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Poor Storm. I hope that the cleaning will help get rid of all the other symptoms.
Mollie Rose (RB) had terrible allergies which cause her nose and eyes to run and relentless sneezing. She was diagnosed with kitty asthma and allergies. I kept her comfortable with Chlortrimeton. God I miss her!!
Hi everyone.:) I just wanted to let you know the great news. Storm's biopsy came back normal!!!:D He's doing excellent and seems to be a much happier and content cat. I'm sure he feels so much better now.:) In a few weeks I'm going to start brushing his teeth at least 2 times a week as well as my other cats. Hopefully this will help everyone's teeth and gums. Thanks again for all of the emotional support.:)
:love: Way to Go Storm.. That is the Greatest of News.. Now you rest & keep getting spoiled..
Happy news for Storm! :D Such a relief!
Wow, huge relief!!! I'm happy for you and Storm! So glad that he is feeling better now!! :)
Kirsten
I'm so pleased! Please give Storm big hugs! :love:
Can I say I was scared? After Morgan?
Now I think this is really happy news!!!!:D
Ditto!! Thanks for letting us know!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbara
Oh I'm so glad! Kisses to Storm!:D
That is great news! Give Storm a big kiss for me.:love:
YAAAY!:D HUGS to that baby boy!:love::love::love:
Whew! Storm dodged a bullet! Yay! Great news! :D
Purrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Love, Columbine and Smudge
Thanks again everyone.:D I'm cherishing every moment that I have with Storm as well as my other cats. Life is very precious and you never know how long you have. Kisses and hugs sent.:)
Tracey, that is such good news - I'm so happy for you and Storm. :)
I would love to see how you're going to manage brushing their teeth; you must give us a full report on that. ;) There's no way Fister will let me brush his teeth, but I try to massage his gums from the outside with a rubber brush - it seems to help. :)
Fister sends purrs and I send headbumpies. :love:
Thanks Randi.:) Yes, they hate it. I've already tried brushing their teeth before and Sky seems to be the hardest one. I have both the toothbrush and the rubber finger brushes. Like everything else they'll get used to it and hopefully it'll help them in the long run.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Randi
Hi everyone.:) I just thought I'd let you know that Storm became very sick yesterday due to the antibiotics that he's been taking.:( I fed him in the morning and a little while later I gave him his antibiotics. He then started to gag and he threw up all of his breakfast.:( I fed him a little while later and he also threw this up and then he continued to throw up mostly liquid.:( When I got home I found even more liquid throw up in several places.:(
I e-mailed my vet about it but I didn't hear anything back until last night. She said to stop the antibiotics. He was almost finished with them any way. Last night he was able to keep his food down. I did notice that there were some mushy stools in one of the litter boxes this morning and I suspect Storm because he smelled very stinky last night and I had to clean up his bottom a little bit.
This morning he also kept his food down but he doesn't seem to have as big of an appetite as usual and he also seems to be extra tired.:( He's resting comfortably in one of the cat beds for now. I hope he'll bounce back soon. Please send some prayers and positive vibes his way. Thanks in advance.
I send my best thoughts- may Storm recover soon :)
Prayers and good wishes coming from me to Precious Storm! Feel better soon, baby!:love:
I'm sorry to hear about Storm. Sending prayers and good vibes his way.:love:
Aw, poor boy. I can relate. I'm on an antibiotic right now, too, and it does mess up the stomach about right. Sure hope Storm feels better really soon. :love:
Thanks everyone.:) He seems more alert and seems to have improved tonight. He was also very hungry but I did get home late so they had a later dinner than usual. I do have some scarf and barf cats and one of them did throw up their dinner back in my bedroom.:( I didn't see which cat it was but I sure hope that it wasn't poor Storm. Storm did come up to me in the kitchen meowing like he was still hungry and I told him that he had just eaten. I'll feed everyone again before I go to bed so hopefully things will go better then. Thanks again.:)
My vet said that I can start brushing Storm's teeth in about 1 week so I'll let you know how it goes.;)
Aw, Storm, I hope you feel better today! Don't eat all your food so fast you'll cough it back up, though, you need your strength!
I can't wait to hear about the teeth brushing-that's something I've never tried with kitties!
It sounds like the antibiotics were the problem. My Kacey never could tolerate antibiotics, and Gatsby had a bad reaction to Clavamox tablets. I'm glad Storm is perkier and hope he's keeping all his food down now.
Thanks again everyone.:) He's feeling much better today and so far so good.:) He's also become sick from taking the Clavamox tablets which was when one of his molars had to be extracted. He had to end up getting an antibiotic injection to finish off the course of antibiotics. This time he was taking Clindimycin which is a liquid 2 times a day and it was supposed to be for 10 days. I was told that this wouldn't make him sick but he proved them wrong. At least he was almost finished.
I'm so glad Storm is feeling better and doing well. Going to the vets is never fun especially having to stay for a few hours.
Take Care Storm my prays are coming for you to continue to feel well.
Melissa
:love: So Very Glad Storm is Feeling much better today.. Get some rest Storm & meowmom will take good care of you..
Having a scarf and barf cat myself, I know how it feels to wonder, "Now which cat did that?" If Ming barfs, he's pretty sick and a visit to the vet is in order. If Mac pukes, it means it is a day of the week that ends in Y.
Clindamycin is supposed to be very bitter; maybe it upset his stomach after awhile. When Moby was on it, she drooled very badly, but tolerated it OK.
Yes, it is very bitter but if you refrigerate it and administer it when very cold, it helps to take the bite out of it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by smokey the elder
That's exactly what I was doing but I could tell that Storm still hated the taste of it. When it was at room temp. it smelled like it had a lot of alcohol in it but when it was cold you couldn't really smell it as much. Storm seems to be back to normal now and he was extra hungry last night. He still needs to gain a little more weight back so I don't mind feeding him some extra food.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
Hi everyone. My Storm was doing well but now he's having some problems.:( I think that the antibiotics really messed up his good bacteria so now he has very bad diarrhea.:( He's the kind of cat that will always show me when something is wrong and he sure did this time. After I fed my cats earlier this morning, I went back to bed. Later Storm jumped up on my bed and I noticed that he smelled bad. He sat down on my sheets and left a big brown mark behind. His back end was covered in diarrhea.:( I cleaned him up and then I remembered that I still have some FortiFlora left so I gave him a packet of it and he loved it. Now he seems extra tired and he's resting.
When I got home last night, one of my cats had thrown up more liquid piles and now I suspect that it's Storm.:( Storm didn't eat well last night or this morning so I know that his tummy is bothering him. I e-mailed my vet about this and told her that I'd be picking up some more FortiFlora today because I only have 1 weeks worth left. I sure hope that this will be the solution to help Storm get back to normal again. Please send some good vibes his way. Thanks.
I was just about to suggest Forti Flora when you posted about it. That always helped my RB Puddy. Sure hope that this straightens things out for Storm now. You both need a break. :love:
Hi everyone. Storm's still not his usual self yet.:( He's been throwing up again and not eating very well.:( I've been giving him Forti Flora to help his tummy and it seemed to work wonders on Sat. and Sun. early Mon. but I came home to more liquid throw up last night.:( After Storm barely ate his canned food, he threw up more liquid.:( I ended up giving him 1/2 of a pepcid tablet in a pill pocket and later on he was able to eat some dry and little canned food.
One of my cats threw up during the night but I don't know if it was Storm or not. This morning all Storm would eat was a little baby food mixed with the Forti Flora. He barely ate any dry and wouldn't touch his canned.:( I e-mailed my vet and she won't be in the office until next Mon. She said he may need to be seen if he continues to throw up which I will do but I'd have to see some one else.
I also noticed that he cut his upper lip on the left hand side where his left canine was removed. I think he was chewing on some sisal rope that's on the cat tree. It looks better today though. Please send some more positive vibes his way. Thanks.
Sending well wishes and healthy vibes Storm's way. Feel better soon :)
:love:
Amy and furkids
Goodness, he's sure got you jumping through hoops, huh? Poor li'l guy. I hope you're able to get to the bottom of this soon for his sake and for your sanity. :p
I'm so sorry about poor Storm...it really wouldn't be a bad idea to take him to the other vet, though, maybe that vet will think of something no one else has yet. Prayers for Storm...:love:
Thanks everyone.:) He's doing a bit better tonight. I didn't find any throw up when I got home. He seemed very hungry but he didn't want to eat too much. I've started giving him 1/2 packet of Forti Flora in the morning and 1/2 packet of it at night and I mix it with baby food. This seems to be better for Storm so far. I think that by giving him the whole packet at once that this may have been causing his stomach to become upset. I know this also happened with Sky in the past.
After the Forti Flora kicked in he wanted to eat again so I gave him some dry food. He really needs to gain some of his weight back. He's a very large cat and should weigh no less than 14lbs. I'm going to feed all of my cats again before I go to bed so hopefully Storm will eat well for me. I hope that from now on he'll continue to improve and finally get back to normal again.