Thank you all for your suggestions. I went to the vet today and got some injectable chloropromazine. They said it should help with the vomiting, though it is also a sedative.
Kisa still vomited this evening, about 3 hours after a syringe feeding, but hopefully they drug just needs more time to work. The vet got back some blood test results, and says that it looks like cancer. They can't know for sure without a biopsy, but they don't suggest doing that. So really i'm left with not really knowing for sure what is going on. They won't do chemo without a definite diagnosis for cancer. I'm not sure if I could afford that anyway...they didn't say exactly how much it would cost, but said it wouldn't be a good idea to spend thousands on FeLV+ cat with a poor prognosis. Kisa is absolutely hating the syringe feedings. She's all of 6-7 pounds and it takes both my husband and I to hold her. For a weak kitty she sure can put up a fight. By the time we're done, she's got food all over herself, and us. I don't think she's going blind, because she takes off like a shot after the feeding. We allow her into our bedroom at night now...our bedroom is reserved for sick kitties only. She really seemed to enjoy that, and even crawled under the covers and curled up to me purring. I haven't seen her that happy in awhile. But this mornign at 5:30 am, I woke up to a huge puddle of orange pee (filled with Bilirubin) right between us. She didn't even try to use the litter box or even squat to pee. Well we were up after that trying to wash some of the bedding before going to work. It sure has been a long haul here, I can only hope somehow it will work out. Cassandra ----- Original Message ----- From: C & J To: [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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/814 - Release Date: 5/21/2007 2:01 PM
