Simon has a 9 a.m. appointment with the oncologist tomorrow to do an ultrasound biopsy, see what is going on in his liver, and start treatment (including chemo if it is lymphoma). I have been syringe feeding him in the meantime. Yesterday I got 2 1/2 jars of chicken baby food into him, which is 250 calories. I had mixed in some milk thistle, dandelion, and vitamin e. He was not crazy about it but did not fight too much, went outside some, and ate his pills in pill pockets willingly. He is on two kinds of antibiotics in case it is hepatitis and something called Denosyl which is an herbal liver support pill from the vet. I was told to give him 100 cc sub q fluids just at night, but this morning I gave him another 25 because he seemed dehydrated.
Today his jaundice is much yellower, he would not eat the pill pockets, and he just threw up all the baby food I fed him. His urine is also very yellow. He is still walking around some and can jump. he went outside to get away from me (they have cat fence-in around their yard). I fed him out there and he threw it up and is now just sitting out there. I am trying to figure out whether to bring him to the emergency room to see if there is something that should be done before tomorrow, like IV fluids or something. I hate to do it if unnecessary because of the stress to him. He probably needs chemo or prednisone (pred helps both lymphoma and chronic cholangiohepatitis) but I can't give him that until we see what this is because it can make chemo not work if given before starting chemo. I gave him pepcid this morning with his antibiotics. Do you think I should take him in, or just let him be here until tomorrow morning when he goes to the oncologist? Do you think there is anything an emergency room vet would be able to do for him? Do you think I should give him more sub q fluids? Michelle
