I updated the ss as best as possible.
Today was the last day on the metronidazole.
Whatever light switch was off on her appetite has now been turned back on, she's actually eating as good as she has in weeks the last couple meals.
She had a normal bowel movement today for the first time in about a week.
For now we've stopped the nausea med and appetite stimulant.
Now I'm trying to transition her from the Hills AD food to the Royal Canin PR food that the vet recommended for her digestive issues. I'm having a hard time getting the dry matter facts for this food. I emailed Royal Canin but the last time I emailed them they said they don't have the dry matter facts, so we'll see. If anyone can help to figure this out, I would appreciate it.
She seems to have had a reaction to the appetite stimulant cream I was putting on her ears. One ear in particular (the other is not as bad) is really red and the inside skin is white/yellowish flaking. She did sit in the sunlight the other day for a bit so maybe its a reaction from that as well. Not really sure what to do, maybe coconut oil? Otherwise may need to make another visit to the vet if it doesn't get better. She's not messing with them or scratching them but you can tell they are a little sensitive as she doesn't let me touch them. Normally I can touch her ears easily.
The other thing that seems to be getting more frequent is she twitches when she is resting. I'm not talking about the twitch some cats will do in a deep sleep (she does this too) but it when she is trying to go to sleep or rest. She'll just involuntarily twitch her head or sometimes paws. It seemed to start just a few days after she was diagnosed with diabetes and was relatively subtle early on. But the last few days it seemed to get a little more frequent. When shes awake and up and about, she never does it, only when resting. She'll be sitting there with her eyes starting to close and then suddenly she'll twitch her head, sometimes once or even up to 3 times. Other times its like a slight muscle spasm or contraction. I feel bad because it seems to be tough for her to get comfortable sometimes. Vet says its possible its a neurological side effect of the diabetes. Can cats have this as a side effect of insulin? The other thing is she started on metronidazole and it was a few days later that I noticed this and I see this medicine says it can have neurological side effects. Now unfortunately she just finished the second round of this and now I've noticed it may have gotten a little worse, maybe just coincidence. But it definitely seems to be an involuntary movement.
