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 much for sharing with us how your precious Duncan and you are doing, and this wonderful picture of your precious boy. He is so handsome, and as our forum friend Kathy has already noted, he truly knows he is loved from the expression on his face. It sounds from what you share with us that he is still enjoying a good quality of life, and I know both you and your precious Duncan are cherishing every moment of every hour of every day you have together.

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

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam