Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Update from later in the evening:
The Acute Renal Failure is the same as Chronic Renal Failure, just at a worse level. Amyliodosis is a rare disorder of protein metabolism in which abnormal deposits of protein called amyloid is deposited in the kidneys http://www.petplace.com/cats/renal-kidney-amyloidosis-in-cats/page1.aspx. Abyssinians are apparently prone to it. See half way down the page here http://www.abyssinianbc.org/newsletters/bcnl5_99.htm

Milo is home with us. Richard said to feed him fatty protein such as fatty beef.
Milo is in good spirits, but I think he knows he is not well, or knows he needs me. A few nights ago he came and just sat on my lap. Though he an affectionate cat, he is not usually a lap cat.

Richard was able to tell the difference between ipakitine and aluminium hydroxide, to tell me about calcitriol, everything I knew and everything I wondered about just rolled off his tongue. I was feeling relief that I had found him, so I did not have to drag Milo vet after vet to get 3rd and 4th opinions.

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