4/10 Trixie AMBG 86...ate pretty well for DH

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Amy&TrixieCat

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Trix's appy is still in the crapper. She was there for both dinner and breakfast this morning, even Mannie Fuds Dancing....but then barely touching it. She doesn't SEEM to feel unwell...bright-eyed, spunky, snuggling, her fur is soft and shiny and she "feels" solid not weak or ill. She gave me a beautiful yoga stretch when she first got up this morning. LB habits seem to be normal, although I haven't caught her pooping in a couple days - although that doesn't mean she hasn't pooped. She's not lip-smacking, and she doesn't seem to be meatloafing - although she hasn't been relaxed enough to belly-roast by the heating vent, either (yeah, we still need heat here). She's not drinking excessively. But she has virtually no interest in food - worse than yesterday. I did start some assist-feeding last night - she HAS to eat. My vet's words are just constantly ringing in my ears: with her kidneys the way they are, a day without eating or drinking could very quickly spiral out of control. Talk about pressure. She doesn't fight the syringe at all, which does help. She washes her face afterwards, like she just had a good meal.

With her numbers being where they've been lately, I am now suspecting that maybe she's having a bit of a p-titis flare. She's usually a backwards kitty in that things like p-titis and vetty stress make her numbers run low rather than high. Maybe that's why she had the barf incidents last week.

I have had her on daily cerenia (4mg) since she threw up last Friday, and I guess I will continue with that until further notice.

She's very sensitive, and I'm sure she's also sensing my stress about both her and my Dad. I just can't contain it very well, especially when it is this bad. I thought my stress levels were maxed out last week - that was nothing compared to where I'm at now! To make matters worse, I'm working the store by myself today so I can't come home to check on her, and DH also can't come home today. I have the bead show all weekend, and while DH will be here and he's a great Daddybean, he's also not as "observant" about her behaviors as I am. It's a frikken' nightmare....verging on a big-a$$ meltdown here.

My vet should be back from vacation today, but I don't know if I should call her or not. It seems a little premature - I'd like another day to observe. But, at the same time, I'm not going to be around all weekend, and then "our" vet is off on Mondays and Tuesdays - so the next chance would be next Wednesday. I don't know.

And, I have noticed things started going haywire again a couple days after we stopped the AB. I just don't know.

My Dad SEEMS to be making baby steps. HIs temperature seems to be normalizing (It had been a fluctuating low-grade fever). He didn't sweat as much during the night the other night. His BGs are looking pretty good....MAYBE he can go OTJ at some point, too, and only have to take the metformin. But, his appy is still very crappy, too. Big sigh.

Gotta get working....have a great day, L&LL

Amy
 
I'm sorry things are so stressful right now. I hope Trixie's appy gets better. Is there anything special she likes you can tempt her with? I'm glad your dad is making baby steps. At least he is making progress. Sending prayers and hugs. :bighug::bighug:
 
Morning Amy :coffee::coffee::coffee:

I too am sorry things are so stressful right now. its tough when there is so much on the plate. I hope Trixie's appy picks up soon. it could be as you say, a possible flare. Sometimes I think out FD kitties have them more often that we realize.
Lots of prayers for your dad. Seems like he is improving. Good news!

I hope your day is a good one. And Trixie, eat your fuds!
 
With so much stress perhaps it would be wise to call your vet. Would another round of the antibiotics be such a bad thing since they have helped in the past? Maybe ask if there is any down side?:bighug::bighug:
 
I'm really not sure what to do. Vetty just got back from vacation today, so I'm sure she's buried. Trix seems to feel OK, other than the appy issue....she has definitely been worse off than this. It's the timing that has me in a complete tizzy....between my work schedule and my vet's schedule (and my Dad), I'm really not sure what to do. I'd like to be able to observe a bit more, just so I have more solid information to relay to the vet. Right now I don't have too terribly much to tell her. My head is swimming. I am tempted to close the store for a little while this afternoon so I can run home and check on her, but I don't know if that's a good idea, either. Chances are the store will be slow today....but you never know. If I close, that could be the time our big sale of the day wants to walk in. Brick-n-mortar retail is a PIA....can't wait till this lease is up.

Vetty had talked about various AB options for Trix's potential dental issues. We'll have to weight out all the possibilities. It's been less than 2 weeks since we stopped the Zenniquin, which she was on for a total of 4 weeks. She was on amoxicillin for 4 weeks before that, and Zenniquin for 2 weeks before that....been on ABs for most of the year so far. She does seem to tolerate them well, but I know there is as concern that she could become resistant, too.

I can call the vet from the bead show tomorrow; it will just be a bit harder to talk, since it is noisy and crowded in the convention center. But if it comes down to it, that is an option. If worse comes to worst, DH can call her, too, but he hates doing that because he knows that I always have a ton of questions and he never knows what to ask.

I did her 3rd syringe feeding about 20 minutes before left. I always offer food on a plate right after feeding; with this last feeding, she did do better with the plated food than she did earlier. Assist-feeding sometimes does act like an appy stimulant for Trix (she can't have cypro - adverse reaction in the past), so maybe we can get past this hurdle today. There has been a time or two in the past where just a few assist-feedings got her through something like this.
 
Is she still getting cerenia? My only other thought would be to give it every day instead of every other for the weekend. When Max acts off I do that sometimes and it is all he needs. He doesn't normally get it but if my memory is right Trixie gets it regularly. Just a thought. :bighug:
 
Yeah, I've been giving it to her daily since last Friday. She usually gets it every other day, but since she threw up last Friday, I've been doing it daily since then.
 
If she's having a p-titis flare, she just may need time. Her numbers really do make me think that's what it is...especially this morning's AMBG. I could see her evening numbers being lower, because she had her mid-afternoon snack. But I think the only times she's given me green AMBGs in the last year is when she's had a flare going on. Or she may need another round of ABs yet again. At this point, she hasn't thrown up since last Friday, and she does do fine with the assist-feeding, so I know I can get a decent amount of calories into her. Wish I could bring her to work with me so I could continue to observe, but she definitely would not like that. Better yet, wish I could just stay home with her, but I'm stuck....
 
(((Amy))) I hope that you will catch a break today and that Trixie will eat well, feel good, and take some of your stress away. She could be just having an "off" day. Or maybe one of the meds is causing a reaction. (I took amoxicillin as a pre-dental "protection" for years because of mitral-valve prolapse. Then a couple of years ago I had a massive allergic reaction to it. Allergies can develop without warning.) Maybe review Trixie's meds with your vet?

Sending Trixie vines, sending your dad vines, and sending you less-stress vines.

Hugs, scritches,

Ella & Rusty
 
Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA) said:
(((Amy))) I hope that you will catch a break today and that Trixie will eat well, feel good, and take some of your stress away. She could be just having an "off" day. Or maybe one of the meds is causing a reaction. (I took amoxicillin as a pre-dental "protection" for years because of mitral-valve prolapse. Then a couple of years ago I had a massive allergic reaction to it. Allergies can develop without warning.) Maybe review Trixie's meds with your vet?

Sending Trixie vines, sending your dad vines, and sending you less-stress vines.

Hugs, scritches,

Ella & Rusty
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Thanks, Ella. Trixie currently isn't on any ABs. She's on her cerenia, pepcid, amlodipine, and benazepril....been on them for a very long time now. But I guess anything is possible....
 
I can very much relate to your stress. I had a nurse ask me just a day ago, telling her about my last year and a half, "how do you bear it all?"
The acknowledgement made me feel better.
but the answer, sure don't know.....
Sending you a hug. My counselor says try to find someway to pamper yourself daily.
 
Very nice AMBG for Trixie! Hope you get her eating soon. I know Sammy sometimes doesn't eat because he isn't interested in the food. If I sprinkle some of the freeze dried treats on his food he will then eat it.
 
Even though he really didn't have time, since DH is such an awesome DH and Daddybean, he stopped home after his lunchtime swim to see how Trix was doing. She ate a pretty decent snack for him - he said it was pretty close to what she would normally eat at that time. So maybe the syringe feedings did jump start her and we're hopefully hopefully hopefully over the hump of whatever this is. Anti-jinx.
 
Yeah for DH and Trixie eating. I agree on the pampering, when you get a moment. Spoil yourself as a treat for all you do.:bighug:
 
Hope you can relax tonight..you certainly have had alot on your plate to deal with..big hug and vines coming your way:bighug: Glad the appy was better today:cat:
 
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