3/16-3/17 Ruben Diarrhea not feeling well

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numbers have been ok.
Noticed he didn't eat when I came home from work, laid with me all day, but couldn't relax enough to sleep. I gave him ff chix feast 4% carb (he's carb sensitive so I stay 3% and under) had diarrhea earlier, Tried to say calm but could tell he wasn't feleing well. Meatloafed and cried when I picked him up. Now just had diarrhea again and won't eat treats nailbite_smile nailbite_smile nailbite_smile .
I also noticed his dandruff seems worse again. I do not think its FD, but sick with worry again. Should I go to E.R. or wait it out.
 
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((((Sam))))
I don't have an answer....
just wanted to to offer support.

Hope someone can offer what you should do...
 
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If he's meatloafing and crying when you pick him up, his tummy hurts. If the diarrhea gets worse or he doesn't eat, I'd take him in by tomorrow.

(((Sam))) Sending healing vines and hugs.
 
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When did Ruben last eat? Try offering water, observe how he react & post.
 
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thank you. hes ate about 1/2 can ff around 6. he did take an evil temptation treat but wont take any other treat and won't drink? laying w me now,but can't relax enough to sleep, worried about pancreatitus. should i def take him in the am or access? i did give him 1/2 can of proplan yesterday but did that before and he was fine? i hate this feeling....pray.
 
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He ate half a can at 6 & is now 2 hrs later? Maybe upset stomach because of the food? ER is very expansive in HK but of course if it's an emergency you got no choice. If it's my cat, I'd observe till the next morning.
Water wont hurt, try offering to him later.
 
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If it's pancreatitis or even an upset tummy, you could try 1/4 of a 10 mg. Pepsid AC. I agree with Marje, unless the diarrhea gets worse or if Ruben seems to be feeling worse, I'd wait until tomorrow. This could be something as simple as his food didn't agree with him or he has a GI bug that will pass.
 
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Here's hoping that Ruben wakes up feeling better and you don't have to worry anymore.
 
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Prayers that Ruben is feeling better in the morning
 
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Hi Sam,

Sorry you little Ruben is not feeling well.

Rex and I will be sending some NorthWest thoughts and vines.
 
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Hi Sam, I'm so sorry to hear his little belly hurts and hope he feels better by now. Sending better tummy vines and a hug for him & his Momma cat_pet_icon
 
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I can't tell how he feels. I got up gave 1/2 can of FF turkey and giblets and he ate a lil (maple ate the rest) just gave other can now, took few bites and I had to pet and hand feed him some more. He seems maybe a lil better than yesterday, but honestly can't say for sure. Haven't seen any LB action yet. I have to work basically 7-7 tomorrow. Ugh. TDI hasn't kicked in and I have no money. Should I wait and see today, or go to be safe than sorry?
Also, don't know how I could this w/ o You guys!!! ((((FDMB)))) My love for Ruben is so intense it scares me sometimes, to know he has all these people and kitties pulling for him really saves me too. Thank God for you all and thank God for here.
 
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Were you able to give him the Pepcid? You want the regular Pepcid AC, 1/4 tablet. Or maybe some bland all meat and broth baby food will help his tummy feel better.
 
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I just gave him a treat and he took it, but reluctantly. But he did take it. focusing on that as a good thing....so confused on what to do? I read i could be constipation? he has had hard dark stools, but I have been giving him a lil pumpkin everyday, I thought it might be getting a tiny bit better, how do you know if its diarrhea or constipation?
He did give me a purr this morning when he snuggled in with me. He just finally laid down to rest, he's seemed unable to really relax to rest until just now, he's been up and then down. like he can't get comfortable. I don't want to pick him to see if he cries for two reason 1-can't handle it and 2-trying to give him time to get over this.
I do no have pepsid AC in the house but will get some, I do have baby food. Gonna let him rest for now, since it seems like he hasn't been able to get any. Will cats purr if they feel crappy?
 
I just hand fed him about 2tsp of food. He is preening a lil now so thats good, still no LB. He's def off but hesitant to go to vet. No money, stress on Ruben and not 100% sure it's warrented. I have to go food shopping so won't be here so see if he goes. BF again totally uinsupportive and will not watch him for me to tell me if he goes. Gonna get Pepcid AC should I give it to him for safe measure or wait it out. Will it hurt him to give it to him if he's feeling better? I don't think he is feeling better tho, he won't relax enough to sleep just crouching or laying there blinking. sigh nailbite_smile I hate this. I hate how effected I get by it. I can' seem to controll my own emotions about it either. I have a friend taking me shopping to help me focus. Thank you guys!!! Coulnd't seem to do life with out (((FDMB))).
 
good Idea, can't even think straight. I have a self cleaning LB so I'm just gonna turn it off.
I can't seem to think straight so even the simplist things are still good to tell me. Thank you thank you thank you. It takes me about 2hrs or so to get there shop and get back, will post then. not leaving for 20 mins tho. I'll check here before I leave
 
Sam, I know it's easy to say "try to breathe and stay calm". We have lots of calm here today so i'm sending all that i have your way, along with lots of feel better vines and prayers for Ruben. many hugs to you. mary and ollie
 
(((((Sam & Ruben))))) and more ((((( cat_pet_icon ))))) Sending normal LB for Ruben vines & breathe it's will be okay for Sam vines
 
Ruben is in the same position I left him in....ugh. I had fed him about another 1tsp of food. No LB action. Don't know if that good or bad. He got up and went in my room and is laying on my chair in the sun. He's still not feeling good I can totally tell (and its not just crazy pants talking) seems to be the same as yesterday, so at least not worse. I guess I'm gonna continue to wait it out. I did get pepcid but not sure if I should give it to him. I hate giving his lil system medication but I don't want him to be uncomfortable either. I have Zofran still but where he's eaten a lil not sure if I should give it that either.
If Ruben was your cat what would you guys do...
1-Wait it out?
2-give pepcid? Zofran?
3-go to vet?

I'd say total he's eaten about 3/4 can of ff, only laying around not truly resting/sleepin, I did see a lil preening after he ate.
I'm worried about pancreatitus, is there a way to try to nip it in the bud before it fully develops? Also worried about hyperthyroidism < he's had dandruff lately and read that could be a sign, and last thing I'm worried about is how to tell if he's constipated, I read that the lil squirts he had could be sign he's backed up. His poo has been hard and black been adding pumpkin, thinks it's made a slight difference. so confused?

Thank you form the bottom of my heart for the vines and wishes, I wish and do try to not become this paralyzed ball of anxiety b/c I know it doesn't help me, Ruben or the situation but my whole world is wrapped up in him. Not healthy but your wishes and vines really do help. Being able to vent here really helps a lot as well. All the reminders of breathing can't be said enough, I get so caught up in the moment I forget all the tools I have to controll my emotions.
All my love for everyone here and for their Kitties. THANK YOU!!!
Thank you (((FDMB)))
 
I guess I just thought of posting to you when I was reading this yesterday :? Sorry I don't have advice, I just wanted to send hugs to both of you and healing/poo vines to Ruben! :YMHUG:
 
Hi Sam, to answer your question about what to do if it were my cat, I think I'd try the Pepcid first and see how that goes. If there's no LB action by tonight, however, I think a vet visit is in order. When was his last BM?
 
Last night was the lasttime that I caught LB action, I slept in til about 10am so not sure if I missed anything, I have self cleaning LB and forgot to turn it off when I went to bed. It's off now so I'll know if he has diarrhea. Thanks to Sienne for reminding me to do that.
 
Sounds like it hasn't been 24 hours yet since he pooed... albeit a very runny one.... so the time frame window is still good...

It is possible that the diarrhea has run its course and he's just building back up to the next normal poo.... ( I generally only get one from Shadow in a 24 hour period.... every once in a while she'll go a little longer in between... and she's very normal in that way)

IMHO, the newly added pumpkin has just introduced a new variable and his body is having to adjust.... maybe the amount of pumpkin is a bit much
for him at first until he gets used to it... or he doesn't need quite as much as he is getting....

this may be something to take notes on... how much you gave him... made him runny ... or normal... or still hard...
that way you can figure out how much he should get.
It is one of those ECID things...


I can take 2 claritin-D pills (24hr kind) at a time ... and I'm almost able to breathe during allergy season...
the rest of you probably couldn't do that without being hyper or get a headache....


I'm just saying maybe you were a little too generous with the pumpkin and Ruben isn't quite used to it ...

Hugs!

from "Grasps at Straws" ( my new indian name) :lol:
 
Sam

There's really no way to head off pancreatitis. Last time he had the symptoms but his test was negative. I'd be a little worried about you giving fluids if he's not dehydrated.

Sometimes when they have diarrhea, it then takes a day or so to get their system back to normal and have a normal poo...just like Rhiannon said. Right now, I'd focus on him eating. If he doesn't have a normal poo in the next 24 hours or continues to not eat well, I'd get him to the vet.
 
RubenTheCat said:
I wish and do try to not become this paralyzed ball of anxiety b/c I know it doesn't help me, Ruben or the situation but my whole world is wrapped up in him... I get so caught up in the moment I forget all the tools I have to controll my emotions.
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Hi Sam,

I'm sending lots of healing vines for Ruben and lots of hugs for you. You've described me exactly there when Angie was sick last week and I didn't know what to do for her. It's so hard to keep perspective - your life becomes so focused on them. I remember the hugs and keep calm posts that you sent me really helped. I hope he's feeling better soon.

Grace
 
[quote="GraceAndAngie" You've described me exactly there when Angie was sick last week and I didn't know what to do for her.[/quote]Just curious Grace, what did you end up doing? Gobbles has had diarrhea for a couple days (though it started when I started him on cypro), but he IS eating good and peeing....
 
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Just curious Grace, what did you end up doing?
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I was worried about constipation, not diarrhoea. In the end, vet one gave a microlax enema. I had to go back twice to convince them that she was constipated after she hadn't gone in maybe 4 days. It was cheap (consultation plus $10), it worked and they went "oh, she was constipated". They had insisted that there was nothing there. I was also giving her tuna water (soak tuna in spring water in additional water) to keep her hydrated. Dehydration is an issue with constipation but even more so with diarrhoea. When she still wasn't right and the vet still wasn't helpful, I took her to a new vet, who diagnosed her tail injury. I don't know if that came before or after the constipation.

The important lesson to me was that I know my cat and I needed to trust myself, and also trust what she was telling me, and not settle for "she seems ok", "maybe she's sulking", "maybe she's feeling sorry for herself" or "let's see what happens in a couple of days". I've heard all those things from different vets over the last few months!

NB- I know lots of people are saying to see if Ruben gets better in a couple of days - his situation is different - Angie was in pain so I wasn't ready to accept that. Sam, you'll need to work out what sits right for you based on his behaviour and your worry levels.
 
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