Yesterday Lucy seemed on the mend. I had fasted her for about 12 hours, then gave her little bits of cooked turkey every half hour or so in the morning. She ate it the first 3 or 4 times and was in good spirits, no vomiting or diarrhea, so I went to work. Gray was at home. She ate a little more
Michelle, Did you try giving her flagyl? I am giving it to Inky once a day...1/8 pill is his usual dose..(250mg) He didn't even poop yesterday, but ate ok. I am back up to 10mg pred, too...I'm not so sure you shouldn't go ahead and up Lucy's pred, too even though she has URI...I gave Bandy lots
I don't know what you should do... but depending on how BADLY she reacts to the vet trips I would go for the biopsy if possible.Also, have you considered the possibility that there is a battle waging over the litterbox? You might try putting 1 or 2 in different places. Litterbox
Thanks. She is doing better at this point, so far, now is actually a bit
constipated. I had postponed the specialist visit to Tuesday, and if she is
still doing better tomorrow I am going to cancel it (I can reschedule in the
future if needed).
I have two litterboxes for the two positives
Michelle, The only thing that I noticed about Inky was that it kept him from straining so much...He always would strain like he was constipated then it would shoot out all loose...so I don't know if the pred is what helped the loose stool or the oat bran..I think the most that I gave him was 10mg
No, I had her palpated at the local vet on Friday and he couldn't feel
anything.
Thanks,
Michelle
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Michelle,if there is/are any palpable lump type things in her
abdomen, a fine needle aspirate could
Hi Michelle, I am sorry to hear about Lucy...I hope she is doing much better now...When Inky had some flare up with the loose stool, I added oat bran to the turkey...Just mixed in about a teaspoon. It did seem to help his loose stools.. since I am behind here, did you up her pred some..That
Thanks, Kerry. She's eating pretty well now, though will mostly only
eat broiled turkey-- she did eat a few bites of her raw food this morning while
waiting for the cooked, though. She had some liquid stool again last night
at 7, but it has been over 14 hours now with no stool, so I have my
Glad to hear that she is eating good again..Maybe it is the IBD..I think sometimes we have to give them those supplements/meds to get them thru a hard time..Seems to be that way for me and we just never know when it is going to happen.. Bandy got over the bad leg soreness (front and rear, right
Thanks, Kerry. Is Inky FeLV-? And did you ever have to do 10
mg/day of pred for a while to get Inky back to feeling ok and having normal
stool?
I would start the I-R as soon as your vet gets back. I know some people
give it sub-q and it seems to work fine that way, but it is recommended
Kerry, another thought... Has the vet looked into rheumatoid arthritis for
Bandy? That kind of arthritis is immune-mediated. I am wondering if that
could be what is going on. I don't know if cats get it. Does he have any
swelling in his leg joints when he gets sore? If so, there is also
Kerry,
Did Inky ever have a relapse where you gave extra pred but it
did not kick in during the first few days? Lucy has been on 12.5 mg/day for 3
days now but is still having liquid stool (though she had one semi-solid stool
yesterday, and at least her stools are far apart and not
Michelle,if there is/are any palpable lump type things in her abdomen, a fine needle aspirate could be done as opposed to a full surgical biopsy. My Ninja developed intestinal lymphoma during her last month or two and while the mass was definitely palpable (I felt it petting her while she was on
Well, I had gotten Lucy to eat a decent amount for dinner, mostly baby food
(1.5 jars), some i/d dry (which she had not had in months), and a little bit of
raw duck. But at 3 am, about 7 hours later, she just had completely liquid
diarrhea and seems to feel nauseous also. Right now I am
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man.
St. Francis
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Well, I had gotten Lucy to eat a decent amount for dinner, mostly baby
foo
Michelle,my thoughts and prayers are with you and sweet Lucy.I hope she can pull through this. Sherry[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I actually got Red Bank hospital, the best in the state, to schedule me an appointment with an internist at the earliest date, but that is Thursday afternoon-- a
I did go through all of this when her problem started last October. It
started after she was on antibiotics for a month. I tried all kinds of
probiotics, and they all made her diarrhea worse. I tried fast track. I
also started her out on chicken when her problems started, and her diarrhea
Michelle,
Marylyn has a point about the chicken. I do seem to remember chicken
being recommended over turkey, but Gypsy didn't do well on chicken,
(that's why it's turkey mush instead of chicken mush). Anything you can
do to combat the meds you have her on is a good idea. Flagil is harsh
If you make the turkey mush, add some plain yogurt to it. I think I
was putting in 2 or 3 tablespoons at one time. I'd probably stick with
the turkey at this point too. It seems our girls are the exception to
the rule.
Nina
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I did go through all of this
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I did go through all of this when her problem started last
October. It started after she was on antibiotics for a month. I
tried all kinds of probiotics, and they all made her diarrhea
worse. I
I'm very glad to hear that she is showing signs of improvement.
Continuing to hope right along with you.
elizabeth
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Thanks. Anything dairy, including yogurt, has made her worse in the
past.
She just ate some more broiled turkey and turkey organs, then jumped on
Patches as she exited the litter box (poor Patches, but it made me feel better
about Lucy), then wanted to go outside again. Again, this could just mean
that her symptoms are under control from all the meds, rather than
Michelle - you are a wonderful kitty mom. This is so
encouraging.
elizabeth
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She just ate some more broiled turkey and turkey organs, then jumped on
Patches as she exited the litter box (poor
OMG, I love the good reports! Keep it up Lucy and Michelle!!
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Thanks. Anything dairy, including yogurt, has made her worse in the
past.
Something, I think the metaclopramide, is kicking in. She has eaten a
bunch of broiled turkey (only plain-- tried adding some
Honey, we're right here with you guys. It's nice to smile about her
antics. I love that Lucy! My condolences to Patches :)
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She just ate some more broiled turkey and turkey organs, then jumped
on Patches as she exited the litter box (poor Patches, but it made me
Well, she ate almost all of the second batch of turkey that I broiled, and
has probably eaten about a third of a breast by now, at least. And then
she killed a mouse. I feel so guilty about that. I was telling my mom this
morning about how I switched from corn litter to pine litter a few
Lucy, who is positive, has had what we assume to be IBD since last
October. After an initial dosing of prednisone and tapering to only 1.25
mg every 3 days, and a change to a raw food diet, she has been doing well for
the last 6 months or so. However, in the last few weeks she started to get
I hope she's going to be ok, Michelle. It sounds like you are being
very alert and attentive to her condition. I wish I had expertise to offer
since you are always so helpful with information on this list...but I can say
prayers for you guys and send good thoughts your way. It's terrible
I actually got Red Bank hospital, the best in the state, to schedule me an
appointment with an internist at the earliest date, but that is Thursday
afternoon-- a long way away. I did try to talk the regular vet into just trying
the Leukeran, but he wouldn't, and Lucy wasn't as bad yesterday
Have you tried Metoclopramide Syrup? It's suppose to ease stomach
contractions and it really helped Gypsy the few times I gave it to
her. I'll send you the turkey mush recipe off-list. I'm so sorry
about your concerns for Lucy and her not feeling well. I'm still
praying you are wrong and it's
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I actually got Red Bank hospital, the best in the state, to schedule me
an appointment with an internist at the earliest date, but that is Thursday
Michelle,
Did you try slightly cooking the turkey or duck to bring out some juice
and the aroma? There was a time when Gypsy would only eat salmon, or
salmon mixed with duck. Does Lucy like fish? You know what a trial
Gypsy has been... There was a week when all she would eat was warmed
: Re: Worried about Lucy
Michelle,
Did you try slightly cooking the turkey or duck to bring out some juice
and the aroma? There was a time when Gypsy would only eat salmon, or
salmon mixed with duck. Does Lucy like fish? You know what a trial Gypsy
has been... There was a week when all she
Good to know. Not only is it Gypsy's favorite fish, but it's mine too.
N
Marylyn wrote:
Salmon, especially wild salmon, has wonderful healing properties.
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