Sushi (GA 5/05-3/14)
Member Since 2011
Thank you so much for all the advice over the weekend!
Sushi & I just got home from the vet. We tried a new vet who is a part of a large clinic/hospital right around the corner. It turns out that Sushi has a bladder infection. The vet says it is due to the large amount of sugar in his system. I was really surprised to hear this, as his urination has always been high, especially lately with the high #s we've had.
She was very concerned about how much he's bouncing around, and suggested I bump him up to 3.5 - 4 units. Her main concern, even more than the bladder infection, echoed ours, that he's not eating and all of the serious consequences that can have. Her take was to get him to eat whatever he will eat, even if that's dry food.
Of course, we got into a conversation about food. She didn't try to push me on dry food, but felt that the Science Diet canned food was healthier and more balanced than the others, because they have a lot of gravy. So I had to bust out Janet & Binky's food chart and show her that there are over the counter options that are healthy without gravy.
I tried other flavors of low carb canned food, and some dehydrated and lots of canned chicken over the weekend. I was able to get him to eat more, but still not enough. We're paying for the canned & dehydrated chicken last night/today, as Sushi has been a poop & diarrhea machine!
The vet did blood work & a urine analysis on Sushi. He does not have any ketones in his urine flip_cat , and seems healthy other than the bouncing & bladder infection.
His ALT level was 144
Monocites (sp?) were 790 due to the bladder infection
Upon reviewing my notes, I found that Sushi does have a history of FHL; from when he was first diagnosed.
The vet recommended Nutri-cal (sp?), but we got distracted and I never got to ask what that was. She said it has sugar in it, but the benefits would outweigh the sugar content.
She also recommended I give a tablespoon of yogurt a day for the next few days, which I know Sushi will be excited about!
And he's on an oral antibiotic.
This vet actually has a diabetic cat of her own. But she does not home test. She said she doesn't think her cat would tolerate it, and I told her if Sushi does, any cat will! Case in point; he was so well behaved at the vet, they gave him a party hat!
This, my friends, is why I'm so hesitant to try and syringe feed Sushi. He is just so completely ornery and difficult. I wish just one of you could meet him so you would understand.
Soooo...any thoughts on this vet report? What I should take & what I should leave?
Sushi & I just got home from the vet. We tried a new vet who is a part of a large clinic/hospital right around the corner. It turns out that Sushi has a bladder infection. The vet says it is due to the large amount of sugar in his system. I was really surprised to hear this, as his urination has always been high, especially lately with the high #s we've had.
She was very concerned about how much he's bouncing around, and suggested I bump him up to 3.5 - 4 units. Her main concern, even more than the bladder infection, echoed ours, that he's not eating and all of the serious consequences that can have. Her take was to get him to eat whatever he will eat, even if that's dry food.
Of course, we got into a conversation about food. She didn't try to push me on dry food, but felt that the Science Diet canned food was healthier and more balanced than the others, because they have a lot of gravy. So I had to bust out Janet & Binky's food chart and show her that there are over the counter options that are healthy without gravy.
I tried other flavors of low carb canned food, and some dehydrated and lots of canned chicken over the weekend. I was able to get him to eat more, but still not enough. We're paying for the canned & dehydrated chicken last night/today, as Sushi has been a poop & diarrhea machine!
The vet did blood work & a urine analysis on Sushi. He does not have any ketones in his urine flip_cat , and seems healthy other than the bouncing & bladder infection.
His ALT level was 144
Monocites (sp?) were 790 due to the bladder infection
Upon reviewing my notes, I found that Sushi does have a history of FHL; from when he was first diagnosed.
The vet recommended Nutri-cal (sp?), but we got distracted and I never got to ask what that was. She said it has sugar in it, but the benefits would outweigh the sugar content.
She also recommended I give a tablespoon of yogurt a day for the next few days, which I know Sushi will be excited about!
And he's on an oral antibiotic.
This vet actually has a diabetic cat of her own. But she does not home test. She said she doesn't think her cat would tolerate it, and I told her if Sushi does, any cat will! Case in point; he was so well behaved at the vet, they gave him a party hat!
This, my friends, is why I'm so hesitant to try and syringe feed Sushi. He is just so completely ornery and difficult. I wish just one of you could meet him so you would understand.
Soooo...any thoughts on this vet report? What I should take & what I should leave?
