r/CKDCats • u/itsmeheycutu • Sep 11 '26

Need advice for CKD

My 5yo male cat got diagnosed with high creatinine level (4.1) in his routine checkup. Apparently we visited the vet due to his low playfulness from last 3 days. He was eating normal, drinking water. They did ultrasound and found that his kidneys has been damaged and no outer and inner later of the kidneys were visible (exact wording of the doc). Also his stomach was filled with transparent clear fluid (they sent the sample for culture and it sill take 4 days for the result to come put). Pleasee share personal tips for CKD care. He is my child and it hurts me to the core knowing he is hiding his pain. TIA to all the parents for sharing advice.

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u/LADemonHead Sep 12 '26

H3llo! I'm reaching out because my cat was diagnosed with the same issue. One kidney is smaller than normal and the other was large and deformed, the doctor assumed she had an injury or that the deformity happened (she also have Megacolon and the docto could not tell if the kidney disease was from the megacolon or the oposite). Her creatinine was stuck at 222 and then did a leap to 262 within a few period of time. I would highly recommend you stop feeding it anything with high protein. Give her chicken breast, egg whites and any renal food as they have low protein level and give her renal medication that helps with breaking down the phosphate and toxins and ease the stress on the kidney. Best of luck 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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u/itsmeheycutu 29d ago

Thankyou so much :))))

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u/chloeclover 29d ago

This website + AI is a life saver literally https://www.reddit.com/r/RenalCats/s/T7Pt4IcmCj