Amy&TrixieCat
Member Since 2011
Yesterday
I almost skipped her "+3" test, but curiosity got the best of me :mrgreen: !
It's a relative term of course, but Trix's appy has been fairly happy this morning! Still, I've given her one syringe of fuds, and will give her another before I leave for work, just to be sure her belly continues to remember that it feels good to have food in it!
I'm not sure if I'll be able to come home midday to feed her a little or not. We've got two classes running back-to-back today, and I don't know if there will be enough of a time window for me to scoot out. I'm sure Trix will be fine....I'll go through withdrawal.
@Tricia - My kitties' appies also drop off in the warmer months, too. With Trix right now, it's hard to tell if that is part of what is going on or not, since her appy is not the same "style" as it used to be. But given the circumstances and her behavior, I have feeling it's not a summer-time appy issue, but part of the pancreatitis flare and it's psychological affects.
I do think her appy has both physical and psychological components to it. No doubt, between the p-titis and the CKD, she's not always feeling super duper, but I really think she's also caught in the cycle of "I don't feel well so I don't want to eat, but now since I haven't eaten I don't feel well", and she is tentative and almost jumpy when she eats - she is easily distracted by noises, and she was never like that before. So I think we've got a variety of factors happening all at once.
She is also eating better on her own since I started the syringing, which is what makes me think that she needed the reminder that a full belly makes her feel well.
Right now, I've got my bonus round of snuggles going, but unfortunately I have to get moving :sad: ...I have to be at work a few minutes early, which to me sounds like an eternity since I'd rather be home with my kitties!
Plus it's gray and rainy (and so much more beautiful than the white fluffy s***!)....snuggling with the kitties is way more appealing than working. But, what can ya do.
Have a great day, LL!
Amy
I almost skipped her "+3" test, but curiosity got the best of me :mrgreen: !
It's a relative term of course, but Trix's appy has been fairly happy this morning! Still, I've given her one syringe of fuds, and will give her another before I leave for work, just to be sure her belly continues to remember that it feels good to have food in it!
I'm not sure if I'll be able to come home midday to feed her a little or not. We've got two classes running back-to-back today, and I don't know if there will be enough of a time window for me to scoot out. I'm sure Trix will be fine....I'll go through withdrawal.
@Tricia - My kitties' appies also drop off in the warmer months, too. With Trix right now, it's hard to tell if that is part of what is going on or not, since her appy is not the same "style" as it used to be. But given the circumstances and her behavior, I have feeling it's not a summer-time appy issue, but part of the pancreatitis flare and it's psychological affects.
I do think her appy has both physical and psychological components to it. No doubt, between the p-titis and the CKD, she's not always feeling super duper, but I really think she's also caught in the cycle of "I don't feel well so I don't want to eat, but now since I haven't eaten I don't feel well", and she is tentative and almost jumpy when she eats - she is easily distracted by noises, and she was never like that before. So I think we've got a variety of factors happening all at once.
She is also eating better on her own since I started the syringing, which is what makes me think that she needed the reminder that a full belly makes her feel well.
Right now, I've got my bonus round of snuggles going, but unfortunately I have to get moving :sad: ...I have to be at work a few minutes early, which to me sounds like an eternity since I'd rather be home with my kitties!
Plus it's gray and rainy (and so much more beautiful than the white fluffy s***!)....snuggling with the kitties is way more appealing than working. But, what can ya do.
Have a great day, LL!
Amy
