Saturday's appointment went okay. She looks and acts like she is in a better place, but the weight gain is hardly significant. When I first weighed her the gain was 5 oz., but after Dr. A palpated her tummy she said her bladder was very full. So I put her into a cage with a litterbox and later in my shift checked on her and weighed her again after she had voided her bladder. After urinating the gain was only a few ounces.

She is still doing some nibbling here and there. This morning I put out two kinds of wet food, lots of kibble and a pile of 20 or so greenies. I also decided to hold off on the morning feeding to see if she would eat more than usual if allowed to get 'hungry.' I will be driving home before going to work today and if she hasn't eaten 'enough' then she'll get a late breakfast.

I also keep meaning to get some grocery store type brands of dry kibble. I just wish I could get samples or something instead of buying full-sized bags...the wet food purchases are already breaking the bank! Especially since 95% of it is wasted. *sigh* I'm just frustrated, since I really expected more weight gain. Well, all in all I think she looks *better* physically, so that is something significant. She is also staying pretty well hydrated (between liquidy force feedings, her new fountain, and the numerous water bowls I have set up) and that is better and less stressful than administering sub-q. I think I might bump the feedings up to 1.5 cans of A/D twice daily...if she can keep that much down.

Still haven't gotten the 'food enhancers' in the mail yet....Pet Food Direct isn't known for the quickest shipping and being in Hawaii won't help any.

Thanks for reading.
Kate & Nipo