Relapse for Ralph Syracuse???

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is wonderful news!!! Ralph sure is one handsome orangie. I hope he gets well soon.

[kb2yjx]

So far, it is a good day!!! Ralph ate his breakfast and finished up what Molly had left!!! He presently sleeping on the counter!!!

[Kirsten]

That's great news!!! Ralph, you're such a little fighter!!

I'm relieved that the ultrasound din't show anything serious, and even the cyst has decreased!

And I cannot believe that Ralph is actually sleeping in another place than his beloved GRAINGER box! LOL

Headscritchies and bellyrubs to him!

Kirsten

[kb2yjx]

At 400pm, Ralph did one of his now famous projectile emesis(threw up)!!! It was ALL over the kitchen counters, and had a fecal odour to it, and was dark dark greenish black. Then a bit later, he tried to use the box, but could not go. He finally passed a very constipated stool. I callled the vet. He already got his sub q fluids and will be getting a dose of Laxatane later. I was reading in the New Natural Cat, that since baby food is fed to get cats to eat, they can become constipated because there is not much fiber. Then I checked the caan of I/D, same thing not much fiber. The vet said it was OK to feed him Tina's Royal Canin Hypoallergenic dry diet. He did eat that!! Poor Mr. Ralph! He is having a time!!!

[TopCat3]

Oh dear I was about to say Yay way to go Ralph then I got to this last post and my jaw dropped. What about mashed pumpkin, for extra fibre? Cleo loves it. (at the moment ) Hope he gets over this little setback really quickly. lots of hugs to him XXXX from Cleo and Colette.

[kb2yjx]

We jsut happened to have some pumpkin(Barry made a pumpkin cheesecake to bring to the Super Bowl party tomorrow). I offered Ralph some, turned up his nose and walked away!!! He is doing well (for now) on the Hypoallergenic dry! But, thanks for the suggestion!!

[TopCat3]

You know, I was lying in bed this morning thinking about Ralph and the big nasty foul barf he did (...as you do... ) and I had a bit of an "Aha" moment. In Ayurvedic medicine (traditional Indian/Yogic), emesis is a recognised treatment and is often used to induce a cleanse. Animals naturally and instinctively do this, often stimulating it by grass-eating etc. It occurred to me that this might have been the major cleanse he knew he had to have, as from your description it came from a very deep place, I would think.

Does this make sense or are you inclined to think I'm mystic-babbling?