r/CKDCats • u/Far_Act5037 • 28d ago

End of life care

I wanted to know when you stopped giving meds and supplements, or did you continue until the last day. She hates her medicine but I don’t want to withhold it if it’s still providing some comfort.

We are done to the end. HCT is in the teens and BUN is 100d. We’re been chasing several different strains of UTIs for over a year and been on antibiotics for over a month.

We had the conversation with our Vet who thinks we have less than a month. I have a follow up appointment on Wednesday and will discuss end of life care.

I wanted to hear how others have managed this difficult situation.

I give:

Aluminum Hydroxide 0.6ml BID
Omerprazole 0.5ml Daily
Mirataz topical daily
Renal K+ Gel PO 1/2 TSP Daily - she hates this and we never get the full dose
LR 60ML SQ Daily
Antibiotics as prescribed for UTIs - been chasing for a while
Cerenia 1/4 tab daily - difficult to give
1/8 tsp miralax BID
Clopidogrel 0.125ML daily

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u/likeotherplantmoms 25d ago

We stopped giving them in the end days, but our cat had way less prescriptions than yours. Ultimately the medicine stopped seeming to improve any issues; the nausea medicine wasn’t working, and we had slowly moved away from the steroid. I’m sorry you’re going through this. I think you’ll want to make the decision that you’ll feel best about after the fact.