Mary & Jude
Member Since 2024
yesterday's condo
Jude went to the vet earlier today. He had a poop blow out in his box on the way over and peed on the way back
I wish we could find a way to stop this from occurring, but it does seem to be a firmly entrenched pattern for him. The aftermath is very difficult to clean up as he HATES baths.
His bloodwork was fine and showed nothing unusual.
His urine looked okay--no infection, blood, or ketones. He had trace urine protein. He did have some glucose in his urine, which is not surprising, given the higher numbers he's had lately.
What was surprising is that Jude has gained two pounds in six months, which the doctor said was excessive for a cat. He now weighs 20.60 pounds. We (I) aren't sure what is causing the weight gain. I feed Jude and Hazel two small tins of FF beef pate and FF Savory Centers chicken twice a day. He and Hazel eat at the same time, so it's possible that he's been getting more of her food?? I also have been giving them one small tin of food later at night, which I will now discontinue. The doctor suggested I with withhold a tblsp of their evening meal and save it for the late night snack. That way Jude hopefully won't miss it at his meal and will think he's getting his little late night snack. He suggested moving their food bowls around to different places in the house, and definitely away from their sleeping area, to stimulate activity. He (the doctor) said to try and find little ways to increase activity since Jude is not really an active cat--he's never been. Any advice on this front is welcome.
The doctor also noted that Jude has some arthritis. He's not sure if the arthritis is causing the weight gain or vice versa. I had suspected that Jude was getting fluffier, but had no idea he was getting THAT much fluffier in such a short amount of time. The doctor says that the weight gain is likely what is driving up the bg numbers. He is putting Jude on almost double the dose of Gaba (1.8 ml--he was getting .8) to combat the pain from the arthritis. He doesn't want to put Jude on any NSAIDs, as they are hard on the kidneys. The increased Gaba might have the effect of further sedating him, causing less activity, or it might have the benefit of helping him to feel better so he'll be more active -- we'll see.
He looked in Jude's mouth and said he has some inflammation, but nothing warranting a cleaning at this point. We'll just keep an eye on things.
One good report is that Jude's pH is down from 7.0 to 6.0. Since he was last at the vet, Jude has been getting dL-Methionine daily, which is a supplement they put in UT cat food that reduces the pH. High pH levels can lead to crystals. The UT food itself is too high in carbs for sugar kitties, so some people just feed the supplement. It appears to be working for Jude.
I hope everyone has had a nice day and wishing all a relaxing evening!
Jude went to the vet earlier today. He had a poop blow out in his box on the way over and peed on the way back
I wish we could find a way to stop this from occurring, but it does seem to be a firmly entrenched pattern for him. The aftermath is very difficult to clean up as he HATES baths.His bloodwork was fine and showed nothing unusual.
His urine looked okay--no infection, blood, or ketones. He had trace urine protein. He did have some glucose in his urine, which is not surprising, given the higher numbers he's had lately.
What was surprising is that Jude has gained two pounds in six months, which the doctor said was excessive for a cat. He now weighs 20.60 pounds. We (I) aren't sure what is causing the weight gain. I feed Jude and Hazel two small tins of FF beef pate and FF Savory Centers chicken twice a day. He and Hazel eat at the same time, so it's possible that he's been getting more of her food?? I also have been giving them one small tin of food later at night, which I will now discontinue. The doctor suggested I with withhold a tblsp of their evening meal and save it for the late night snack. That way Jude hopefully won't miss it at his meal and will think he's getting his little late night snack. He suggested moving their food bowls around to different places in the house, and definitely away from their sleeping area, to stimulate activity. He (the doctor) said to try and find little ways to increase activity since Jude is not really an active cat--he's never been. Any advice on this front is welcome.
The doctor also noted that Jude has some arthritis. He's not sure if the arthritis is causing the weight gain or vice versa. I had suspected that Jude was getting fluffier, but had no idea he was getting THAT much fluffier in such a short amount of time. The doctor says that the weight gain is likely what is driving up the bg numbers. He is putting Jude on almost double the dose of Gaba (1.8 ml--he was getting .8) to combat the pain from the arthritis. He doesn't want to put Jude on any NSAIDs, as they are hard on the kidneys. The increased Gaba might have the effect of further sedating him, causing less activity, or it might have the benefit of helping him to feel better so he'll be more active -- we'll see.
He looked in Jude's mouth and said he has some inflammation, but nothing warranting a cleaning at this point. We'll just keep an eye on things.
One good report is that Jude's pH is down from 7.0 to 6.0. Since he was last at the vet, Jude has been getting dL-Methionine daily, which is a supplement they put in UT cat food that reduces the pH. High pH levels can lead to crystals. The UT food itself is too high in carbs for sugar kitties, so some people just feed the supplement. It appears to be working for Jude.
I hope everyone has had a nice day and wishing all a relaxing evening!
Shelly is also not super active. She will occasionally play with us if we introduce a long piece of string. We had one of those pointers for awhile, but eventually she tired of that game.
Thank you for your response to my post. I too am glad to know. That's great data. When did Jude start taking the dL-M?
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