View Full Version : Sydney wobbling: Diarrhea gone, doing much better! (see #55)
phesina
05-18-2010, 07:07 PM
My 15-year-old Tuxedo boy Sydney was all wobbly and falling when he tried to walk this morning.. almost like my CH boy Bob. I took him to the emergency vet, didn't want to wait a couple more hours until his regular vet opened.
Vet said he has nystagmus (not spelled right.. eyes moving a lot and not focusing).. They did blood work and a couple of x-rays. No tumors showed, and blood good except for high platelet count. Some sort of neurological disorder.. or, given his age, a brain tumor. Can only diagnose for sure with radiography, which would mean taking him to vet specialists some 30 or 40 miles away, costing some $1500.
We were sent home with some liquid steroid plus a CD with the x-rays and lab work they did for me to show the regular vet.
She told me to keep him in a small area.. Before feeding, make sure he can swallow because she also was concerned he might not be able to.. he'd been throwing up some the last few days, a lot of times just white foam. I'm to feed him wet foods, by hand if that works best (he seems to be swallowing just fine), and then give him small amounts at a time to see whether he throws up. I'm to give him the steroid dose every 12 hours, so I started at 5:45pm, next dose 5:45am. Also increase his subQ fluids from every other day to daily.
When we got home, he headed for the water bowl and drank a fair amount. Seemed to be swallowing just fine, so after he'd had a couple of hours to unwind from all this, I gave him a little yummy wet food.. which he ate happily. I've given him a little more.. and his fluids and his steroid dose.
After we got back home, I talked with his regular vet. We will see him on Thursday, and he thinks it sounds like a stroke. We shall see. Whatever it is, I gather it isn't something that can be "cured." But we will do whatever we can to keep him as happy and comfortable as possible for as long a time as we and he can.
I lit him a candle when I got home. Haven't gotten it together to post about it here until now.
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers and good wishes. Thank you all very much.
Sydney and Pat and the rest of the gang
Here he is with his little brother Elmer:
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With one of the Christmas mousies his true love Scrappy 2 sent him:
http://petoftheday.com/talk/picture.php?albumid=114&pictureid=946
Pinot's Mom
05-18-2010, 07:58 PM
Aww, I'm sorry Sydney is showing signs of health issues! Please give him lots of love from here in Ellicott City, hugs to you, and keep us posted!:love:
Queen of Poop
05-18-2010, 08:03 PM
Prayers and purrs for Sydney from Cali, Diego and I. Hugs for you. :love:
Catty1
05-18-2010, 08:42 PM
If it is a stroke, I hope Sydney can recover somewhat from it. Maybe the vet knows about preventive meds or even omega 3's to help keep the circulatory system a bit cleaner.
PT Prayers for Sydney. He is such a handsome boy.:love::love:
krazyaboutkatz
05-19-2010, 12:24 AM
I'm so sorry to hear this.:( I hope he'll be able to recover from this. I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care. (((HUGS)))
Medusa
05-19-2010, 05:59 AM
Oh I'm sorry to hear this, Pat. You must be so worried. I hope it isn't a brain tumor. We'll say lots of prayers for Sydney and you. Keep the faythe. :love:
ginalovesfelines
05-19-2010, 07:11 AM
So sorry to hear all of this, it must be terrible to deal with. I agree, I have heard that omega 3s (http://purfectcatsupply.com/p-32-jungle-kitty-young-at-heart.aspx) really help. Good luck and we will be thinking about you and your family.:(
Barbara
05-19-2010, 07:32 AM
I'm so sorry to hear this! I hope it is a stroke and that Sydney recovers just as humans do.
I would not check him for a brain tumor. If it is there is no chance to help him so why putting him through all this.
All the best for you and handsome Sydney.
Freedom
05-19-2010, 08:43 AM
Prayers for Sydney from all of us in RI.
Glad you took him in quickly, as we never know with our pets, if time makes a difference or not.
lvpets2002
05-19-2010, 09:09 AM
:( Oh No Pat I am so sorry to be reading about poor wittle Sydney.. Baby Sydney please get well soon.. Lots Lots of Prayers & Huggss.. I will go light some candles.. Keep us posted please..
catmandu
05-19-2010, 09:19 AM
:love::love:
My Sydney Dearest I am Coming to see You!!
I am coming via Awesome Angels Army Air Express and should be there while My Dad types this message.:cool::cool:
I am bringing soft Turkey and Chicken, and Florentine Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys and my very favorite pillow for you to sleep on , and Micheals sending his baby blanket for You.:):)
I am going to do My Best to help You , My Sydney Dearest:love::love:
I give great bathsand i pray I can purrr My Sydney to Good Health.
You are My Dear Cat Husband and I Loves Me My Sydney Dearest:love::love:
moosmom
05-19-2010, 09:20 AM
Could it be an inner ear problem? That tends to throw off one's balance.
phesina
05-19-2010, 01:24 PM
Thank you everyone for your kind and loving thoughts and suggestions and prayers. We are seeing his regular vet tomorrow. He will look over the new x-rays and lab report, and I will ask him about omega 3s and preventive meds and stroke rehab. I hope we can come up with some good ideas of where we're at and what to do next.
I also know a herbalist and naturopathic doctor who has had a lot of success treating ailments of her cats and dog with various herbal concoctions she makes.
Thanks again for all the loving energies coming to Sydney. This has been a shock for me. He has been just fine all along, even at his age, except for kidney disease (which the emergency vet said is quite mild after she saw his blood report). Yesterday morning, I got up to feed them, and he came stumbling along.. Since I'm used to Bob being like this all the time, at first I thought nothing of it.. and then it dawned on me, this ISN'T Bob, and it's Sydney, who's always done so well. It makes me very sad to see him having such a hard time getting around.
Thank you again, :love::love::love::love::love::love:
Pat and Sydney and the rest of the gang
Randi
05-19-2010, 01:45 PM
Pat, I'm so sorry to hear about Sydney's illness. Whatever it is, I so hope he will recover, or at least be able to have a good life for a long time.
I'm sending lots of positive thoughts. Give him all the love you can, and some kisses from me, too. :love:
(((hugs)))
phesina
05-19-2010, 04:13 PM
Thank you, Randi. Lots of love coming from me and kisses from you to Sydney!
Medusa
05-19-2010, 06:18 PM
I can only imagine how sad you are when you watch Sydney walk. It has to be heartbreaking. I sure hope that you're able to get to the bottom of all this and that you still have lots of good, quality time yet w/him. Keep the faythe, Pat. :love:
phesina
05-19-2010, 08:34 PM
Thank you, Mary. Sydney and I are doing our best. :)
phesina
05-20-2010, 05:31 PM
We saw Sydney's regular vet today. Dr. MacArthur (or Dr. Bill) thinks it is most likely just an inner ear infection.. which will get better with treatment!!!!!!!
He looked deeply into Sydney's ears, found pus in one, a small eardrum tear in the other.. Gave him an antibiotic shot and some pills for him to take one each day for ten days. Meanwhile, continue with the steroid (he called later, left message saying we'll taper the dose next week) and the daily fluids. He should begin to show noticeable improvement in a couple of weeks or so .. it takes some time for the infection and the tear to heal.
There could also be a stroke, and once we clear up the inner ear we can see what else if anything is going on. He doubts that it's a brain tumor.
He also agrees about Omega 3 as well as fish oil, and so we're getting some of that, too.
HALLELUJAH!!!!! THANK YOU,GOD!!!!!
And thank you to all you wonderful Pet Talkers who have been so kind and generous and loving with your prayers and healing wishes and candles!
Love to all, from Sydney and Pat and the rest of the gang
Catty1
05-20-2010, 05:47 PM
OH WOW - let's hope that's all it is! Sounds good - and your boy still loves his food. :love::love:
Hugs to dear Sydney!:D
Grace
05-20-2010, 06:19 PM
Could it be an inner ear problem? That tends to throw off one's balance.
Donna got it right!!
Glad to hear it is something relatively simple to deal with :)
Freedom
05-20-2010, 07:45 PM
WOW what a huge difference in the diagnosis!
I am very happy for you, and of course for Sydney. Paws crossed that this all heals up.
It does worry me that a vet could be SO FAR OFF THE MARK!
Pinot's Mom
05-20-2010, 08:49 PM
Very good news! So great it's so treatable!! {{{hugs}}}
Barbara
05-20-2010, 08:59 PM
Actually it sounds logical to me as I have a human co-worker who suffers from a similar thing! I am so glad it is treatable and hope Sydney will be ok soon :)
Queen of Poop
05-20-2010, 09:02 PM
Woo hoo!!! Wonderful news. Hugs for you both! :love:
krazyaboutkatz
05-20-2010, 11:53 PM
This is wonderful news.:) I hope he'll heal up quickly. I'll continue to keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
Medusa
05-21-2010, 06:50 AM
What encouraging news! You must be so relieved, Pat. The news will get better and better. Keep the faythe. :love:
Medusa
05-21-2010, 06:53 AM
WOW what a huge difference in the diagnosis!
I am very happy for you, and of course for Sydney. Paws crossed that this all heals up.
It does worry me that a vet could be SO FAR OFF THE MARK!
Makes ya wonder sometimes, huh? When I took my RB Puddy in to the vet, Dr. Lee was gone and one of the other vets swore that Puddy had cancer b/c there was a spot on the x-ray. I kept saying "Please just call and confer w/Dr. Lee. I just don't think it's cancer." He said "It can't be anything else". Well, it was something else; her kidney had burst. He finally called Dr. Lee to confer and Dr. Lee came in and performed the surgery. Sometimes our instincts are the best for diagnosis.
lvpets2002
05-21-2010, 08:45 AM
:love: Woo Hoo Pat that is great news of No Tumor.. Yes we all sending lots of Prayers that Sydney's Ears heal real good.. Get well soon there good boy Sydney.. Huggss Pat..
cassiesmom
05-21-2010, 11:21 AM
We saw Sydney's regular vet today. Dr. MacArthur (or Dr. Bill) thinks it is most likely just an inner ear infection.. which will get better with treatment!!!!!!!
He looked deeply into Sydney's ears, found pus in one, a small eardrum tear in the other.. Gave him an antibiotic shot and some pills for him to take one each day for ten days. Meanwhile, continue with the steroid (he called later, left message saying we'll taper the dose next week) and the daily fluids. He should begin to show noticeable improvement in a couple of weeks or so .. it takes some time for the infection and the tear to heal.
HALLELUJAH!!!!! THANK YOU,GOD!!!!!
And thank you to all you wonderful Pet Talkers who have been so kind and generous and loving with your prayers and healing wishes and candles!
Love to all, from Sydney and Pat and the rest of the gang
More prayers for Sydney, and a candle.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/message.cfm?l=eng&cid=10846341
phesina
05-21-2010, 02:12 PM
WOW what a huge difference in the diagnosis!
I am very happy for you, and of course for Sydney. Paws crossed that this all heals up.
It does worry me that a vet could be SO FAR OFF THE MARK!
Well.. this was the emergency vet clinic, and they had never seen Sydney before and didn't know his history. Maybe they take the approach of telling you the worst things that might be going on, so if it's not really that bad you'll be relieved, and if it is one of the bad ones, they've covered their collect A&$es.
The vet did say something at first about vestibular disease (and, yes, THANK YOU, DEAR DONNA! :love::love: for suggesting that.. I did tell both vets I had many on-line cat-forum friends I'd told about Sydney's trouble and one had suggested that).. but then she got into the much more heavy-duty possibilities and never went back to the ear trouble. She did look into his ears with the regular-sized light for checking ears and eyes but not any more thoroughly. Dr. Bill used one with a long nose that he was able to get way down into the ear canals, and he saw both the pus and the tear right away.
There still might be a vascular accident or tumor going on, but first we'll clear this up and then see what if anything is still going on.
Dr. Bill's approach is more to focus first on the most obvious and/or easily treatable diagnosis as well as consider other possibilities... treat it and then see what might still be happening. That's one very-important reason my cats see him mostly now instead of the previous vet we'd been going to.
What happened with that one before was with SYDNEY, 2 or 3 years ago when he had his yearly exam. She did bloodwork, and there was some level of something that she said could possibly indicate the likelihood of cancer or a beginning one. AND, she MADE US AN APPOINTMENT with the EXPENSIVE place 30-40 miles away for the full MRI and exam..
And I asked, what if they find something? And she said, there's radiation and/or chemotherapy, which often have very good results extending life with cats. This would mean packing him up EVERY DAY and driving him off to Southfield or Livonia or wherever it is, him spending a couple of hours having his treatment, and then me driving him the 30-40 miles back, 5 days a week (or I could board him there for the week and bring him home weekends) for 2 months or something like that, and then afterward going back to have him re-checked often. All this would be PHENOMENAL big bucks, of course, too.
IF I had done all this to him.. maybe his life would be extended a year or two (assuming he did have cancer), but what kind of life would that be for him?
I thought about it and cancelled that appointment, saying we'll keep a close watch on him.. and he's been just fine, up until this particular little snag, which looks to be HOPEFULLY not nearly as severe as I'd thought. :)
Thank you again, everyone, for all your thoughts and prayers and candles and wishes for my dear Sydney. We all love you! :love::love::love::love::love::love:
Sydney, Pat, and the gang
P.S., Sydney is already doing much better today.. eating well, the nystagmus is gone, and he gets around much more normally, still some wobbling and falling but nothing like the Bob-level wobbling/falling any more!
Pinot's Mom
05-21-2010, 03:16 PM
"P.S., Sydney is already doing much better today.. eating well, the nystagmus is gone, and he gets around much more normally, still some wobbling and falling but nothing like the Bob-level wobbling/falling any more! "
So glad to hear this! Hugs all around!:love:
Catty1
05-21-2010, 05:59 PM
How wonderful Sydney is so much improved! Prayers for complete healing!:D:love::love:
phesina
05-21-2010, 07:42 PM
Thank you, Pinot's Mom and Oscar and Cole's Mom!
krazyaboutkatz
05-21-2010, 10:51 PM
Thanks for keeping us updated. I'm so glad to hear that he's already showing improvement.:) I hope he'll continue to do so. I'll continue to keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
Medusa
05-22-2010, 06:22 AM
Reading of Sydney's improvement makes me so happy! Better and better, Pat. :love:
phesina
05-22-2010, 02:07 PM
Thank you, kak and Mary!
He continues to do well! I'll keep you all posted.
Love :love::love::love::love::love::love:from Sydney, Pat, and the rest of the gang
phesina
05-23-2010, 07:48 PM
Something is not right since this afternoon. Now Sydney has been leaving little dribbles of diarrhea around. He'll step into the litter box with his front feet, but with back feet still on the floor outside he does a standing squat like he's straining to get something out. A tiny bit comes out but not enough to be anywhere near a full load. Then he goes somewhere else and tries again. Sometimes half into a box, sometimes on the floor.
I had to put him in the bathroom again, so at least the space he can dribble onto is somewhat limited. He HATES being confined in there again! And since he has improved greatly on his mobility, he does his best to slip out any time I want to go in there for any reason.
He's also not as interested in his food as he had been the last couple of days. He threw up a lot of his earlier meal, and he just hasn't wanted much this evening.
He's gotten his med and his steroids and his fluids on schedule.
So looks like I will be giving Dr. Bill another call when his clinic opens at 9:30 am tomorrow..
Catty1
05-23-2010, 08:13 PM
I hope this is a reaction to all the meds...at least he is getting mobile enough to be a door darter! ;)
Prayers that there is a simple answer. Have you collected a sample to take in to the vet? It could be something totally unrelated to his wobbles.
HUGS and scritchies for dear Sydney. :love::love:
Pinot's Mom
05-23-2010, 08:38 PM
I don't know what to say except prayers for Sydney. Keep us posted.:love:
Medusa
05-23-2010, 09:12 PM
Yes, a vet visit is in order. I can recall this happening to my RB Puddy and even though she dribbled diarrhea, she was impacted and Dr. Lee had to clean her out. It happened to my RB Pidge, too. As they get older, it becomes more difficult for them to have bowel movements, just as it does w/older humans, poor babies. The good news is that Dr. Lee fixed them up in no time flat so if this is the problem w/Sydney, hopefully your vet can clear it up for them quickly as well. We'll pump up the volume on the prayers, too. Keep the faythe, Pat. :love:
krazyaboutkatz
05-23-2010, 11:59 PM
Pat, I'm so sorry to hear this.:( I was thinking that maybe it's a reaction to the steroids. Since he threw up his food and hasn't eaten very much, this may be causing the diarrhea. I know that pred must be given with food or vomiting may occur and maybe even diarrhea. I don't know what type of steroid he's on though. Yes, I'd definitely call your vet and he may need to be seen. I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
catmandu
05-24-2010, 11:42 AM
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My Sydney , it was so nice of You ^^ My Sydney Dearest :love: to join us at the King's Buffet last night!!!
We sure enjoyed your Company, and Your Fellow Cats and Awesome Cat Angels as well.:love:
We are going back for Lunch Tomorrow , if you cannot be there what would you like in Your Kitty Bag???
Your Lover in Tuxedo Scrappy Two:love:
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Awaiting the pleasure of My Sydney Dearest:cool: on Our Ebony Beau Tubster Enclosure.:)
There's a Red Flyer Wagon built for Two, My Sydney.My Love:love: , My Life:cool: , My All :love:
Kirsten
05-24-2010, 02:15 PM
Poor Sydney, I'm sorry to hear this! How's he doing now?
phesina
05-24-2010, 02:35 PM
This morning he was lethargic and still didn't want food. I didn't give him his steroid dose in case that might have something to do with this.
I went to work at the shelter at 7:00am. At 9:30 I called Dr. Bill and told him what was going on. He thought it was very likely a reaction to the large steroid dose (Pred oral suspension, 10mg/ml, dosage 1ml every 12 hours). I told him I hadn't given Sydney the morning dose, so Dr. Bill said "Give it to him now (you can't just go cold turkey on pred), and if he's still the same in another day or two I'd like to see a stool sample." I told him I'd brought one with me this morning in case he'd like to see it, so he said he would.
I went home and gave Sydney 1/2 ml of the Pred. At this point he seemed more alert and on the ball than he had earlier, so I gave him a small dish of warmed-up wet food, half KD with Chicken and the other half some real yummy nom-noms (Friskies and Fancy Feast). He wolfed it all down!
So I went back to the shelter (dropping off the stool sample on the way), finished up about 2pm, and came back home. Sydney looked about the same, so I gave him some more food, this time all kidney food. He didn't eat this quite as enthusiastically, but he did eat most of it.
Dr. Bill is going to call later with the results of the stool sample check.
Kirsten
05-24-2010, 02:43 PM
Glad to hear that he ate! I hope your vet is right and it's "just" a reaction to the steroids. Poor boy!
Queen of Poop
05-24-2010, 04:52 PM
Hoping its just the meds making him feel yucky. Gentle hugs. :love:
phesina
05-24-2010, 07:11 PM
Thank you, Kirsten and Gayle. This afternoon and evening Sydney has seemed about the same, more alert and interested in food, after I'd spent a while on-line.
I didn't know if he was still dribbling diarrhea, but I couldn't see any "newer" looking blobs of it. Finally I decided to take a chance and let him out again into the living room. I kept the bedroom door closed, though.. If he were to crawl back under the bed and then dribble, I would NOT want to have to contend with first trying to get him back out and then, I don't even have any idea how I would be able to clean up any globs under the bed! The room is too small to move the bed any distance.
There was diarrhea all over the bathroom floor, the sides of the litter box, on the bathmat and his bedding, on the floor of the bathtub, and all over another litter box in the tub (litter disposed of and box waiting for me to have a chance to clean it up). I decided to tidy this up some for him.
I took the soiled bedding outside, shook it all out to dislodge bits of litter and anything else that might fall off, then put it all in a bag to take to the laundromat.
I swept up the loose debris and got up larger globs from the floor. I didn't see much point in washing the floor yet if he might just come back in and do it all over again. I wanted him to have a clean surface to get around on, though, so I put newspaper down on the floor all over the dried diarrhea smears.
I ran a lot of water into the bathtub with the two dirty litter boxes in it. Then I poured a LOT of bleach in with the water and let that soak for a while. I cleaned out the bathtub and litter boxes thoroughly.
Then I put in a clean litter box with clean litter in it and gave him a clean bathmat and clean bedding.
Meanwhile, he has been spending his time in the cat condo in the living room. There is a donut bed on the floor of his little "room" in the condo, and it's okay if he dribbles on that, easy to add to the dirty laundry.
He just now came right over here to the litter box next to the table the computer is on. He got in and stood to poop.. strained and nothing came out. So that's still going on. No diarrhea, at least. But I guess he will be spending the night in the bathroom again.
Dr. Bill called about 5:30pm and I just missed him. He left a message saying the poop specimen was negative and asked me to call him tomorrow morning and we'll discuss where to go from here.
So Sydney seems to be doing a little better with the poop problem, and I guess is still improving on the infection. pleasepleaseplease!!!!!
Thank you again, everyone, for all your prayers and kind thoughts and good wishes. I'll keep you posted on how my Sydney is doing.
Love from Sydney and Pat and the gang :love::love::love::love::love::love:
carole
05-24-2010, 09:05 PM
Oh dearest Pat my thoughts are with both you and Sydney right now, i hope with all my heart he continues to improve and will be better soon, fingers and all paws crossed here for Sydney to feel better . HUGS:love:
Pinot's Mom
05-25-2010, 07:34 AM
Prayers for Sydney! Poor baby!:love:
{{{Hugs}}} to you, Pat.
jennielynn1970
05-25-2010, 11:35 AM
Thoughts and prayers going out for you and for Sydney. Poor guy, I hope he feels better real soon!
lvpets2002
05-25-2010, 11:45 AM
:love: Get Well Soon Sydney.. Prayers & Huggss
Thoughts and prayers going out for you and for Sydney. Poor guy, I hope he feels better real soon!
phesina
05-25-2010, 07:11 PM
Aww, thank you so much, Carole and Pinot's Mom and Jenn and Helene, for all your good wishes and prayers and thoughts for Sydney to get better. He doesn't seem to be having diarrhea any more. I did find a couple of small solid poops on the floor outside his litter box in the bathroom this morning. He hasn't done any more since then, so I still don't know if he's having any trouble getting it out.
He also has quite a good appetite back now. He kept wanting more and more of the wet KD With Chicken!
I also gave him some Bench & Field Holistic Natural Feline Treats from Trader Joe's. He sure likes those! The label says they are Omega 6:30 Enriched with Menhaden Oil. I don't know if that's anything like Omega 3. I tried a few times squeezing some of the contents of Fish Oil capsules with Omega 3 onto his wet food, but he didn't seem to like the smell of it or what it did to the taste of the food.
I wasn't able to talk with Dr. Bill today. I will try him again tomorrow. If we don't connect, I'll be bringing Bob to see him on Thursday. Bob is due for some blood work to see how HE's doing (here's hoping there are no unpleasant surprises here.. yikes!...), and we can figure out where we're going with Sydney too.
Thanks again!
Love :love::love::love::love::love::love: from Sydney and Pat and family
Kirsten
05-26-2010, 09:59 AM
Sounds good to me... :) What a relief to read that the diarrhea has stopped, and that he ate with a good appetite! :love:
Kirsten
lvpets2002
05-26-2010, 10:02 AM
:love: How is Sydney today?? Hope your getting much better baby Boy.. Whisker Huggss & Prayers..
phesina
05-26-2010, 02:45 PM
Thank you, Kirsten and Helene. Sydney continues to do well! He has the run of the apartment now.. no more diarrhea. I think the ear infection is still getting better too. (I thought that might have been postponed while his body was fighting the new trouble.. It should be back to fighting that now, anyway.)
And his appetite.. WOW! He's eating like a horse! (That's an old expression, but I wonder.. do horses really eat a lot and keep wanting more?)
I finally talked with Dr. Bill today. He was glad to hear all the good news. He said to keep him on the reduced Pred dose, and in another week or so we'll consider reducing it further.
Tomorrow Bob and I will be seeing Dr. Bill, so we'll touch base there too.
Thanks again, everyone! I'm sure all of your prayers and kind thoughts and healing wishes and energies have been helping!
Love from Sydney and Pat and all :love::love::love::love::love::love:
Catty1
05-26-2010, 03:13 PM
WONDERFUL news. Happy and hungry Sydney - keep packing it in there, son, Mom won't mind a bit! :D
Give him some hugs and scritchies for me please?:love::love:
lvpets2002
05-26-2010, 03:38 PM
:love: Woo Hoo you eat up there bigg boy.. Many Congrats on doing better..
WONDERFUL news. Happy and hungry Sydney - keep packing it in there, son, Mom won't mind a bit! :D
Give him some hugs and scritchies for me please?:love::love:
Pinot's Mom
05-26-2010, 04:37 PM
Great news! Woohoo!:D
phesina
05-26-2010, 09:14 PM
Thank you, Candace and Helene and Pinot's Mom (what is your Meowmie's name, Pinot?). Hugs and scritchies delivered!
krazyaboutkatz
05-27-2010, 12:39 AM
I'm glad to hear that he's doing better.:) The pred will make him very hungry. My Storm's on 2.5mg daily and he's eating very well and sometimes he just can't get enough food. I hope he'll continue to do well and good luck with your vet visit with Bob.
Medusa
05-27-2010, 06:07 AM
I'm so glad to read that Sydney is eating. There's always hope when they have an appetite. Better and better, Pat. Lots of belly rubs and chin scritchies from me, please. :D :love:
phesina
05-27-2010, 01:06 PM
Thank you Krazyaboutkatz and Mary! :love::love:
Bob is doing fine! And so is Sydney.. we will probably decrease his Pred dose next Tuesday or Wednesday.
lvpets2002
05-27-2010, 03:49 PM
:love: So So Glad that Both Boys are doing much better.. Woo Hoo boys keep on eating & then its time to play..
Thank you Krazyaboutkatz and Mary! :love::love:
Bob is doing fine! And so is Sydney.. we will probably decrease his Pred dose next Tuesday or Wednesday.
katladyd
05-27-2010, 10:26 PM
I am so happy that Sydney is doing much better! He had me scared for awhile! Give him 'get well soon' loves from me.:love:
phesina
05-28-2010, 06:46 PM
Thank you, Helene and Katladyd!
Sydney still wobbles a slight bit and can't quite get around as before, but Dr. Bill said it may take a week or two for the infection to clear up.
Of course, there still could be something else going on under that .. i.e., one or both of the more scary diagnoses he got from the emergency vet. But we think that is unlikely since he's been eating so well and doing so much better than he was with the clumsiness.
Thank you again, everyone, for all your prayers and loving energies and good wishes! We know they are helping so much!
Love from Sydney, Bob, Poppy, Elmer, Sparkler, and Pat :love::love::love::love::love::love:
pomtzu
05-30-2010, 03:14 PM
Continued good vibes being sent to Sydney from the Delaware Crew. ;)
phesina
05-31-2010, 05:35 PM
Thank you, Thank you, Ellie and Myndi and Sparky!
Anikaca77
06-15-2010, 08:09 AM
I'm so sorry I missed this thread, I need to remember to check this area out more often than I do.
My prays that Sydney continues to do well and prays for you as well.
Take care, hugs,
Melissa
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