Species: Feline

Age: 7 (Almost 8)

Sex: Male (neutered)

Breed: DSH Tabby

Body Weight: 16lbs!

History: Diagnosed with chronic kidney failure 1/26/18. No previous conditions.

Clinical Signs: Excessive water drinking, had a bout of vomiting on 1/21/18, but nothing since.

Duration: Noticed the water intake increase starting 2 months ago.

General Location: South Carolina

Labs, current treatment, current picture: https://imgur.com/a/Eyl3q , https://imgur.com/a/wGN8B , Enrofloxacin 22mg po daily, k/d diet, https://imgur.com/a/xk9nu

Hey there, everyone. The above information will tell you my situation, but I wonder if I should be doing more. The vet I have taken him to has already seemed to have given up on my cat even though every aspect of Poe's health is normal. He still eats, drinks, plays, wants love, uses the litter box, talks, purrs, bright eyed and bushy tailed, but his bloodwork is grim. I honestly feel like the vet took one look at his creatine level and went "Your cat's gonna die. Good luck." We briefly talked about IM fluids at home, but honestly Poe would not be a good candidate on the simple fact that he would not calm down long enough for the injection to happen, but I discovered that IV therapy is a thing and I'm highly curious of why this wasn't mentioned to me before leaving the clinic today.

Is IV therapy something I should be doing immediately? Poe is still very much a normal cat with his outward demeanor and habits and because of this I'm wondering if the food and antibiotic are enough for now.

What else can I be doing for him before I'm able to take him to a clinic for fluids, if needed?

Ps. The AMY value (amylase?) was never addressed the entire visit. After I received a copy of the bloodwork pretty much while I was walking out the door, I researched the value and realized that's a sign of pancreatitis. The low sodium value I assume is because he's been diluting his urine from his water intake.

Update: Took Poe to another clinic and we're starting a subQ fluid therapy regime once a week.