Update On Both Storm & Starr Updated:Sat. Feb. 24th

[Taz_Zoee]

Keep up the good work Storm! Now Starr, you need to get better so mommy will not have to worry about you. It breaks her heart to know you are not feeling well and she only wants the best for all of you kitties.
Taz and I will be pulling for a speedy recovery Starr!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks everyone. I sure hope that this will help Starr. I have noticed that he does better on the dry than on the wet food. The Natural Balance wet doesn't have any rice in it and I've only been using it sparingly when I've been adding the foriflora which is supposed to help boost his immune system and give him the good bacteria that he needs.

Pilling him is a battle but luckliy he only takes 1/4 of a pill so it's very tiny and not hard for him to swallow. I think I may just try feeding only dry food for a while because after he eats some of the wet food he seems to have runny diarrhea.

Debbie, Since I live in a condo and I'm on the second floor, I can only have hard floors in my kitchen and bathrooms so yes the rest of my place is carpeted. I wouldn't think that dust mites would cause diarrhea though. Starr does always seem to have eye crusties and this may be due to allergies. Sunny also has them. Please continue to keep Starr in your thoughts and prayers. I hope to see an improvement by the end of the week.

[TopCat3]

As you know I've always had a soft spot for Starr and I'm sorry to hear he is having health issues again, and I hope they get sorted out soon. Take care Starr, eat up all your food and take your medicines like a good boy.

[KittyGurl]

I'm so glad to hear that Storm is better!
I hope that Starr will get better soon. She will be in my prayers and thoughts. Get better Starr, please! Make sure you take all your medication like a good kitty!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks. I still haven't received the results from either Storm's or Starr's tests. I had called last Monday about Storm's and they said that the vet would call me back but he never did. I found out today when I called that he didn't call me back because I saw a different vet last Sat. and she's on vacation until until Feb.28th. I let the receptionist know that this vet even told me that she'd be on vacation and that another vet would be able to let me know the results. I hope to hear something about both of them on Monday.

Starr is still not doing well on the pred and he's extemely hard to medicate. I also let the receptionist know about this. I'll start weaning him off the pred tomorrow and unless he makes a dramatic improvement then we'll be trying the expensive tylosin medicine next. If this doesn't work then I don't know what I'm going to do. Does anyone want to adopt a cat with chronic diarrhea? J/K Please continue to keep Starr in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks.

[krazyaboutkatz]

The vet just called me a little while ago with Storm's senior profile results and now his calcium levels are even higher. He's still telling me that this can be due to tumors or his calcium levels may just be on the high side which may be normal for him. For now since he's gained his weight back and he's eating, drinking, and acting fine I'm going to wait about 6 months and then I'll take him in for a recheck. Of course I'll take him in sooner if he starts acting sick or stops eating etc.

Starr's fecal culture came back negative so this means that he doesn't have any bacterial growth going on that's causing his diarrhea. I'll be weaning him off of the pred for the next few weeks and then I think we'll most likely be trying tylosin on him. If this doesn't work then the vet suggested doing a biopsy. The tylosin usually takes about 2 days to work so I hope it'll work on him. Please keep both Storm and Starr in your thoughts and prayers.

[Taz_Zoee]

Both Starr and Storm will be in my thoughts. It's not fun having a sick kitty.
(I like your new siggy by the way. )