Ash not doing so well....

[davidpizzica]

Oh,Sis! I'm very sorry to hear about Ash. I hope that he can rally for you again. Big {{{{HUGS}}}} to you and your family and Pittsburgh prayers go out to Ash so that he can stabilize for a little while.

[kb2yjx]

I, too, am so sorry to hear about your Ash...Like several of the above posters, I have had many kidney cats, and giving the sub q fluids REALLY helped!! Have you tried to feed Ash chicken BABY food? That still is the ultimate bribe food at our house, when one of the cats is not eating well. Good luck with your boy, I will light a candle for him....

[carole]

Thank you all for your kind thoughts, the ole boy picked up again, he had about four really bad days, and then one really good one, ate like a horse, i am wondering if he has been cunning enough to spit out some of his pills, although i check every time and watch him after pilling, and i have not found any pills lying around,but you never know,however with kidney cats it is quite normal to be up and down, i know that,he is eating reasonably well again,but of course i know that could all change again any time,he was at a very low point though and i was naturally concerned.

I found that he loves the vitapet cat milk, and the days he would not eat until afternoon , which is something he does from time to time as he often feels sick in the mornings,i gave him that and it helped a lot, better than no food at all, it is also full of good vitamins,magnesium,etc,and he is still liking it, mind you that might only last a week, one day he loves something , the next he won't touch it.

Anyhow happy to report Ash is still here with us,and continuing his fight for survival, along with his parents.,thanks again everyone.

[phesina]

Prayers and a candle for Ash too: http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=8564467

Love from Pat and cats

[carole]

Thanks Pat you are very thoughtful and so sweet to do this for Ash and I, he is doing ok ,eating quite well,but not as good as yesterday, funny thing though he did not eat in the morning, but i saw him outside in the wind running like a kitten up the tree and down, and all over the section, it was good to see, still plenty of life left in the old guy yet, sometimes i think his steroids give him the get up and go.

[katladyd]

Go, Ash, go!

[kittykatharine]

I hope Ash is doing well - I am really hoping that his eating has improved. When my Sydney was going through her chemotherapy, she had a couple of bouts of not eating, where I too tried every kind of cat food available. Nothing seemed to work - then someone on the PetTalk thread suggested baby food. I went to the store and bought turkey and chicken flavors and she ended up liking it a lot. I know it is not much, but it is worth a try. You and Ash are in my thoughts and prayers!

[carole]

Thanks, i will keep the baby food for the last resort, at the moment he is doing better, eating reasonably,he tends to eat more late afternoon and evening, and he is still loving that milk, just a question,if anyone can answer, he used to drink heaps of water, as kidney cats do, but since i have given him the milk, it has decreased a lot, now i am wondering is this a good thing or a bad thing, just wondering,?

[allmycats]

I'm so sorry about your sweet Ash. how is he doing today?

[carole]

Thank you for asking, Ash unfortunately had a terrible day yesterday, i was very concerned, he was vomiting up creamy phlegm type stuff and when eating he has been like choking most of the time lately,and having difficulty keeping it down, he looked very miserable yesterday, and i really had to question whether i was doing the right thing keeping him alive,but today he has picked up considerably and is doing much better, he ate and drank his milk, although his quantity of food is not much, at least he is eating.

I know kidney cats are up and down, but i was not prepared for it to be quite this bad, and i know his time is getting closer, i just have to cherish the time we have left together, i just don't know when to make the call, it is the hardest thing i have had to deal with in a long time, it is knowing when i guess,i don't want to keep him going and suffer, and it was obvious he was in discomfort yesterday and is on and off.

Well trying to think positive and hoping he will continue to keep on an even keel for now, and take no further nose dives as he did yesterday, very cold day here today, but he is up in his favourite spot on top of the carport roof, gets lovely and hot up there, and he would prefer that, than sitting by the heater, the sun is out.

Just hoping my old boy can hang on in there a little longer. going to call Gabe my vet and have a wee chat about him.