If anyone is around, I could really use some guidence. My cat who has been in renal failure for the last 5 years is going fast. I have been maintaining him on Kali c and nat mur. The past few days have not yielded any response. This morning he was incredible pale. Tonight, he almost fell off of a perch (I caught him in mid air), I thought he was having a siezure, but I suspect perhaps it was a stroke. His heart is racing his pulse is hard and frantic, he has become warm and pinkish. He is staggering and manically wants to eat. His kidneys are hard and enlarged. His heart has not been good for the past year or so, connected to the poor circulation and poor blood pressure caused by the renal failure. Whats my best best here, bell, acon, arn??? I will probably put him to sleep monday and desperately want to avoid an emergency visit to the 24 hour clinic because they are generally idiots!

he is alert, does have limb strength, when he tries to get up he falls, his head will shake a bit when trying to grab food. He prefers to lie elevated on my shoulder, he feels quite warm all over which is unusual due to his poor circulation. He has calmed down quite a bit and doesn't appear to be in any discomfort or pain. I think the attack scared him because he didn't know what was going on. Pupils are dialated. Leans his head into me, perhaps it is siezure?

Kkrista, are there any thermal modalities?
I was looking at the concomittant - MAnically wants to eat.
With the fast pulse and warm/flushed body what was coming up for me was Iodium!
Anyway hope this helps a little bit, unless you have any more peculiarities.

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Hi Dr L, glad to know you are on the other end! THANKS!!! He did eventually turn up his nose at the food, it looked like a stress response, he is very warm even his paws which are usually freezing, he appears unaffected by his heat, doesn't seem to bother him.

He holds his head up but it makes him unsteady, when I put him on the carpet, he pulls himself around, crawls. Seems to want to go somewhere, but he knows not where.

Krista,

Has he passed urine? What you've described, trying to go somewhere but seems not to know where.....dazed confusion, I think, maybe, trying to find the litter box. So often it is the last thing they do, stagger for the box.

I guess you're thinking uremia? Acon, but if he's calmed may be past the need. Bell has the central nervous disturbance, dilated pupils and body heat, if still present. What about apis, if he hasn't urinated and is thirstless. Or Ars if is for small sips?

Might go with apis first....200?

Do you have him on Ringer's?

Sorry, saw this late......terrible night for you.

[ 15. February 2004, 07:05: Message edited by: gpm ]

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Hi Kkrista,
ITs possible he may have an infection? This could be a fever.
With the restlessness, heat, weakness, I'd also consider Ars Iod (instead of Iod) and Pyrogen.

Sorry to be so late and on follow up, I was away today.
HOpe you didn't have too bad a night.
doctorleela

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Krista,

Hope you and the kitty are both okay. Please ignore my post above. If still in process of treating, Dr. Leela's advice is certainly far more learned and valuable. My apology.

Dr. Leela, thanks for the advice to Krista. I have a cat showing similar symptoms that well might benefit from it.

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Dear GPM,
You're advise isn't any less valuable! YOu're the one with the on-site, inhouse experience (that is very valuable clinical experience) ... I'm just a homeopath.
I'm glad this helped you as well.

Saw your post on the other thread
- In most of our degree (homeoapthic) colleges, we've got a fully functioning hospital where patients are admitted with all types of diseases including CA.
Working for a year in our homeopathic hospital was amazing work - espcially with people taking homeoapthic treatment for all serious illnesses - Ca (late stages), renal failure, Nephrotic syndrome, epilepsy, CVA's, Advanced Rhuematoid Arthritis, Acute Anthmatic attacks, Infections like: Typhoid, Malaria, Pneumonias, etc.

We had good support from Conventional MD's for diagnosis and opinions on case progression, and regular LAB work and investigations were done to note progress, etc.
Luckily in Indian cities most MD's have had homeopathic treatment as children and have experienced the beneficial effects of it - so its not difficult to get sympathetic MD's to be part of our Homeopathic Hospital System.
In return they are allowed to admit their own patients as well.
Sorry to post on the wrong thread!
doctorleela

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Dr. Leela.......the comedian, "just" a homeopath!

I completely forgot that India has many homeopathic hospitals and is deeply entrenched in homeopathy! Have read your training experiences and should have remembered. I don't know why it slipped my mind. A senior moment? Even visited a number of the internet sites to read about Indian facilities and was very impressed. Too bad I couldn't remember it!

My apology for completely ignoring the most homeopathically active country. The oversight was most definitely not intentional. Nor are lots of things I do, or forget to do lately.

As for poor Krista, have a dreadful feeling the news won't be good when it comes. It was wonderful you were there for her in what was our middle of the night. I remember (see, can remember some things) your being there for me late one night, too, and how much it meant to me.

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