u/heatherhavenxo

I adopted my cat 8 years ago. The shelter I adopted him from did not know his age, they guess anywhere from 6-9 years old at that time… fast forward a year he developed FIP which I cured him of 🎉

6 years ago he started developing upper respiratory issues which were on and off but became chronic (constant sneezing, buggers, bad sinus infections that re occur) so he has been struggling with this. Which I manage as best I can with natural therapies and medication when the sinus infection gets bad.

About 2 years ago he developed high blood pressure (no underlying condition) and due to this he lost a portion of his sight based on me seeing him bump into things. He adapted pretty well and we immediately got him on amlodipine. About 1 year ago he had a high blood pressure spike that further altered his vision but we managed with a higher dose of amlodipine. It did impact his vision further but again we managed quite well!

In January of this year he started peeing outside of his litter box which slowly progressed to him not using the box more so than using it. We treated him last month for a UTI with convenia and metecam and he did great and stopped peeing outside of the box. Bloodwork did come back with early stage kidney disfunction so I have started him on a kidney related diet.

He started peeing outside of the box again and quite frequently again and this last Tuesday his urinalysis came back with bacteria so we did another convenia shot. A day after his vet visit he became extremely disoriented around the house, so keep in mind he is blind or blind ish already, he had a great mental map of the house and otherwise did great. He is now getting lost in the house peeing in very random spots, pacing and bumping into literally everything. I took him to the vet last Wednesday and the vet prescribed metecam and gabapentin for pain related disorientation (he assumed) he did mention it could have been a stroke but less likely. I did not notice any signs of stoke either.

He is also losing protein from his urine quite a lot which will mess with his weight. There IS a medication for this but will likely affect his blood pressure so this can be an issue in the future if we take this route. That is if we even get him back to “normal” cognitively wise.

I’m really at a loss on how to help my baby, and am looking for opinions on if it is “time” or I should keep trying. I ask this because I asked my vet what I should do if he did not recover cognitively in a few days (it has almost been a week) and the vet told me we should have “the talk.”

I adopted my cat 8 years ago. The shelter I adopted him from did not know his age, they guess anywhere from 6-9 years old at that time… fast forward a year he developed FIP which I cured him of 🎉

6 years ago he started developing upper respiratory issues which were on and off but became chronic (constant sneezing, buggers, bad sinus infections that re occur) so he has been struggling with this. Which I manage as best I can with natural therapies and medication when the sinus infection gets bad.

About 2 years ago he developed high blood pressure (no underlying condition) and due to this he lost a portion of his sight based on me seeing him bump into things. He adapted pretty well and we immediately got him on amlodipine. About 1 year ago he had a high blood pressure spike that further altered his vision but we managed with a higher dose of amlodipine. It did impact his vision further but again we managed quite well!

In January of this year he started peeing outside of his litter box which slowly progressed to him not using the box more so than using it. We treated him last month for a UTI with convenia and metecam and he did great and stopped peeing outside of the box. Bloodwork did come back with early stage kidney disfunction so I have started him on a kidney related diet.

He started peeing outside of the box again and quite frequently again and this last Tuesday his urinalysis came back with bacteria so we did another convenia shot. A day after his vet visit he became extremely disoriented around the house, so keep in mind he is blind or blind ish already, he had a great mental map of the house and otherwise did great. He is now getting lost in the house peeing in very random spots, pacing and bumping into literally everything. I took him to the vet last Wednesday and the vet prescribed metecam and gabapentin for pain related disorientation (he assumed) he did mention it could have been a stroke but less likely. I did not notice any signs of stoke either.

He is also losing protein from his urine quite a lot which will mess with his weight. There IS a medication for this but will likely affect his blood pressure so this can be an issue in the future if we take this route. That is if we even get him back to “normal” cognitively wise.

I’m really at a loss on how to help my baby, and am looking for opinions on if it is “time” or I should keep trying. I ask this because I asked my vet what I should do if he did not recover cognitively in a few days (it has almost been a week) and the vet told me we should have “the talk.”