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

[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...