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Thread: Please PRAY for my Panda!!! --- UPDATE - He's ALL BETTER NOW!!!

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    Thank you also, Jenn and Tracy!

    Panda seems great again this morning, but he still just isn't eating! He barely will nibble a couple of bites then stop! I gave him (forced) some Nutri-Cal and he got mad at me! I haven't seen him drink ANY water in two days! I don't know how he has the energy he has without it! He goes back in this morning at 9:15 (3 more hours) to have his blood re-tested. I will ask Dr. LaValley if she knows of anything to stimulate his appetite. I am still wondering if he might have a blockage somewhere that is making him not eat. I won't feel 100% comfortable until he is totally 100% back to normal!

    A few more prayers would be appreciated! I will update as soon as I get back home!

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    If it is a suspected hairball, you can try a non-petroleum product called Cat Lube(link in Cat Health).

    Still, your vet may want to take an x-ray to make sure it is nothing else.

    HUGS and PT Prayers to you and Panda!
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    Hummmm ... could Panda be drinking water when you are not around? (Cassie Kitty is good at this) Is he urinating and stooling? Sorry to be gross but the mention of an obstruction got me thinking along these lines. Panda, gorgeous one! Your meowmie is worried about you, so please, please pretty please eat for her.
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    Just got back home from today's vet visit. Overall things are positive, but he still won't eat or drink! Here is the scoop:

    His PCV (Packed Cell Volume) blood test is up from 26 to 31 ... normal range starts at 35, so that is doing much better!

    His temperature is down from 104.5 to 101.2 ... which is also normal, again that's great!

    Doc Williams did a blood panel also to check his liver, kidneys and one other thing but I can't remember. Everything was great on that too ... all in the normal ranges! WONDERFUL NEWS!

    He got quite a bit more fluids today, and is to continue his antibiotics and start on the Pet-tinic vitamins as well. He has a new can of "Recovery" food to try, but of course he won't eat it either! So, it is back to the forcefeeding. Thankfully he doesn't fight me too much on that, and will swallow and keep it down. I just hope that eventually his appetite will pick back up!!!!

    Oh, Doc felt his belly and he felt no blockages and he did feel poop in his lower bowel, so everything seems "ok" there as well. Guess he just hasn't eaten enough to produce a BM in the past couple of days.

    They still can't rule out the dry form of FIP though. It's one of those things they can't ever confirm for sure until it is deadly obvious! So, as any catmom would be, I am still worried in the depths of my mind and heart. I am just trying to focus on all of the good reports we got today and work on getting him to eat and drink again. I think if he will do that, then my worries will for the most part, go away.

    I'll post updates daily until this is all resolved!

    Thanks, everyone!

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    Kim ~ Still saying my nightly prayers for you and Panda. Hoping nothing serious is wrong and that Panda is just another one of those Medical Mystery Kitties.
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    Kim, I am keeping you and precious Panda in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that boys starts to eat soon and you can figure out what exactly is ailing him.

    ((((HUGS)))) to you both.
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    We are sending more prayers and healing energies..

    Have you and your vet tried an appetite-stimulant with Panda? We use one sometimes at the shelter called cypro-heptadine (something like that).

    Love, hugs, and purrs,
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    Quote Originally Posted by phesina

    Have you and your vet tried an appetite-stimulant with Panda? We use one sometimes at the shelter called cypro-heptadine
    Yes, you might want to give that a try w/your vet's ok. It sure worked w/my Puddy after her kidney was removed.
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