Amanda and a Loudogg
Member Since 2017
September 28, 2018 Condo
Good morning all!
Happy Sunday! For those of you who aren't at work, unlike myself.
I'm more and more convinced that something is going on with Lou. On the surface, he's perfectly alert and healthy, but he's starving, all the time. After vomiting 4 mornings in a row (only right after AMPS meal), I tried feeding him half a meal 1 hour apart, and there was no vomiting. This morning I halved his meal be fed 40 minutes apart (it was supposed to be 30 mins, whoops). We'll see if he threw up. Caleb even fed him at +10 this morning, and Lou still acted like it had been hours since his last meal instead of just 2. As a matter of fact, he was still "starving" when I fed him the rest of his food 40 mins later. It's possible he's lost weight. I don't have a scale to check. And he has been much more vocal. I made a vet appointment last week for this Tuesday morning. I figure it couldn't hurt anything except the pocketbook at this point.
What's ultimately the most frustrating is I just don't know what the problem is. He had earned a reduction, but now his insulin dose has gone up. Despite one cycle in greens, he's spending all his time in pinks, longer than his normal bounce cycle. With increasing insulin needs, is it the IAA cycling back? He's been sitting with his mouth open wider (when he's relaxing, his mouth hangs open), does he need a dental? With him starving, has he developed a thyroid condition? What do I do when he's that hungry? Do I feed him more and hope that curbs it? I'm tired of cleaning vomit out of our new carpet. I'm just flummoxed and rather worried. I'm terrified we'll go to the vet and they'll have a lot of nothing to say... wouldn't be the first time. I'm not convinced we can afford a dental, but considering it's something we've been concerned about for the last year (even though the vet says he doesn't need one), I'm tempted to just get one. However, with all the sick kitties on the FDMB lately, I find myself more afraid and worried than I would be normally.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and your kitties surf safely. Sending vines of comfort, love, and healing to all those kitties and beans in need!
Good morning all!
Happy Sunday! For those of you who aren't at work, unlike myself.
I'm more and more convinced that something is going on with Lou. On the surface, he's perfectly alert and healthy, but he's starving, all the time. After vomiting 4 mornings in a row (only right after AMPS meal), I tried feeding him half a meal 1 hour apart, and there was no vomiting. This morning I halved his meal be fed 40 minutes apart (it was supposed to be 30 mins, whoops). We'll see if he threw up. Caleb even fed him at +10 this morning, and Lou still acted like it had been hours since his last meal instead of just 2. As a matter of fact, he was still "starving" when I fed him the rest of his food 40 mins later. It's possible he's lost weight. I don't have a scale to check. And he has been much more vocal. I made a vet appointment last week for this Tuesday morning. I figure it couldn't hurt anything except the pocketbook at this point.What's ultimately the most frustrating is I just don't know what the problem is. He had earned a reduction, but now his insulin dose has gone up. Despite one cycle in greens, he's spending all his time in pinks, longer than his normal bounce cycle. With increasing insulin needs, is it the IAA cycling back? He's been sitting with his mouth open wider (when he's relaxing, his mouth hangs open), does he need a dental? With him starving, has he developed a thyroid condition? What do I do when he's that hungry? Do I feed him more and hope that curbs it? I'm tired of cleaning vomit out of our new carpet. I'm just flummoxed and rather worried. I'm terrified we'll go to the vet and they'll have a lot of nothing to say... wouldn't be the first time. I'm not convinced we can afford a dental, but considering it's something we've been concerned about for the last year (even though the vet says he doesn't need one), I'm tempted to just get one. However, with all the sick kitties on the FDMB lately, I find myself more afraid and worried than I would be normally.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and your kitties surf safely. Sending vines of comfort, love, and healing to all those kitties and beans in need!
the cat that no one ever imagined would go to the falls did just that