3/17 Doodle No AM shot, at vet

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JenniferF

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It was an exhaustive morning. I went to bed at 3am because I had work to do that I missed from the vet visit yesterday. This morning was appointment with local vet. There is a mass in Doodle's chest and the only way to diagnose lymphoma 100% is to biopsy the mass but the procedure is very invasive and statistics say the mass is lymphoma so that is why the report says "suggestive of lymphoma". My vet suggested I start prednisolone and a homeopathic formula called "Liquid Immuno"by Rx Vitamins. It has L-Lysine, Larch Arabinogalactan, Reishi Mushroom and Lutein. Doodle is taking the pills well so far but as most cats he is not easy to give meds to. I have only started the Prednisolone. I know it might raise his BG but that is secondary right now. Doodle found a cozy place to take a nap. I wish I could curl up in there with him.

If anyone is on Facebook you can follow his facebook page, Doodle.
 
I will keep you and Doodle in my prayers.

One thing you may want to look into if you don't want to/unable to easily pill your cat, is to see if you can find a compounding pharmacy that can compound the medication into a cat treat or if it is something that can be administered transdermally into a cream. Clyde has a heart condition and the thought of having to get two to three pills in him every day wasn't something I thought I could do. The local compounding pharmacy was able to turn it into a chicken or tuna flavored cat treat and they ship it to me. (There were other flavors but those were Clyde's favorites.)

Now, Clyde gets his insulin shot and his treat is his medication which he gobbles right up.
 
Glad to be able to help. The one I use is great to work with.

They gave me samples of the different bases so I could see what Clyde would eat. (He liked the chicken & tuna...indifferent towards salmon & beef....hated liver & peanut butter - expected but I had to try :)) My vet has Clyde on two medications to take daily and one to take every three/four days. They were able to compound the treats so he gets the exact dosage of the daily medication in a single treat and a separate treat for the three/four days. It is so much easier then trying to force feed him a pill.
 
If the pills are ones she can chew, I used the Duck & Pea Pill Pockets to give Noodle her huge liver supplement pill post FHL. They only make them for dogs, but she ate them right up with just a small piece torn off to coat the pill. I believe they're the only "low carb" pill pocket, they also have no wheat gluten like the others.

Lots of prayers and vines for you and Doodle.
 
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More vines for Mr. Doodle. These are for you. :bighug: It's great that you have a vet that will suggest alternative medicines too.

Neko has her buprenorphone compounded into a liquid with chicken flavor. She prefers the water based "chicken soup" flavor over the oil based "roast chicken" flavor. Who knew there was such a variety?
 
You are absolutely correct. We can work the insulin dose around any medication that Doodle may need. If a compounding pharmacy suggests a liquid vs. treat -- and actually no matter what they suggest -- remind them that Doodle is diabetic. Sometimes the compounded liquids are in a syrup base and treats may have corn syrup in them.
 
Punkin liked those Dog duck and pea pill pockets so much that i could wrap his pills in them and throw the pills on the floor. You might try giving little balls of the pill pockets alone first (no med in them) and if he likes them, then try putting the pills inside.

I hope Doodle is comfortable. Punkin filled up with fluid in this same way, and when we saw the x-ray, his lungs were squeezed into just a sliver. He began having difficulty breathing and we opted to let him go rather than to have the fluid withdrawn, knowing that it would return. It might not be the case with Doodle, but i feel like i need to mention it so you can watch for it. You wouldn't want him to feel like he can't breathe.

Sending you guys our best healing vines and throwing in a few big hugs. :bighug:
 
Sending vines for Doodle. Emma has had both prednisolone (the vet supplied it as a liquid) and the Liquid Immuno supplement. We find the liquids so much easier to give and much harder for them to spit out! Just get the tip of the dropper in the side of the mouth behind the canines , don't try to shoot it straight down the throat.

I put the Liquid Immuno on Emma's food and she didn't seem to mind. I think this is about the best price around. http://www.4petsusa.com/index.php? l=product_detail&p=4009 When you order be sure to get hte 4oz. bottle not the 2oz. I had a problem w/ the shipping through Amazon and the price just kept going up.
 
Tidus had an enlarged heart (besides the enlargement from acromegaly) and he was on enalapril and we knew once the fluid showed up that was the end. But Tidus had other symptoms that Doodle does not so it confuses me because I keep expecting to see what I saw in Tidus but it may not look the same. Doodle's chest was totally clear today. The ER Vet recommended I keep track of his breathing each day and if breaths per minute increase then I know something is going on. I have the video of what his breathing was looked like the other night so now that his breathing is back to "normal" I know what the difference looks like.
My vet actually supplies the Liquid Immuno so I was able to get it there. He wanted me to start it months ago because of Doodle being FIV+ but I got nervous because the first ingredient is Fructose so I didn't get it. Not sure if starting it 3 months ago would have changed where we are today.
I know that if the breathing gets worse or when the fluid comes back those are the signs when I need to let him go. It doesn't make letting them go easier but it does help with the guilt because I'm not second guessing on if I'm making the right decision. There was no way I could have just euthanized him on Saturday morning. I knew that was wrong.
 
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