BRODIE is HOME -> (AGAIN) Still Needs Your Prayers!

[aki]

Poor lil' guy! Give him a hug for me!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Christa, I'm so sorry to hear that Brodie is still vomiting. I've been feeding my cats 4 small meals a day, 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. I wait about 2-3 hours in between the feedings and this seems to have helped my vomiting problems.

[Catty1]

Maybe smaller meals would help for a while? His poor tummy has been through a lot...

Would IMOM cover an ultrasound?

[rg_girlca]

Oh Christa, I was so hoping that you would have had a better update. Poor, poor sweet Brodie and poor you. Your nerves must be shot right about now.

Craftlady has given some great advice about maybe witholding his food for 24 hours. I know when one of my guys had this problem, I kept him isolated in a room with only water and then fed him small amounts for the next few days.
It worked for him.

Gosh how I pray that they are able to find out what the sam "H" is wrong with Brodie so they can treat it and get him back healthy again.

Sweet kisses for Brodie and ((((((HUGS)))))) for you.

[christa]

Hey guys. To answer some of your questions . . .

We have tried the small meals before . . . actually, that is all he ever eats, small amounts. Still throws up *anything* he eats. At one point, we thought he was OVEREATING and we tried to feed him less food at intervals throughout the day. At first we thought that was working and then he got to where he was vomiting even those smaller portions.

I think he just likes to vomit! LOL

As for the IMOM thing . . . I checked into it . . . and since "My veterinarian has agreed to work with me on a payment plan" (one of the non-qualifiying guidelines in the app process) - I wouldn't qualify. Unless I would lie and get my vet to lie, which I won't.

I am going to try to give him the wet food again later this evening. He kept it down once yesterday. Maybe he can do it again today. PRAY that he can! Poor guy needs at least a little food in his tummy!

[christa]

I was just thinking . . . I wonder if he could handle like one little kibble at a time? Feed him his food like they're treats? LOL Maybe it's worth a try.

I was on the computer earlier and there was a few *morsels* in the food dish, I saw him fish them out & eat them. There couldn't have been more than 4 or 5 pieces in there. Anyway, after I got done on the computer, I went through the house, seeing if I could find where he TOSSED 'EM and I couldn't find them . . . guessing he must have kept them down.

So I might try that occasionally . . . food as treats . . . very very very tiny portioned meals. Like miniture meals.

[christa]

Another good report --> Brodie ate another small bit of wet food again tonight & kept it down. Only about 1 or 2 tablespoons, but that seemed to be all he wanted. Anyway, I'm REALLY REALLY REALLY happy that he was able to keep it down.