Sending vibes and prayers - How's Ripley today?
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Sending vibes and prayers - How's Ripley today?
The CREW still has Ripley in thier prayers. Come on guy start feeling better.
I hope Ripley's feeling better today. Constant nausea is awful, so the injection sounds like a good idea. He may start eating again when he's feeling less nauseaus.
Good vibes for Ripley from me also...
Kirsten
Back from the vet. It looks like there is something going on in his mouth but it was too hard for the vet to get a good look. She could see red gums and a little pool of blood in the back but couldn't tell if it was a tooth or an ulcer problem. Since Ripley is almost 17 with a heart murmur and kidney failure going under for a dental is too risky so she gave him an antibiotic injection to see if it would help. In the meantime I am to keep up the fluids over the weekend and keep trying to get him to eat. He will slowly eat some of the can kitten food mixed with water so at least he wants to try to eat now.
The vet said from his looks and behavior it looks like the last stages of kidney failure but the blood work doesn't support that so she's hopeful we can get his mouth healed and get him feeling better. If he'll just eat and drink I think he'll get better quickly.
So they think he may not be eating because of that problem in his mouth? :confused: Well, at least this explains where the drooling is coming from...
Kirsten
Yes, she thinks it must be the mouth issue. His blood work showed his kidney failure hasn't gotten much worse so it's not that even though all his symptoms pointed to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsten
Poor old boy...Well, it sounds like from a lab work standpoint, he's not in too bad a shape. But his symptoms are telling a different story. I think the antibiotics are a good idea. Hopefully, whatever is going on in his mouth will be helped by them. I know it can be tough to treat these kitties with kidney failure, because they often have accompanying heart issues. Our Billy also had a heart murmur, which limited what we could do to treat him sometimes, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzcat
In the meantime, the best thing you can do is to continue with the fluids, and keep trying to get him to eat. Have you tried giving Ripley canned tuna? Billy would often eat that when he wouldn't eat anything else. Also, you might try warming his food a bit...Our vet told us that often these kitties prefer their food warmed as it enhances the smell of it and makes them more interested in eating it, and he was right. This worked quite well for Billy, particularly at the end when we had trouble getting him interested in eating anything. Just be careful not to get his food too warm.
Hopefully, if the main reason that he's not eating is what is going on with his mouth (which makes sense), the meds will help, and he'll eat more, soon.
Hang in there...Hugs and prayers!!:love:
Judy:)
I sure hope the antibiotic helps hs mouth feel better. Then he can go back to eating without pain and hopefully will be good for a long time yet. :love:
I sure hope that the antibiotics will help him and that he'll start eating much better very soon. You could also try feeding him some chicken or turkey baby food. Ripley continues to remain in my thoughts and prayers.
I don't want to sound like a harpie but did you have an opportunity to ask your vet about Aluminum Hydroxide Gel? Aside from helping w/CRF and nausea, it also will help to heal whatever is going on inside his mouth. Puddy got a dropper full twice a day and it really helped. :)
I'm sorry I didn't see this thread until now.
I'm sorry to hear that Ripley hasn't been feeling well lately.
I hope you and your vet figure out some way to make him feel better soon.
Me, too.......lots of prayers and good thoughts going up for Ripley. We dealt with kidney issues with three of our cats and it was a day by day thing. They had good days and bad, but we tried to make all days good for them.
Lots of love and good karma for Ripley..............:love::love::love:
I am absoutely convinced by now it is not the last stage of kidney failure. Filou needed tooth cleaning two times since he is in kedney failure and the vet always gave him a very light anesthesia- because of course when they have a mouth and teeth problem they cannot eat and kidney kitties need to eat.
So I hope Ripley will be better soon and have some more years.
MY JUKE JOINT JOSEPH :love::love:AND MICHAEL THE DREAM CAT :love::love: BOTH EAT THE SCIENCE DIET A/D FOOD AND THE MEDICAL CONVOLRSCENT FORMULA. WITH A TOUCH OF SOUP BROTH, MAYBE DEAR RIPLEY WOULD LIKE THAT AS WELL.:love::love:
WE ARE PRAYING FOR RILPEY EVERY NIGHT, HES SUCH A WONDERFUL MATURE CAT:love::love:
WE WISH WE COULD HAVE SENT THE SEA FOOD CHOWDER PUREED WITH CREAM THAT OUR AUNT JANICE BROUGHT OVER SATURDAY NIGHT.
DID MR PURRR PURRRRRRR!!!:love::love::
Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts. Ripley is doing better, finally. It took the antibiotics to bring him around and now 48 hours later he is eating better, drinking on his own and being his regular grumpy old grandpa self. When he ran ahead of me to the door to grump that he wanted to go out to the garage I knew we were past the crisis. He's still not 100% but he is definitely on the road. Whew! I'm hopeful his food intake will keep increasing too.
I'm suppose to call the vet tomorrow for an update. I want to ask her about giving him another antibiotic injection towards the end of the week because she said they last about 7 days. I don't want to risk the mouth issue flaring back up.
Prayers and good thoughts continuing for dear Ripley, how is he today?
Edit: We must have posted at near enough the same time. That is such good news. :D
I'm so glad to hear Ripley is doing better!! :) Hope he'll continue to eat well! Another antibiotic shot may be a good idea, though. Your vet will surely know.
Sending more good thoughts to Ripley. :love:
Whew! I am so glad he is getting better. It's great that the vet discovered what the problem was and is fixing it. :D
Woo Hoo Ripley, keep getting better "grumpy old man". ;) I have a grumpy old man here too, so I know how it is. :p
I am so glad to hear about Ripley!!!:D Some good news for a change! Another round of antibiotics is a very good idea, just to be on the safe side. Bless his heart!:love: I'll bet he is so happy that he's feeling better (I'll bet you are, too!;) ) I guess all the PT prayers and candles worked, huh?? I hope he continues on the road to recovery. Great news!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzcat
Judy:)
Oh good news about Ripley! They sure can give us worries. You mentioned that your vet gave him an antibiotic injection that lasts 7 days. My vet gives Convenia injections which lasts 14 days. Perhaps ask your vet about that one. At any rate, Ripley appears to be on the mend and this is good!
I'm so glad that Ripley is feeling better! His mouth must have been pretty sore and it sounds like the antibiotics and really kicking in. I hope he continues to improve. :)
What great news about Ripley! You go, boy!
Yaaaaay, Ripley! This is good news!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazzcat
This is wonderful news!!!:D I hope he'll continue to improve and eat better.:) I too have a grumpy senior so I can relate.;)
PT prayers rock!