My little Puddy is sick again. :-(

**Medusa** · 10-12-2005, 03:52 PM

Hi Friends,
We were doing pretty well, ol' Pud and I. But I can tell right away when things aren't right w/her. She looks as though she's losing weight again and she was sitting next to me on the sofa and yawned and her breath was smelly. That's never a good sign. Her appetite is bad, so I gave her some of the appetite stimulant that Dr. Lee gave me. I cooked roast beef for dinner the other night and cut up some small pieces for her and she scarfed them down, though. So I'm not taking any chances. I have a call in to Dr. Lee. I want to see if he wants me to give her the subcutaneous fluids more often than every 5 days. She was doing well on that schedule but maybe she needs more. If he says to bring her in, then that's what I'll do but hopefully, she'll bounce back. I sure don't want her to be in hospital again. This will be the third time in just a few months. It seems that as soon as the fur grows back on her leg where they shaved it to insert the IV, she gets sick again! Please keep my Puddy in your prayers. My little girl, I just love her so much.

Blessings,
Mary

**furrykidsmother** · 10-12-2005, 04:16 PM

Mary, I am so sorry to hear this. Of course Puddy (and you) are in my prayers.

I hope that she just needs a little more of the fluids.

I am glad that she at least ate the Roast Beef.

Please let us know what Dr. Lee says.

**Donnaj4962** · 10-12-2005, 05:19 PM

It is so hard when one of our little furrbabies is sick. Hope little Puddy is better soon. Please keep us posted. Lots of good thoughts and prayers heading your way.

**Medusa** · 10-12-2005, 07:15 PM

Dr. Feeman, Dr. Lee's associate, called to see how Puddy is doing because Dr. Lee will be out of the office for the next few days. Darn! But Dr. Feeman is good, too. He said to put Puddy back on subQ fluids every other day again and, if she improves, then we'll know that's what she needed. If she doesn't improve (right now she's pretty lethargic), then I'll have to take her in for more blood work. God, I don't want to do that. Not again. Poor little girl has been through so much. She's such a fighter but I can tell she's tired. I'm actually looking forward to administering the juice just to see how she does afterwards. Usually I dread it but I'm hoping that this will be what she needs. I cooked chicken for dinner tonight, her favorite, and she ate w/even more gusto than the she did the roast beef. So I'm keeping a positive attitude that the subQ fluids will do the trick.

Blessings,
M

**QueenScoopalot** · 10-12-2005, 07:46 PM

Saying more purrayers for Puddy Mary. It sounds like good advice giving her fluids every other day to help perk her up. Glad she's enjoying the roast beast & chicken treat foods...good sign she's got an appetite still.

I'll bet it will perk up after she's juiced up well during the week, and hopefully you won't need to take her back for more tests. Give her a kiss just for me...and keep up the good work.

Jan

**furrykidsmother** · 10-12-2005, 08:01 PM

Puddy's appetite is encouraging! Chicken is one of the favorites around here.

Keep up the good work with the fluids, Mary! Puddy will pull through! I know it!

**TopCat3** · 10-13-2005, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Medusa

Dr. Feeman, Dr. Lee's associate, called to see how Puddy is doing because Dr. Lee will be out of the office for the next few days. Darn! But Dr. Feeman is good, too. He said to put Puddy back on subQ fluids every other day again and, if she improves, then we'll know that's what she needed. If she doesn't improve (right now she's pretty lethargic), then I'll have to take her in for more blood work. God, I don't want to do that. Not again. Poor little girl has been through so much. She's such a fighter but I can tell she's tired. I'm actually looking forward to administering the juice just to see how she does afterwards. Usually I dread it but I'm hoping that this will be what she needs. I cooked chicken for dinner tonight, her favorite, and she ate w/even more gusto than the she did the roast beef. So I'm keeping a positive attitude that the subQ fluids will do the trick.

Blessings,
M

Poor Puddy-tat - again! Our best wishes come to you Puddy and Medusa. What a difficult time you are having this year. Stay positive!

**Medusa** · 10-13-2005, 09:41 AM

Well, I just administered the juice a few min. ago and Puddy was really good. She seems to have improved already. I'll do the every other day thing and if she doesn't improve significantly, off to Dr. Lee we go! But I think I caught it in time. I'll keep ya posted.

Blessings,
Mary

**Barbara** · 10-13-2005, 11:12 AM

This sounds encouraging after all: When Puddy still loved the roastbeef and the chicken that showed already that she is not really bad.

We all know it's only about stretching the time but I hope that it will be a looong stretch. (Some weeks ago we tried whether Filou would do with subq's every two weeks but it was not ok- so it's back to weekly.)

Filou sends headbumpies to Puddy