AZJenks
Member Since 2014
4/14
Things were going pretty well yesterday until it was time for the overnight feeding. Jenks got racked by another flare up of vomiting and loose stools. Once he purges his system, which takes about an hour or two, it seems to quiet down and he settles in for some rest. About +10 he was alert and looking around. He ate some dry treats from my hand. So I went ahead with the appetite stimulant to see if he might eat some breakfast so we could safely shoot. He ended up doing just that. Between unenhanced breakfast food, plus a little more with FortiFlora, plus some dry treats, he ate pretty decently, so we moved ahead with the usual dose and he'll be monitored by OH through the morning. Though I hope we don't have to gravy him if he has an early morning drop, I wouldn't be surprised if it happened with this AMPS number.
The return of the vomiting/spurts complicates things because now we have to change focus to whatever is causing it, which is likely leading to his lack of appetite. Excellent BGs aside, pancreatitis seems to be emerging as the likeliest candidate, so it may be time to run him to the vet for fluids and pain management to see if that brings him around. If that's the case, I suspect we'll have to substitute our current course of appetite stimulation for other meds in the meantime, whether it's metronizadole again, or an anti-nausea, or some other combo thereof.
Answering questions from yesterdays condo:
@Beenie (GA) - He's a great snuggler. But it's a blessing and a curse. He comes in really handy in the winter because he's nice and warm. On the flipside, he has a knack for positioning himself on your leg so that the bulk of his weight pushes down on just the right spot to make it feel like your hip or knee is eventually going to pop out of its joint, but despite the discomfort, you still don't move because you don't want to disturb him because he's so cute sleeping there haha
@Bobbie And Bubba - Yeah, he's a big boy, and 26 lbs is down 3 pounds from the annual checkup last year!
@Dyana @carfurby - Thanks for the vines! He can use all he can get to stimulate that appy right now.
@Marje and Gracie - Unfortunately, Jenks and his siblings came to us as abandoned kittens, so we don't know anything about their parentage. But I clearly recall taking Jenks in for his first vet evaluation, and the doctor on duty took a good look at him as a kitten and proclaimed, "This is going to be one big cat."
I don't want to underreact either. I'm not looking for material to support any sort of inaction because it feeds a narrative that there's nothing to be worried about. I merely included that last source because it was the only one I've run across so far that actually made a reference to the potential range for CK values, even though it's unsourced.
So far, all other sources, including the personal experiences here, say that elevated CK values may point to cardiac involvement. My plan, even if everyone else disagrees with me, is to try to move ahead with investigating that. So thank you for posting what you remember about Dr. Church's costs. That helps put things into perspective. On the agenda this week is calling their office to see if they can give me an idea of what to expect if we booked a visit.
Things were going pretty well yesterday until it was time for the overnight feeding. Jenks got racked by another flare up of vomiting and loose stools. Once he purges his system, which takes about an hour or two, it seems to quiet down and he settles in for some rest. About +10 he was alert and looking around. He ate some dry treats from my hand. So I went ahead with the appetite stimulant to see if he might eat some breakfast so we could safely shoot. He ended up doing just that. Between unenhanced breakfast food, plus a little more with FortiFlora, plus some dry treats, he ate pretty decently, so we moved ahead with the usual dose and he'll be monitored by OH through the morning. Though I hope we don't have to gravy him if he has an early morning drop, I wouldn't be surprised if it happened with this AMPS number.
The return of the vomiting/spurts complicates things because now we have to change focus to whatever is causing it, which is likely leading to his lack of appetite. Excellent BGs aside, pancreatitis seems to be emerging as the likeliest candidate, so it may be time to run him to the vet for fluids and pain management to see if that brings him around. If that's the case, I suspect we'll have to substitute our current course of appetite stimulation for other meds in the meantime, whether it's metronizadole again, or an anti-nausea, or some other combo thereof.
Answering questions from yesterdays condo:
@Beenie (GA) - He's a great snuggler. But it's a blessing and a curse. He comes in really handy in the winter because he's nice and warm. On the flipside, he has a knack for positioning himself on your leg so that the bulk of his weight pushes down on just the right spot to make it feel like your hip or knee is eventually going to pop out of its joint, but despite the discomfort, you still don't move because you don't want to disturb him because he's so cute sleeping there haha
@Bobbie And Bubba - Yeah, he's a big boy, and 26 lbs is down 3 pounds from the annual checkup last year!
@Dyana @carfurby - Thanks for the vines! He can use all he can get to stimulate that appy right now.
@Marje and Gracie - Unfortunately, Jenks and his siblings came to us as abandoned kittens, so we don't know anything about their parentage. But I clearly recall taking Jenks in for his first vet evaluation, and the doctor on duty took a good look at him as a kitten and proclaimed, "This is going to be one big cat."
I don't want to underreact either. I'm not looking for material to support any sort of inaction because it feeds a narrative that there's nothing to be worried about. I merely included that last source because it was the only one I've run across so far that actually made a reference to the potential range for CK values, even though it's unsourced.
So far, all other sources, including the personal experiences here, say that elevated CK values may point to cardiac involvement. My plan, even if everyone else disagrees with me, is to try to move ahead with investigating that. So thank you for posting what you remember about Dr. Church's costs. That helps put things into perspective. On the agenda this week is calling their office to see if they can give me an idea of what to expect if we booked a visit.
The consultation with Dr. Church was $160 and echo was $400. Travel was $50. I don’t know if he charges the same thing in his offices because he wouldn’t have to transport his equipment. 
