I am SO gald to hear that there was no blockage or tumor. That was my first fear when I read about Luna. My Sylvester (RIP) had the same symptons but the news wasn't as good as yours. I'm sure Luna will be back to her old self in no time. {{{{{{Hugs}}}}}} to you all. Now get some rest, all of you!:)
Lori Be...
Poor Luna- I am glad she got rid of all that stuff. I hope you find a diet for her that's good for her and that she likes.
Is canned pumpkin available in Germany? Try mixing a little of that in with her food, that often helps keep things moving ... if she will eat it, anyway!
I am so glad it may be just this simple problem, and that all her organs looked good!
Feel better, pretty girl!
Wow! I'm definitely happy to hear that, as I had to take Smudge off of his prescription anti-crystal food because he was too allergic to grain. He's still getting Cosequin, which should help protect his urinary tract (and his joints; so far no trouble but he is 13 years old).Quote:
Originally Posted by Catty1
I'm glad Luna's feeling better! I agree that canned pumpkin or squash could help, or even a little psyllium (it's a common human fiber supplement) and a bit of extra water mixed into canned food. Poor sweetie, no wonder she was feeling ill!
Love, Columbine
No wonder your poor little sweetheart was feeling so terrible! I'm thrilled to know your vet was able to unclog her plumbing and hopefully resolve the problem. How is Luna feeling now? And how is Meowmie feeling now? Prayers continue to be prayed for the worst of this to be over and all lab results show nothing at all out of the ordinary.
Groucho sends get better purrs and headbumpies to his friend Luna as well as comforting purrs and kitty huggies to you :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
Please give lots of scritchies and lovies to Luna and Lily from me?
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I sure hope that is all that it was. Even though that is a serious enough problem. Keep us posted.
Dear Kirsten, I am so glad to know that Luna is home cleaned out and feeling much better. Praying for good results from the lab work, and candles are burning.
Well, unfortunately, the constipation seemed not to have been the cause! :( This morning at 6, the puking started again, 6 or 7 times so far. She seems to be very nauseaus; is eating grass and throws it up again. She slept in my bed last night, but now she's restless.
I'm beginning to fear that my friend was right by saying I'm going to lose her! :( :( :( I've been through many things with cats in my life, but never experienced such an extreme vomiting that lasted for so many days! :(
Kirsten
Oh no...... first I was happy because of the good news!! But then I saw your last post....:(:(
Please dear Luna, hang in there, we are all cheering for you!!:love:
Oh dear, not again. Somehow your vet has got to stop Luna's vomiting. Forgive me for not reading back to find out but has she had any subQ treatments? When my RB Puddy would vomit repeatedly, subQ treatments usually did the trick. Prayers still continuing......:love:
I called my vet earlier today (I better do not think about vet bills at this point! :eek:) and I will get some antiemetic pills for Luna. She doesn't look dehydrated which is a good thing. For the time being, the vomiting has stopped, she drank some water and kept it down, and she's begging for food. But that has to wait until I have the antiemetics here.
She's in my lap right now and purrs.
And no, so far, she did not have any subq's. But she got electrolytes two days ago.
Kirsten
You know how to do the skin test on her, right? Gently pull her skin up and if it snaps back right away, she isn't dehydrated but if it stays that way, she is. Sometimes they don't appear to be dehydrated but they are. I can't imagine that she's vomited so much and isn't but you're there w/her and I'm not, so you know better. Sweet little Luna, I wish we could figure out what's wrong. :love:
Just tried this skin test and she didn't like it at all (LOL), but it seems like her skin snapped back right away, even though it's hard to tell with her thick fur. I imagine - since there were always long periods without vomiting the last three days - that she was able to drink enough. She also drank an hour ago and kept it down so far.
Kirsten
Poor Luna & poor you. :( Prayers continuing.
Get better soon, dear Luna!
Oh, Luna, you poor girl! Prayers that this mystery will be solved soon and she will be feeling better and back to good health.
Oh gosh Kirsten I was praying that once Luna got emptied out that she would be on the road to recovery. I was so sad to read that she is vomiting again. Poor sweet baby and poor you & Lily.
Prayers on the way, that the vets can solve this and that Luna will have many more years with you.
Kisses for Luna and {{{{{{HUGS}}}}} for you Kirsten.
Thank you so much! You have no idea how much your support means to me!
My vet has just called, she got the results from the lab. The kidneys are fine, but one liver enzyme (GOT) is slightly increased. My vet told me not to worry too much about this since this often happens when something's wrong with the stomach.
Luna did not throw up during the day, she ate a bit and rested a lot. The last hours she spent next to the computer monitor which is one of her favourite places, and she's looking more relaxed. Hope she won't start puking again during the night (which she did the last three nights).
Kirsten
I'm so sorry, Kirsten, that Luna continues to be sick. All of us have experienced this at one time or another and it's not easy, in fact it wears you and your kitty out.:(
We're all hoping and praying that you two get a good night's rest with no vomiting episodes.
(((hugs))) for you and gentle scritches for Luna..............:love::love:
Liver levels are always worse when there is an infection. So I hope that's what it is and Luna will be fine. :)
Sorry she is still not feeling well, I hope she improves soon, and that you all have a peaceful night.
I'm sending powerful get well soon wishes to the lovely Luna. I hope you and your mommy get a good night's sleep tonight!
Still praying for Luna.
Oh no, poor Luna and poor you!! I have a mystery illness going on right now with Taz, so I know how stressful and worrisome it is.
I hope things will be resolved for you and Luna's throwing up stops soon.
Oh my goodness! I just now saw this! I will send lotsof get well prayers for your sweetie
I'm so sorry that I didn't see this thread until now.
I'm sorry to hear that Luna has been very sick and has been throwing up a lot.:(
I hope your vet can help her feel better soon.
Sending hugs your way.
Continuing prayers...nothing more I can say...:love:
Kirsten, I'm so sorry to hear that Luna's still vomiting.:( Did your vet say anything about fasting her to help give her tummy a rest? I sure hope that she'll start feeling better soon. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.
How is Luna now? I hope you're starting to feel better Luna, have you eaten something you shouldn't have? I hope your bad stomach starts to get better soon, I'm thinking of you.
Thank you everyone for keeping Luna in your thoughts!
She's not doing well today. She vomited again this morning (it's always in the morning), but it was just hair that came up (she cleaned herself a lot yesterday). She kept her food down.
To prevent further vomiting, I gave her some vetranquil (antiemetic), but as it seems, that has been the substance that made her so psychotic the other night. Again, she started acting restless and aggressive after that, and is getting grumpy when things don't go her way. And she follows me everywhere I go. She's sleeping in my lap for more than a hour now, looks really drugged and bombed. No more vetranquil for her, thats for sure! Will email my vet about that later.
Also, I'm a bit worried about the increased GOT, even though my vet told me not to be. I wonder if some serious stuff is going on. After all, I know that her blood count isn't right for years, and we never knew what's the cause (my vet thinks it's from her chronic UTI's). But who knows? Maybe it's something bad that's now acting up and is getting worse? :(
Kirsten
Kirsten, it sounds as if she's over the worst now, so I hope you'll both have a peaceful sunday and sh starts eating with throwing up.
Did your vet say anyting about what she can eat and what not?
Keep getting better, Luna!
(((hugs))) :love:
Edit* Oh no, this doesn't sound good. :( Perhaps it's a good idea to not give her any food, or just tiny amounts at a time. However, you have to make sure she drinks. I don't know what GOT means, but if the vet says you don't need to worry about that, it's probably true - but something is wrong. :( Hope the vet has a new idea of what to do.
Randi, I think we posted at the same time. She's not so well today (see post above).
And no, we haven't discussed her diet yet. For the time being, she's on Hill's i/d, but I don't let her eat much. Her stomach needs to recover first. :(
Kirsten
I'm so sorry that you are both going through this. :( I have no experience with it, but I am still sending all my best wishes to you and Luna.
Kirsten, here's part of a post from Dog General that may apply here. It sounds like giving Luna's tummy a rest has helped, and maybe a bland diet instead of her regular dry food for a day will help also.
I don't know what 'cerenia' is, but there must be other ways to coat her little tummy...there is some kind of pepto stuff from vets, but I don't recall the name.
Luna is a little better...and I hope she heals well very soon. Also - ask your vet about the grain-free food. I suspect it would help both your girls.Quote:
looks like my little baby has a case of gastroenteritis! or upset tummy causing vomiting and diarrhea. No food or water for 24 hours. She got a big under the skin fluid shot because she is dehydrated, and another shot for nausea. Tomorrow around 7 am she will be offered just a bland diet, baby food and boiled chicken, as well as half a pill of cerenia for 4 days to prevent vomiting!
{{{{hugs}}}}:love::love::love:
ETA: I Googled for grain free foods in Germany, and found these:
http://www.healthypetboutique.com/se...go-Moon/Detail
http://www.qype.co.uk/de/categories/...ops-in-germany
http://www.raubtiersalon.de/
http://www.fressnapf.de/
At least now you know what's been making her sick and you can proceed from there. Poor little girl, she must've been in so much pain. We're still praying here.....:love:
Still keeping Luna in my thoughts as well, poor little girl. I agree her stomach needs to settle down a bit, but looking into alternate diets may be the way to go. I know when I used to work for a vet all they prescribed was Hill's, but it's not always the best choice of diet. Hopefully you can find something that works for Luna.
*more prayers for her health on the way!*
Thank you everyone for your support and advice! And thanks for the links, Candace! :)
Yes, a change in diet may be an option, even though the options are limited as Luna has to eat her struvite crystal diet again when this is over. We all know how severe her bladder problems are!
For the time being, she seems to do well with the Hill's i/d. I was also thinking about fasting to let her stomach calm down but it seems to me she's more nauseaus when her stomach is empty (maybe this is the reason why she's only throwing up in the morning now for the last three days :confused:).
Earlier this afternoon, she learned to open the sliding door of my kitchen cabinet behind which the food is stored... I didn't notice at first and when I found her happily stealing food, she had already eaten for a while (luckily it was the i/d she had stolen). I was more or less prepared that it would come up again, but so far, it didn't.
However, the fact that she seems to be hungry despite all her stomach probs reminds me of gastritis: I felt the same way when I had mine a couple of weeks ago; I always felt better when I ate. But I did not throw up.
Kirsten
We just went through 2 months of this with Binky. Continual throwing up while still acting hungry. He probably has IBD and the vet has prescribed Prilosec (yes, the OTC people medication). 1/4 tablet once a day, small helpings of food, usually half i/d and half regular, plus dry i/d. So far, so good. Only one episode of vomiting, but that may have been because he was so hungry he gorged his food.
Keeping fingers crossed for Luna. I know this is extremely frustrating, but hang in there and take it very slowly. And let us know how she's doing...........
Glad to hear Luna was sneaking food! lol
Kirsten, the high protein foods get the urine to the right pH and PREVENT the struvite crystals from forming. DO ask your vet, but that is what my vet told me. :)
Hugs to little Luna. :love:
Kirsten!! What a roller coaster ride this have been!!! I will keep saying prayers for you BOTH and will light some candles....I really hope an end is in sight.....HUGS Sandra