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

[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.

[Catty1]

Oh, Mary...eyes stinging just a bit here... How wonderful to see Puddy drink and drink - which is really good for her, of course, with the kidney problem. And maybe some of her yelling is from the 'burning mouth' - who knows?

Lara, you are a GENIUS!

Hmmm....try the cold smooth wet food, maybe? Cold baby food?

I think there's some better news ahead....

[Medusa]

I was just nodding off in bed when I heard "tap tap tap" on the floor and I thought "Ok, here we go. Another night of yowling or maybe I've got to do an ice cube run". But no! Puddy came scampering in my bedroom, up the little ramp that I made for her and into bed w/me! She only stayed a few seconds and then went into the bathroom and drank out of the ice cube bowl but this is the most encouraged I've been in a week or more. I don't know if the Selegiline is working or the B vitamins or both but whatever it is, I'm so thankful. I AM SO THANKFUL! Lara, again, thank you for taking over where my fried brain left off. Ok, so I'm off to get another round of ice cubes and I'm putting some Fancy Feast in the fridge to chill for tomorrow's breakfast for Puddy. <<< Never thought I'd be posting one of these smilies in this thread.

P.S. It just dawned on me that she hasn't yowled at all today!

[Catty1]

Think you could install a Puddy-size ice cube maker by the tub faucet?

Wow...Mary...I guess it IS darkest before the dawn...and remember the Beatles: "Here comes the sun"

[jenluckenbach]

WOW, such promissing reports! Way to go Puddy!