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

[Catty1]

She has been on it two weeks? When did you start the liquid form?

I wonder if the different time lines you have been told come from people who have actually USED it on an animal and seen results (aside from the person who used it on dogs and saw no difference, which doesn't mean it doesn't work at all - just not on some dogs she saw).

I hope the B vitamins perk her up.

I pray that Puddy turns the corner soon, and can enjoy her life a little more.

[Medusa]

When I checked her cat chow dish this morning, I could see that she had eaten, not a lot, but given that she hasn't been eating any of it at all, I'm somewhat encouraged. She still uses the tub as her litterbox, though. She spends a lot of time in that tub, even sleeping there. I have to clean her up a lot because she has litter caked to her bottom and she leaves a trail wherever she walks. Yesterday morning I heard her walking from her room to the bathroom, then she stopped and walked into my room. She used to hop into bed w/me in the morning and let me know that it was time to get up but this time she just walked in and stopped. I thought "She doesn't know where she is" so I called her name and said "Come on in bed w/Mommy" but she just turned around and went into the bathroom.

I feel so bad about her self imposed confinement, so I wrapped her in a towel and took her downstairs to the enclosed patio thinking that we'd do a little bird watching. Well, there must have been a hawk nearby because there wasn't a bird to be seen or even heard. So I took her w/me to the outdoor patio and sat down in a chair w/her still wrapped in the towel. She didn't seem anxious at all; she looked around a little but only for a minute. Then I could tell that she wanted down and there was no way I was going to put her on the ground, so we went back inside and I took her to the safety of her bathroom.

It's when she has the lucid moments such as described above that makes me have hope but when she's out of it, she's really out of it. Anyhow, just thought I'd fill you in on the latest.

[Catty1]

Mary...just maybe the med is starting to have an effect...and the B vitamins too.

Wishing you and Puddy increasing good moments!

[Medusa]

Mary...just maybe the med is starting to have an effect...and the B vitamins too.

Wishing you and Puddy increasing good moments!

That's what I'm hoping, Candace. When I cleaned litter boxes this morning, there was a pee clump in her litter box BUT Creamsicle, the little sneak, got into Puddy's room this morning. I heard her crunching on cat chow and thought it might be Puddy but it was Cgirl. So I can't say for sure if the pee clump was Puddy's or Cgirl's except that it was at the very edge of the box which is where Puddy likes to pee for some reason. I'll tell ya, for a CH baby, Cgirl sure manages to get around, undetected, too.

[carole]

Mary my vet has just put Ash on Anaplex, it is a steriod and vitamin D pill, this is to boost his appetite, like your puddy, he eats enough to feed a mouse, however this has only gotten really bad in the last few days, so far not a great improvement, but it is early days yet.

I can well understand where you are coming from with Puddy, i am almost in the same place with my Ash, i wish you both all the best and know i am always here for you, HUGS.

[Emeraldgreen]

I found a name for the inflammed tongue regarding a B12 deficiency and it is called 'Burning Mouth Syndrome'. If this is what she has, it makes so much sense that she adores those fudgesicles because not only are they yummy but they are wonderfully cold!! And I was thinking about the tub faucet. When I turn my tub faucet on cold, it is sooooo much colder than the sink and develops this condensation on the metal and frost even. I wonder if Puddy is preferring the tub faucet because it may be colder. Maybe she would like some icecubes to lick or a shallow bowl of icewater or since she doesn't 'do' bowls maybe you could put the plug in your sink and put some water in there with a few ice cubes and see if she goes for it.
p.s. and if she is seeking out colder things, she might eat chilled Fancy Feast or other things.

[Medusa]

Wow, Lara, I don't know why I don't think to look these things up myself. My brain is so fried that it didn't even occur to me. I did try the ice cubes but, as you said, she won't drink out of a bowl. She no longer goes onto the sink countertop now; it's strictly the bathtub. She's too short to reach the tub faucet, so she drinks the water that pools near the drain, poor little girl. Maybe now that I started her on these B vitamins she'll discontinue that behavior. Thank you so much for telling me this.

P.S. I love PT! Where else can I find such wonderful friends who would take time out of their busy days to look up info like this for me?