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

[Freedom]

Sucha stunning, handsome fellow. Come on, Panda, you sure look perkier and all, start eating so mom (and all of us here on PT) can stop worrying about you!

Kim, I've been reading this thread, just posted now. Been saying prayers for him (and you) right along. Let's get this boy back to his normal self!

[cassiesmom]

Panda, you are absolutely magnificent. I hope you're back to 100% soon. I would like to reach right through my monitor and give you a great big hug.

[kimlovescats]

I went and bought some Laxatone. When I got home I had a message from Dr. LaValley ... she had called to check on Panda! She's the greatest!!! Anyway, I told her about my constipation theory, and she agreed it was worth a try. She also said that I could bring him in for an enema if I thought it was necessary. I think I'll give him a chance to go on his own before I totally stress him again!

Of course he is angry at me for getting his beautiful fur all sticky again!

[catmandu]

We Are Having Rainbow Trout Fillets For Dinner And We Jsut Wish That There Was A Way To Send Panda Some.
We Are Sending Prayers That Your Big Maine Coon Will Be All Right And Has A Wonderful Catmas!!!

[kimlovescats]

Gary, he is feeling so much better! He was even chasing me around the room while I was vacuuming a few minutes ago!!! Yes, he's feelin' GOOD! He still needs to eat a bit more enthusiastically, but we're working on it!

Kim

[Freedom]

Gary, he is feeling so much better! He was even chasing me around the room while I was vacuuming a few minutes ago!!! Yes, he's feelin' GOOD! He still needs to eat a bit more enthusiastically, but we're working on it!

Kim

Great update! Keep it up, Panda; mom sure is treating you so you get better, OK?

[phesina]

What an utterly gorgeous cat he is! And what wonderful news about how well he is feeling and acting!

You go, Panda!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I went and bought some Laxatone. When I got home I had a message from Dr. LaValley ... she had called to check on Panda! She's the greatest!!! Anyway, I told her about my constipation theory, and she agreed it was worth a try. She also said that I could bring him in for an enema if I thought it was necessary. I think I'll give him a chance to go on his own before I totally stress him again!

Of course he is angry at me for getting his beautiful fur all sticky again!

Kim, this made me remember when my RB Pepper had become so sick and he stopped eating. This was before I joined PT so I didn't have any one to help me. By the time I brought him to the vet he was jaundiced and had fatty liver disease from not eating. He stayed at the vet for about 1 week because he was so sick.

He made a full recovery but several weeks later he began to have another relapse. I noticed that he kept jumping in and out of the litterbox so I brought him to the vet right away. It turns out that he was constipated and they had to give him an enema. The vet also told me that when he had been so sick the first time that he also noticed that he was constipated and they had to give him an enema. This was probably the reason why he stopped eating in the first place.

He was then put on Lactulose. I had to give it to him every day and he never had this problem again. At first my vet thought that he might have megacolon but he didn't. He also said that hairball medicine wouldn't help this problem. Pepper was a Maine Coon mix and a very big boy. I hope that Panda will get well soon. I'll continue to keep him in my thoughts and prayers.

[kimlovescats]

Tracey, I am a bit confused. Are you saying that hairball remedy did not help with the constipation or with the megacolon? Also, I didn't buy just regular hairball treatment, I got Laxatone which I think may be a bit more laxative than ordinary hairball treatment. I don't know, but today he is a running / playing maniac! SO GOOD to see him back again!!!

[catmandu]

Three Cheers For Panda, And Moose Angel And Priscilla , His Angel Wife Are So Happy That Pandas Eating Again, And They Hope The Roast Beef That They Are Bringing From England Will Please Panda And His Companions And Guardians. This Is The Best News Of The Season.

[RedHedd]

Hmm, from what you're reporting and KAK's post - Mitzi gets that way when she's all hairballed up. She's VERY fluffy and licks a lot. A couple of days dosing with Petromalt usually perks her back to her normal silly self. I hope that's all it was with Panda. He sure is a fluffy dude!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Tracey, I am a bit confused. Are you saying that hairball remedy did not help with the constipation or with the megacolon? Also, I didn't buy just regular hairball treatment, I got Laxatone which I think may be a bit more laxative than ordinary hairball treatment. I don't know, but today he is a running / playing maniac! SO GOOD to see him back again!!!

Sorry for the confusion. My vet at the time said that hairball treatment wouldn't help with contstipation so this is why Pepper had to have an enema and then be put on Lactulose so that he wouldn't become constipated again. The Lactulose is supposed to also also help if a cat has megacolon but sometimes cats need to have surgery later on if it doesn't help them.

I'm so glad to hear that Panda has a lot of energy and is doing well. I hope that he'll remain healthy now.

[kimlovescats]

Ok, thanks Tracy! I'm still giving him the Laxatone. He's acting great now, eating more and DRINKING his water!