Gracie and Bugsy updates 01/31/2011
Hello furriends, Meowmy here! Friday I took Gracie back to the vet as she was still not eating well and it was concerning me there could be something wrong besides the medication (she had been over-medicated for thyroid)... Gracie would be an impossible cat to force-feed, so I wanted to get an appetite stimulant if all else was ok. By Friday she hadn't eaten well since the Saturday before :( The vet ran a CBC and the results came back stellar - everything was perfect, not one number off range; GREAT for a 12-13 yr old little lady! Her vet examined her mouth, which is good, told me to continue to give her temptations hairball treats as a laxative since she was constipated for the last few days, and put her on an appetite stimulant. I also grabbed some cans of Hills A/D. As soon as we got home she gobbled down some A/D - that food is really great for kitties who are off food... I don't know exactly why, but it beats Fancy Feast by much!! I gave her appetite stimulant for a couple of days just to be on the safe side, but then she became TAZ-Gracie I had to take her off of it. For now I am feeding her A/D and Kibbles, and she is eating well. I am also continuing the Temptations Hairball treats. Not this Wednesday, but the following she will have another T-4 test to check her levels and see if we need to lower her medication even more, or if this is ok for now. Nothing really new going on with Bugsy... He is still having diarrhea, and yesterday marked 110 days. He was weaned off of Sulfasalazine and did not take any medication Sunday; today, Monday, he starts a new steroid called Budesonide. We are all praying this will be the one that makes a difference! He is doing great aside from the diarrhea though, and for that we are thankful! He is eating well, playing, running around, and not acting sick at all... That is what keeps me going... That is what helps me keep the faith! I am sorry furriends if all we do is post health updates, but these two kids, especially Bugsy, are going through a long journey towards health; Gracie due to a long time of neglect, and just now having proper care... Bugsy due to a bad digestive tract that was thrown off with Clavamox and for some odd reason he just can't seem to get back on tract. We will get there for both of them though, I have faith we will! Thanks for all the purrs, prayers, and good wishes furriends, have a wonderful, Healthy Monday! Comments01/31/2011 8:02am
We understand...when our fur companions are sick, they are first and foremost in our thoughts as we try to sort things out. It's a stressful, difficult journey all round.
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01/31/2011 6:24pm
Glad Gracie has found her appetite and Bugsy is doing fairly well.
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01/31/2011 10:29pm
We know how worrying it is to have sick babies. We are glad Gracie is eating
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01/31/2011 11:05pm
We will continue to purr for Bugsy, Gracie and Meowmy. Sending you all our very best thoughts and wishes.
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