Serious question re my meezer Coco Puff *Update 4/25; Pidge not doing well; post #140

I had to leave Pidge there. :( Dr. Lee took an x-ray and she had blockage near her rectum and also another huge mass further up but he feels that the huge mass is a hairball. He tried his best to remove the blockage near her rectum but she really carried on so he gave her half an enema and he said that she strained some and managed to get some of it out. He's going to give her another half enema to try to get the rest. If it doesn't work, he'll have to put a tube up there and flush her out and he doesn't want to do that due to her age and her cardiomyopathy.

I miscalculated her age; my little green-eyed lady is 20 1/2. I was behind a year. I was just about to ask Dr. Lee if he thought it was megacolon and he must have read my thoughts because he said "I don't think it's megacolon. It's just very typical of older cats to become constipated and if they can't go, then it upsets their stomach and they vomit". If that's all it is, then I can give her Metamucil or whatever he recommends. I wanted to see her before I left because, at her age, well, we just never know. She let me give her some chin scritchies and then she turned around completely and turned her back to me. She clearly was miserable and she wanted to do her thing, poor girl. He told me that he felt it was ok to take her home but he said "Do you want to take her after giving her an enema?" and I said "Um, that's a no-brainer, Dr. Lee" and he let out a real belly laugh. So. He didn't seem too concerned so I'm going to just leave it in God's and Dr. Lee's hands. He said "She'll probably need a bath when she goes home". No. Really? LOL I took 3 towels w/me and a deodorized trash bag and she messed on all 3 towels on the way there. My car smells delightful after Coco vomiting on the way home and Pidge w/her diarrhea. I guess all I can do is sell my car now. ;)

So, that's it. He told me to call between 8:30 and 9:00 AM tomorrow and he'll let me know when she can go home. Coco Puff is still sitting in the middle of the hallway. Sigh. This has been a brutal day. I drove there on fumes, praying the whole way that I wouldn't run out of gas. I just didn't want to stress Pidge out any longer than necessary by stopping to gas up. A semi to my left decided to cut across two lanes of traffic right in front of me, no signal, no warning. Thank goodness I have good brakes. Plus it was sleeting and the temp dropped to 36. I was dressed only in a velour jogging suit and a light jacket and I had to get gas on the way home. I have heated car seats, though, so I was ok. I'm going to get in the Jacuzzi and soak and be prepared for whatever tomorrow brings.

Thanx for your good wishes and prayers, friends. Pidge and Raoul Boop and I all appreciate it a lot. :love: At least all this didn't happen on a weekend as it usually does. :p

{{{{{{{hugs}}}}} When it rains it pours... Prayers for you ALL.

I just realized that I was so stressed that I forgot to remind Dr. Lee that Pidge needs her heart meds. She got her dose this morning but she gets them again before bed. The office is closed now so I left an urgent voice mail to give her the meds in the morning. Do you think they might check her chart anyhow w/out my saying anything? I thought I was going to relax tonight but now I'm worried. Maybe she wouldn't be able to keep them down anyhow, although Dr. Lee did give her an injection to stop the vomiting.

Ohhhh, I am so sorry for your all your troubles and your sick kitties.

Best thoughts for a better tomorrow!

Jen took the words right out of my mouth! You are catching it right now aren't you? gee whiz, maybe things will let up soon for you. Poor Pidge! She has to be miserable..

Mary, I'm so sorry to hear about your horrible day.:( I hope that both Pidge and Coco Puff will both improve soon and that your life can get back to normal again. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

I hope your kitties feel better! You've had a rough few days.

I don't want to alarm you unduly about Coco's ear problem, but Pink Nose had something similar, and it turned out to be a tumor in the ear canal. It was a slow-growing one, so was removed without incident over 4 years ago. Good luck with your babies.

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Originally Posted by smokey the elder

I hope your kitties feel better! You've had a rough few days.

I don't want to alarm you unduly about Coco's ear problem, but Pink Nose had something similar, and it turned out to be a tumor in the ear canal. It was a slow-growing one, so was removed without incident over 4 years ago. Good luck with your babies.

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You didn't alarm me, no worries. Believe me, we're keeping an eye on that just in case but I just spoke w/Dr. Lee and he thinks that it's probably a nasty infection that just doesn't want to let go.

Prayers on the way for Pidge, continuing prayers for Coco Puff and an extra one for you too. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...iles/Hugs2.gif

The poor babies and you. Our prayers are with youand the kids.

Continuing prayers, keep the faythe! ...and keep us updated...:love:

Prayers for Pidgie and Coco. I hope she comes home today and the meds start kicking that Coco's nasty infection in the butt! :love::love::love:

Keeping Pidge and Coco Puff in my thoughts. Poor kitties... hope they will feel better.

I spoke to Dr. Lee and he said "Pidge said she's ready to come home" so I just now got home. She had an accident in the carrier on the way home and oh boy! Well, it's good for my diet because I won't be eating any Easter candy, I can tell ya. :rolleyes: I gave her hindquarters a quick sudsing and she wasn't happy about that but she still had yesterday's news back there plus what she had from her accident on the way home. They had hosed her off but she was still messy.

Dr. Lee feels that a daily dose of Cat Lax should do the trick for her and they already gave her some this morning. (no kiddin') I don't know if I want to give it to her every day, though, if it's going to make her bowels so loose. I don't want her to be constipated but I don't want her to always be frantic to use the litter box either. I'll have to see how she does and judge from there. He said that the enema got everything; that large mass came out so I'm glad about that. Right now she's lying in front of the space heater. I towel dried her after her bath but I didn't want to stress her any more by using the blow drier.

Coco Puff's meow isn't as loud today so I'm hoping that means he's getting some hearing back. Keep your fingers crossed. Thanx for all the prayers for my green-eyed lady and my blue-eyed boy. They worked again! :)

Gosh...were your green-eyed lady's eyes BROWN for a while? (okay, slap me, I'm bad! lol :p)

Wonderful news that Coco is a bit quieter and Pidge is drying off in front of a space heater.

Are you going to have to give her some of that malt hairball stuff on her paws every so often?

HUGS and I hope YOU get some rest now. :)

[QUOTE=Catty1;2139488] Are you going to have to give her some of that malt hairball stuff on her paws every so often?[QUOTE]

I don't think so; just the Cat Lax. She's never really had a problem w/hairballs. This was unusual for her. When the weather warms up to stay, I think I might shave her down again so as to cut down on the hairballs anyhow. Right now, though, it's only 36, up from 26 and we have a snow advisory until 8:00 PM. Grrrrrrr.....

Pidgie is all curled up w/her man Boo. She was looking for a place to go and I knew that meant she couldn't make it to the litter box so I carried her downstairs and she went. I waited for her to come back up but she didn't so I went looking for her and found her all curled up w/Boo and Specs. Dr. Lee told me that she's beginning to become frail now but she had to jump up at least 4 feet to where Boo was sleeping, so she isn't that frail! :love: I think i'm going to let them sleep together downstairs tonight. I don't want Miss Drippy Butt hopping into bed w/me. LOL

So happy to read the good news about Pidgie-pie and Coco! :D Get some rest tonight now that you don't have to worry so much about those kids!! :p

I'm glad both of your babies seem to be doing better. I will keep them both in my thoughts and prayers. Get Well Guys!

Good news on both your beloved kids there!

Mary, I'm glad to hear that Pidgie is home and resting. Poor thing, what an awful experience for her (and you). If you'll pardon the pun, I guess she's all pooped out (you can reprimand catty1 and me!):rolleyes:;).

Hopefully you all will have a quiet evening and a good night............

Prayers and get-well wishes for Coco, Pidgie and Medusa (((HUGS))))

My little girl Pidgelet isn't feeling well. At her age, she sleeps a lot but she likes to stay upstairs where the action is. Her spot is on the back of the sofa or in front of the space heater. After she warmed up from her bath, she went downstairs and she's been there ever since. I've checked on her twice and she just is curled up. It's going to be a sleepless night for me, I'm afraid, because I don't like it when cats go off by themselves. She may be old but she's still a sociable cat and I'm hoping that she's just worn out from all the strain of trying to go and then going so much after the enemas. I wish they hadn't given her Cat Lax after the enema. I think that was too much. I'm not going to give her any tomorrow even though Dr. Lee said to squeeze out an inch a day from the tube for her. I don't want her to get backed up again but I sure don't want her to become weak from going too much. What a delicate situation.

Coco seems perkier. I tucked everyone in and he zoomed up the stairs behind me. He's gotten used to sleeping w/me now, the little brat, and he wants to continue the practice. I'll let him tonight because Pidge isn't sleeping w/me but I prefer that Coco go back to his old routine. I think it's better for him and definitely for me. I don't get much sleep w/so many cats in my bed. I don't know how so many of you do it. :)

Just give Pidgie the night, Mary - she must be really exhausted and drained, and no, that is not a pun. :love: Her little system needs to recoup. I am sure she will be back to her sociable self by morning. Heck, she knew to go to Boo. :)

What a couple of days you've had! I hope that Coco's quieter meow means the meds are doing their thing. And poor Pidgie Pie, she sounds warn out by all that she has gone through. This is kind of an icky thought but when we (us humans) have the flu and have diarrhea, all you want to do is lie down and curl up. Her bum must be tired and maybe cramping a bit too after the enemas and the cat lax. I hope her back end is feeling more like it usually does in a day or two. Please hug all the fur crew for me and give Pidgelet and CocoPuff extra ones for me if you don't mind. ;)

You have all been in my thoughts even though I haven't been able to reply.. *hugs* to you all!

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I waited for her to come upstairs w/the rest of the Fur Posse this morning and there was no Pidge so I figured that I'd give her a little time and fill the fountains, etc., then go downstairs and check on her. During that time she came upstairs but I didn't see her so when I went downstairs and couldn't find her, I got worried. I thought she was hiding, the little sneak. :D I came back upstairs and she was sitting in front of the space heater as if to say "Is there a problem?" I found evidence of runny stool in front of the litter boxes so I won't be giving her any Cat Lax for sure. I have a full day today so I hope I can leave her and not worry. Hopefully she'll eat her breakfast in a few minutes.

Coco Puff slept w/me all night. He and Boo took shifts sleeping on my legs and I had to keep pushing them off because my legs kept falling asleep. Coco isn't as loud as he's been and he's frequenting his favorite spots again, one of them is in the enclosed patio room, so I'm taking that as a good sign. :D

Glad to hear things are going well with everyone. Things are also calming down here. Buddy is a hoot and a half. He FLIES through the air (at least 8 feet) from the cat pole to the top of the fridge, then up on top of my kitchen cabinets. MooShoo still has a bit of a hair across his butt with Buddy but it's nothing a little water won't solve.

Sounds like you need a bigger bed.

Oh Mary-

Man does it sound like you've had so much going on. My goodness. I'm so glad though that Pidge is doing ok now. Wow 20 1/2 years old...that's really great.

My one great uncle had 2 cats that lived till 24 and 22 years. I couldn't believe it...I hope all mine last for a long long time. Anyway, I'm just really glad to hear that Pidge is going to be ok and that Coco Puff is doing better.

Take care,
Melissa

I'm trying not to make a big deal out of it. She went through a lot in the last couple of days but she didn't come when called for breakfast. I even took the food to her and she turned her back on it. I'll give it until tomorrow and if she hasn't eaten, I'm calling Dr. Lee. She did come upstairs for a while and sat in the front of the space heater but she clearly does not feel well. It would be a wonderful birthday present for me if she would eat, if only a little. Please keep up the prayers for my sweet girl. :(

I'm sorry that I haven't had a chance to post in this thread for a few days.
You sure have been busy with not one but now two sick furkids.
I'm happy to hear that sweet Coco Puff is feeling better and acting more like his normal quieter self.:)
I'm sorry to hear that your Pidge hasn't been feeling well and won't eat now.
I know what it's like to worry about every little thing with a senior kitty.
Sending hugs your way.:love:

Poor little girl. :(

Prayers continuing for you all plus an extra one for Pidge.

Poor Pidge. I don't think I'd want to eat anything right away after what Dr Lee did to her tho! Kind of like a colonoscopy prep!! :eek: Not fun!!! :(

Seriously tho - hope she's feeling better today and maybe getting hungry by now. Come on Pidgie - you need to eat something...........

She still hasn't eaten anything so I spoke w/Dr. Lee and he said to start giving her subQ treatments every day. He's concerned that her kidneys are starting to give her problems now. He said that he was kicking himself for not doing a BUN and creatinine levels on her but he felt that, given her age, she was going to have constipation problems from now on and that all she needed was an enema to clean her out. He told me that if the subQ doesn't perk her up to give her some Val Syrax syrup and if that doesn't stimulate her appetite, then he's worried.

I'm too sick myself to take her back in. Apparently, I caught a bug of some type and I spent most of the night in the bathroom. I think that the worst of it is probably over but I'm barely able to stand due to dizziness so there's no way I can drive. I sure hope my little girl shows signs of improvement soon. Please keep up the prayers for her.

On the bright side, Coco Puff seems to be improving even more. He's gone back to his old hangouts in the house and he doesn't seem confused any more, thank goodness. I'm still not sure if he can hear but I think it's a good possibility.

Mary, I'm sorry to hear that Pidge isn't eating and that you're also sick.:( I hope that you'll both start doing and feeling better soon. I'm so glad to hear that Coco Puff is doing much better.:) Please take care.(((HUGS)))

Lots of healing energy sent to Pidge and to you! May both of you feel better right away.

Gee girl! You are catching it right and left aren't you! These fur kids mean a lot to us and it is so darned upsetting when they are sick or just not themselves. You think maybe your illness has been brought on by stress? (That's just a thought I had) Anyway, take care of yourself so you can feel better and take care of the fur kids.

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maybe your illness has been brought on by stress?

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That thought did enter my mind but I really do think that I caught a 24 hr. bug of some kind. The stomach cramps and all that goes w/it have stopped and I'm not as dizzy as I was so things are looking up.

Speaking of looking up, Pidge came upstairs and sat in the hallway for a good while. When I noticed she was gone, I went downstair to look for her but she wasn't there. She was sitting in the dining room window watching the birds and the cars go by. So the subQ treatment must have perked her up. She hasn't eaten yet but maybe tomorrow. Here's hoping....

Coco Puff is getting better and better. I saw him playing w/one of Gary's catnip mice. Quite a change from parking his behind in the hallway and not budging.

So, all in all, there is definite improvement w/Mary and the Fur Posse. :)

I am glad to hear the three of you seem to be improving. Keep heading in the right direction!! :D

Pidge came upstairs on her own early this morning and joined the rest of the Fur Posse for breakfast. She didn't eat much but apparently it was enough. I just now gave her the subQ and she vomited during it, so I guess the food was too much for her, poor girl. And she's sneezing again which means I'll probably have to start her on Clindamycin which will also upset her tummy. Sigh.