Oh Puddy, sweetie. I hope you can calm down and start to feel more normal soon. Maybe you are just getting enough of all this medication or maybe your pain meds need to be changed (not working). But either way, prayers for you and your meowmie.
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Oh Puddy, sweetie. I hope you can calm down and start to feel more normal soon. Maybe you are just getting enough of all this medication or maybe your pain meds need to be changed (not working). But either way, prayers for you and your meowmie.
I think the pain meds are working; they make her rather drowsy, too, which is good to calm her down a bit. I do think, though, that the new appetite stimulant upsets her stomach because she cries for a long time afterwards. I'm going to call and ask if I can give her the old stuff; she seems to tolerate that better. C'mon Wednesday!
Blessings,
Mary
Oh! Poor Puddy! It just makes you wonder what is going through their thoughts. I wish there was someway we could all communicate to eachother...
I hope you can find something that makes her calmer. How long do you have to do the sub q treatments, and what do they entail?? I've never had to do anything like that, so I haven't a clue what this little girl is going through. She just must be so tired of all the sickness and medication.
Oh I am so very sorry for all you and your Puddy are going through. Hopefully this will be the last time she needs to go to the hospital and you will be able to take her home healthy and happy. Hugs to you and Puddy. Monica
Ok, gonna try this again. I'm having problems w/this program. Anyhow...
The subQ treatments are usually no big deal; they're simply a drip of Ringer's lactate under the skin w/a thick gauge needle so that the procedure goes quickly, usually in 5 min. But since her surgery, she's cried and trembled and tried to jump off the table every time. When she was first diagnosed w/CRF, she had to have them twice a day, then once a day, then every other day, etc. until she was down to once a week. But now she's back to every day until we see how her remaining kidney will function.
She finally did calm down today but pilling her was a real treat. :rolleyes: She has yet to get her subQ treatment today but I'll deal w/it. If she can take it, I can, too. She goes to have her sutures removed on Wed. and I hope Dr. Lee comes out of it w/all his digits. :p And I'm hoping he'll tell me that the nervous tic is from all the meds, which she should be done w/soon.
Blessings,
Mary
Oh my, what a time for both of you! HUGS to Puddy, and to YOU.
Why didn't Dr Lee use DISSOLVING stitches? :D He knows his patient, after all!
GOOD LUCK.
Y'know, I wondered about that myself. He always has done that before. He must've had his reasons and I'm going to ask him about that as well on Wed. He's always asked me which I prefer, so maybe he felt this was necessary. (Not that I know what I'm talking about.)
I just gave her a subQ treatment and she fussed a lot but we got it in her. Then I gave her the pain meds and she settled right down, so I might have a good night. I've got an early appt. tomorrow, so I hope so.
Blessings,
Mary
Sorry I haven't replied at all this weekend. I feel really bad now. ;)
Puddy is probably confused and scared about everything that is going on. She is porbably thinking "What is Mommy doing? I don't wanna take my madicine!!!" She knows you are doing your best.
Good luck at the vet tomorrow!
Come on!! Let there be good news! :)
I am just now seeing this entire thread for the first time! :(
I am so sorry that your Puddy has had so much to go through! Poor girl! I hope you will get some better news on her soon!
Hugs,
Kim
She goes in to see Dr. Lee this morning ti have her sutures removed. She did really well yesterday, fussed a lot during her subQ treatment but she's been doing that since her surgery. And she threw up foam last night, which isn't good. So I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I'll keep everyone posted.
Blessings,
Mary
Puddy and you will be in our thoughts today.
She was really good, although on the way to the vet's, she kept pawing at the gear shift through the carrier as if to say "Turn this car around. I'm not going!"; she even curled up and slept on the way home. And I didn't hear any screaming when the sutures were removed, which, btw, Dr. Lee said he didn't use the dissolvable kind because her incision was so large.
He's still amazed at her. He said "Every time I see Puddy I marvel at how strong she is. She looks great!" He said that one of her meds could be causing the tic so to stop giving it to her. It had an antidepressant in it to keep her calm and he said sometimes it can cause neurological symptoms. Of course, she didn't tic one time while she was in there. But she did on the way home. And we're back to doing the subQ's every other day instead of every day now. I don't have to take her back in unless she's having problems but he thinks she's doing remarkably well. He did start her on some potassium, though.
While I was in the waiting room, though, a young girl and a woman who appeared to be her mother came in w/a cat in a carrier and I have NEVER heard a cat make that kind of sound! It was though he had croup but it wasn't that at all. He was in pain and the girl was crying and Dr. Lee came out and tried to comfort her and take care of the cat at the same time. I was going to go to her but they rushed her into a room. I overheard Dr. Lee say to her "He's not doing well, huh? Well, hold on." I didn't want to eavesdrop but I heard the word "cystitis" and "kidneys". I sure hope it's just cystitis. Puddy just got over that and while it can be serious, if anyone can make that kitty better, Dr. Lee can. I felt so bad for that poor kitty, I wanted to cry, too. And Puddy was as quiet as a church mouse. I think I'm going to call there later and see if they'll give me an update on the kitty.
Well, that's the report, friends. I haven't given Puddy any meds today because I didn't want to stress her out for her vet visit. So I'm going to have some lunch, then wrap myself like I'm walking through plutonium to give her the meds. ;)
Blessings,
Mary
Good for Puddy!
But that poor other cat...I hope they were able to give it a catheter and at least give it some instant relief...
I wonder what they feed the poor thing? I hope there is an update...
I just spoke to one of the vet techs and she said that unfortunately she wasn't allowed to tell me what's wrong w/the cat but he was having breathing problems and he's on fluids and is being hospitalized. She did say, however, that he was stabilized. She thanked me for calling and apologized that she wasn't able to tell me more and she said that she honestly didn't know all the details. I'm still going to call again in a couple of days for another update. I just can't get that sound out of my mind. It was unearthly.
Blessings,
Mary
Just checking in to see how you and Puddy are doing. Sounds like things are progressing well. I do hope that her fears are just from having so much happen to her lately and that they will go away with time. Hugs to you both. I was in tears reading about the cat that was at the vets when you were there. Were you able to get an update?
That's great that Puddy was doing great! :) I'm so glad. Puddy sure is a fighter. She is going to be strong and nothing is going to stop her!
Oh my gosh! I felt so bad when you told us about that other cat. I hope he was all right. I could picture the sound in my head. My heart just sank. Hopefully he will be alright!
Good luck, Puddy!!! :)
To be honest, it sounded like the cat was on his way out. It was a deep, throaty LOUD sound, almost like a croupy wail. I can't describe it; it didn't even sound like a cat. I had to peek into the carrier to make sure that's what it was. Poor little thing. My altar is going to look like a bonfire soon, with all the candles burning. I'll call again on Friday cuz they told me to let them know how Puddy is doing and I'll ask about that cat then. Sure hope he's comfortable and that he makes it.
Blessings,
Mary
I was thinking about that tic ever since you mentioned it, and when you said he was taking her off the med with the antidepressant in it, it reminded me of my one friend's daughter (not a cat, but still)...Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
She was having major bipolor episodes and all kinds of crap going on, and were switching her meds back and forth, and then they put her on Zoloft, an anti-depressant, and she developed a MAJOR tic. They weren't sure at first what it was from, but it was the antidepressant.
Amazing how it can affect humans and animals in the same way.
You're right, Jenn. And Dr. Lee said "It's a rather new drug and I'm old fashioned. I like to stick w/the tried and true. But we gave her the other stuff before, so I thought since she had such a rough time, I'd give this a try. I know that some of these drugs affect humans that way so take her off it." So we shall see. Because she didn't do it while she was in his office, (of course), he said that he hopes it isn't a form of "pre" epilepsy. I hope not, too, although my dog had it and she was on amitryptilene nearly all her life w/no side effects and she lived to be 18 1/2. But I still don't want Puddy to have to go through that, esp. w/all her other problems.
Blessings,
Mary
I checked this out about Amitriptyline, otherwise known as Elavil, and the
side effects are many.... you might want to check out this link:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-e01.html
Thanx a mil. Pud was on valium but I'll keep this for future reference. :)
Blessings,
Mary
P.S. Her tics have stopped since I took her off it.
I'm sorry to report that he's going to be helped to the Rainbow Bridge today. The vet tech told me that he's been tested and retested he's been treated for months for breathing problems and they just cannot help him. It's a mystery as to why nothing is working and he's miserable so his mom wants to put an end to it. The vet tech really wasn't supposed to tell me all that she did but I told her that I wouldn't let on to anyone at the office. So say a prayer for little Sebastian. (She told me his name, too.) He needs our prayers.
Blessings,
Mary
Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
Thank you for the update on Sebastian. I will pray that his trip to the Bridge is quick and that he is pain free soon. Sebastian the kitty, please watch for my Sebastian the ferret at the Bridge, he's been there for just over a month now. He's a good boy and would surely love to be your friend. Tears for you Sebastian the kitty.
{{{HUGS}}} to dear little Sebastian. I hope his crossing is peaceful...he will not hurt any more. And he'll breathe deep that sweet air at the Bridge.
RIP dear boy.
Mary, thanks for posting, and thanks to the tech who trusted you because of your wonderful heart. :)
Just thought I'd let you all know that my curmudgeon is back. :p She's getting subQ's every other day, she's totally off pain meds and the appetite stimulant and only has 3 more days to go on the antibiotic. This cat is absolutely amazing! She plays, she eats, she uses the litterbox w/no problem and boy, does she ever love her mom! She snuggles on my lap now, something she would NEVER do before. It's like she's a kitten again. She's still snarls when I have to give her treatments and meds but I'd be worried if she didn't. I'm so happy that I have my Puddy back. Thanx to everyone who prayed for her and me.
Blessings,
Mary
OH, I am so happy for you and Puddy!! That is such great news! Now I hope my Taz can be as strong as Puddy has been, although Puddy has been through a lot more than my kitty.
And I was also in tears at your first post about Sebastian. :( At least now he is all better and playing at the Bridge.
WOO HOO for Puddy!! :D :D :D :D
Yes, my thoughts go to Sebastian often, sweet guy. But now he's breathing easily and is in no more pain and he isn't fearful of anything. I feel for his mom but it's been over a week now, so I'm sure her pain has eased somewhat. Sweet of everyone at PT to ask about him. What a circle of friends we have, eh?
Blessings,
Mary
P.S. I'm sure Taz will come along; you're very conscientious re his health care. And it's amazing what a lot of love and money will do. ;)