12/11 Tigger AMPS 437, PMPS 422 update on vomiting

Moms2Tigger&Blu

Moms2Tigger&Blu

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This morning I thought he did not vomit at all but right before leaving I found the clearish liquidy puddle. No food in it this time which leads me to believe it is some sort of acid tummy. Last night he and the GF were so passed out in bed he didn't move an inch for his midnight snack. So the last time he ate was like 9+ hours prior to breakfast. But again . . . I doubt the regular vet will have anything to say and the IM specialist is . . . not my favorite. They will ask "how are his other signs" and if everything is normal they have little to no advice.

Here's another interesting, unrelated thing. . . its been going on since the very first day he got out of the hospital, I never gave it another thought. Maybe I'm crazy . . . but his purr has changed. Not his meow, he gets those out loud and proud when he wants but his purr. I didn't think about it at first cause he seemed happy and I was thrilled he felt well enough to purr. It wasn't until I came across an article about a cat that developed a strangled meow that I gave it any thought. His purr doesn't sound strangled, more like . . . he has to warm up, rev it and get it going. Sometimes it sounds like he is trying to say something as the purr builds then just becomes the deep rumbling we love. The only thing I thought of was he had a central line placed in ICU - could they have hit, bruised, scarred his "vocal chords?" It has literally been different since day one out of hospital. He also uses it more, or gets louder I guess, possibly just couldn't always hear it before.
 
Can't remark on the purr/voice sound. The puddle sounds like it might be because he went to long between meals. All my kitties do that, well except Olive, she pretty much eats every 2-3 hrs so the others tend to get fed at the same times if they want which of course they do. They like her schedule.
 
Cerenia is given once every 24 hours, probably doesn’t matter too much when you give it. With Pepcid, I have heard giving itnat night.

How are the other end of things? Poops Ok? If a little constipated that can cause some front end vomit. I see you are already giving some Mirilax.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Cerenia is given once every 24 hours, probably doesn’t matter too much when you give it. With Pepcid, I have heard giving itnat night.

How are the other end of things? Poops Ok? If a little constipated that can cause some front end vomit. I see you are already giving some Mirilax.
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yes, the very first thing Tig was diagnosed with - in the long line of "maybes" - was chronic constipation. As long as he gets the miralax he seems good. at one point when they were considering ibs we upped the miralax to 2x a day and it didn't make much difference. thats the only reason hes on 1/4 tsp 1x at dinner. of course a little while later, triaditis came along, then the dka/diabetes . . . questions of pancreatitis were floated. bloodwork was not strongly indicative of that so here we are. if i miss the miralax, he gets backed up and def vomits. if he takes it we usually see atleast a daily log, though its still kinda hard looking. we added the probiotics and that really seemed to help for months until recently. he is maintaining weight, eating good, drinking good, still pees a lot but not what i would call excessive. all he wants to do is cuddle. hes not hiding or shying away which is first sign he feels bad - he wont get under the covers and spoon, then I know.
 
oh and i have some cerenia on hand - about 9 little quarters - i just didnt know how to dose it, if food matters, etc. Oh yeah and at one point, before the triaditis there was "liver disease" and denamarin. then a steroid which THEN led to diabetes. jeez his medical history is longer than mine!
 
Dosing of Cerenia is based on weight of cat. Food doesn’t matter, maybe don’t at a time when he might throw it up.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Dosing of Cerenia is based on weight of cat. Food doesn’t matter, maybe don’t at a time when he might throw it up.
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ok, well no vomit today, i tried to make sure he had a little snack left in bowl at night. the problem is, he is a cuddle monster, and if we are in bed so is he . . . we kinda dont always let him sleep with us (long story short i have terrible allergies and asthma. finally found a dr whose answer was not "get rid of cat" but did strongly recommend a "safe space" in the bedroom where i did not breathe in cat dander all night. you tell that to a cat in winter. so most of the time in winter we sleep in the warmer guest room with the cats) anyway . . . him and his brother always get up an hour - an hour and a half before his T/F/S routine and I dont want him eating the nights leftovers then . . . but that seems to be when his tummy needs it! ugh, why does it have to be so complicated?!
 
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