Chipper + Cat Food = Ick! Ick! Ick!

[cyber-sibes]

Aw, those pictures are wonderful, just look at that happy face in the one of your sister holding him! The change is shocking, poor baby. And thanks Phred, for the info. I'd like to help with a donations for Chipper's stocking too. Will keep Chipper in my prayers. Hope they figure it out soon. I'm glad he'll get to come home & be loved, he must miss you, Andy, Kia, and the rest.

[ramanth]

Michelle just called to update.

Chipper did real well overnight. He wants to eat but of course can't because of the fasting. No bowel movement (they emptied him with enemas), no vomit, no temperature. She said he appeared happy and frisky and drags her when he gets his walks. (I told her she'll need ice skates today!)

Originally his endoscopy was scheduled for Noon but they are hoping to get him in at 10:30 a.m.

If he bounces back from the procedure, they'll send him home today. If not, he'll spend another night and come home tomorrow.

So keep those fingers and paws crossed!!

[cyber-sibes]

Paws crossed!

[tatsxxx11]

Oh Kimmy, my eyes welled up when I clicked on Chipper's update thread and saw the pics. What a beautiful boy, what a precious face and oh, does he love his forever family My heart breaks to think of him so very ill but the reports are encouraging. Sounds strange to say but while I'm a bit "disappointed" to hear they ruled out Addisons, the good news is he's still spunky and wanting to eat! I hate to think of him having to go through more testing but paws crossed that they'll be able to come up with a definite dx today and start him on a course of treatment and HOME!
And I too would love to help you and Andy out with Chipper's vet expenses; they are staggering and this is the time for friends to pull together! Thank you Logan, for posting your suggestion and to Phred too, for all of his help/posting the contact info! Logan is right, you're a "keeper!"
Much love to you and the family, Kimmy. Keeping you all, especially your dear boy Chipper in my thoughts and prayers. Hoping for some encouraging updates later today!
GET WELL SOON CHIPPER!!!

[ramanth]

Interesting news.

Dr. Byle just called and he said after much consideration he would like to hold off on doing the endoscopy because of how well Chipper has been doing today and because we haven't had Chipper for very long and his stay at the shelter was pretty recent.

His protein levels are on the way up and he's much more lively. They are starting to get the feeling they may of been dealing with a tricky virus.

He will still send the blood work to Texas to check for pancreatitis and plans to do a fecal culture to check for salmonella.

But for now, the plan is to increase Chipper's meal sizes and see if he can hold it down and keep him overnight for observation. They will then send him home tomorrow with antibiotics and a new diet. If we can keep him eating and hydrated, he won't need to go back in and we'll discuss the results of the lab work late next week.

Since we've been treating it so aggressively and haven't been given any real answers, he thinks a more conservative approach would be better than to put Chipper through another stressful and expensive procedure.


And this is really interesting because before Dr. Byle called, I got this email from Nancy, the Pet Psychic. I had emailed her telling her simply that Chipper was at MSU with a mystery illness:

hi kim,
i got your other email. poor poor guy. i checked in with him. i feel like i had the flu. i do not feel like i have a blockage anywhere. i feel like i have been put through the wringer. i am being shown the time i had a terrible stomach bug. the kind where you puke forever and cannot leave the bathroom. i feel like that is what he was going through. i do not think it is more than that. he feels drained right now. pretty weak and drained. like he has been through the wringer.

let me know how he is doing. i am not going to do his reading now as it would not be accurate as he is not feeling well. i also do not want to bother him right now.

let me know what happens. i would not worry...it really feels like a stomach flu to me or atleast that is what they are showing me. seemed to be nonstop coming out of him. poor guy. like i said, he feels drained and like he went through the wringer.
take care,
nancy


and at lunch Andy told me that earlier today he felt a strange calm come over him when he was thinking about Chipper.


Hmmmmm...

[gemini9961]

That is very interesting Kimmy and I do hope that she is right and it was just a flu bug. Glad to hear he is feeling better and hopefully we will see some pics of his homecoming.

Take care Chipper.

[cyber-sibes]

Interesting! Let's hope that's all it is. Poor guy, I hope he "keeps it down" today so he can go home tomorrow.

[Daisy and Delilah]

My thoughts and prayers are still with all of you. Come on Chipper!! You can lick this thing buddy!! We know you can

[Cinder & Smoke]

His protein levels are on the way up and he's much more lively.
They are starting to get the feeling they may of been dealing with a tricky virus.

The plan is to increase Chipper's meal sizes and see if he can hold it down
and keep him overnight for observation.
They will then send him home tomorrow with antibiotics and a new diet.

If we can keep him eating and hydrated, he won't need to go back in

OK - we'll buy "a Tricky Virus".

Let's HOPE that's the problem - and that it's GONE and never comes back!

Maybe Chip can do some Paw Springs and eat enough to convince the Doc to
send him home TONIGHT!

Hey Chip ~ Keep Feelin BETTER, Bub!

[tatsxxx11]

Ahhh, sigh of relief! More paw and finger crossing in the hopes that Chipper's troubles were realted to just that, a "tricky virus!" Great vet, taking the cautious approach, to see if he doesn't improve yet more over night. Endoscopy while routine, is still stressful and invasive. And when I read what the pet psychic said, Andy's reaction today, I got goosebumps! Hopefully this is the first step toward a complete recovery!

GET WELL SOON, CHIPPER! WE LOVE YOU!

[wolf_Q]

I'm so glad that Chipper is home now and doing better!!

[wolflady]

That's great news, Kimmy! Things are starting to look up, and hopefully Chipper will be home with you soon! What kind of diet are they going to put him on? Perhaps all of the excitement of a new home and everything Chipper went through before coming to you guys wore his immune system down and like your psychic said...he got a very bad flu. Poor thing!
Like tats said in her post, I got goosebumps when I read that message from your psychic and Andy's reaction.

**hugs**

[Vela]

That's wonderful news, I also had a feeling of calm come over me when I was thinking about him and wondering how things would turn out. I didn't want to say that and sound like a kook, but that's why I said the other day I had the faith he would be okay. Can't wait until he gets home and we can get some happy boy pictures. But you can tell him for me, that if it's attention he's after, we will give him plenty without him getting sick to get it!!!

[ramanth]

What kind of diet are they going to put him on?

They are feeding him a Eukanuba perscription type that's made for sensitve stomachs and GI tracts. I have a feeling they'll send it home with us.

But Dr. Byle said after a few weeks, we can ween him off it and feed him something similar.