2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 +10 429 PMPS 368 +6 125

Status
Not open for further replies.
Brian & Tyler

Brian & Tyler

Member Since 2014
Yesterday's Condo

Update: he puked up all of his AM meal. Just to get something in him, I tried a small amount of the outdoor kitty's kibble to see if he could hold it down, and he has so far. I don't get it. He is acting fine. Doesn't appear to be showing any signs of distress or discomfort. Last night, he ate as soon as we got back from the vet and did fine.

The vet opens in a few minutes, we will be going back. I don't know what to think.
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 puked up am meal. back to vet we go

Morning, guys. Did the vomit contain any hairball...? Sometimes they'll throw up a hairball after they've eaten. One of my civvies does that on occasion. I'll be sending tons of healing vines, and positive thoughts for Tyler.
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 puked up am meal. back to vet we go

No hairball. He does hack those up occasionally, but right now it is happening immediately after feeding and is all food. He is holding down the dry food, but I don't want him to get used to it!

We are at the vet's right now
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 puked up am meal. back to vet we go

Maybe ask about using 1/4 tablet of Pepcid (plain version) about 20 minutes before feeding. If the problem is an acid stomach that may help.

Does he free feed and eat most of his feed right away? Getting too hungry may result in vomiting. If so, mini-meals may help, either using a timed feeder or by freezing part and putting it out to be nibbled as it thaws.

Has he been checked for kidney disease? Or, does his breath smell like urine? A cat with renal disease may vomit if enough urea builds up in the bloodstream. Feline CRF has a number of tips on managing upset stomach because in is so common in renal cats with advanced disease. One option they explain how to use is slippery elm bark (SEB).
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 puked up am meal. back to vet we go

also, if he is acting like he feels crummy overall, or "meatloafing" (sitting in a position like a sphinx with his head down) he may be having a bout of pancreatitis. It's common in diabetic cats.

The test for that is the Spec fPL - and he has to fast before you get the test done. Marje wrote a good post on pancreatitis - it's on the New to the Group sticky, scroll down to the bottom where there are single topic posts linked and look for it.

hoping he feels better soon.
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 Back from Vet...

Thanks ladies. The vet isn't actually sure what is causing him to be sick, but he did a full blood panel this morning and all results came back negative, so that is good. No pancreatitis. His poos are normal and he acts fine. He was even had one of his mice in mouse school. He was throwing it all over the place, so he seems like he feels ok other than his tummy. My vet gave me Cerenia in pill form to give him 1/4 tablet once daily. The trick right now is foods... Tyler is acting gun shy on the wet food, so I had to reluctantly drop a few pieces on top of the canned just to get him to eat. I mixed some Friskies Mariner's Catch with a little bit of real chicken. He turned his nose up, that is when I dropped a few pieces of kibble on it and he ate most of what I fed, which wasn't much. Maybe a few tbsp

Will update later. My little cousin is having his 1st bday party. Thank you all again. You are wonderful. My vet is wonderful. He is letting me come in next week and pay! Whew!
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 Back from Vet...

the Spec fPL test is a separate test - not part of the regular blood panel. And he has to have fasted first for an accurate result. I don't think it would've been done this morning since he'd just eaten.

One trick is to pulverize the dry kibble and just sprinkle it on top. That often is enough to tempt the kitties to eat. Depending on how carb sensitive he is, he may go really high and stay high til tomorrow with a few kibbles. People have done little experiments that show that their cats can go high from as few as 3-5 pieces of kibble. just depends on the cat.

other tricks include sprinkling parmesan cheese, oregano (a relative of catnip), catnip, the water from tuna packed only in water (not broth, no onions or garlic), or heating up the food a little bit to make it smellier. Rotisserie chicken is pretty irresistible to most cats too.

have fun at the birthday party! hoping tyler continues to want to eat.
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 Back from Vet...

Poor Tyler. Tummy troubles are the worst.

My Sasha has always had a sensitive tummy and we recently started adding Slippery Elm Bark to her fuds. It seems to be helping. She likes the taste, too, which encourages her to eat.

Sending good tummy vines for Tyler. I hope he feels better soon.
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 Back from Vet...

Brian

Here's the link to Tyler's 5/23 Condo when he started getting sick.

Julie is right that, unless your vet did a snap specfPL, he wouldn't have the results back yet. Does Tyler act nauseous (looks at food and walks away or smacks lips, drools, etc). Have you tried a totally different kind of wet food? I'm only asking this because Gracie started vomiting with a specific food that she'd had for a long time. Out of nowhere, as soon as she ate it, she threw up but she was fine with other foods. Is it possible he ate a bug, got stung by something, etc as an allergic rxn to something can also cause acute onset vomiting.

Sending prayers.
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 Back from Vet...

Thanks again ladies, you are wonderful. He has been captain pukerton today. I think maybe he just caught a bug or can't eat the FF any longer. I put down tuna water with a tspn of filtered water in it and he drank it all. I put out about 2 tbsp of tuna in the bowl and he ate it no problem. My mother used to feed it to them every night a four years ago before I found out that it was a no-no to feed it to them regularly.

I will keep my eye on him. He is a cat so he sleeps a lot, but I can tell he felt a little weak from not eating much today. I will keep you all posted. Thank you all for the bits of information that would never cross my mind. FMDB really helps keep the frustration down a bit. :smile:
 
Re: 2/24 Tyler AMPS 287 Back from Vet...

I have found that wet cat food of the fish flavors, and those that are other flavors yet still have fish in them, (you'll have to read the label), can cause a cat to become nauseous and vomit right away.

Is it possible to maybe see if another cat food flavor might be appealing to Tyler, one that isn't a fish flavor and contains no fish? How long have you been feeding him mostly fish flavored foods?

You could try to find a new flavor that is the same texture as the one you had been feeding him. So, if it's a pate you buy a pate. If it's chunks you buy chunks, like that.

Do you now if Tayler would eat a sardine in spring water with no salt, the type that we humans eat?
 
Hi Tina,

Tyler primarily eats FF Classic Chicken. The fish flavors are usually only fed as snacks between meals and i also change it up with Friskies SD turkey & giblets. But right now he will not touch any of it. The Cerenia doesn't seem to be working on him so far. He could just be sick, or not able to stomach the Friskies or FF any longer.
 
Brian

If the tuna and tuna juice you are giving are human, please check the ingredients on the can. Even if it says "in spring water", many of them are canned in vegetable broth which includes soy. Soy can cause anemia in cats. I'd recommend you not give him the tuna or juice if it is in vegetable broth.

I hope he feels better. Odd that the cerenia isn't working....
 
Is he vomiting up all of the food he eats, or just some bits of it? What about dehydration as a cause for having a sick stomach? What do you think? :roll:

To get him to eat something, a lot of people will feed a Stage 1, Chicken or Turkey baby food and add water to it. Beach Nut and Gerber both make Stage 1 baby food.

You can't feed it to them for days and days though because it doesn't have all of the vitamins and minerals that cat needs to stay healthy. Sometimes though, helping them eat, like force feeding with a small syringe, can get them back on track to eating their regular food again.

I agree with Julie and Marje that is that it would be a good idea to get the test to check for pancreatitis. It has to be run with a separate blood panel. Your vet won't run it normally. You would need to ask for it.

Having said that, even if that test came up negative Tyler might still have pancreatitis. The treatment for pancreatitis is 1)fluids- can be sub-qs or IV depending on how severe the pancreatitis; 2)nutrition- usually means force feeding small amounts of food every couple of hours 3) pain medication- Typically Buprenor or Buprenex are given in the side pocket of the cheek on the gum. Pancreatitis hurts and cause vomiting.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top