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

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm glad that he's starting to improve. I hope he'll continue to do well.

[Catty1]

Day before yesterday - Mom said Shiney is completely back to normal! The meds constipate him though, so he is also getting a bit of lactulose.

He's got another week on the pain meds; the vet wants to see if they got him through whatever was going on.

I still suspect a digestive inflammation of some kind...he has had a tendency to throw up regularly but not every day.

Glad he is still himself though.

Will keep you posted. Thank you SO much for all the good thoughts and prayers!

[phesina]

Sounds good, Candace! Here's hoping and praying for a good vet report.

[Catty1]

I got to see Shiney in purrson today. He runs from Mom a lot because she is the mean kitty burrito creator who gives him his meds. He was fine with me...he even flopped' for a belly rub, but I think he is still not quite himself. Likely he is spooked by the meds - and as the pain med is an opiate agonist, it might be changing his thoughts or moods a bit. I did the neck skin test and he is a bit dehydrated.

Interestingly he's thrown up only once - and that was throwing up meds.

Once this course of meds is done then he goes off the painkillers. I am still suspecting inflammation somewhere in the digestive system. I know the vet will figure something out.

Also Mom told me that Shiney is 15! Just a year younger than poor dear Fister. At least if he does have to be on pred or something for the rest of his life it will be worth it.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm glad to hear that he's doing much better. My vet told me that cats do much better on pred long term than people or dogs do. Like I said before, pred was a lifesaver for my Storm. It's also very inexpensive too. Lots more prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.