Tabitha

For many of our readers, you have worked at or have been to Camelot Pet Resort (Uncle Dan's Veterinary Hospital), anyways if you know "Tabitha" aka Tabby Cat, she's not doing so hot. She has gone from 12# to 7.11# in a very short time period. She loves her water, always has to use her 'paw' to get it. Today we did a Urinalysis and Bloodwork on her, she has 3 different types of crystals in her urine as well as has elevated BUN (75) normal is up to 35 and Crea 4.6 normal is like 2. something. So little Miss Tabby Anne has Chronic Renal Failure (Kidney Failure). Here are a couple of websites with info: http://www.felinecrf.com/ or http://www.felinecrf.org/

Now Tabitha isn't showing any signs other than weigh loss and kind of 'weird' smelling breath. She has been awfully affectionate lately, 'begging/pawing' to be picked up. She also is a 'girl with a mission', she follows Heather around in the mornings and 'helps' clean by tasting everyone's fresh water. For now we are doing research to see what we need to do to lengthen/extend her life, and putting her on Royal Canin's Renal LP diet, (everyone gets to eat it since it's too hard to separate 4 kitties to eat).

Here are some cute pictures of Tabby Cat:
Yep still Cranky looking all the time!

During one of her 'flop' moments in front of fish tank

STUFFED herself into this tiny box, had to really try hard!

Likes to sleep on the desk when Alvin isn't hogging it :)

Yes this is Tabitha ON TOP of the filing cabinet!

Tabby on a Kozy Bag