Sweet Kitty Recently Diagnosed With Ckd Options

[tewcute]

Hi, I am a new poster. My fur babies name is Duncan and He has been my companion for a wonderful 19 years. Just a few weeks ago I was told he had Chronic Kidney Disease after lab work being done. We changed food which helps slightly but his numbers are still up. The vet sent me home with sub q fluids which have been a nightmare. My cat is so sweet and docile but he turned feral when my sister and I attempted this. I got bit, she got stuck by the needle. We attempted over several days and this poor guy just cried every time. Now he hides from me every day in the morning for about half the day. I am leery of giving him the sub q fluids at any rate because his red blood cell counts were incredibly wonky.
I have an appointment with the vet next Friday and I have elicited help from my brother to come with me. I have to tell the vet other than specially food and his blood pressure meds I won't be doing any other treatments. I can't afford to pay her to do the sub q and I obviously am not qualified to handle it myself.
The decision is two fold. One I simply cannot afford it and two I can't bring myself to have my baby be scared of me and hiding and crying about this fluid injection.
My heart is completely breaking right now. To give you some back ground on me, I have Crohn's disease and this stress is not good for me either. But this little kitty would comfort me through the worst of my symptoms when I was sick. How can I say goodbye to him?

[moon_beam]

Hi, Duncan's Mom, thank you so very much for sharing with us the wonderful news about his check up yesterday. I'm so glad your veterinary care provider is supportive of you in not giving your precious Duncan the sub q injections at home confirming that not giving him the injections will not have an adverse effect on his quality of life - - (quite evidently from what you share with us not giving him the injections has greatly IMPROVED his, and your, quality of life).

It sounds like he is holding his own at this time, and this is very good news indeed. There will be good days when your heart will soar seeing him doing so well, and there will be not so good days when your heart will ache wondering if the time has come to release your precious Duncan's phyiscal body from this earthly realm. Your veterinary care provider will be your guide in determining your precious Duncan's quality of life. Please know we are here for you, with you, and beside you through every step of your and your precious Duncan's journey.

I hope today is treating you and your precious Duncan kindly, please know you and your precious Duncan are in my thoughts and prayers, and please let us know how you both are doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam