Kiitycat's bloodwork shows CRF :(

I had Kittycat at the vet yesterday to get bloodwork done since he had still been drinking and peeing a lot since being OTJ in April, and his furr was looking quite stringy and dull. (He drinks about a full bowl (250ml) per day.)
I just got a call from the vet saying that it is his kidneys failing but that she thinks he may be in the "earlier stages" because he is still eating. (He is currently on Fancy Feast Pate's).

She said his Urea and Creatine levels are elevated but that he is not at all anemic or dehydrated and that his phosporous and potassium levels are good. She guessed his is at stage 2 or 3.

She suggested I try him on K/D prescription diet because he needs a reduced protein and phosporous diet - but that the most important thing is for him to continue eating and drinking. With him being OTJ I don't want to feed him anything that is going to raise his BG.

She also mentioned that I can give him medication (ace inhibitors) to help with decreasing hypertension. The two she listed were Fortekor and the generic brand Benazepril.

I will definitely give him the ace inhibitors if that is something that will help him. Anyone else have a cat with CRF and diabetes? Any suggestions of canned foods that will work for both the diabetes and CRF?

I asked the vet how long a cat with CRF usually lives at this stage but she didn't have a answer Is there much I can do to actually keep him at this stage?

 

one of your best resources, besides here, for crf info is tanya's page at http://www.felinecrf.org/

fwiw, i haven't had a cat with both diabetes and crf but i've had a cat with diabetes and a cat with crf in the house at the same time and it was easier to find a food that was both diabetes and crf friendly then feed different foods to each so we ended up feeding Special Diet Friskies flavors as they have a few that are both low carb and low phosphorous. there are several others that are both low carb and low phosphorous and i'm sure others will be along with more info shortly. i'm being pulled away to work so will check back later but check out tanya's page i linked above

oh, btw, both my kitties that were diagnosed with crf lived 2+ years after the diagnosis so don't panic

 

My Ruby is OTJ and diagnosed with CRF. She's been on Friskie's Special Diet Beef & Chicken. The turkey has lower phosphorus but she won't eat it.
I tried ever other kind of food with the lowest carb and lowest protein I could find and this is the only one she'll stand for. Her glucose level has stayed in the OTJ range without any issues.

 

Shortcut shopping list, from Dr. Lisa Pierson's list.