My mom's cat - Shydey (a/k/a Shiney)

[Catty1]

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.

[krazyaboutkatz]

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.

[Laura's Babies]

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.

[Catty1]

Thank you all again. Came home from a job this afternoon to a message from my mom. Shiney ate all the food she put down for him - it wasn't a lot, but he did eat it all. He still is shy and won't come to her for cuddles, but he still is perkier.

The vet did say he had a small bladder. How is small intestinal disease diagnosed? Or perhaps a small dose of pred would help him in any case.

The vet also didn't want to mix an appetite stimulant with pain meds as Shiney could act rather wacky on that combo.

A bit of relief here, but still crossing fingers!

[phesina]

I'm glad Shiney seems to be doing a little better.

Continuing prayers.

[Catty1]

Thanks Pat.

[krazyaboutkatz]

The vet who diagnosed my RB Storm was able to feel that his intestinal tract was inflammed. My vet also looked more thoroughly at his blood work and she found that he was low in folic acid so I had to give him some supplements for 6 weeks. I also ended up giving him a 1/2 of a pill of regular strength pepcid every night too and his pred was given in the morning.