Unknown illness, I think I'm losing her...

[katslady]

Did the vet do any X-rays to look for a mass in her abdomen that might effect her appetite.My cats love boiled salad shrimp,maybe that will appeal to her. My prayers are with you and I hope she improves. katslady

[Ishtaka]

I took her back to the vet today. They are keeping her overnight and giving her fluids and food. They are also doing the x-ray and will let me know later today if there's anything on there.

Anne

[kittykatharine]

Ishtaka, keep us updated. You are both in our thoughts and prayers.

[Ishtaka]

The x-rays are not showing anything alarming other than a bit of gas from the diarrhea. So that's good news.
Money is an issue in this case, and yes, I know you shouldn't take on a pet if you can't pay vet bills but sometimes you just can't plan ahead for your situation 10 years from the adoption (just got married, went back to school, new husband had surgery 4 days after the wedding, dog had surgery the month before the wedding, the list goes on, you know how everything hits all at once...).
Anyway, the vet, God bless her heart, said she sometimes takes on special cases and my cat is special so she's going to keep her overnight, run a whole bunch of tests on her, and see what else she can think of to do (fluids and antibiotics also) - and all she wants me to pay for is the x-rays we already did today.
I couldn't help but cry when I hung up the phone, God sure does like to remind that there's wonderful people out there in the world.
I think she's doing it because I'm an in home caregiver and help my clients get care for their pets and groom their pets for free also. I'm just stunned that she'd do that either way.
Hopefully tomorrow morning will bring me an answer and a treatment for Ditte.
Thanks for all the prayers!

Anne

[Catty1]

PT Prayers for Ditte! and for you.

I do hope they find something - that way, there is something to treat. I really hope she is better soon.

[Uabassoon]

I'm sending prayers your way. I left the vets office crying many times when Corkscrew was sick like that last year!

[shepgirl]

You've got yourself one very special vet - I hope everything will work out fine for your kittie.

[Emeraldgreen]

I'm so glad the vet has kept her overnight on fluids and will continue testing to see what is going on with your cat. Sounds like you are trying alot of different ideas to get to the bottom of this mystery.
KittyKatharine's idea of Famotadine (Pepcid) is a good idea and worth a try. It might be that her tummy is just too uncomfortable for her to stomach food.

I was also wondering if she might be dealing with Irritable Bowel Disease. I have a cat with this and when he was first found by someone (before I adopted him) wandering the streets, he was about 5 pounds and had horrible diarrhea. He wouldn't eat etc.. They put him on a steroid called Metronidazole and on a diet made for cats with IBD and within time he got better and better.

I'm not sure if there is a test to find out if your cat has this as in my cat's case it was a diagnosis of exclusion. His disease also seems to be emotionally connected. If new things happen in his life, he tends to relapse. (We recently lost a cat to Rainbow Bridge and adopted two new cats.) It sounds like there have been some changes in your world with marriage and other things.

Please keep us posted. Prayers for you and your kitty.

[Ishtaka]

The vet just called and she said all the tests came back fine. Ditte seems to be doing well today and eating on her own so the vet is quite optimistic. She believes it is probably pancreatitis and that's what she is treating her for. She wants to keep Ditte until at least Thursday to make sure she is eating and not vomoting and also to give her fluids. I'm beginning to have hope that Ditte will be around for years to come!
The prayers must be helping.

Anne

[jazzcat]

Lots of prayers for Ditte. I'm glad to hear she is doing so much better today.

You have a wonderful vet. Maybe it's a little payback for the great work you do as in-home caretaker.

[Moesha]

I sure hope she is around for years to come. Be sure to thank your vet for going that extra mile to help you and your sweetheart out! Please continue to keep us posted on her progress.

[shepgirl]

Great news about you cat, looks like she's out of the woods, thanks to a vet that really cared...

[GILL]

We are so glade to hear good news. The CREW and I will be praying untill she is home and well.

[kittykatharine]

That is great news! I am so happy to hear the vet feels optimistic for sweet Dittie.

[Medusa]

That's such good news! I hope you have a lot of good years yet w/her.