Update on Puddy; she's gone*9/29* see post #421

[Medusa]

Mary, I'm sorry to hear that she's acting strangely. Maybe these are some side affects from the epogen. I'm glad that she was able to calm down and sleep with you. Hopefully she'll feel better today.

I don't know. She's become such a hermit. I baked a chicken breast for dinner and she used to pace back and forth in front of the oven when I cooked chicken because she loved the smell of it. Now she won't even come out of her carrier, so I took some to her and she's eating it right now. The Epogen is supposed to help her produce red blood cells so that she has more energy. I sure hope I see some positive change in the next week or so. Puddy is just a shadow of herself and it makes me so sad. She just lies in her carrier day and night. If I take her out and hold her while I watch TV, she runs back to her carrier. She used to love to lie on my chest while I watched TV and I'd give her a noggin noogie. I sure hope I'm doing the right thing.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Mary, I know it's so hard to see our furkids not feeling well. Lots more prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way. Please take care.

[jennielynn1970]

Gosh, that is strange behavior. She definitely sounds as though she was disoriented in the basement.

I hope that the epogen will help her feel better. I'm so sorry that Puddy is going through all of this.

[kittykatharine]

Poor Puddy, that is a strange behavior. She seems that she doesnt feel herself. Hopefully, what ever is bothering her will pass and she will return to her spunky self. Prayers and thoughts coming your way Mary!

[Medusa]

I feel so bad for my little girl. Day and night she just lies in her carrier; she won't come out at all except when I take her out to eat. This cat would come running when she smelled chicken and I still can't believe that she didn't budge. I brought her into the patio room w/me today to see if she would look out the window at the birds or get a little sun but she couldn't get back to her carrier fast enough. She'll get another shot of Epogen tomorrow, then another on Saturday, then she sees Dr. Lee on Monday. To top it all off, my local vet called to say that Boo's blood work came back and it appears he has some thyroid problem, so they're doing another test and I'll have the results in a couple of days. Boo has never had a sick day in his life. What is going on w/my Fur Posse?!

[Catty1]

I am glad to hear that Puddy is eating, at least.

I wonder if she had a mini-stroke, completely unrelated to the other stuff she is going through? Another two shots of Epogen will hopefully make a difference...if she is really anemic, she'll just want to hide in her carrier now.

Praying for a hiss soon.

Dear Boo - at least, that can be a very inexpensive thing to treat.

PT Prayers for both your babies.

[momtomany]

Mary I am so sorry that you and the fur kids are having such a difficult time. We will continue to pray for you and your babies.

[slick]

LES!
Mary, I'm so very sorry. Whenever I lurk I do watch and read Puddy's threads.

{{{hugs}}} Mary and hang in there girl. You are not alone in this excursion.

[shais_mom]

thoughts and hugs on the way Mary and the fur posse.

[ChrisH]

Mary, I'm sorry to hear Puddy isn't improving as yet. Prayers continuing for her, and added for Boo.

[pomtzu]

I was hoping to read that Puddy was improving, but at least she's eating. Hopefully those meds will kick in soon and you'll see some results. As for Boo, thyroid problems are usually pretty easy to manage and the meds are very inexpensive. My 13 year old Pomeranian has been on them for several years and is a boundless fur ball of energy. My prayers go out to Puddy, Boo, and of course to you.

[Medusa]

I was hoping to read that Puddy was improving, but at least she's eating. Hopefully those meds will kick in soon and you'll see some results. As for Boo, thyroid problems are usually pretty easy to manage and the meds are very inexpensive. My 13 year old Pomeranian has been on them for several years and is a boundless fur ball of energy. My prayers go out to Puddy, Boo, and of course to you.

That's good to know about thyroid, thank you. Boo has never had a sick day in his life but he's 17 so I guess we've been pretty lucky for this long.