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

[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?

[Medusa]

I decided to put ice cubes in a bowl in the bathtub and I guess that was the combination I had missed. I'd tried ice cubes in her water bowl, ice cubes in her fountain, her fountain in the bathtub but I'd never tried ice cubes in a bowl in the bathtub. (Getting all this?) You should've seen her drink! So I can see it now: I'll be doing ice cube runs in the middle of the night as they melt. That's ok. Anything's better than seeing her drink the pooled tub water. I wonder if all this has to do w/giving her the B vitamins. I don't know how quickly they work but it sure seems like that's the ticket. Lara, I don't know how to thank you. Maybe it's a fluke and she won't want to drink out of the bowl again but it sure did my heart a world of good. This time the tears are tears of joy. Bless you!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Mary, I've been reading this thread but I haven't had the time to post anything lately. I'm so happy to hear that the vitamin B12 seems to be helping Puddy.

As you know my Starr has colitis and IBD and he's received many vitamin B12 shots as well as acupuncture treatments with vitamin B12. It's really helped him and has given him his energy level back. I hope that it'll do the same for Puddy. She continues to remain in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

As far as how quickly the vitamin B12 works, I noticed it almost immediately in Starr. He was running and playing the very next day and seemed to have endless energy.