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

[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.

[Emeraldgreen]

I'm sorry to hear about Puddy's reaction to the Omega oil. With regard to giving it to her in other forms, my cats do not go for the fish flavoured suspension either. What about a transdermal gel for her ear? I have no idea if the Omega can be turned into a transdermal gel or not though.
I hope that she will be able to get some rest in the meantime and feel well enough for supper tonight.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Mary, I'm sorry to hear that Puddy is becoming senile. I sure hope that the new medicine will help her. My cats didn't like the Omega liquid fish oil either so I also stopped using it. The food that they're eating already has some in it any way. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

[emily_the_spoiled]

I used to give one of my foster's the omega-3 oil that was unflavoured. You should be able to buy this at your local specialty pet store or online. Unfortunately it is usually not something that PetSmart or PetCo carries.

BTW I have seen the Seligine do incredible things for humans with Alzhiemer's so here is hoping the same thing will happy with Puddy

[greendoor678]

I hate to say this, but Puddy sounds absolutely miserable. I know you want to do what's best and not give up, but her quality of life sounds as though it is diminishing due to all of the meds she is getting trying to help her.