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Is a cat with chronic renal failure in pain?
My act is in stage 2 of chronic renal failure. My vet says that he feels no pain and this is not a painful condition until the very end when he will develop sores and ulcers. I read from other posters on these boards that a cat with his condition is in fact in pain. So what is your experience?
I seen a lot of cats with renal failure. It’s always hard to judge if a cat’s in pain, but I would say it’s more misery than pain with renal failure. They are very ill, and probably feel sick and weak and generally lousy. I’ve also known a couple of people who have had kidney infections, and they say it is extremely painful – but that would depend on whether your cat’s kidney’s are failing from infection or not. Again I’d say, from the cats I’ve seen, it’s more misery than pain.
You know your own cat, you’ll know when he’s so unhappy that he no longer has any quality of life. Then you’ll know when it’s time to take the kindest option.
Chalice
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