Jimmy is feeling Good: Ridiculous but wonderful update #46

[Medusa]

So how is Jimmy doing now? Better, I hope.

[Emeraldgreen]

Thanks for your posts guys. Jimmy is doing sooooooooooooo much better. I called my vet the Monday morning after the weekend when he took a bad turn and asked if I could pick up some more Metronidazole and they put together a 2 week prescription for him. It's compounded with chicken flavoured suspension but it's apparently extremely bitter and he hates it. A few weeks ago I was giving him a teaspoon of Fancy Feast right after so it would wash away the taste but since he had a relapse and got sick again, he's been on a STRICT diet of Medi-Cal Gastro dry and Medi-Cal Hypo-Gastro wet. Royal Canin also makes a wet food called Sensitive but he is not keen on either of these wet foods. Sometimes I add a bit of water to the dry and nuke it for 10 seconds and give that to him but he's not impressed.
I asked the vet if I could give him baby food because he really likes it and she said that she thinks his IBD is so severe that he probably can't tolerate it. She thinks it might take a few days or a week but eventually it catches up with him and he starts pooping that weird intestiney looking stuff. Yuck.

I also asked her if I could start him on Forti-Flora but the receptionist called me back and left a message saying that the vet said it is contraindicated for cats with immunity problems and he has the herpes virus. I'm going to see if there is some kind of enzyme or good bugs that I can give him since he will have been on a whole month of antibiotics once we're done.

I'm also going to ask about the vitamin B12. There are two versions and one is more appropriate for cats with IBD because of absorption. I have to look it up so more and get my facts straight.

I just wish there was some human food that I could give him as a treat. He loves treats and he is getting the most boring diet in the world. He doesn't do well on the grain free diets (wet or dry) so I can't try those. I will see if I can find an IBD diet other than Medi-Cal and Royal Canin. I remember years ago EN made a kibble that was moist like Tender Vittles and it was called Gastro and came in these little pouches. He would like those I think.

Anyway, he is in our room and I can hear him racing around with Stinky and Paddy. Well, Paddy probably isn't racing, he's more of an observer. But Jimmy is really full of beans today! He might be bored with his food but his health has really improved and he is better than I've seen him in quite awhile so we're so relieved. Thanks for asking, I've been meaning to post an update for a few days now.

[Moesha]

Oh good! I'm so glad to read that Jimmy is feeling better!