Brianna & Xander
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4/12/25
Despite his numbers looking so much better on this dose and thinking maybe we finally broke through, seems like things may be moving backward in the appetite category.
The last time he got Cerenia was Wednesday morning, and the last Ondansetron was Thursday morning. Appetite was mostly good for Thursday, aside from not having eaten his first meal on Thursday (which is why he didn't get the last Cerenia, and I think it was because the pills weren't crushed enough) and he got about 65% of his usual intake.
Friday was good except for not wanting his AM +3 snack, but his intake was still 93% of what we aim for.
Saturday he wouldn't eat his AM +1 snack, or much of his lunch, or much of his PM +3 and overnight snacks. He got about 73% of the intake goal.
Today he had his breakfast but didn't eat his PS meal, +1 or +2. I thought maybe he just doesn't like the specific flavor I had given anymore, so for +2 I tried a different one. He licked that and then left it. He's not outwardly obviously nauseated, but he is doing that crouched/not full loaf thing and only licking food.
I just tried to give him 3 tsp of the 12% I had been giving meds in (since he's more likely to eat it) with 2 mg Ondansetron for the first time since Thursday. He licked the gravy and left everything else. Dunno if that'll even get him the meds. He even seemed to be going down to hang out behind the couch, so he must've felt really bad. He only stopped when he heard me open the can. Now he's just sitting at the entrance to the kitchen, like he's hungry, but he won't eat anything I give him (which seems to reinforce the idea that he's nauseated again). Update: He did go back and basically finish that. I just put his normal food back in front of him and he's at least licking it, so... paws crossed. I don't think it's quick enough for the Ondansetron to have started working, so not sure what the difference is.
I had just told the vet on Friday that everything seemed better. We even finally seem to have broken through and are getting nice calm curves for the first time! But now he's not wanting to eat again, which seems like the nightmare isn't over.
If this doesn't change today I guess the next thing I have to do is go back to the vet. I have no idea what ultrasounds will cost (and thus if I'll be able to afford them). I know her only other ideas are foreign body, which she doesn't think is likely, or something like a tumor.
I was so happy that things finally seemed so good. If it turns out that we finally found our way with insulin but now he has some incurable GI disease, boy will that be a kick to the throat.
Despite his numbers looking so much better on this dose and thinking maybe we finally broke through, seems like things may be moving backward in the appetite category.
The last time he got Cerenia was Wednesday morning, and the last Ondansetron was Thursday morning. Appetite was mostly good for Thursday, aside from not having eaten his first meal on Thursday (which is why he didn't get the last Cerenia, and I think it was because the pills weren't crushed enough) and he got about 65% of his usual intake.
Friday was good except for not wanting his AM +3 snack, but his intake was still 93% of what we aim for.
Saturday he wouldn't eat his AM +1 snack, or much of his lunch, or much of his PM +3 and overnight snacks. He got about 73% of the intake goal.
Today he had his breakfast but didn't eat his PS meal, +1 or +2. I thought maybe he just doesn't like the specific flavor I had given anymore, so for +2 I tried a different one. He licked that and then left it. He's not outwardly obviously nauseated, but he is doing that crouched/not full loaf thing and only licking food.
I just tried to give him 3 tsp of the 12% I had been giving meds in (since he's more likely to eat it) with 2 mg Ondansetron for the first time since Thursday. He licked the gravy and left everything else.
Dunno if that'll even get him the meds. He even seemed to be going down to hang out behind the couch, so he must've felt really bad. He only stopped when he heard me open the can. Now he's just sitting at the entrance to the kitchen, like he's hungry, but he won't eat anything I give him (which seems to reinforce the idea that he's nauseated again). Update: He did go back and basically finish that. I just put his normal food back in front of him and he's at least licking it, so... paws crossed. I don't think it's quick enough for the Ondansetron to have started working, so not sure what the difference is.I had just told the vet on Friday that everything seemed better. We even finally seem to have broken through and are getting nice calm curves for the first time! But now he's not wanting to eat again, which seems like the nightmare isn't over.
If this doesn't change today I guess the next thing I have to do is go back to the vet. I have no idea what ultrasounds will cost (and thus if I'll be able to afford them). I know her only other ideas are foreign body, which she doesn't think is likely, or something like a tumor.
I was so happy that things finally seemed so good. If it turns out that we finally found our way with insulin but now he has some incurable GI disease, boy will that be a kick to the throat.
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It literally came out looking exactly the same as it went in, just a 1/4" wide little patch of short fur. Weirdo.
Also not sure if I'd be able to get him to eat it (assuming that's how it's given).