife by Molly's back feet, but that picture was taken many, many years ago.
Many, many, many years ago.

We can barely handle giving three infusions per week. I can't imagine giving daily. What we won't do for them. Does she have a port? If we had known our Alex was going to survive this long, we'd have put in a port(s). Pancreatitis... Alex barely survived a bout of that over a year ago. Shortly after that, an ulcerated cornea which he fully recovered from. Sounds like we have two tough little cats. Best of luck.

Calicos are tough kitties. She is a sweetheart. Spends a lot of time on my lap.

She has become a rather fussy eater, though, so we have to keep trying different stuff to keep her interested. Some days nothing but Tuna will do, but her weight reamins stable, so...

subcutaneous fluid infusion treatments, but they didn't work.

Never a good eater, when his kidneys packed it in, he just stopped eating altogether.

He was a prince among felines, a gentleman cat of the old school.

He and Alex could have been bros.

All of our meezers have been very friendly & smart. We also have a blue point male, and a seal point female. All are the classic, rounder headed Siamese. Think that these days they're called Thai for cat shows. Both are also sweet. They took to leash training quickly.

lovely characters.

Buddhi wouldn't walk on a leash 'cause I didn't get him young enough to train him as a kitten, but he was my official feline welcoming committee--everybody loved him.

What a beauty...

Even non-cat people quickly say they like our Zachary (blue point).

She flatly refused a renal diet and since she was such an old lady, I decided it was kitty hospice instead of kitty life extension and catered to her every whim. With the vet's input, I decided to give her potassium supplements and blood pressure medication and her renal function stayed rock stable until she died at 21. Her final decline was rapid and I could feel nodules in her abdomen, so I think what finally killed her was the big "C." Her passing was peaceful, helped by the vet she liked the best.

Renal cats can live more than 2 years, it's just an average. Same with liver shunt kitties. It just takes a lot more care from their people. My CKD kitty lasted about 3 years. Your kitty was younger when his started, so he had more of a chance at staying happy and healthy longer with good care.

He is lucky to be a member of your tribe. I had a male who lived for about 3 years with CRF. He wouldn't eat the CRF diet food, but I did find something that he loved and fed it to him until he died. He was stable without treatment until a few weeks before he died. Then I had to start taking him in for IVs. He hated riding in his crate in the car, hated the vet and it was obvious that he was ready to go. He had his little furry self wrapped so tightly around my heart that it still makes me sad to talk about it. He was a sweet, wonderful boy.

Alex is one lucky dude!

My daughter's cat reached the age of 20 after being diagnosed with renal insufficiency (note "insufficiency&quot at the age of 10. Luckily, we have a cat specialist in our city and he put her on a treatment regimen that got her numbers back in line and allowed her to have a good quality of life for many years. We only had to do the sub-q's the last couple of months of her life.

My wish is that you and your wife will have Alex around for a long time.

Long live, sweet Alex!

I bought her another year or so with subcutaneous infusions. She did not like the treatments at all, but she (mostly) allowed them. I still miss her, all these years later. Somewhere in the DU archives is the lament I posted when she died.

Good on ya for taking such good care of Alex!

He had some subQ treatments at the vet but also had a failing heart. He was on a prescription for that, but it was really just a matter of time. Passed away at home, age 18 and two months.

He got to where he was just pretty lifeless before we had to put him down.

She was diagnosed with stage 3 KD back in October after a senior check up. She lost some weight and the vet was concerned so did a senior blood work panel.

The vet gave her 6-12 months. I gave up trying to get her to eat the KD food. I figured she might as well enjoy the time she has left eating what she likes. I began giving her small portions of fresh steamed chicken several times a day. Since then she's gained a half pound and when I took her in for a check up a couple of days ago she was maintaining her weight and is still active.

I'll be giving her vitamin B-12 shots once a month. The vet gave me 6 months worth. I thought that was a good sign.

We just feed him whatever he'll eat on that day.

Glad your kitty is doing okay. Best wishes.

Did your vet suggest sub-q infusions? Does your cat have the temperament to tolerate them?

She was a feral kitten and although she is the friendliest, sweetist little critter now there are some things she just hates. She hates having flea meds put on her, will not wear a collar, hates the carrier and trips to the vet are stressful for her.

I can give her the B-12 shots because they are quick, just once a month and don't require much precision. Anything more involved than that just wouldn't be feasible.

Glad your kitty can tolerate them.