Phil Edwards

Six,

I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. My wife and I were in a very similar place earlier this year when our 8 yr old female started showing acute CRF symptoms. We were doing the special wet food force feedings, sub IVs, and pills. Our vet's a little on the pricey side but we have a good relationship with her and she doesn't have us do things unnecessarily. We ended up spending close to a 1K on bills and supplies for Magic's last week of life. It doesn't sound to me like you're getting ripped off; your kittie's just very very ill.


I agree with the other posters about the quality of dry food causing health problems in the long run. Magic was fed crap for a long time and all involved (me, the wife, and the vet's staff) feel Magic's illness at such a young age was due to her previously poor diet. If you can afford it, try Royal Canin brand foods, they're the best dry brand we've found.

Regards,
Phil

Rockylou

Six,

Very sorry about your kitty.

Here's a good site: http://www.itchmoforums.com/index.php

The Itchmo group are friendly and helpful. They follow the pet food industry closely, and are quick to post alerts and "recall" warnings.

Just curious, but what were you feeding your kitty prior to the kidney problems?