Pidgie needs prayers quick!; update; 12/21; She's gone; post #50

[Medusa]

She's vomiting foam and is constipated but has poop smeared all over her behind. I tried washing her w/a warm, soapy wash cloth and she won't have it. She tried to bite me several times. She's obviously trying to go but can't. The last time this happened, she had to spend the night at Dr. Lee's b/c they had to give her two enemas to get her going. Poor girl, this is going to continue happening to her at age 21. Dr. Lee warned me about it but she's done so well that I thought maybe we were home free. I put a call in that I'm taking her in the morning. It's going to be a long night for both of us.

[Karen]

Will she eat anything? Pumpkin may help?

Prayers on the way ...

[Prairie Purrs]

Sending lots of healing thoughts to Pidge. I hope the vet can get her back on track right away in the morning. And I'm sorry you've had so much to deal with lately!

[Catty1]

Oh no...will she eat pumpkin or do you have any lactulose? Poor Pidgie. Hugs and prayers for her AND for you!

[Tora Oni]

Poor Pidgie, My prayers are with the girl...I can defiantly see how she wouldn't want people touching that area.

[Taz_Zoee]

I just commented in Boo's thread. But I wanted to express my thoughts for you and Pidge here as well. I hope the vet can help Pidge feel better soon.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Mary I'm so sorry to hear this. Hopefully your vet can get her back on track and keep her that way. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.

I've also heard that since cats are lactose intolerant that giving a cat some milk could help with constipation. My RB Pepper used to have take lactulose every day because he also had problems but he was only about 4 or 5 years old at the time.

[Medusa]

I don't have any pumpkin on hand or I'd give it a try but she won't eat anyhow. I had to force a little bit of Cat Lax on her; I put it on her lips, actually, and she licked it off. I'll be sure to buy some pumpkin, though, in case this happens again. She screams whenever I even try to look back there, poor girl. I'll be taking her in to Dr. Lee soon and I'll update you when I get back.

[Pinot's Mom]

Poor baby, she's got to be in so much pain, I'm so sorry! Update when you can - prayers sent...

[catmandu]

The Found Ctas are so sorry that Pidges having those kind of troubles, that so embarrasing of a Clean Cat to have those issues!
We are praying that its nothing serious , and that Pidge will be well by Catmas Day!!!!

[Medusa]

We're home. She was blocked alright. He didn't want to give her an enema this time b/c her temp dropped dangerously low to 97.5. Initially he said "I have to ask myself "Is she dying?". That shocked me b/c Dr. Lee doesn't talk like that. However, once he got her cleaned out, her temp came up to 101 and he felt much better and so did I. I said "If you didn't give her an enema, then how did you get her cleaned out?" He said "We did it digitally". I didn't understand and and he grinned and said "Dr. L has smaller digits than I do". Ooooh! That kind of digital. He got everything out except one small stool and a hairball, which he said she'll eventually pass.

He gave me anti-nausea meds for her and lactulose and he told me to increase her Cat Lax dosage to 3 times a day instead of 2. He said that given her age of 21, she's doing pretty well. It's been 8 months since her last episode. He said that he has cats that are brought in that are only 2 years old that he has to do that with every month so Pidge is exceptional. I was concerned about it straining her heart and he said not to be but to keep in mind that as we age, things slow down and this may probably happen again.

They shaved her behind for me (Thank you. I was dreading that job.) I also smelled a familiar odor from when I had dogs, anal sac smell, and he said that hers were full. I didn't know that cats could have that problem but he took care of that for me, too. (Thank you again.)

So we'll see how she does today. I've had to reschedule taking my car in for some minor repairs and I asked if I could safely leave her for a couple of hours and was told that probably all she's going to do is poop, LOL, so go ahead. So in the basement Ms. Stinky Bum goes until I come home.

Thanx for the prayers again but if you can keep her in mind, I'd appreciate it. She's an old gal but a goodie.

Forgot to mention that LBK wasn't around when I left for Dr. Lee's this morning and he wasn't here when I got back home. I hope he didn't think I forgot about him.

[pomtzu]

She's like an old Timex watch - takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'!!

Yay Pidgie-Poo - glad you're feeling better. You too Mary.

[Medusa]

She's like an old Timex watch - takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'!!

Yay Pidgie-Poo - glad you're feeling better. You too Mary.

Thanx, Ellie. If my Fur Posse feel better, I feel better.

[Catty1]

Hugs to Pidgie...your Boo will be so happy to see you!

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm so glad the doctor was able to help poor Pidge out! Hugs to her from here!