Re: Update on Kisa

Thu, 24 May 2007 16:10:37 -0700 

Cassandra,

Please join the AssistedFeeding list on y ahoogroups.
Also you may have to consider a feeding tube for Kisa. It is essential that she get food & if she is throwing it up, the only thing left may be tube feeding. It is not the bugaboo that many think. I tube fed Otto for 6 weeks & it was a piece of cake. He had a PEG tube that went directly into his stomach.
Kisa needs food. She is only going to go downhill if she doesn't get it & keep it down. 

Pam

C & J wrote:
Ugh, Kisa vomited again about 3 hours after I syringe fed her and gave her the pills. There seemed to be quite a bit of food vomited up. I hoping that a few hours is enough to absorb the pills and get some nutrition? I syringe fed her some more, and am hoping she can keep that down. It seems like I have the most luck with her keeping things down if I give them right after she vomits. This syringe feeding is sure an awful process. She hates it so much, and the food gets all over her and me. Cassandra 

    ----- Original Message -----
    *From:* C & J <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    *To:* [email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>
    *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:20 PM
    *Subject:* Update on Kisa

    Well, after going to the vet today, it's not looking good for Kisa.
She has elevated bilirubin in her blood/urine, and elevated number 
    of lymphocytes.  Therefore they believe she has a liver disease,
    possibly lymphosarcoma.
The only way they can tell for sure what the problem is with her 
    liver is to do a biopsy which means surgery.    They didn't
    suggest doing this though because of the FeLV and her immune
    system being compromised.
They gave me prednisone and baytril for her, though i'm really not 
    sure how she'll handle keeping those down when she is vomiting so
    easily.  They're hoping the steroid will make her feel a little
    better and maybe regain some appetite.
I've really got to try and get her to eat something, she hasn't 
    eaten since Saturday night now.
I don't understand why this is all happening at once. First I 
    watched Tomi get sicker and sicker for nearly 2 months.  As soon
    as he started getting better, Koda got sick with kidney and liver
    failure, and died.  Now, barely a week later Kisa goes from being
    a super healthy and active cat to death's door.  I haven't even
    had enough time to get used to Koda being gone, now its another
    crisis situation.
This is all after having nothing but healthy, happy, and active 
    cats for 12 years.
I used to think how awful it would be if my house burned down 
    while I was away and my 5 cats were inside.  What is happening now
    is almost worse than that since it is so prolonged and i'm
    beginning to wonder if something I am doing is causing all this
    (like feeding raw food).  I've always kept my cats indoors because
    I didn't want them to get run over by a car, etc....but they seem
    to be no safer indoors.
Sorry for venting on you all, its just really starting to affect 
    me, both emotionally and financially.
Cassandra 

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