Category: Lexi’s Meows

What’s In That Ham Baby Food

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Hey y’all Lexi here again today. I really purreciate all your support an purrayers. This is the last of my Vet day posts. For the last three days we’ve been covering my latest appointment. We posted the link to my lab work Thursday and told ‘bout what happened at da VET; and yesfurday we told ‘bout what mommy and me did after we left da VET. We’ve been asked a lot of questions about just what is my diagnosis and what are we doin’ about it. So today we’re gonna cover all that. You’ve probably noticed the human speak, well we wanna make sure everyone can understand what we tell ya’ ‘bout my medicines and condition. So first, I do have kidney disease. My thyroid is okay and there’s no sugar in my urine, and the numbers from my tests confirm kidney disease. Although based on my latest lab work their does seem to be a small question as to whether it’s chronic or acute. What’s the difference you ask? There’s a few, but the most important difference is that acute can be cured and chronic can only be managed. 

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Now as most of you know the day doc diagnosed me he sold us a neutraceutical called Azodyl. It was expensive and mommy worried that she wouldn’t be able to afford it for long. Fanks to our wonderful furiends and awnties we were able to buy it for a few months. And then the day came that mommy had feared. We were out and she had no money to buy anymore. Of course as soon as we had gotten the news mommy started researching everything she could find and joined a very knowledgeable support group. During mommy’s research she had read about Astro’s products. So she contacted the creator, an M.D. and asked all kinds of questions. Still a little leary she staerted talking to the support group about them, and when we couldn’t afford my Azodyl mommy decided it was better to treat me with something than nothing. So she ordered the Astro’s Protein Powder because I lost so much weight, and Atro’s Nitrogen-Creatinine Scrub which takes the place of Azodyl. By this time some of our furiends had sent green papers and mommy could afford to buy them. As I said yesfurday most CRF diets are low in protein and phosphorous. And that’s great if you’re a doggy who could survive as a vegetarian. But when you’re a kitty what be an obligate carnivore, low protein isn’t the best idea. But as with most feline medicine the treatments for cats are based on those for dogs.

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As cats, we need the protein to stay healthy and maintain muscle mass and weight. And since CKD can cause us to lose weight we sure don’t need to cut back on anything positive. Recent studies have proved CKD kitties do better on a high quality protein and low phosphorous diet. But proteins make our liver work harder and that’s harder on our kidneys. So it’s almost a lose lose. But in comes the Astro’s Protein Powder. It’s designed to help animals gain and maintain lean muscle mass and promote cellular regeneration. It’s a white fish derived, amino acid concentrate that’s pre-digested so that it’s easily absorbed by the gut. Because it’s concentrated and high quality very little waste product is created, therefore the kidneys have less toxins to filter out. In other words, it’s easier on the kidneys. That’s great news for CKD and many other ailments as well. Although this product was created with CRF in mind, it can be given to any animal who needs to gain weight and/or maintain muscle mass. It costs $32.95 for a 120gm jar. Or a little over $10.00 a month because 1 jar lasts about 3 months.

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Now to talk about the replacement product for the Azodyl, the Astro’s Nitrogen Creatinine Scrub. It’s designed to use the digestive tract to trap and excrete metabolic toxins, transforming it into a rudimentary third kidney. And unlike the Azodyl, it doesn’’t have to be refrigerated and can be given in food. Or in my case the tablespoon of ham baby food I get each meal. It can be made even more effective by adding it to yogurt, but it’s not necessary. And it costs $22.95 for a 120gm jar (ie: about 2-3 months supply). Mommy prayed it would work because $23.00 for 2-3 months as opposed to $80.00 a month is a huge difference. And we know you all get tired of helping us and we hate to be a burden on anyone. But purrhaps helping with a smaller amount might be less burdensome. 

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Now I’m also taking Renavast. That was something that mommy had come across in her research but was also told about by Brian and Cheri. It’s more amino acids and peptides, just different ones, and helps too maintain normal kidney function in CRF cats and dogs. All of these products by the way have no reported side effects as they are all natural and can be used for both cats and dogs. Consult your VET if you’re a bunny, piggy, etc. I’m also taking vitamin B-12 supplements for overall health. And the Regeneril that Truffles and Ms. Melissa shared with me. It’s purpose is to increase appetite and energy and help with joint pain. The Renavast is $27.00 for a 30 day supply, the B-12 is $10.00 for about a 6 month supply and I’m taking Organic Slippery Elm Bark at $8.00 for about a 6 month supply for the upset tummies and acid reduction. Mommy also ordered for $20.00 some D-mannose to give to me and even Dezi in the event of a urinary tract infection caused by e-coli. Again since this is all natural it can be given to any animal even as a preventative. What all this means as far as money goes is that for less than the price of the Azodyl we can buy all the medicines I need. Because even if I was still taking the Azodyl, I would still need everything other than the Astro’s Scrub.

As always if you have any questions please ask and if we can answer them we will. As for those of you who think our VETs are cheaper, they most probably are cheaper than what you’re paying, but remember, wages are less here too, so for us; especially mommy who be on Social Security, our VETs charge a lot. Our $200.00 bill is like your $2000.00 bill. Altho’ we just don’t understand why it is that VETs think they need to charge so much. If you missed my lab work, can read it and would like to see it, you can click here.

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And till the next time……………………………….Be Blest!!!

 

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez  

Lexi and Dezi

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Mine and Mommy’s Day Out

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Hey y’all itz finally Furiday and yep itz me Lexi agin. I’z gunna tell ya’ more ‘bout minez and mommyz day out. Letz see, weez left off when we wuz leavin’ da VET. We got iin da car and drove over too da Walmart too git me sum Gerber ham and ham gravy baby food. One jar lasts 3 mealz. I’z git ‘bout a tablespoon wiff minez medz mixed in. Eat youz heartz out Sammy and Travis. MOL Youz git bacon once a week. I’z git da porky pig 2 timez a day. WooHoo I’z not bein’ mean fellaz, I’z wood share minez good furtune wiv ya’ ibin youz want. Anywayz mommy and me went too da Walmart and OMC da place waz packed!!! Youz know weez had stormz fur a solid week and thiz waz one of da only dry dayz we waz gunna habz fur anudder week and peepz waz takin’ full advantage of it.

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And youz wood be surprized at how many peepz fat I’z waz a dog. Come on now, do I’z look like a dog to you? I’z didunt fink so. Peepz wood point and we kuld hear them say fings like, “oh look at the cute little doggy.” and then they wood get closer and say,  Oh, that’s a CAT!!!” Well duh, of course I’z a cat. And then mommy wood go intoo her spiel ‘bout service cats and tryin’ too educate da public. I’z fink itz funny sumtimez too watch da “what choo talkin’ ‘bout” look on their faces. Sum peepz juzt can’t magine a service cat and sum peepz got no purrawlem getting’ it. So we did our shoppin’ and left too come back home. Mommy sed she wuz dog tired and we waz gunna go home and let her rezt a bit afur she got minez pizza. We lissened too da radio on da way home and mommy chatted wiff me. She told ne how much she lubbed me and needed me and dat I’z waz gunna be round fur a long time. It alwayz makez me feel good to hear mommy tell me she needz me and lubz me. And then mommy sang me one of herz made up songs ‘bout me. When we finally got home and mommy got me inside I’z stardid chatterin’ all ‘bout our day too Dezi. 

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Hey Dezi, where arr you? I’z had soz much fun wiff mommy tooday…

Weez get a lot of emails akin’ ‘bout us travlin’ and goin’ places wiff mommy. Back lazt summer when da partment flooded we got os of questions ‘bout what mommy wood doo wiff us ibin she went to stay in a motel. And weez get sum of those same emails frum peeps wunnerin’ ‘bout BlogPaws. Truff iz we luv to travel. Mommy sez itz funny dat I’z not really enjoy all da fuss of hunnerdz of peepz wiff dirty handz pawin’ oat me anymore cuz I’z doo lubz to go. Az soon az mommy unzipped da stroller I’z waz runnin’ after mommy and standin’ by da door askin’ too go back out. Mommy sez dat she alwayz be exhausted after a trip, but she brings us in and weez bounce off da wallz wantin’ too go back out fur dayz. So yes, weez gunna habz a time at BlogPawz. Well after I’z settled down a bit mommy ordered our pizza and served us dinner. Oh wow dat pizza waz delishuz. 

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Now we know lotz of ya’ habz bin wunnerin’ ‘bout minez medzin. Az youz all know da VET put me on Azodyl rite after minez diagnosis. And fankz to furiendz mommy had been able to gibz it too me. But a few weekz back we ran out. We mentioned it and dat mommy didunt habz da green paperz too buy it. But there waz nuffin’ mommy kuld do. She can’t make munny appear frum nowhere. And so a few dayz later mommy had bin researchin’ this udder medzin datz pozed too werk like da Azodyl but be much cheaper. And Obi and himz mommy sent sum green paperz too help mommy git me sumfin’. So mommy ordered da new medzin. She still didunt habz da green paperz fur da spensive stuffz but she ‘cided it waz better I’z git treatment of sum kind than nuffin’ at all. So mommy ordered da new medzin. And then Timmy and unkle Pete and furmily sent mommy sum green paperz fur minez udder medzinz and Cat and herz furmily sent green paperz too help out wiff minez care too. I’z so blezt too habz such wunnerful furiendz. I’z takin’ a Vitamin B-12 wif folate, and da Regeneril dat Trufflez and Ms. Melissa sent us, Renavast and da Astro’s Protein powder and Nitrogen-Creatinine scrub. And altho’ purrscription dietz fur CKD kittiez be low protein and low phosphorous more recent studies have shown dat we CKD kittiez shuld be eatin’ high quality proteinz and low phosphorous foods. Fank catness cuz I’z not like dat RX stuff. Weez gunna finish this up in our next posty so we can tell ya’ ‘bout da medzinz and what they be duin’ fur me. And sissy wantz me too say dat weez joinin’ da Pet Parade wiff Rascal and Rocco.

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So, till da next time…………………………………Be Blezt!!!

 

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez 

Lexi and Dezi

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I’z Neck Neckid Again

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Hey Y’all hope youz habbin’ a grayt week. Yep itz stormin’ heer agin’ but itz not like weez didunt spekt it. And yep, itz me Lexi. I’z gunna tell y’all ‘bout minez VET vizit and our mommy and Lexi day out. Well stardid out purretty good, da sun waz shinin’ and there waz no rain in sight. WooHoo!!! Mommy had checked da wedder and saw dat we waz in fur flash floods and more tornadoes but not till da night time. So mommy got me in da stroller and got minez medz toogedder and we waz off. Leazt we fawt we waz. We turned outta our partmentz and ontoo da road only to be met wiff signs and blocks dat told mommy too be carefool cuz of floodin’. And dat da street was closed. So we had too tern rownd and much too mommyz chagrin da street waz closed dat way too. Fankfooly da road blocks was placed at da entrance of da drive at da hospital so mommy went round ‘em. There went our attempt to make it on time. Yep we wuz late agin’. Mommy and I sung songs all da way there. I’z getting’ purretty savvy too this “goin’ to da VET” ride and after da last fiasco I’z not in any hurry too repeat dat scenario so I’z waz a bit nervous. But we arrived and I’z recognized it waz Doc C’z office and not da torture chamber. 

 

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We went in and course da furst fing they wandid too doo waz weigh me in. Youz wood fink I’z sum purrize fighter or sumfin’ da way theze peepz are ’bout dat weighin’ stuff. I’z lost more weight. Now afur youz go and git all beside youz self mommy sez datz not real surprizin’ sinz mozt of da mumff I’z didunt eat much. Itz not till da lazt week or so dat I’z bin eatin’ real good. So eeben doe mommy wazunt happy bout da 1/8ff of a pound I’z had lozt, she wazunt shocked and sed it waz okay, I’z wood be puttin’ it back on soon. (weez’ll tell ya’ why and ‘bout minez medsinz in anudder pozty. So I’z all weighed in and they took us too a room too wait fur doc. A kupple minitz passed and doc poked hiz head in and azked how mommy waz and ibin she wandid sumfin’ too drink cuz it waz gunna be a little bit afur himz gawdid too us. A cup of water fur me and a coffee fur mommy and we settled in fur da wait. We didunt wait too long and he came bustlin’ fru da door azkin’ what mommy wandid too doo tooday. Funny how different fings are now dat himz takin’ mommy seriouzly cuz herz wendid elzwhere when he woodunt coopurrate and doo da teztz mommy wandid da furzt time round.  

 

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Mommy showed himz all minez medsinz, cuz eeben doe himz signed off, he didunt know anyfing bout ‘em. Mommy had also took copiez of da explanations of them fur himz too keep and a flyer fur Tanya’s CRF website. And then she told him she wandid a T4 tezt and sinz dat meant takin’ blood then weez didunt wanna waste it cuz we wazunt dooin’ it agin fur a while; and weez wandid a full panel incloodin’ da chem panel. Himz didunt bat a eye and sed okay. And then himz azked ibin mommy wandid too doo a urinalysis, and she sed, yes, while weez dooin’ letz doo. So himz left da room too git da fur stealer and an assiztant too help. Mommy azked fur a blood purresure but da machine waz broke and da repairman hadunt come too fix it yet so no takin’ of minez blood pressure waz dun. Himz plugged in da fur stealer and then shaved up minez neck. And right here afur BlogPawz too. Kin youz believe it? I’z gunna habz too go too BlogPawz neck neckid. Hmmmmpht Himz stole minez blood and then stabbed me in da kidneyz too steal sum peepee fur teztin’ too. Fank catnezz himz much better than da torturerz frum lazt time. Himz hit da mark da furzt time on boff stealz, and then took them too da back fur teztin’. I’z waz da purrfect angel mommy sed. I’z didunt fight or growl or hiss or nuffin’. I’z kinda figger da nicer I’z am da quicker weez’ll be dun.

 

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A few minitz later little helper girly azked ibin we kuld wait in da waitin’ room fur da teztz too finish and let anudder patient habz our room. I’z waz all fur dat, cuz I’z didunt want ‘em stealin’ anyfin’ elze. So weez went round fru da lab back out too da waitin’ room. While waitin’ a poor little doggy came in dat had taken on a big doggy so I’z tried too kumfurt him a bit. But alll himz wandid too doo waz whine and scream. No dignity let me tell ya’, dat doggy had no dignity. No self respektin’ cat wood ebber cry out like dat fur eberpawdy too hear. Bout a half hour later doc came out wiff paperz and went over them wiff mommy. Sum of minez nummerz surprized him, but minez T4 waz good. So I’z not have any thyroid purrawlemz. Dat meanz az long az I’z will eat, I’z shuld put da weight back on. Dat made mommy happy fur sure. He told mommy he hadunt had a chanz too purrocess da resultz so himz wood call us later abter ebberpawdy left fur da day too discuss ‘em. Well weez needed too go too wally world and git me sum Gerber ham and ham gravy baby food fur minez medsinz so mommy told him to call da next day and we waz off. Oh yeah I’z furgot, mommy had too pay afur we kuld leave, so $211.05 green paperz later and we waz off. I’z gunna stop fur today and weez’ll habz a part 2 fur this pozty next. Ibin youz can unnerstand and wanna read minez resultz, youz can doo dat here. Habz a pawsum day and… 

 

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As usual mommy has only blacked out da fings dat a stalker would be lookin’ fur, or sumpawdy tryin’ to steal our identity.

Till da next time…………………………………..Be Blezt!!!

 

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez 

Lexi and Dezi

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Fishy Furiday

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Meowllo everypawdy, are you happy it’s Furiday? These weeks are just passin’ by so quickly. We wanna fank you all again fur comin’ to Lexi’s pawrty.  In just a few weeks weez’ll be celebratin’ anudder kind of pawrty when we go to BlogPaws. Mommy sez we have a lot to do to get ready. But in the meantime it’s gonna be life as usual round here. As you all know mommy’s been studyin’ CKD wiff a vengeance and it’s treatments. And Lexi just started some of her new meds and seems to be doin’ okay wiff ‘em.

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As you know we celebrate birffdays all mumff long here and yesfurday the Fedex man hoo actually be a lady came by and dropped off a box. OMC What a box it was. It was fur sis Lexi’s birffday, but there was fings she could share wiff me too. And like the amazingly wonderful big sisfur she is, Lexi was happy to share. Fank you so much awnty Ann and the Highcats. Me just luvs everything. 

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Lexi: Hey Dezi I think I should be the one sayin’ Fank you, after all it was MY box fur MY birffday. Fank you sooooooo much awnty Ann and Highcats. I’z luv it all. Juzt wait’ll ya’ see. And sorry ‘bout mommy’s cracklin’ voice. Weez told ya’ afur that she’s an emotional mess when it comes to us.  

Ifin you can’t see da video, purrlease click here.

As we do every Furiday we are joinin’ Rascal and Rocco’s Pet Parade Blog Hop. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  

Till da next time……………………………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses 

Dezi and Lexi

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