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

[slick]

Mary:
I have not posted in awhile but please know that I read this thread and pray for you and dear Puddy every day. All fingers and paws crossed here that the new meds work.

slick

[Medusa]

Poor girl gagged something fierce and has been choking and vomiting ever since I gave it to her this morning. It smells so foul so I imagine that it tastes the same. I'm not giving it to her any more. The Selegilene is going to have to be enough. I can't stand seeing her go through this. She's been through enough. I feel awful. Sweet girl tried to make it to the litterbox, too, and just couldn't. (When she vomits, she runs to the litterbox.) I don't know how they treat cats w/the Omega fatty acids. I've put it on their food and they won't eat one bite of it and if they can't keep it down either, then what's the point. She's still upstairs vomiting. Great. Now all she needs is to get dehydrated. One step forward, two steps back.

I just now tried to get her to lick a little bit of a fudgesicle. Whenever I have an upset stomach, chocolate ice cream usually helps me and she loves her fudgesicles but she licked it a couple of times and turned away. Poor girl, her face actually had vomit on it, it was in her eyes and everything. I've never known a cat to retch like that. The house reeks of vomit and Omega fatty acids, which smells like sweaty feet and fish. This just really upsets me. This cat is never going to trust me again.

[Catty1]

HI, Mary - that's awful! Is it a "pure" Omega 3 - 6 or is it mixed in a fair amount of oil?

Gosh...you might just want to try salmon 3 - 6 oil - make sure from the store it is "stinky" - and just put it on her food. Or give her a bit of canned salmon with the oil every so often, or even get a small salmon fillet, steam it, break into small pieces, and freeze it.

I wonder if there is such a thing as yummy omega treats?

To be honest - when I first started my boys on it, I had to mix cheaper stinky wet food with their regular wet and Omega oil to get them to eat it. After a while, I was able to leave it out.

I hope the Segreline helps!

[Medusa]

HI, Mary - that's awful! Is it a "pure" Omega 3 - 6 or is it mixed in a fair amount of oil?

Gosh...you might just want to try salmon 3 - 6 oil - make sure from the store it is "stinky" - and just put it on her food. Or give her a bit of canned salmon with the oil every so often, or even get a small salmon fillet, steam it, break into small pieces, and freeze it.

I wonder if there is such a thing as yummy omega treats?

To be honest - when I first started my boys on it, I had to mix cheaper stinky wet food with their regular wet and Omega oil to get them to eat it. After a while, I was able to leave it out.

I hope the Segreline helps!

She wouldn't eat her wet food this morning at all. Part of the problem is that she's now nocturnal, so she eats at night and then doesn't want the wet food when I feed the rest of the Fur Posse. So I'll try her wet food tonight and see if she'll eat it then. She refuses to eat anything but Fancy Feast, the little diva that she is, and then in only small portions. The amount of oil that she needs, it's a 3-V w/fish oil and vitamin E, would overpower the wet food and I'm sure she won't eat it. I've thought about having the pharmacist put flavoring in it; he said that he has chicken and fish flavoring. Puddy doesn't like fish at all unless it's broiled tilapia or halibut, again diva tastes.

[Catty1]

She wouldn't eat her wet food this morning at all. Part of the problem is that she's now nocturnal, so she eats at night and then doesn't want the wet food when I feed the rest of the Fur Posse. So I'll try her wet food tonight and see if she'll eat it then. She refuses to eat anything but Fancy Feast, the little diva that she is, and then in only small portions. The amount of oil that she needs, it's a 3-6 combo, would overpower the wet food and I'm sure she won't eat it. I've thought about having the pharmacist put flavoring in it; he said that he has chicken and fish flavoring. Puddy doesn't like fish at all unless it's broiled tilapia or halibut, again diva tastes.

The pharmacist putting in fish flavouring sounds like a good idea. And maybe cut her dose down for now...at least she will be getting some of it.

BROILED! lol - yes, a little Diva! How are her spirits?

[Medusa]

The pharmacist putting in fish flavouring sounds like a good idea. And maybe cut her dose down for now...at least she will be getting some of it.

BROILED! lol - yes, a little Diva! How are her spirits?

She hates anything fishy unless, as I said, it's broiled halibut or tilapia. Her spirits are so-so. I could hear her tapping around all night and a couple of times she really beat feet to get to the litterbox or the faucet but she didn't come up in bed w/me. Ever since she peed in the bed, I've been nervous about that anyhow but, hopefully, that was a freak incident and won't happen again. She did play w/the Cat Dancer for a few minutes, so that's encouraging. She's still upstairs gagging right now.

[jenluckenbach]

Poor Puddy. I know how they act when something tastes foul.

Is it possible to just pop the gel cap in her like any other medication? (just a thought)

[Medusa]

Is it possible to just pop the gel cap in her like any other medication? (just a thought)

I thought about doing that, too, but the gel caps are big. She has a difficult time even swallowing half a small tablet of something. Both Dr. Lee and I thought that the liquid pump would work better for her. Wrong. I think I'm going to forego the oil for the time being and see how she does on the med. As it is, I have to squirt other stuff down her throat twice a day. She's finally calmed down now so I'm going to just let her sleep. What a journey this has been.