Oh Dear, Hopes For Chance!

WE ARE PRAYING,FOR DEAR STAR,THAT HE CAN RECOVER,FROM HIS STROKE,AND BE THE OLD HEALTHY STAR,THAT HE ONCE ONCE.
BUSTER PUP,AND BUSTER KITTEN ANGELS,ARE COMING,TO SEE STAR,TO BE,WITH HIM,AND HELP HIM,RECOVER!
PRAYERS,ARE COMING FOR STAR!!


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Oh, I'm so sorry for you and Star. Little sweetie pie. It's so sad when we see them acting like someone other than themselves. Prayers going out for you both for healing of body and spirit.....

Blessings,
Mary

gina - I am sorry to read about Star:( She must be so very sensitive to medications - how scary...a stroke???:(

Things have been so hard for you lately I know...don't know what to say to help except I think of you and your ark.

You care for so many kitties and then illness sweeps througfh and it must be so hard to control. Take care gina and keep doing what you are doing OK? Your email vet sounds so wonderful...I will check for updates and YES keep posting ((((HUGS)))):rolleyes:

Gina, I sure hope that Star recovers quickly so she can come home. Did the medicine cause the stroke? If so then I'd be very careful in the future about giving her any kind of medicine. Get well soon Star.

i am so sorry gina. i'm glad chance is better. a stroke?? thats horrible. i know right now is so hard with poor sweetie star, but it will get better. its so sad when animals get sick, they are so confused and don't know you are trying to help.
My prayers are with you and star. ((((HUGS))))
GET BETTER STAR!

Oh Gina,
I'm so sorry to hear that Star's not doing well! I will pray that she gets better! Is she still at the emergency room? Please keep us posted - that's awful about the stroke !! :(

(( HUGS !!!!))

hi, just got back from mini pet meeting (san francisco/djfyrewolf) and didn't had time updating.. star is home!

I got a call from the vet about 6PM and asked me to pick her up then raced her to home and had her seperated in bathroom with comfty blankets while I'm gone to the party.

back now, she seems allright, still a little bit confused & groggy from 2CC subq injection. we've decided to not give her any prescription right now so we wait & see.

krazykatz - yes, that's what the vet thought. possibly of (too much?) metronidazole causing high blood pressure until cardiblood going too fast - she got too hot. actually at first, she had a couple of seizures, that scares me the world out! then on way, a stroke. :(

I'll be keeping an eye really close to her overnight -- thank you for the hugs!! star really needed them and we appreciated very much.

night-nighty hugs,
..star & gina

I am so glad that Star is home. I hope that she will continue to improve and that she is resting comfortable.

Gina,
I am glad to hear that Star is home and doing better. I know how it is to get all worried. All of us on PT will pray for Star and hope she gets fully recovered soon! Keep us posted! ((Hugs!))

I'm so glad that Star is doing better. When our furkids are sick and/or hurting, our world is just not right. Give her lots of love and affection. (I know I don't have to tell you that. :) ) Will keep the candles burning....

Blessings,
Mary

i am soo glad star is getting better. i have heard stories about a pet being sick like that and the owners throw them in a humane society, because they dont have enough 'time' or love to care for them. it is soo great what you are doing and i am sure you love star soo much! i am hoping star will improve.

-danielle and oreo

Gina, I missed so much! I am sorry:( I haven't been here much for you..(((((HUGS))))) I am so glad that Star is going to be okay!-and I am still praying and hoping for a quick and painless recovery, for both of them.
(((((MORE HUGS)))))

Steph and the gang

that's okay, jesse_3. :)

star & chance are doing pretty well so far. star is back to herself, not completely but as enough as good. still wanting the metrondroplets when I pass it to chance. :p chance's still great, acting like a new cat, purrs more with me! :D he only has three left (one tonight and two for tomorrow)..

I'm glad to find their poops in box still and eating well. ..well again, murphy's law - bad?? good! & good?? bad!

I don't want to make a new thread so I'll just add it here -- :( three of my other cats (zephyra, miles & peppers) aren't eating!!! *soft groaning* they barely wanted to eat in few past days. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with them next but of course, I'm gonna do something very soon. please, my ark needs more shooting stars! that would really help us, our morale a lot.. I feel like I'm losing my sanity now.

dab_20, I see you're new and I'm honored to see your posts here, thank you! & thanks everyone so much for checking in with us.

lastly.. shame on me, meet my dearie star.. :o

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..hugs from the whole ark

Beautiful Star!! such pretty blue eyes. :) Glad that Star and Chance are holding their own....but now others in the ark not eating:( Oh my!! always someone to worry about lately. Hope it is nothing too serious gina - maybe upset tummies....take care. (((hugs))))

Oh boy, it sounds like you're experiencing what I did when I first moved into my new home. Five out of my (then) 8 cats got sick. I nearly lost my mind. (And my money.:( ) The candles will keep burning.....

Blessings,
Mary

thank you.. :(

((hugging))

Gina, I am glad to hear that Star and Chance are doing better, but sorry to hear that you now have others that are not feeling up to par. As always, good thoughts and prayers for you and the Ark.

Gina, this must be so hard for you! Right now it is like one thing after another (((((HUGS)))))

Prayers are now on the way for all of you. Oh I hope that everything starts to brighten up, and if you want to talk, I am only a pm away!

Steph and the gang

guys, I could use more candles & shooting stars, or whatever works for you!!

zephyra is not eating..

miles is not eating..

peppers only wanted 3-5 nibbles..

and now, star is not eating.. she was gagging.

but chance is doing really purrfect - like a new boy.

life is good. :D ...:rolleyes: :confused: are all of these, bads & good balanced?! :(

I. today. call vet. change food for now. research online. a feast for them tonight. and I'll be back with an update.

..gina & her half needy ark!

We have lit a candle for all your ill babies. Go here to view it and read our message. Get well sweet ones.

Poor Gina and her Ark. Things have just been up and down for so long. I am glad that Chance is doing well, but lots of good thoughts and prayers heading out to all of those in need. I hope that Zephyra, Miles and Peppers will start eating and Star will be OK.

I hope that they will all be up to enjoying a feast tonight and hoping to hear a good update from you.

((((Hugs))))

Ohhhh, I am SO SO sorry I never get in cat health enough!!!!!! :o Lots and LOTS of prayers and (((HUGS))) for all your little furbabies!!!!! I hope Chance and Star get batter soon and everyone else will get thier appitite back!!!!!! This is so sad, :( lots of healing prayers headed your way!!!!!!!

Oh no Gina, I am so sorry I didn't notice this thread before :o :o ! I rarely come here, but I WAS here last wednesday after Inka ate a mushroom...., and still, I didn't see this! I'm so sorry!!

I hope that all your cats get better asap; it must be so hard for you, not knowing what to do for best...!
I sure hope that your vet can stop this, and give you new hopes!

Lots of hugs from Lut:)

Gina, prayers headed to your ark! And {hugs} headed for you, it looks like you need both. :(

:( :( ..one of my friend, delightkitty/michelle just lost her dear lilith this morning.. and I don't think I should complain now...

a few unexpected things happened last night and I didn't get to do the feast yet, I'm going to try again today is all I can say right now. I'll be back when I feel like it, sorry.

all is okay by the way and please stop by at lilith's rainbow thread for us, my ark.

thank you everyone for the meaningful hugs!!! thank you. :(

..me & the quiet ark

Gina...if there is ANYTHING we can do, ask!

PM anytime, our whole family has your back.

~Fyrewolf, John and the kitties

Gina, we love you and are concerned. Any update for us? I hope everyone is doing well and feeling better. Please update us!!

djfyrewolf & furrykidsmother, grand you both.

I'm still kinda of broken coming back to those hard forums (healths/memorials) and haven't eaten for a few past days.

I thought I'd update you a little about star anyway as everyone else is doing allright, at least filling up their flu tummies. but this poor little star girl is still not motivated to eat & tryless. :( continuing her mucous poos around out the box. I'm taking her back to dr. coast tomorrow morning for her renewal exam (another full blood panel), barium enema, gastrointestinal series if necessarily and x-ray scans if must.

please, we could use more stars above us and hugs for me.

an ark hug,
..all of us.

Lots of good thoughts and prayers to Star!! Hope she will be better very, very soon. Please let us know what the doctor says and how her tests are.
(((Hugs))) for you!!

Hi Gina,
My thoughts and prayers are with you as well as a special candle just for you and your ark. See Star well!

Blessings,
Mary

awww ((((gina)))) you have been having so much trouble with the ark recently. I hope Star does OK - poor little thing...and poor YOU! Do you mean YOU have not been eating? Oh so sorry if this is true because you have to stay strong and healthy to care for the babies. I have prayed that things will begin to change and that you will have healthy furrbabies!! more ((((HUGS))))

thanks everyone!! sirrahdeb, don't worry - I've eaten this morning & will eat, I'm still hungrry! :)

okay, I just got back from dr. coast's office with nothing, no best answer. :( star had her barium enema exam this morning, also G.I. series - they both showed nothing but had her full blood tests. dr. coast didn't think x-ray scans were necessaried because he didn't feel or see any imflammation inside her and would rather wait for the lab results, probably around by this wednesday - waiting is the hardest part!! :( he said waiting for blood results would be best, they should show something that films didn't find if star has some issues, (bacteria? virus? etc..) if not, he don't think it would be a serious problem.

well, I trust him in his words, I know he cares a lot about my cats so I hope I'm counting right on him. also during the visit, star's assistant said she was purring after she gave her some treats.. ( the treats were shaped in the stars! :D ).. that's the best news I heard! she rarely purrs when I'm not around.. well, :rolleyes: hope she's not going to somebody else because she's mad at her meowmie!

now we have two or three more days.. I pray the blood result will put us to the worriless end! so we all will eat, sleep, play well soon.

thank you all again, hugs -
..gina & happy-to-be-home star

More and more prayers going out to you and Star and LOTS of healing energy .

Blessings,
Mary

Prayers continue for Star that it is nothing serious. Yes, the waiting is very hard. I am sure that Star isn't mad at you, I think they know when you are trying to help them as much as they don't like to be there.

Please let us know as soon as you hear something.

of my little girl, star - please see..

she's very sick again.. :(

..my fading star & gina

Gina, this is horrible! (((((HUGS))))) I really hope that Star makes a turn around..You know that you can always talk to me too Gina..

Steph (Jesse and Splinter too)

Hello: I just came across your postings, and I'm wondering if perhaps Star has irritable bowel disease? It sounds like the symptoms. We have seen this IBD clear up in 24 - 48 hours when fed a diet of raw meat - which is what cats eat in their natural environment. Please let me know if you would like any further information, and I would be very pleased to share some experience.
Gayle

hi gayle! so wonderful that you appeared here & could help, I would try anything for her to shine again!

yes, please share here or PM, whethever you like. right now her mucous bowels are getting better, still liquidy because she haven't really ate much lately, only all the subquefluids. (400-450cc total so far) - have you seen star's two more (of latest update) threads outhere in cat general? (My Fading Star & My Dimming Star)

thank you!! god bless you,
..the dear star & hopeful meowmie..

gayle, somebody asked me a good question, what raw meat do you recommend?

this is my first time with this serious illness, situation I've had since I got my first cat. I'm not sure if she'll chew something right now as she didn't wanted to swallow much of wetfood this morning/afternoon.

the reason I wondered if you've checked her other threads to see if your 'methods' would work for her kidney failure too.

If we're talking about chronic kidney failure, it is not a very good prognosis - and better to keep the cat on the food she is used to. However, if there is still kidney function, try switching to raw. I recommend that you pick up a small amount of different kinds of meat, and see if you can find which one she prefers - chicken, turkey, beef (fresh, human grade only). If this is chronic kidney failure, and your cat is on sub-q fluids, this does not sound promising. I believe that this is usually a case where there is no kidney function at all. If you would like any further info, I would be happy to share what I know. Good luck, and keep trying!:)