Great update for Gracie, not so great for Bugsy :(

Great update for Gracie, not so great for Bugsy :( 01/25/2011

Hi Furriends, Meowmy here -
Gracie went for her post-op check up Saturday and she is doing GREAT! So Great in fact that she won't need a second surgery! She had such fantastic results from her first surgery, and her mouth is doing wonderful - for now that's all she needs! They said it is always a potential problem, and she might need to have a second surgery in the future, but for now she is a-ok!
We also re-tested her T-4 values as we (both I and the new vet) think she is grossly over-medicated - she takes 3 methimazole pills a day! The results are in, but I am waiting for a call from the vet to discuss. I will post as soon as I know.

Bugsy on the other hand... We went for a liver and kidney panel on Friday as Sufasalazine, his current medication, can affect the liver. Well... The results are not too good - he will have to be pulled from the medication this week in a few days. On his previous test his ALT was 165 of a high normal of 132. This time his Alt was 207 with a high normal of 100 (different labs).
His vet wants me to pay very close attention to his appetite and call him Wednesday - until then he will be taking it. All the other enzymes and kidney values are normal. He is stopping on Wednesday/Thusday because that's when we end his food transition... He wants to keep him on it until then.
Next step will be a newer Steroid, called Budesonide. He said it has much less side effects than pred and other more common corticosteroids, and it is very good; not really used as a first choice due to cost; it is very expensive. Oh well... I am just crushed right now... Just crushed...
We will keep checking his liver values often and if it doesn't go down we will do an ultrasound to see what's going on...
Please send my boy some purr and vibes... And if you can send me some too, I would appreciate it... My heart is on the floor right now, I am just so so sad... I have been going through this for 104 days, and it is just killing me... I just don't know where to get strength from to keep the hope up sometimes... Sorry to be a downer... Today was a sad day for me... I just want this to be over and my boy to be ok... :(
Thank you for listening friends!

Hi there, I am Oscar, the resident cat here at the V-E-T!

Hey, psst, you! Hooman! Can he come out to play-e-y?

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d'Artagnan Rumblepurr

01/25/2011 1:07am

Oh my friends... I'm purring super loud for you both.

Rumblemum says that if you want to stimulate appetite, try giving really brisk pets when you're by the food dish. That worked for Inigo.

Chesney Cats link

01/25/2011 1:31am

We are sending healing purrs to Bugsy & loving hugs to you.

Hannah and Lucy link

01/25/2011 7:09am

Good news about Gracie but we are sorry to hear about Bugsy's results - we hope that his next liver tests show an improvement. It must be so worrying for you - we are sending many soothing purrs and gentle headbutts to you all.

Fuzzy Tales

01/25/2011 7:39am

We're so sorry the news is not good for Bugsy. The mom just went through 5 days of h*ll with Annie at the vet hospital, she can't imagine months and months of endless stress and worry. We're sending you both all our purrs and love and Light...and are very glad to read that Gracie, at least, is doing well!

Cheysuli link

01/25/2011 10:09am

We are thrilled to hear about Gracie! We are however going to purr ever harder for Bugsy.

Abby link

01/25/2011 6:42pm

We were very happy to hear the results on Grace...and sad for you and Bugsy. WE can understand how scary it is for you and we will continue to keep you in our purrs and hope that things work out for dear sweet Bugsy.

Lee County Clowder link

01/25/2011 7:44pm

Talk about 'good noos/bad noos'. We wanna yell about Gracie, but gotta purrrrr and purrrray for Bugsy.

{{huggss}} to their Meowmy. This has got to be one h*** of a roller coster ride.

Sweet Praline link

01/25/2011 9:15pm

I am so sorry to hear about Bugsy! I'm purring really hard for him and sending comforting headbutts to you!

Mom Paula - thinking about you and sending comforting thoughts.

angel and kirby and mac link

01/25/2011 10:34pm

We are glad Gracie will not need a second surgery. WE are sorry that Bugsy's tests did not come out so good. When Kirby went to the vet last, the resident cat, Bob, sat on top of his soft side carrier, then hissed at him when he realized Kirby was inside!

George Clooney link

01/25/2011 11:29pm

We are glad about Gracie, that's good. We will continue to purr LOUDLY for Bugsy, we needs to get that guy better pronto. And for Meowmy, we send you the very best thoughts and definitely will have you in our purr-ayers as well. And you know that purrs in numbers is very powerful!

Marg link

01/26/2011 5:59am

So sorry things are not going well for you at all right now. We are sending you tons of purrs and prayers that Bugsy gets better soon. Glad to hear that Gracie is better. We will keep our paws crossed too. And ask the donkeys to cross their hooves. We will be back to check on everyone. Take care.

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