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  1. #1
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    I'm so sorry to hear this. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are going out to Shiney. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

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    More prayers and good wishes and love are being sent for Shiney and Mom and you, Candace.

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    Death thought about it.
    CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

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    Prayers for Shiney coming from us here in Delaware. It's so difficult when they are sick, but the problem can't be pinpointed.
    {{{Hugs}}} to Shiney, your Mom, and you too, Candace.
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    Thanks again. I talked to my mom this morning - she is waiting for the vet to call her back. She did get up in the middle of the night and warm up some cat food for Shiney. He ate about 2 teaspoons (he is a small cat) but threw it up again. This seems a bit more sinister than just needing an appetite suppressant.

    Shiney is getting a pain med injection and getting rehydrated. This is a different vet this morning...maybe she will feel something the other didn't? Although Shiney used his litter box twice after the first visit.

    Hoping for news/improvement. Still praying. I kept waking up last night.

    PT prayers are amazing. Thank you again for sending them and good thoughts.
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    Just before 11 am here - I phoned Mom as soon as I got in from the waking group.

    She had just returned. The vet palpated him again and said there is food in his intestine. Shiney was re-hydrated and given some pain medication. Mom has some liquid pain med to give him.

    Right now he is perky and walking around. Overnight he opened a cupboard door that he has figured out, which shows some liveliness.

    The vet also said that hey may just be coming to the end of his natural life span. She also thought that testing for pancreatitis wasn't indicated right now...as I mentioned earlier it not only can be inconclusive, but the sample has to be sent to the southern USA and would take 10 days to come back.

    So hopefully the pain meds will allow him to eat and keep food down, and he may turn around.

    Thank you for the prayers.
    "Do or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda

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    I just wanted to mention that my RB Storm began vomiting up his food and water too. I had to take him to my vet a few times before one of the vets diagnosed him with small intestinal disease. He was also low in some other mineral/vitamin so I also had to give him some supplements for a while. He was put on prednisolone and he was able to reduce his dose to 1/2 a pill a day. This did the trick and without it he would've had a much shorter life. It also helped his appetite too. I hope that Shiney will start feeling better soon.

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    Prayers for Shiney from the deep south. I know him being your sister baby makes his so much more special to all of you. I will send up some special prayers for him.

    Special Needs Pets just leave bigger imprints on your heart!

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