Topic: Really worried about Lacie - not eating - need advice please (Read 15427 times)

Tigerlily (Allison) · « **Reply #37 on:** January 19, 2012, 16:04:14 PM »

So sorry Lindsey

Liz · « **Reply #36 on:** January 19, 2012, 14:54:45 PM »

Lindsey sending

as I am going thorugh this with Riley feral so know how you feel xx

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #35 on:** January 19, 2012, 14:37:10 PM »

Its not good news i'm afraid. Her blood result shows that her liver values have come down a bit but not as much as they should have with treatment she has received so they did an ultrasound which showed that her bile ducts are massively swollen, so much so that my vet said she had never seen any that swollen. It points to a more serious reason than an infection causing the blockage, could be bile stones or a mass of some sort. I am going to the vets tonight to discuss our options, but basically they could only open her up to see what the problem is and even then, the prognosis would not be good so I wouldn't want to put her through that.

I am absolutely devastated but it looks like i'll have to make the hardest decision of my life to send her to rainbow bridge.

mad_lilli · « **Reply #34 on:** January 18, 2012, 21:45:36 PM »

I hope Lacie feels better tomorrow. It's so awful when they're poorly and we can't do anything but wait. She's in capable hands though, so you need to take care of you. Xx

cazzer · « **Reply #33 on:** January 18, 2012, 21:12:22 PM »

so sorry to hear that Lacie still isn't eating. Hope she pulls through

x

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #32 on:** January 18, 2012, 20:57:38 PM »

Try and stay positive, it's very early days for her yet

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #31 on:** January 18, 2012, 20:10:39 PM »

I really feel for you and hope that maybe she suddenly will eat but sadly its so hard to get them to eat once they stop

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #30 on:** January 18, 2012, 20:03:54 PM »

She still won't eat, I tried all sorts of food. The vets are going to retest her liver tomorrow & also do an ultrasound on her abdomen to have a look if its something more sinister than an infection. she can't go on like this much longer & its looking increasingly likely that she won't come back from this. I can't bear the thought of losing her, she has been my best friend for 13 years- since I was 12 years old. My life has revolved around her & I just don't know how I'm going to cope. I can't stop crying.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #29 on:** January 18, 2012, 12:52:00 PM »

I hope this works because not eating can damage their liver beyond repair...........such a worry

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #28 on:** January 18, 2012, 12:33:51 PM »

Just got an update from the vets, they are not going to test her liver again until tomorrow as they want to give the meds chance to work properly.
They really need to get her eating though so this evening I'm going armed with a smorgasbord of her favourite foods to try and tempt her. I know how finicky she is when she's well, never mind when she's feeling under the weather! Also, I sit and hold her plate for every meal usually as she likes her bowl raised and in my company she tends to eat well, if its left down for her (other than her biscuits) she will ignore it.

sheilarose · « **Reply #27 on:** January 18, 2012, 12:12:22 PM »

More positive vibes heading Lacie's way.

JackSpratt · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2012, 10:13:03 AM »

I missed this - I really hope Lacie is stabilised and home soon.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #25 on:** January 17, 2012, 23:59:29 PM »

Alert and pleased to see you is good and the reason that cats like to have visits from their human. Pleased you also managed to get her to eat a bit, every bit is good.

I hope they can resolve the jaundice soon and that she is able to come home quickly

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #24 on:** January 17, 2012, 23:29:09 PM »

Her blood results today were mixed, one of the values has improved but the other one has worsened. I went to visit her again tonight, she seemed bright and alert & pleased to see me, she was very fussy and I got her to eat a bit of food.

She is very yellow due to the jaundice though

vets have said that she needs more meds & time and to take every day as it comes. I'll get another update about lunchtime tomorrow.

cazzer · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2012, 17:13:09 PM »

hope Lacie is back home with you soon

x

CatGirl · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2012, 13:00:35 PM »

Thinking about you x

Peardrop · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:26:30 PM »

Quote from: Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) on January 17, 2012, 12:15:35 PM

Well the vet called & said that she had a comfortable night and that she seemed brighter in herself, she has had a little bit of tuna to eat but had to be hand fed to coax her to eat, they have taken bloods and will let me know the result this afternoon. Hopefully it will be good news! Fingers crossed.

Fingers and toes crossed.

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:15:35 PM »

Well the vet called & said that she had a comfortable night and that she seemed brighter in herself, she has had a little bit of tuna to eat but had to be hand fed to coax her to eat, they have taken bloods and will let me know the result this afternoon. Hopefully it will be good news! Fingers crossed.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #19 on:** January 17, 2012, 01:37:37 AM »

I hope they can flush out the toxins

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #18 on:** January 16, 2012, 23:08:41 PM »

Thanks everyone. Basically the vets have said that its an infection in her liver making it blocked so toxins have built up so she has jaundice. Its serious but if they can get the toxins flushed out quickly she might be ok. Shes on a drip and has had antibiotics but has to stay in til at least wednesday they think. They will update me tomorrow morning, I think its a case of taking each day as it comes. I gave her good cuddles kisses before she was transferred to the other branch. She is going to be looked after by my usual vet, which is good because she is the senior vet/surgeon and really cares about lacie

so thats a small relief.

The house feels so weird without her, my strict schedules of feeding and meds isn't needed so I feel strange! At least i've got mollie here to keep me company. X

Superkitty · « **Reply #17 on:** January 16, 2012, 18:51:32 PM »

Hope that you get some good news x

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #16 on:** January 16, 2012, 18:47:14 PM »

Have everything crossed for her

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #15 on:** January 16, 2012, 18:43:22 PM »

Lots of good wishes for Lacie

thekittensmittens · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2012, 17:22:36 PM »

sending some love for Lacie

CuteCats · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2012, 16:31:30 PM »

Fingers crossed and sending lots of good vibes. xx

mad_lilli · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2012, 15:51:36 PM »

Fingers, toes & paws all crossed. Xxx

sheilarose · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2012, 15:14:11 PM »

Got 'em all crossed for you Lindsey,

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #10 on:** January 16, 2012, 15:06:10 PM »

Right, they're now saying its her liver

& she has to stay in for a few days.
I will find out more later when I go to visit her before she's transferred to another surgery for overnight care.
They have said that hopefully it is not a long term thing and can be reversed. Keep your fingers crossed please everyone!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #9 on:** January 16, 2012, 12:26:28 PM »

I hope they help her to flush out her bladder as not good if its enlarged.

Semding loads of get well vibes, Come on Lacie you can do it

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #8 on:** January 16, 2012, 12:24:04 PM »

Thanks Gill

Well she was the same this morning, managed to get a little of the pate food down her again but she was clearly not in the mood to eat

My OH took her to the vets at 9:30 this morning, they have kept her in for observation and have put her on a drip. They are going to check her glucose levels/kidneys e.t.c and try and get her to eat.
They said that her bladder is enlarged, even though she managed to have a wee yesterday and wee'd on the way to the vets, they can't tell if she's constipated or not because they can't feel her bowls because of her bladder being so large.

I think my hubby is phoning for an update on her at about 2 o'clock, please keep your fingers crossed that its nothing serious & that she will be ok, also some of those all powerful purrs healing vibes would be appreciated.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #7 on:** January 16, 2012, 12:08:30 PM »

Hope vet visit goes well today, thinking of you both

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2012, 17:23:41 PM »

Shes had some water to drink since she was sick, I've got some cat milk & tuna juice so will give her some in a bit.
I've managed to get a small amount of warmed up pate type cat food down her but its nothing to shout about. I think she has stopped fidgeting so much, seems a little bit more comfortable. I doubt I will be able to get enough food down her for her to have her insulin tonight but will try and get her into the vets as early as possible tomorrow.
Why do they have to get poorly over the weekend when you can't get them to see a vet without having to spend ridiculous amounts of money?!

It is criminal how much out of hours fees are.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2012, 16:31:26 PM »

If she's not eating and is being sick it's very important to keep her hydrated, will she drink some cat milk or tuna water? Hope she gets on OK at the vets tomorrow

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2012, 13:33:51 PM »

I dont know how diabetes in cats works exactly but in humans on insulin they would be badly affected by not eating and the levels do not always go down but can go up!

Every individual is different however and in cats it may work different.

I do hope that she suddenely starts eating again

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2012, 13:27:27 PM »

Hi Gill, She is on her new insulin now, has been since Monday evening, it *shouldn't* make her feel ill has it is exactly the same as her old insulin just packaged differently. If it is her diabetes I don't think it is because her glucose levels are too low as she isn't showing any signs of that & as she has not eaten, I gave her no insulin this morning, if anything its more likely the other way around but i'm not sure as she's been there before and she wasn't acting like this.

Since my OH got back we have tried her on ham (usually her fave) & sardines but she wouldn't touch either, she has a sniff, maybe a little lick but then stops. I don't think she has a snuffy nose at all. She has had a bit to drink and has now gone to her bed, I will try some of the other foods later I think. The main thing thats worrying me, apart from turning her nose up at a every food I offer, is that she seems uncomfortable. I'm just hoping its a bad bout of constipation & not something more serious. Still gonna see how she goes throughout the rest of the day, if we don't feel its urgent enough that she goes to the vets tonight she will be definately be going tomorrow.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2012, 13:10:03 PM »

So is she on the new insulin?

If so that maybe making her feel a bit down, so hard to know.

Could her diabetic levels be down?

It could also be the change in weather, absolutely bitter cold here and Misa is not eating very well and not sure why.

Glad the condensed milk helped and as you say not good for diabetics but a tiny bit will not have mattered.

Hope that something you OH gets will attract her to eat.

Has she got a snuffy nose or anything, maybe she is having problems smelling her food or something is making it not taste nice...................such a problem

Lindsey (thefunkyinuit) · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2012, 12:03:27 PM »

Hi Everyone, Lacie's health had been very good up until a few weeks ago. Basically she has been sick about 5 or 6 times in the last 2 weeks & has been a bit off her food, I took her to the vets last Monday because of this, I thought maybe that she was feeling unwell because her insulin was old (I was about to run out of the stock of her old insulin & the current bottle had been open nearly 60 days) My vets first thought that it could be her kidney disease making her sick (she has had mild kidney disease for 15 months) but a blood test showed that her kidneys were ok. As we were about to change over to the new human form of her insulin, my vets wanted me to start in straight away incase it was the insulin that was making her feel unwell. She also gave her an anti-sickness injection & appetite stimulant tablet for me to give her every three days for 12 days.

She has suffered from constipation alot but that seemed to have eased off since her eating only the gravy from her food. Friday evening she was struggling to go for a poo and was sick from straining so I gave her a little watered down condensed milk (not great for diabetics, I know but as had already had her insulin and had been sick I thought I would give it a go & a couple of hours later she passed an good amount of soft/liquidy poo. Then last night, she turned her nose up at her regular food & even tuna, I managed to get her to eat just over half of her normal meal so only gave her a low dose of her insulin. She ate some more tuna (I had left it out) at about 10:30 last night but wouldn't touch her biscuits.

This morning she didn't even bother getting up to come and see me/get food like she usually does, even after I went over to stroke her and coax her from her bed, I picked her up and took her to the kitchen, she took one look at her food (her usual food is the gravy from butcher's classic - she won't eat the meat) and walked out of the room and went up into the window, I took her food to her but she wasn't interested, tried warming it up, still not interested, tried a but of tuna, she had the tiniest bit then stopped. She wouldn't even eat dreamies.

About 10 o'clock she got out of the window, threw up the bit of food I managed to get down her and then went to her litterbox for a wee then returned to the window. She seemed to perk up a bit and I gave her a bit of beef, also tried cooking her scrambled egg whites, she had a sniff but wouldn't eat any. At the moment, I think she is uncomfortable and maybe in a bit of pain as she keeps standing up, stretching and then lying back down very slowly (I was thinking she may still be constipated and have stomach ache).

Thats were we are at the moment. I have sent my husband off to Tesco to get her some other foods to try (meat/fish pate type foods, sardines, pichards...anything to get her to eat) I hate seeing her this way and am just playing it by ear as she is not herself and I'm feeling more and more like an out of hours vet trip is required, I don't think its an emergency as such, but she just seemed very uncomfortable - obviously hoping not to have to take her as it £120 as soon as you walk through the door (I have no problem spending the money if I really need to, but I don't want to jump the gun if its not completely necessary)

I'm sorry for such a long post but she is a complicted cat with different health problems, if anyone has any advice on what I should do,I would really appreciate it.

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