Hugs to Maggie, Andi and Doug. :hug: Depending on whether the kidney failure is acute or chronic, you may have some options. We managed chronic renal failure in one of our cats for almost two years with sub-q fluids every other day along with epakitin and a potassium supplement. When we started this regimen, he'd lost about 70% of kidney function but what was left remained pretty steady with this treatment. When he eventually passed away, it was not due to his kidney failure.

Through our sweet cats, I went from someone who had never handled a needle (other than for sewing on a button) to being able to do injections and sub-q fluids! It's not hard at all with some practice.

{editing to add, I found lots of great resources on the internet - I would give you links but they are all feline CRF - but there are probably comparable sites out there}

Dena