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My elderly cat has just been diagnosed with very early stage kidney disease. We've purchased the renal food but were also given some Semintra to give her once a day. Shes a bit dramatic so trying to get it in her mouth is proving quite difficult! It
It is best to mix it with canned cat food. I suggest not keeping food out for her all the time so that way she is hungry when you go to feed her. She will be more likely to eat it all. Mix the medicine with the smallest amount of canned food (like a teaspoon or two) and make sure she eats that first. Then you can give her the remaining food. Hope this helps. Best wishes!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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Cat is vomiting every other day with foaming urine. Been to vet a couple of times and no cause has been found. Kidney's were strong when last checked two months ago. Vet gave me Semintra if I wanted to see if that helped. Is it safe to give him if it
Hello and welcome to Boop by Petco. Semintra has actions of decreasing blood pressure and decreasing the protein loss with kidney disease. Therefore, if no kidney disease is present, and no high blood pressure is present, then you might see signs of low blood pressure or changes in the sodium and potassium. These are unlikely to occur but possible. Foaming urine is a sign of protein in the pee. Has the urine been checked for protein? I would recommend a Urine Protein:Creatinine Ration to properly assess if protein loss is present. Checking the blood pressure is a good idea as well (although somewhat difficult to perform in stressed cats accurately). I would probably recommend starting on a kidney food as a early management/prevention vs. starting on Semintra, unless your vet has a high suspicion clinically that Nomar has kidney disease (weight loss, dehydration despite drinking/peeing a lot, overly dilute urine, etc.). Kidney values only go up once 75% of the kidneys are affec
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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My diabetic cat has kidney disease, scarred kidneys, inflamed intestines, too much protein in urine. An ultrasound done yesterday confirms all of this. They couldn't do a intraglomerular blood pressure test, but guessed she likely has high blood pres
Although a nose bleed does not appear to be a common side effect since it occurred after starting this medication it would be best to skip a dose until you can talk to your vet. It is also concerning to start a medication like this without having a baseline blood pressure. This would be systemic blood pressure taken like a person with a cuff. This drug has not been studied in cats with extremely high blood pressure and would also be contraindicated with normal blood pressure. Not all cats with kidney disease have high blood and there are numerous causes for protein in the urine. Was the protein loss determined to be significant? In order to know this a test called a urine protein:creatinine ratio is needed. Protein loss in the urine can not be determined as significant based off a screening urinalysis alone. I hope this helps and thank you for using Boop by Petco!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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I want to know if my 17 year old cat who has deteriorating kidneys and on Semintra medication and Ipakitine is suffering any pain. Thank you, Sarah
Hi and thanks for your request. Cat's on chronic kidney disease are rarely experiencing pain. Controlling hypertension, decreasing urinary protein loss, and addressing anemia are important therapeutic goals in cats that develop this condition. Only hypertension might be vaguely related to discomfort, but this has not been proven in cats.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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Hi would mirtazapine and entyce work in the same way? I ask because tony is on 1/8 mirtazapine everyday and it doesn’t really seem to help as far as getting him To eat kidney food any easier. Would you recommend trying entyce or are they basically t
Good question. They are both appetitive stimulants but are a different class of drug so they work in different ways. I think it is worth a shot trying to the Entyce. I would also highly recommend informing your veterinarian about this continued issue because often times the pets kidney values are really high, causing appetite suppression alone. Also ask your vet about getting Tony on Cerenia (anti-nausea) medication long term (can be given every other day in renal failure cats ) to help with his appetite. Often cats won’t eat because they are nauseous due to elevated toxins in their blood stream from the kidney disease. Also a product called Azodyl can help reduce kidney values more naturally. I hope these suggestions help you get Tony’s appetite back to what it used to be. Best wishes and take care!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
