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Still bad. I kept him in the bathroom where he seems comfortable and migrated to sleeping in the tub. I put a towel in the tub for him and am hesitant to shower since I will disturb him. He has not eaten or peed post subcu fluids. Today I more head tremors and now an unsteady back leg gait where I had to help him. It is awful to watch.

Hi,

I am so very sorry that Miloh isn't doing better. If he were one of my babies I would have him hospitalized for supportive care. If your regular vet isn't willing to do this, please seek a second opinion. Miloh isn't going to get better on his own.

Take care,
PHKitkat

Thank you for your genuine concern about Miloh. He really had deteriorated overnight and could not stand. He also has alot of tremors asleep or awake. His eyes were glazed and he did not respond to his name. The vet said he was in acute renal failure and probably had an embolus. He had no urine output overnight. His creatine level was 22 and his K And phosphate were high. I did notice his respirations were shallower. His temp was 95.
I did know this morning that he would not survive. The vet said they could try IV fluids and try to get his K down but he seemed to be having pain so I choose to have him euthanized. He was so clamped down and dehydrated that they could not get a peripheral vein. I wish I knew what could have been done earlier for him. I did take him to a 24/7 emergency vet on sunday but they thought he was fine. I keep thinking that if blood work was done then...
I am glad Miloh is at rest but I will always miss him. He was the perfect cat. He was only 10 mos old and I was blessed to have him since 5 wks of age.