I think Peanut is dying and I don't know what to do

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Sieden said:
They said that DKA can't be ruled out but the liver values that were shown could also cause ketones. The ketones were very high though. I'm not worried about the feeding tube but I do hope that he eats or that they try other options first. I can bring his favorite food up here tomorrow maybe but not tonight, it took me an hour to get up here. Well maybe I can if there is a Wal-Mart near by, I'm downtown and have no idea where I'm at really. I'm still inside waiting but I'll see if they will let me come back with food for him if I can find a store.
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Sprocket had high liver values in the 600s in the begin of march and he went back to normal by may. He is on ursodiol and is still on it cause it was his 2nd time with liver issues but he had ketones 4x too. He is doing much better now. Hang in there, they can get better.
Chris knows me n can get any details of what we did.
Prayerz
 
Noah & me said:
Come on Peanut! Sieden must just be emotionally beaten right now, probably up all night.
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I felt like it honestly but I had to force myself to sleep with sleeping pills. I had a bad accident a few nights ago from staying up all night. I'm a sleep walker and a few nights ago I just couldn't sleep and I didn't feel like taking my meds, the next night when I went to sleep I started sleep walking and I fell down our wooden staircase head over heels. I went to the ER so they could check my brain and spine for injuries. God was watching over me because I didn't break a single bone but I'm bruised from head to toe. And all that I got out of it was a shiny new hospital bill and nightmares.
 
The vet called me just a little bit ago with an update. There is some good news, Peanut is responding to the treatment when I was told last night that there was a chance that he wouldn't respond at all. He said that the new blood work is showing that his electrolytes are improving, Peanut is now being responsive where last night he wouldn't move when I called his name and he's stronger today than yesterday. He's going to give me a call later today with another update. Oh and he has not yet begun to eat on his own.
 
Good morning Sieden, thanks for the update! Poor little guy, I hope he'll improve soon.
Sieden said:
There is some good news, Peanut is responding to the treatment when I was told last night that there was a chance that he wouldn't respond at all
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Have they given you any preliminary Dx?
If they'll let you visit him maybe you can try to feed him yourself - it works sometimes, someone posted about it not long ago.
I am so sorry for what you have to go thru with your own illness, must be very scary :bighug:
Sending positive healing energy your way!:bighug:
 
Wow, that's quite a story on the sleepwalking fall, thank goodness you weren't more severely injured!

So happy to hear that Peanut is doing better. I hope he starts eating on his own, but it's a really good sign that he's more responsive today!
 
I am so glad you didn't wait and took Peanut in. Being dehydrated can cause so many issues!

I hope today you receive even better news regarding his recovery!

:bighug::bighug::bighug: to you.

Chin rubs for Peanut.
 
They didn't really give any diagnosis because he's got so many issues going on right now, the electrolyte imbalance is the biggest concern because of how extremely low his phosphorus and potassium were. The vet last night said that they were critically low when I brought him in. I'm guessing that they are hoping that the other things will balance out when they correct the electrolytes but who knows. I don't see anywhere on the plan where they are going to treat with insulin to get his BG down so I'm a little concerned with that since his BG was 300 last night. I'm afraid to deal with it on my own if he gets better and they send him home. I mean I'm sure that I could do it but I think that he's much safer in their hands since they are doing round the clock blood work and I don't have access to that.
 
Sieden said:
I think that he's much safer in their hands since they are doing round the clock blood work and I don't have access to that
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They won't send him home until his electrolytes are stable, so don't worry about that!!

A cat doesn't HAVE to have high BG numbers to go into DKA....it can happen when they're in lower numbers too....it's just not as common (of course Peanut isn't a "common" cat, is he? ;))

Great to hear he's perked up some since last night......I'd suggest you go in for a visit later and see if YOU can get him to eat. Cats will eat for their caretakers when they won't eat for anybody else a lot of times.

Come on Peanut!!! You've got lots of cheerleaders here!!!

DCIN thanks everyone who's donated for Peanut. Large or small, it all adds up and no matter what, we never want to have to say "Sorry, we can't help" to anybody!!
 
Sieden said:
They didn't really give any diagnosis because he's got so many issues going on right now, the electrolyte imbalance is the biggest concern because of how extremely low his phosphorus and potassium were. The vet last night said that they were critically low when I brought him in. I'm guessing that they are hoping that the other things will balance out when they correct the electrolytes but who knows. I don't see anywhere on the plan where they are going to treat with insulin to get his BG down so I'm a little concerned with that since his BG was 300 last night. I'm afraid to deal with it on my own if he gets better and they send him home. I mean I'm sure that I could do it but I think that he's much safer in their hands since they are doing round the clock blood work and I don't have access to that.
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It sounds like you got your handsful. Maybe see if you can get a friend, family member, or neighbor to help you with his care. Its always good to have another person who can test him plus give a shot for him.
Prayers.
 
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Sieden said:
They didn't really give any diagnosis because he's got so many issues going on right now, the electrolyte imbalance is the biggest concern because of how extremely low his phosphorus and potassium were.
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It sounds almost identical to what was with Ducia - I have a copy of her entire file from that ER stay - blood works, electrolytes, meds administered and even the vet's notes by hour. I reviewed it last night- so very much alike with what is going on with Peanut! The electrolytes will get better with the kind of fluids they are giving but he also need to start eating. It seems that the clinic staff knows what they are doing and hopefully things will improve soon!
Sieden said:
I don't see anywhere on the plan where they are going to treat with insulin to get his BG down so I'm a little concerned with that since his BG was 300 last night.
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have they told why didn't they do the shots?
Sieden said:
I'm afraid to deal with it on my own if he gets better and they send him home. I mean I'm sure that I could do it but I think that he's much safer in their hands since they are doing round the clock blood work and I don't have access to that.
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I am so happy for you that he can stay! Yes, it is better that he is in the professional med settings to monitor. I took Ducia out earlier just out of necessity - her readings - the BG, the electrolytes and liver values were far from ideal and staying longer would be desirable. But she pulled thru anyway.I posted earlier about 24 hours only stay because you have mentioned the financial burden of a longer stay and I knew 1st hand that although it sounded daunting there still was a chance of recovery (Ducia is a living proof) and I didn't want you to get despaired completely when a short stay could have provided a chance, even if a small one :bighug:. If you are approved to keep him there longer - great! Those medical things which we, the lay people do not understand scares us the most - I can relate to it well, believe me.

On the practical side: It might be very wise thing to request a copy of the entire file once you checked him out.
I reviewed Ducia file and compared it to her latest BW - it was nice to see the progress she've made!

Hang in there, Seiden :bighug:, so many people on here wishing you and Peanut well!
Keep us updated esp if you go to visit
 
this place makes me smile, it is so nice seeing there are so many caring ones, makes you remember the world isn't so bad afterall. Hope Peanut stays strong and gets better quickly, sounds like he is in good hands to do so.
}}hugs{{ to his mama, stay strong too!


Chris & China said:
Update...she found an emergency vet and is on her way

Remember folks....DCIN is already in a financial crisis, so if you have something to give, we could sure use it now!!
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Such a wonderful thing DCIN is doing!! will start using your associate link to shop on A from now on. it would be great however if DCIN would except paypal for donations, think you would get more people who are iffy about using their credit cards on non-major sites to donate if you did.
 
@Sieden Now that things have calmed down a bit I just wanted to say I'm sorry for my first remark about being overcharged etc. That wasn't really helping but I've seen people get taken advantage in their hour of need. Sad but true. This is about Peanut so let's move on, another lesson learned.
:( :blackeye: and :bighug: :bighug: :bighug:
 
Chris & China said:
They won't send him home until his electrolytes are stable, so don't worry about that!!

A cat doesn't HAVE to have high BG numbers to go into DKA....it can happen when they're in lower numbers too....it's just not as common (of course Peanut isn't a "common" cat, is he? ;))

Great to hear he's perked up some since last night......I'd suggest you go in for a visit later and see if YOU can get him to eat. Cats will eat for their caretakers when they won't eat for anybody else a lot of times.

Come on Peanut!!! You've got lots of cheerleaders here!!!

DCIN thanks everyone who's donated for Peanut. Large or small, it all adds up and no matter what, we never want to have to say "Sorry, we can't help" to anybody!!
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Yes, thank you very much, I cannot stress how very much it meant to me to see that there were kind people that were willing to help this much. You can believe that I will be donating back as soon as I can.
 
Sylvie said:
if DCIN would except paypal for donations
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You can go through the link in my signature to "DCIN Critical Care Fund" and use PayPal to pay, or you can donate directly through Paypal by sending to donate@dcin.info.....Use "friends and family" to avoid fees. When you "check out" of Paypal, you can put a note in if there's a particular use (or cat) you want your donation earmarked for

Just a little FYI....If you use the YouCaring site, you don't HAVE to donate to YouCaring on top of your donation!
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Darnell & Sprocket said:
It sounds like you got your handsful. Maybe see if you can get a friend, family member, or neighbor to help you with his care. Its always good to have another person who can test him plus give a shot for him.
Prayers.
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Unfortunately I have no family here and I don't know any of the neighbors. I do live with my boyfriend but lately he's been acting as if he's lost of lot of brain cells so I'm not really sure if I trust him with such a big task. I think I'll try to do this on my own as much as I can but I'll teach my boyfriend how to do it anyway just in case I have to rely on him. I did have my ex do it a few times and though I was leery about that situation too, he proved to me that he was capable.
 
Noah & me said:
@Sieden Now that things have calmed down a bit I just wanted to say I'm sorry for my first remark about being overcharged etc. That wasn't really helping but I've seen people get taken advantage in their hour of need. Sad but true. This is about Peanut so let's move on, another lesson learned.
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No problem, I didn't take offense to your remark anyway so no hard feelings. :bighug:
 
Sieden said:
Unfortunately I have no family here and I don't know any of the neighbors. I do live with my boyfriend but lately he's been acting as if he's lost of lot of brain cells
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I have a husband like that , lovely though he is. He leaves his brain cells all over the place. I am forever picking them up and trying to put them back in some semblance of order.

Very, very pleased this morning to read that Peanut is responding to the treatment. Hope you manage to get some food inside her.

@Chris & China
Thanks . Couldn't get anything to work yesterday . Maybe coz of NZ card .
Will try again as have paypal.
 
Chris & China said:
You can go through the link in my signature to "DCIN Critical Care Fund" and use PayPal to pay, or you can donate directly through Paypal by sending to donate@dcin.info.....Use "friends and family" to avoid fees. When you "check out" of Paypal, you can put a note in if there's a particular use (or cat) you want your donation earmarked for

Just a little FYI....If you use the YouCaring site, you don't HAVE to donate to YouCaring on top of your donation!
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awsome, i will go through PayPal for i am not seeing option to use paypal at the DCIN link in your signature for some reason, just credit card option.
 
New update: Peanut talked to one of the techs when she went into the room today and he wasn't really speaking much yesterday. She said that she went in and gave him some loving. He also made some effort to eat on his own. He didn't eat much but he licked at it a few times which is a major sign of improvement I believe because yesterday I was forcing liquids and I could tell that he didn't want it.
 
Chris & China said:
When you hit the "Donate Now" after you've entered all your info (amount, name, address, email addy) it should open up to let you sign into Paypal
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that may explains it, i never finished filling form out because when i got to email part, i noticed only credit cards showed under donate now button.. Going through paypal is better anyways, i will see it there and can hit repeat transaction every month if funds allow.
 
Sieden said:
New update: Peanut talked to one of the techs when she went into the room today and he wasn't really speaking much yesterday. She said that she went in and gave him some loving. He also made some effort to eat on his own. He didn't eat much but he licked at it a few times which is a major sign of improvement I believe because yesterday I was forcing liquids and I could tell that he didn't want it.
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That's wonderful news! Any improvement is a great thing! Keeping you both in my prayers. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Critter Mom said:
I'm glad to read that Peanut's clinical signs are improving.

Is he getting any anti-nausea medication?


Mogs
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It says on the invoice that he'll be given
Cerenia Injection which is to prevent vomiting and
Famotidine Injection which is the generic name for Pepcid AC
 
Noah & me said:
I knew this would happen. Clicking the link to DCIN and wiping away tears, it's not just me right?
Nothing else says thank you like money does to people who really need it. I hope that came out right
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Perfect.....and even if it didn't, we thank you!! DCIN is a wonderful organization that I'm proud to represent. Every dime raised goes to help a kitty in need....in this case, Peanut!
 
I got a new update: It's not good guys. They have been giving him stuff in his IV to make his phosphorus and potassium levels go up and his numbers were up from last night so they backed the amount down to see if he could maintain the levels on his own but he couldn't and now his sodium levels and dangerously low even though he's getting sodium in his bag. The vet said that in all honesty she feels that I will not be able to take Peanut home and that I should consider putting him down. I'm so sad right now, I'm not ready for this. He's my little buddy and I can't believe that this all has happened within days, he seemed fine just a few days ago :(
 
Yeah I'm not giving up until they have tried everything. I told the vet to do all that she can. I'm about to cry myself into a damn stroke.
 
Nobody wants them to suffer so you always have to do what's best for them, but I'm a firm believer that if they're tired of the fight, they'll tell you
 
Well I told Peanut before I left the hospital for him to put his boxing gloves on. I also said that I won't be selfish and try to keep him here on Earth with me if it's going to cause him to suffer. If it's in his best interest to be put down then I will do that but I want to see this out and give him a fighting chance to recover before I make that decision. I am going to go see him tomorrow. I need to see him for myself. I honestly believe that it might help, me and him have a bond like you wouldn't believe and he might think that I just left him there so I will for sure go back tomorrow to visit. I was going to go today but I missed the 1 hour visiting window due to traffic, I will leave an hour early tomorrow.
 
You and Peanut will know what's best. Go and see what he has to tell you.

Sending you the biggest of {{hugs}} from all across the miles Sieden.
 
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