Storm's Not Feeling Well-Update 1-23-09

[Taz_Zoee]

Aww, I hope Storm is feeling better soon. It's so stressful when one of the babies is not feeling good.

I would be at work today if I could move. My back/neck is killing me. Trust me, I'd rather be at work.

[weluvcats]

I'm sorry to hear your Storm isn't feeling well...Poor sweetie Isn't it awful when one of our babies is sick? It's almost as bad as when a child is sick...(Of course, our purr babies are like our kids, aren't they?)
Hopefully the vet can find the problem quickly, and Storm will be on the mend soon!

Hugs and Prayers for Storm!

Judy

[jennielynn1970]

Hope it's nothing serious, and that the vet will have an easy fix to make Storm feel all better!

Hugs and scritchies to Storm, and hugs to you as well!

[Freedom]

Chin rubs, Storm. Hope the vet can find a reason you don't feel well, and that the reason is an easy fix. MWAH!

[Sugaree]

Oh no! I hope he feels better soon.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I just wanted to let you all know that Storm's doing much better already. I'm still giving him the prozac every other day and tonight he was much more alert and very hungry.

I e-mailed my vet asking her if I could possibly just give him the prozac only a few times per week but she said that he should be weaned off of it entirely. She said that giving it to him only a few times a week wouldn't do anything for him and that it might also cause some unwanted side effects. I guess prozac has to be taken every day for it to be effective. He's already taking 1/4 of a 10mg tablet which is very small so I couldn't really split this doseage in half. Hopefully he won't go back to being such a grumpy, jealous, and aggressive cat like he was before.

[weluvcats]

I'm glad to hear that Storm is doing so much better! Bless his heart! I know you must be feeling much better, too. I wish I had a dollar for every moment of worry that I've had about our purr babies over the years!! I'd be a rich woman!

Are you going to replace the Prozac with something else, or just see what happens? Hopefully, you may not need to put him on another med, but time will tell. I hope things continue to go well for your Storm (and you!)

Hugs!

Judy

[Catlady711]

I hope Storm gets to feeling better very soon. Let us know what the vet says.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for all of your nice replies. Storm was such a good boy today. The vet techs loved him and thought he was a very handsome boy. One vet tech held him while the other one took some blood and he was so good that they gave him some baby food. He loved it.

The vet used an ultra sound machine to help her guide a needle into Storm's bladder for a urinalysis and she was able to get plenty of urine without any problems. Storm just laid back and was such a good boy. I waited about 15-20 minutes to find out his urinalysis results and they were normal.

The vet called me this afternoon at work and said that his blood work is also normal and looks great. The last few times that he had blood work done his calcium level was above the normal range and now she said that it's still a bit high but it's the high end of the normal range so it's improved.

He does have some gingivitis but it didn't seem bad enough to stop him from eating. We both now think that it's the generic prozac that he's on that's causing him to be more lethargic and to decrease his appetite. She said that some of the side effects can be anorexia and lethargy. He's been taking 1/4 of a tablet for a little over 6 weeks now. Starr is also taking this amount but he's also on pred so his appetite is fine.

Now I'm going to try weaning Storm off of the prozac to see if this will help improve his energy level and appetite. If he still doesn't improve then it still might be his teeth and we'll try giving him some pain meds to see if this helps. He just had a dental cleaning in May so we both don't really think that this is the cause. Please send Storm some positive vibes. I sure hope that the prozac is causing this so he can be his normal self again. I guess I'll just have to live with his grumpiness from now on. Thanks again.

Tonight he was able to eat some of his canned food and then later he had a good long drink out of his water bowl. I hope this means he's on the road to recovery.

[Catty1]

Is there a different med that you could try? Medusa is a big fan of Clomicalm - it doesn't zone her kitties out.

I also use a "Feliway Collar" - Oscar wears a very stretchy collar, and I shake the bottle of Feliway and put a squirt into it in the morning. Storm might need three squirts a day.

My vet told me the patent has come off Feliway, so it's almost half the price it used to be!

Or - maybe once he is weaned off the Prozac, he will have the habit of being calmer.

Glad he was so good at the vet - what a sucky boy!