Good News For The Lot Of Us!

I continue to struggle with Seamus and eating.  I feel like he is waiting for something better, since I've been trying a new food almost every day.  Okay, so there's only been three different kinds.  He likes his first meal but quickly loses interest.  "This again, Mom?"  He is keeping me up all hours of the night, knocking things over, closing my laptop, meowing at me, and just being a huge pain.  While I am grateful that he has this energy and zest, it's driving me crazy.  

His face after the exciting call from the vet!

However, the doctor called this evening with some awesome news.  Seamus's creatinine levels have gone from 8.5 to 7.3!  This means everything we've been doing so far is benefiting his charming little self.  We can now cut back to fluids 3 times a week instead of every day.  And now I can introduce some of his normal food into his renal diet.  I'm not sure how well this is going to work out.  The doc prefers wet food for the extra liquid.  I've read that a bunch of CRF cat owners buy Fancy Feast.  I'm not sure why that is.  Hopefully I'll be able to mix the renal with the wet and hope he isn't the wiser.  But he will be.  He always is!

Earlier tonight, Seamus was just chillin' on the floor when Baby came over.  Baby was rooting around in Seamus's booty and Seamus swatted him in the face.  I haven't seen Seamus assert himself like this in a long time.  Little things like this have been happening which has put Baby back in his place.   Baby had been going out of his way to attack and annoy Seamus for a little over a month now, but it seems to be winding down now.  My sister has texted me with updates of them lying next to each other and licking each other.  Of course, it turns into biting but at least they are having some good moments!  Currently, they are both sleeping on the same cat tree.  Granted, they're sleeping on different levels but I know they sense each others' presence.

Seamus is due back in to see the vet next week.  I'm supposed to them bring him in every couple weeks/month.  Man, I've done a complete 180 from just a week ago.  Yesterday will be a week of dealing with this renal failure.  I went from completely sobbing, drooling, and hiccuping to level-headed and calm.  Sure, the idea that he has an issue and probably won't live out a full cat life and yes, that makes me incredibly sad and if I think about it too long, I start to cry about it.  (Also, commas.)  But for now, it's best to just be grateful for the quasi-healthy little guys that I have right now.  I know tough times are ahead for sure.  In the now is where I need to be.  So that's where I'll try to be.

I would love to hear from any other owners out there with CRF companions!  Positive suggestions and/or anecdotes are always welcome!