UPdate on Ellie-mae...

I'm so glad to hear that Ellie-Mae is feeling better today.
Her Alaskan Auntie worried about her all night long.
Sounds like Ellie-Mae still has most of her 9 lives. :D

Goodness, you wouldn't be a PT Mom if you didn't worry to the point of tears when one of your babies isn't doing well! I can't count the times I have cried and tossed and turned over one of mine. I am so happy Dear Little Ellie-Mae is improving!:):) Give her kissies from me!:love::love::love:

thank you , you are all so kind and your words of comfort and understanding mean so much, not such a good day today, however has eaten a little , but i feel she needs to drink more, and would be happy if she ate a bit more, but the drinking is what is most important at this stage i think,heard two sneezes from her this morning, had me petrified, that the cat flu was going to take over her again,however no more so far,she has only coughed once and it was very rattley.
We are certainly not near out of the woods yet, she has a long way to go to complete recovery, honestly if she ever gets another tumour lord forbid, i would not do this again, still i feel it is the dental that is causing her more problems, but one can never be sure.

This has really taken its toll on Ellie,i can only hope as each day goes by she will continue to improve, so far things are not bad, but they are not that good either, but i guess after two major ops you cannot expect anything else.

she certainly is sleeping a lot, but then cats always do anyhow, and probably even more so when in recovery.

Please continue to keep my sweet girl in your thoughts,and Auntie Lisa you get some sleep, you are so sweet to worry about her like you do, she is one very lucky little cat, even if she does not know it.

Will keep you all posted, cannot wait until i can post some better news.

Well it is now day five, ellie is slowly progressing, ate a little bit more today, but is resting up ,she came downstairs for her breakfast today, not that she ate very much, but still she made the effort, she has been back upstairs most of the day,and sleeping, i gave her my lexies pink pillow, lexie sleeps with her head on this every night,and it appears little ellie loves it too, lexie is probably a bit put out, as she and nikki have been locked out of the bedroom the last five days, ellie needs quiet time and so does her meowmie.

Anyhow here is Ellie,looking peaceful, you can see her fur is still quiet ragged looking, but hey she has been through a lot, she was grooming a bit today, all good signs,and have not heard her cough or that rattle in her chest, fingers and all paws crossed.

Oh, that picture is just ADORABLE, Ellie-mae just resting there and slowly getting stronger and healing.

Keep on keeping on, you sweet, darling little thing! You have been through so much, but I think the worst is past.

{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}} and ~~~~~~~PURRS~~~~~~~,

Pat, Sydney, Poppy, Elmer, Bobby, Sparkler, Lavinia, and Princess Poppaea Sabina Eugenia
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oh Pat i so hope you are right, i had no sooner posted this when i heard that cough again, i know after having the tube down their throat this can happen, but i would have thought by now it would be better, she only does it like twice a day, but it sounds bad,i would be a lot happier if she was showing a bit more improvement with her eating and drinking.

fingers and all paws crossed that each day she gets a little better, she has decided that upstairs is her safe place, which has worked out brilliantly for us, as i can keep her in our room with the door shut, away from everyone, the noises, and the other kitties.

She is just content to sleep on our bed, so that is good,well off to bed myself now, with my precious little Ellie beside me.

Thanks for your kind words they mean such a lot.

Carole,

If you can find non-flavored Pedialite, get that and pour it into her water bowl. This will help boost her electrolytes.

The best thing for your little girl right now is sleep. She looks SO peaceful in that picture. Please give her a smooch from across the sea!!!

:love::love:and hugs

Donna and fur crew

Donna i will enquire about that, never heard of it, might have a different name here, getting her to drink the water is the real problem, however she did a pee this morning and a poop, surely those are all good signs, has a sip of the cat milk, but that is about all,she never was a big one for drinking lots of water, and she mainly eats wet food, so hopefully that is helping, not that she is eating that much at the moment.

She came downstairs, and tried to get out a bit this morning, so i know that she is more on the mend,DONT WORRY she is going nowhere, safely in our bedroom, and staying put.

Ate a little today, but not that much, this is her sixth day, i would have thought her appetite would have been a bit better, and yes i have tried about six different types of food.

Mind you she is only have a one steroid every second day now, compared to 3 to four daily, which indeed increased her appetite somewhat,sometimes a great deal, and other days not so much.

She sure is doing a lot of sleeping, and her eyes look a lot brighter today, so fingers and all paws crossed,each day she will be getting better.

Sure will give her some kisses from you Donna,Ellie likes her kisses, especially on her head, and she is getting a ton of those daily.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and your continued support.

I rang the vets in desperation, she really was not eating much, and i just could not get her to, they want to see her at 10.15 tomorrow, he talked about a feeding tube, oh god i am not wanting that, i don't think it is quite necessary yet, she is still eating, just not a lot,please keep your fingers crossed and prayers please that Ellie has to endure no more procedures, i just cannot bear it.

I managed to get her to eat some more tonight, i did notice not long after she ate her stomach was gurgling and she made a noise as if she was going to vomit, but didn't so i am thinking if every time she eats she feels bad, she is not going to want to eat, i just don't know what is going on with my poor wee baby,.

I am shattered , with worry and lack of sleep because of worry, i just hope we can help her tomorrow, they are talking about keeping her there, more stress and trauma for the poor wee thing, i am beginning to think i made a wrong choice to go ahead with this surgery now, but then i really had little choice as it turned out.

Please keep my wee girl in your thoughts and prayers, thanks.

Prayers and healing energies and warm loving thoughts are being sent for Ellie-mae.
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Sometimes antibiotics will make you sick. I know that I can never eat when I am on antibiotics! I also feel icky and sick while I am on them. This could be what is happening to dear Ellie-Mae. My stomach gurgles loudly when I am taking antibiotics. Have your vet check this out. Sending prayers for your little girl.:love:

The remedy might be something as simple as giving her an anti-nausea med, Carole. Antibiotics wreak havoc on the stomach for humans and pets alike. Also, if she wants to eat but can't, then I'd be more concerned but b/c she really doesn't feel like eating yet, I'd trust her that she knows what will feel good and what won't unless, of course, she goes for a couple of days w/o eating anything at all. That would be a different story. We'll keep the prayers going that your vet will be able to fix her right up. Keep the faythe. (((HUGS))) :love:

Thank you guys, i never thought about the antibiotics as she has had them before and i did not notice anything, mind you this is her second lot,she had them two weeks ago and then another, so that indeed could be some of it.

Good news she ate quite well today, and i got some in to her last night as well, infact i think she ate too much and you know the result, unfortunately she vomited it all up including her pill, i did notice a lot of sticky phlegm in it, so she might feel better that it has been brought up now.,as a result, the bed linen all needs to be washed, yep she got it good, oh well needed a wash anyhow lol.

She was sitting on the ground looking guilty as poor wee thing, i re-assured her it was ok, mummy understands.

I did manage to get her to eat a little more aftewards, i don't want to over do it,better to have a little down than too much and bring it up again.

She also tried much harder to get outside today, all good signs, i gave her a gentle groom today and she looks way better, i mean a girl has got to look good for her vet after all.

Feeling much more positive, i was nearly going to cancel the appt as we have one on saturday, but feel it is best to have her checked anyhow, things can change so quickly,but she certainly won't need that feeding tube, thank god, and i don't think she will need to stay there today,here's hoping, will keep you all posted, thanks again for the support.

Gosh our babies sure keep us on a roller-coaster, don't they? :)

Glad she seems to be taking steps forward, even if she seems to go a bit back sometimes.

If she is nauseous from the antibiotics, your vet can help with that.

HUGS and prayers to you and dear Ellie-Mae.:love::love:

Oh, God bless you, Ellie-mae and Carole too. Prayers for you both.
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