MJ and I travel a frequently, last year was my biggest travel year ever for me with nearly 50k miles of airline travel. For long trips last year we have a couple of friends who were happy to drop in to feed and water them every few days. Then, when Simcoe was diagnosed with CRF […]
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Simcoe’s latest blood work and supplies
February 4th, 2012 by pleia2
On Thursday the 26th we took Simcoe to a follow-up exam for her dental work. The visit went well, the site of her tooth extraction had healed. While we were there we decided to do some more blood work to see where we stood with that, as it had been a month since the last […]
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Simcoe’s Dental Visit
January 16th, 2012 by pleia2
When Simcoe was diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) they also identified a badly infected tooth that needed to be cared for. She’s now been through a number of tests and since we decided to hold off on the kidney transplant for now we went ahead and scheduled her dental work. We picked up some […]
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No kidney transplant for Simcoe, yet
January 4th, 2012 by pleia2
I mentioned Simcoe’s improved kidney function indicators in the last post, and they turned out to be game-changing when it came to our plans for a transplant. The transplant doctor had a talk with the hospital doctor and they feel the change in values have bumped her prognosis from “a couple of months to a […]
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Simcoe’s 2 vet visits
December 30th, 2011 by pleia2
Thursday morning we dropped off Simcoe at her primary care facility, All Pets Hospital, to complete the remaining testing to evaluate her health overall regardless of where we go from here and to see if she qualifies for the kidney transplant, this included: Total Health Plus blood workup Urine Prot/Creatinine Ratio Radiographs – 2 Views […]
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Simcoe’s visit to the transplant doctor
December 24th, 2011 by pleia2
Thursday morning we made the drive up to Santa Rosa to PetCare Veterinary Hospital for an appointment with Clare Gregory, one of the pioneers of kidney transplant procedures in cats and has done over 400 of them. The visit was a consultation to get some of our questions answered about the procedure and to see […]
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Simcoe is Home!
December 16th, 2011 by pleia2
We picked up Simcoe from the vet this evening following her 72 hour diuretic treatment. Unfortunately the blood tests haven’t shown much improvement, but she did manage to put on some weight and has seemed more energetic. The vet sent us home with a whole bag of stuff to continue with her care at home: […]
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Simcoe has Kidney Disease
December 14th, 2011 by pleia2
Last week I noticed that little Simcoe had lost the pouch of fat on her belly. At the time I assumed that it was just the diet food we’d switched both cats to in order to manage Caligula’s weight. MJ had a look at her too and we realized she’d actually lost more than just […]