Prayers for Ripley - He's Better! Update #95

[phesina]

More prayers for dear Ripley.

[weluvcats]

I'm so sorry about Ripley...I feel for you so much, because we just went through this with our Billy last year...I am hoping and praying so hard for you guys and for your Ripley...I've lit another candle for him at Light a Candle in the PURR group...Have you asked the vet about taking something like Pepcid or as Medusa suggested, aluminum hydroxide gel?...Both can help the stomach acidity which is behind the ulcer problem. I hope that they are able to help him, bless his sweet old heart...

God bless and hang in there...Hugs and prayers to you both

Judy

[RICHARD]

Sending you out some good thoughts from California!

Keep you chin up and Hang Tough!

[jenluckenbach]

Prayers for poor dear Ripley.

[catmandu]

JUKE JOINT JOSEPH HAS KIDNEY ISSUES TOO ALONG WITH HYPER THYROIDISM. AND SOMETIMES HE EATS, OTHE TIMES WHEN I BRING FOOD, HE ACTUALLY RUNS AWAY.
ARE LIQUIDS HARD TO GIVE AS MY OLD TUXEDOS LOOKING THIN.
MORE PRAYERS FOR RIPLEY, ITS HARD TO SEE OUR CATS GETTING OLDER.

[jazzcat]

Have you asked the vet about taking something like Pepcid or as Medusa suggested, aluminum hydroxide gel?...Both can help the stomach acidity which is behind the ulcer problem. I hope that they are able to help him, bless his sweet old heart...

God bless and hang in there...Hugs and prayers to you both

Judy

I'm still waiting for the vet to call me back. This is the vet I usually see for the cats. Unfortunately she was off when I took Ripley in Tuesday so I saw another vet in the group. He's good but Dr. J specializes in cats. I think she is in surgery this afternoon so it may be awhile before she calls. I will ask her about those things when she does call.

I finally got Ripley to eat a tablespoon or so of canned kitten food mixed with warm water. He just wants to lick it like water. After a nap he came out of his hiding spot and walked through the house. I took him to his food and fresh water but he just turned his head and he didn't want the litter box either. Now he's sleeping on his blanket on my bed. Poor guy looks like a big dog with all the drool hanging down.

[Randi]

Oh poor Ripley - and you. It's so hard to watch our kitties getting old and getting health problems. I so hope he will perk up and start eating more again.

Sending lots of good thoughts and hugs.

Hang in there dear Ripley!

[Lizzie]

I've only scanned through the responses because I only have access to PT at work now so have very, very little time to read or post, so my posting may have been covered already. Did your vet check Ripley's mouth for mouth/tongue ulcers? I didn't know this until last year when I had a foster with severe renal failure but CRF does cause mouth ulcers in the late stages. She also wanted to lap very wet food for a while and then wouldn't even touch water. It's very, very hard watching them go through this and I am sorry for both of you.

[Queen of Poop]

Cali, Diego and I all send healing thoughts for dear Ripley.

[ChrisH]

Poor baby. More prayers, healing, positive thoughts, and much love on the way.

[Catty1]

Prayers and thoughts for handsome Ripley...I hope something as simple as tummy upset med can help him turn around, and checking his mouth too. With all the drool, I have to wonder about his mouth.

Maybe doing the wet food like broth for a while would be good.

{{{{hugs}}}} to Ripley and Mom.

[jazzcat]

The vet just called and she feels that Ripley is nauseated and she wants me to bring him in tomorrow for an injection to help ease that. She also wants to examine him herself to make sure there isn't anything else going on that the first vet may have missed. They are working us in at 2 pm. She told me to keep trying to get him to eat and give him sub-q fluids in the meantime.

[jennielynn1970]

Poor Ripley. I hope that there is something they can do for him. That drooling would have me really worried.

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

[momcat]

The vet just called and she feels that Ripley is nauseated and she wants me to bring him in tomorrow for an injection to help ease that. She also wants to examine him herself to make sure there isn't anything else going on that the first vet may have missed. They are working us in at 2 pm. She told me to keep trying to get him to eat and give him sub-q fluids in the meantime.

Please know that you and Ripley remain very much in my thoughts and prayers. [[[[[HUGS]]]]] on the way, your PT friends are here for you
As you can please let us know what your vet has to say.....

[doolittleky]

This last time when Yang wouldn't eat I started with warm water in with the S?D A/D and he would lap that up. He wasn't drinking much water either but he got it through the water I was adding to the a/d . It was like soup. That was the only thing he would touch. He get nauseated too and won't eat. My vet has me give him pepcid for that. I hope your vet can help Ripley feel better. It is so sad to watch and breaks your heart to watch it happen. I will be praying for Ripley.
Melissa