The Record! *12 days* (Our "no vomit streak" is Over)

[christa]

Thought I'd let you all know, Brodie has gone 4 days in a row without vomiting!!! Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday!!! If he doesn't today, it will be FIVE!

That is a RECORD for him, since he got out of the hospital! Up until now, the longest he's gone is two!

Fingers & Paws crossed!!!

:D :D :D :D :D


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edit: Looks like our "record" will stand at 12 days for now.

[catfamily]

That is WONDERFUL news.You must be so happy and relieved.What a scare you went through.I'm glad he's feeling better :D

[christa]

I am relieved but almost afraid that if I talk about it or say anything, he's going to hear me and PUKE! Me and hubby were whispering last night *four days!* so he wouldn't hear us, LOL . . . just so it wouldn't jinx his record! Even if he does throw up today, 4 days is a sign he's improving. The vet said it would take him 3-6 weeks . . . but we should see him vomiting less. So far, she's been right. :)

[Felix]

Thats terrific news,boths fingers and paws crossed here! :)

[Donnaj4962]

:::::whispering:::::

That is great news! I am glad that Brody is on his way to better health! Keep up the great job Brody. We are all pulling for ya little one! :)

[Catty1]

WOOHOO! (not whispering! :D ) Go, Brodie!

Catty1

[catmandu]

Scrappy and Zipper Angels have been visiting Brody to help thier Friend feel better and not lose his Dinner.
I think that they are sneaking him Kitty Bags from Our Lunches which is all right with us,as we all love Brody.

[furrykidsmother]

Yay!! Sure hope he makes it through day 5 without any problem!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Brilliant news!

[Sonia59]

I am relieved but almost afraid that if I talk about it or say anything, he's going to hear me and PUKE!

If he would it would just be a coincidence, but he WON'T vomit because we all have our paws and fingers crossed for Brodie! ;)

It is a very good news! :)

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is wonderful news!!!:D I hope he continues to do well.

[RICHARD]

I see you made a deal with the devil-
No vomiting in exchange for calls for James Ward. :eek: :rolleyes: ;)

[rg_girlca]

Oh Christa this is such great news. I pray that precious Brody continues to do well.

YYYYAAAAYYYYYY Brody. Let's go for day 5 and then work on day 6. One day at a time little one, one day at a time. :)

[Lizzie]

I'm glad you are keeping us posted because I do think about Brodie and wonder how he is doing. Congratulations on the improvement and I hope it keeps up. It must be wonderful to see him enjoying his life vigorously again.

[christa]

***Yesterday (Tuesday) made five days, vomit free!!!***

Now we're going for six! I can hardly believe it!

He's up to 16 pieces for breakfast first thing in the morning.

Then he gets 6 pieces every 3-4 hours. I tried feeding him snacks 2-3 hours but he didn't seem intersted. He does better in the 3-4 hour range.

At 9 p.m. he gets 1/3 of a can of wet food. I know that's not a lot but he was eating a lot less of that too! He was eating like 1/5 of the can at a time!

Then one more tiny snack of 5 pieces before we go to bed - usually around midnight - we go to bed late around here. :)

So far, so good. He has lost some weight but I guess that's to be expected since he went from pigging out to eating probably what a normal cat should. I think he's at about 11 pounds now. Hopefully he won't loose much more.

Thanks guys for your continued support. I will keep you updated as long as we keep this streak going! I'm just so excited!!! :D

[jazzcat]

YAY!!! That is great news!!!!! Make it SIX Brodie!!!!!

[christa]

Yesterday (Wednesday) made SIX in a Row!!!

YAY!!!

Happy Dance Everybody!!!

[Catty1]

You go, Brodie! Almost a whole WEEK! *happy dance*

[aki]

**********************happy dance*************************

YAY BRODIE!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Yippee! Well done Brodie

[catmandu]

Now 6 Days.
Thats Great News and the Found Cats are giving
Brody
A MEEEEEEOOOWWWING ovation!!
Way To go Brody!!!!

[furrykidsmother]

YAY! Hoping for a successful day 7!!

[NoahsMommy]

GREAT NEWS!!!! :)

I'm so sorry that I've forgotten what's been going on with Brodie - I've been away as well. I don't want Brody to hear us, so can someone PM me with an update? Thanks! :D

Way to go, Brodie! Keep up the good work, honey! Good tummy!!

[Donnaj4962]

I have been swamped at work and haven't been able to post much... but when I read this today, I HAD to say


YEAH BRODY!

Keep up the great work! We are all rooting for you!

[Vermontcat]

Yay for Brodie! :D
I'm so happy that he is eating better and keeping it down!

[christa]

Sorry I haven't updated! Yesterday (Thursday) made . . .

ONE WEEK!!!

If he goes all day today . . . it will be eight days straight! :)

[Karen]

Yay! What a happy record to keep breaking and breaking!

[christa]

Yay! What a happy record to keep breaking and breaking!

I couldn't agree more! :D

[catmandu]

The News about Our Friend Brody gets better and better!
The Found Cats could not be more pleased that Brody is feeling so much better.
Three Cheers for Brody!!!

[lvpets2002]

;) ******* CONGRATS BRODY && ALL IS GOING TO BE OK *******

[jazzcat]

YAY!!!!!!

I had to check in for the Brodie Barf Free Day Count. ;)

[rg_girlca]

YYYYYYYAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY BRODIE!!!!!!!!!!

I am so happy to hear that Brodie is continuing to do well.

I can just picture the big smile on your face Christa. :D

[catcrazylady]

YIPPEEEEE for Brodie!!! Great news Christa!! I was so sorry to hear about him being sick. Poor little guy. :( It sounds like now he might need a happy face :D

[christa]

Well guys . . . yesterday (Friday) made

EIGHT DAYS!!!

I'm just so excited!

Still not mentioning it around Brodie, afraid he'll get nervous about it, LOL . . . but I don't think he logs onto the internet much anymore. At least I don't think so.

I guess if he starts vomiting again, I'll know differently!

Fingers crossed! Today will make day nine!

[christa]

We've still got one more snack to go but . . . if all goes as I think it will, today (Sunday) will make . . .

DAY 10!!!

Sorry . . . I'm a little excited. :)

[rg_girlca]

And excited you should be Christa. :) This is such great news.

Brodie, you gave us all a scare for a while there buddy, but I'm so happy to hear that you are finally on the road to recovery.

Prayers that you continue to do so.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I haven't been able to get on PT the last few days because I've been so busy. This is wonderful news!!!:D

[christa]

Hey guys! Yesterday (monday) made

11 Puke Free Days!!!

Wow, that seems like an eternity around here!

I'm starting to make some small changes, just to see what will happen. I just feel so sorry for the little guy. He seems to be starving. :( He wasn't begging when he was sick . . . he would hardly ever cry but lately he just walks around and cries & looks up at me and makes the most pitiful little cries.

Baby steps . . .

One thing I never mentioned was that I had been hand feeding him LOL his breakfast . . . hubby would :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: at me everytime, but really my logic was just to SLOW HIM DOWN! So I have started dumping his food back in his bowl. It was funny but at first, it was like he didn't know what to do! LOL

I've also quit counting out his food. :eek: Just eyeballing it. Not giving him nearly as much as Josie :eek: and keeping it to small portions like before, but I'm going to see if I can get away with doing it this way. I can pretty much tell how much food 20 pieces is by now, LOL . . .

We did this last night & this morning and . . .

So far, so good!

Oh yeah, one last thing, I've been letting him finish up Josie's *scraps* :D She can NEVER finish her food. She always leaves 3 or 4 pieces in her bowl. We always say it's because she's too lazy to fish them out and always before, I'd rush to get them out and toss them because I didn't want him overeatting. I've been letting him have them lately though, as long as it's not a whole bowl full.

[Donnaj4962]

Oh Christa! I am so happy for you and Brodie! You have been so patient through this whole ordeal!

Keep up the good work Brodie! We all are so happy to hear that you are doing so much better!

[furrykidsmother]

So happy to hear the great update!

[Kirsten]

Christa, I was thinking about Brodie, and I'm so happy to read that he has been puke-free for so long!! :) That's wonderful news! :)

Kirsten

[jazzcat]

Alright Brodie!!!!!
:D :D :D

[Kirsten]

Oh, I thought I had replied to this an hour ago, but obviously I messed it up...

Anyway, I'm happy to hear the great news! :D

Kirsten

[rosethecopycat]

Easy on the tummy now Brodie, keep it up.

[smokey the elder]

Maybe his tummy needed to expand; now it has the proper capacity. Good luck, keep up the good work!

[christa]

Yesterday (Tuesday) Makes

12 DAYS!!!

He seems to be really excited to be eating out of his own bowl again, LOL. :rolleyes: I just wonder what has made the difference? The food? The water? The litter change? Guess we'll never know cause I'm not going to try to find out!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

That is great news about Brodie!!

[orangemm]

Way to go, Brodie!!! You rock!

[momcat]

Yesterday (Tuesday) Makes

12 DAYS!!!
I just wonder what has made the difference? The food? The water? The litter change? Guess we'll never know cause I'm not going to try to find out!

You got that right... if it's working just go with it!
So happy to hear that the news is so good about Brody, since tummy rubs might not be such a good idea right now would you give him some scritchies from me?

[christa]

Well guys, looks like 12 days is as far as we made it. :(

Brodie puked up his snack today.

I'm not terribly upset though because the vet told me to expect that he would just start puking *less* . . . I shouldn't have expected him to quit cold turkey.

I haven't fed him anymore since . . . thought I'd give him awhile to recoop. I will feed him wet food later tonight, before we go to bed, see if that stays down. I just hope & pray that the cycle doesn't start all over again!

[Donnaj4962]

Let's hope and pray that this is only a mild setback, and that Brodie is still on his way to complete recovery. There always seems to be a :::hiccup::: in the road to recovery, whether it is for hoomans or furbabies. Keep the faith!

[catmandu]

Thats still a Good Streak,and now Brody can start a brand new one.
The Found Cats,Porchies and Angels are all in Brodys Corner!
Go Brody Go!!

[christa]

I also hope that it is only a small setback. So far that has been the only time. :D

[icedtea]

wat a good boy, though! well done, good effort

[catnapper]

Well Brodie, you almost made it a full two weeks. I hope you just had a setback and you'll have another 12 day streak without any puking.

[christa]

So far that has been the only time. :D

Make that 2 times. :eek:

[rg_girlca]

Oh Christa, I hope this is just a little setback for dear Brodie.

Come on Brodie, you were doing so well. Make this your last time of being sick, okay sweetie.

((((((HUGS)))))) Christa

[Catty1]

Maybe cut back on the portions again a little bit?

Is there drinkable aloe for cats? Sure works healing wonders for the humans I have seen use it. Cats wouldn't like the flavour...maybe mix a bit in with some wet food...

I used the gel on a cat who has meds and occ'l bloody stool - MUCH better now. Just a little clump or it on the muzzle(again, a flavour thing).

You'll be ok, Brodie! HUGS from Catty1

[christa]

Brodie puked again this morning. That means he's puked 4 times in the past week. Not totally horrible, but disappointing none the less.

I have a theory. I'm going to test it out.

Yes, I have increased his intake, but not by *that much* . . . I've only increased his morning breakfast amount by probably 10 kibbles. What worries me more is HOW FAST he eats! He's a little manic!!!

Before, when I was getting him adjusted and he was on his "no vomit streak" I was hand feeding him, to slow him down. Maybe that was helping?

I am going to try that again. Just for a few days, see if it does make a difference. I don't know how else to slow him down!!! :eek:

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Good luck, Christa!! I hope that the hand-feeding helps :)