Kitty & Annie Update
Kitty has fluid around his lungs. Heart looks and sounds good. Lungs do not sound like they have fluid in them. His intestines on the x-ray, in fact his whole abdominal cavity, look almost like he swallowed a sponge-there are few lines in the intestines, kidneys are hard to spot and his spleen was unfindable on x-ray AND when she felt him. Three vets looked at it and had never seen anything like it. We know when he DOES eat, he vomits it right back up, we just don’t know WHY. SO, we have no clue what is wrong. He is getting 6.25 lasix bid for the fluid, and 2.5 mg pred in the hopes that it will do Something. His kidney and liver values were all in normal range. Glucose Low, but that is to be expected from not eating.
The rest is a copy of the report I faxed the vet this morning.
4/8/08
I gave kitty a half lasix when I got home. He pooped at around six o’clock. I managed to syringe feed chicken baby food (about 9 mls) with a bit of Cat Sure mixed in and he kept it down. He got another lasix in the evening (8 o’clock) because Charlie gave him the wrong pill.
This morning 6.25 lasix and 2.5 mg pred. Still lethargic. Still has fluid and labored breathing. He IS urinating and able to go to the box on his own. This morning about 5ml of beef baby food with NutraCal mixed in. I don’t want to feed him too much at once and have him vomit and thus defeat the purpose. Hopefully the NutraCal will raise his bg’s a little so he EATS on his own.
Annie had more blood last night, but none this morning. Appetite still good and she is still active. The side of her face actually looks a little less swollen-don’t know if that’s the pred or wishful thinking. Still “stuffy” and sounds like she has a cold and still drooling but neither condition seems to be any worse.
The rest is a copy of the report I faxed the vet this morning.
4/8/08
I gave kitty a half lasix when I got home. He pooped at around six o’clock. I managed to syringe feed chicken baby food (about 9 mls) with a bit of Cat Sure mixed in and he kept it down. He got another lasix in the evening (8 o’clock) because Charlie gave him the wrong pill.
This morning 6.25 lasix and 2.5 mg pred. Still lethargic. Still has fluid and labored breathing. He IS urinating and able to go to the box on his own. This morning about 5ml of beef baby food with NutraCal mixed in. I don’t want to feed him too much at once and have him vomit and thus defeat the purpose. Hopefully the NutraCal will raise his bg’s a little so he EATS on his own.
Annie had more blood last night, but none this morning. Appetite still good and she is still active. The side of her face actually looks a little less swollen-don’t know if that’s the pred or wishful thinking. Still “stuffy” and sounds like she has a cold and still drooling but neither condition seems to be any worse.