My cat grieves, has kidney issues. Should I get her a new kitten?

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On August 9 I had to put my 20 year old Siamese cat down . She had cancer and some other mass on her kidney. The vet sad it would be best for my angel to go into cat heaven. I still have her 10 year old daughter that started to cry , hollowing and looking everywhere for her mama . She lost her appetite . I think took her to the vet and he sad the she also have elevated blood results on her kidney. Put her on med . I wanted to get her a kitten but he sad I should wait to get her blood better ? Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Female | spayed | 10 years and 3 months old | 5 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

If you are looking at getting another kitten this should be fine. I would make sure you are getting Knopa checked on a regular basis. A test that may help stage her level of kidney disease would be the SDMA test. This test checks for a kidney biomarker that will help in staging the kidney disease and also detect early changes related to the kidneys. If she is not doing well, now may not be the time to get a new kitten as introducing another cat to the environment may stress Knopa out.

My cat grieves, has kidney issues. Should I get her a new kitten?

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