gastroparesis ?? anyone hear or know about this

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Deb14

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MY pachty had an ultrasound today they found nothing except after a 12 hr fast there was still a large amount of food still in her stomach. It could be gastroparesis...which means her muscles in her stomach are almost paralyzed so her food is staying there way too long. that makes sense why shes never hungry and losing weight. poor baby.. We are also waiting for tests back on her pancreas as well.

there are drugs that will increase her stomachs mobility. i think with diabetics cats it can happen or with cats with prior case of IBD.
take care
deb

ps if there is anyone here who knows about this please chim in . thank u
 
My cat has IBD and has problems with motility. He does not eliminate his hair balls well at all and will sometimes regurgitate his food right after he eats. There are a few drugs they can use for this to help the condition and get things moving through faster. Poor Pachty- I hope you find something that works for her. It's difficult to see them losing weight and not enjoying their food. Are you feeding dry or canned? Eliminating dry food was a big help for my cat and his problems.
 
Reglan is one medication for gastroparesis. I saw a member on here used it with their cat. I'll look for the thread and post it for you.
My Mom (GA) (human) was a poorly controlled diabetic and she had gastroparesis. I learned a lot about it in humans when she got sick.
 
Lillie said:
My cat has IBD and has problems with motility. He does not eliminate his hair balls well at all and will sometimes regurgitate his food right after he eats. There are a few drugs they can use for this to help the condition and get things moving through faster. Poor Pachty- I hope you find something that works for her. It's difficult to see them losing weight and not enjoying their food. Are you feeding dry or canned? Eliminating dry food was a big help for my cat and his problems.
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hi there, yes only wet food raw or weruva. She had severe ibd 3 yrs ago went into remission. The ultrasound didnt show IBD, but food in there from a 12 hr fast how insane. and yes I'm so worried about her she keeps losing weight. i guess a drug called raglan works for the stomach mobility. waiting for a few pancreas test to come back before we make a determination, just wonderd how others did for there kittys. thats awful your poor kitty and her hairballs . I hope she feels better. and thank u
 
StephG said:
Reglan is one medication for gastroparesis. I saw a member on here used it with their cat. I'll look for the thread and post it for you.
My Mom (GA) (human) was a poorly controlled diabetic and she had gastroparesis. I learned a lot about it in humans when she got sick.
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oho hope your mom is doing better :-) thank you thats what i read but my kitty was well regulated and actually went into remission.
 
I can't find the link but there's a few hits on search if you look for "Reglan".
My Mom passed away too young as a result of medical malpractice. (9/27/62~5/31/15).
 
StephG said:
I can't find the link but there's a few hits on search if you look for "Reglan".
My Mom passed away too young as a result of medical malpractice. (9/27/62~5/31/15).
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oh no :-( I'm so sorry, Your mom was my age. She raised a kind hearted daughter. God bless.
 
My cat was given Reglan when he was hospitalized but he had a terrible reaction to it. It's not a very common reaction but he got severely agitated and hyperactive so I couldn't use it on him anymore. I sometimes have to resort to cat lax to get the hair balls moving. I think the pumpkin puree is helping though. Leo's IBD is mild as diagnosed through endoscopy with biopsy but he still has the motility problem. His vet recommended Zantac which also moves food through the stomach faster but he got the runs from that. Is your cat in a medical remission from IBD? I've never heard of a cat going into remission from IBD without medication. How did you do that?
 
Lillie said:
My cat was given Reglan when he was hospitalized but he had a terrible reaction to it. It's not a very common reaction but he got severely agitated and hyperactive so I couldn't use it on him anymore. I sometimes have to resort to cat lax to get the hair balls moving. I think the pumpkin puree is helping though. Leo's IBD is mild as diagnosed through endoscopy with biopsy but he still has the motility problem. His vet recommended Zantac which also moves food through the stomach faster but he got the runs from that. Is your cat in a medical remission from IBD? I've never heard of a cat going into remission from IBD without medication. How did you do that?
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oh no poor kitty. thats so sad. glad he's feeling better. If i agree she will take it i will def look out for those symptoms. I always look for natural ways first if we can, because there are always reactions of some kind.
I also give her pumpkin since she is also i kidney insufficiency. It does help a lot hate seeing these kittys in any discomfort. My patchy has an ultrasound several yrs back and they thought it was either IBD or lymphoma. I didnt do the biopsy cause it was risky especially since she was only like 4 lbs she was very very sick. So we never got a true diagnoses, treated her with prednisone 5 mg a day for a yr. She got better, but became a diabetic because of the steroids. I also changed her diet to commercial raw (rad cat) best cat food ever. she thrived on it, no more grinding her teeth or stomach pain, and i also weaned her off the steroids. We did another ultrasound and it was completely gone. I guess I'm told it never really goes away but can go into remission . you got to find what they are allergic too just like people could be gluten, carrageen etc. The rad cat is organic and has no fillers all very good. I believe the steroids def helped relieve the inflammation but she needed something permanent thats where the food comes in. What do you fee your Leo? You may want to try it check out there website there are testimonies from other IBD cats. She is also in remission for diabetes too took about a yr. She went back on the insulin 1/3 unit tiny when she ate that darn kidney food since january. but because i stopped the kidney food this weekend she's off the insulin again. yeah!

My kitty has kidney disease now probably from the diabetes, but i think ( i mean i know for sure) her sickness is from the prescription diet. its loaded wth rice, other additives, and plus its far from organic. I decided to take her off the kidney diet this past weekend she hates it. Need to find or make our own for her. My kitty prob also has pancreas issues maybe she had an attack this weekend,. we wont know till tests come back. i really believe its the darn food.

Oh also ,,i feed her 6-8 small meals a day. IT helps keep there stomach acid from building up if the tummy stays full, and also give her krill oil which helps with any inflammation.

so again if you can afford the food you should try it. You can also call the company ask where it is sold.Its not sold in petsmarts but pet boutiques . there should be one near you.

have a great nite
deb
 
My previous kitty had intestinal lymphoma that morphed out of the IBD. Unfortunately it was discovered too late and she had a very serious case. She was on pred and chlorambucil and was in remission for almost a year but it came back because she developed an intolerance to the med and declined quickly. My current kitty Leo was diabetic a while ago and was on insulin for about 3 weeks when his glucose went down below what he needs insulin for. His diet is now a limited ingredient duck grain free canned. This is all he has been able to tolerate fairly well. No chicken, fish, pork, beef, or turkey. How great the pred got your kitty to remission and has stayed there. That's wonderful. I wish I would have caught my previous cat's problem earlier and wished I would have taken her immediately to a specialist like I do now with Leo. I do feed Leo several times a day with small meals and leave a timed auto feeder for his food overnight. Food plays a very big part in all these problems so Leo's specialist is very adamant about him eating a single protein food. I wish I would have started a better food for all of my previous cats but we know more now than we did years ago. I may try the krill oil- do you add it to the food or give it orally? He already gets the pumpkin and the probiotics and his pepcid at night.
 
hi there. oh no.. sometimes that happens and you cant blame yourself. My cat had it for quite some time like 9 months before they figured out what it was.Im really sorry to hear about your kitty. my vet said sometimes it goes into lymphoma and there is no answer to why it does with some kitties and not others. as you can see my cat had it for quite some time, and could have been longer who really knows how long. Wow you've also gone thru a lot with your kittys a great momma you are:-) yes i add the krill right to the food. i give her 500 mg but thats because she also has kidney issues. I would start out with 30 mg daily. That would be one pill and pop a whole in it with a knife. what i do is put the pill in warm water till it softens (it will actually increase in size ) then you can easily pierce it and squeeze it out, plus out every bit out this way...plus you can scrape a knife along it to get the excess out.(only if its been in the water though cause the outer layer is super soft). i would check with your vet to be sure, its probably fine. only issues is if she has a bleeding disorder or is having surgery the krill will thin her blog little. nothing to be worried about, but wanted you to know. Im not sure what was she was allergic too possible carrageen which is common even in people. I'm glad ur kitty is off the insulin. i may have to put my cat back on fi the vet says she needs to go back on the kidney diet...toguh decision

My dog had emergency abdominal surgery way back and he was on it, the surgeon said its something they need to know thats all. my dog was fine by the way.

have a great day
 
I had forgotten that Leo is on a blood thinner so I guess the fish oil is out. He had a saddle thrombus over a year ago and survived so he is one lucky cat. Not many cats survive this type of blood clot. He has no heart disease so the cardiologist was surprised this happened to him.. His echo was normal. It seems hard to balance this all out with the special food for kidney issues and the propensity for diabetes. Why does the kidney food make a difference in the glucose. Are there too many carbs?
 
My kitty was given Cisapride in a compounded gel for motility. It worked well, them we found pumpkin. And it's moved on its own. Good lucK to your furbaby and you. :) head bumps
 
I'm finding that the pumpkin puree is giving Leo two bm's a day now instead of one. I hope the hair is coming out with at least one of these poops!
 
thank you all. come to find out my ca has EPI (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) not sure how she got this. HEr diabetes has always been controlled as a matter of fact she went into remission, till she got kidney disease. maybe the renal diet with high carbs did a number in her pancrease. i put her back on insulin due to the high carb content n the renal diet. But after her losing so much weight and not knowing why. I put her back on weruva again. she felt better but continued to lose weight , and insulin was again stopped, casue her umbers where i the 80's. vet didnt seem concerned , so i found a new vet and tests done revealed she had EPI..
I have a question for anyone that knows this disease. Diet seems to be low fat , low carb. But the enzymes(Epizyme) that has to be put in the food seem to raise her blood sugar sometimes...i know weird and she is still eating the same food. So i need to check throughout the day and adjust accordingly.. anyone please if you know anything that could help pleas chime in. Im exhausted and worried . only thing i can think of is her pancrease is damaged and maybe it will be diffult to regulate. afraid to weigh her cause she continues to lose weight. good thing is her stool has change from pale light brown to a normal brown color. so the enzymes see to be working, but im told weight gain happens after a few weeks. im worried cause shes just at 6 lbs lost 2 lbs so far :-(

her dx 3rd stage kidney disease, IBD ( thought was in remission) didnt show on ultrasound last week, diabetes, Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, possible motility issues in stomach?

thanks everyone.
debbie
 
I don't know about EPI. But when diabetics have other medical problems, and the treatment causes BG to go up, you may just have to adjust the insulin. So if the enzymes help, don't worry about raising her dose to compensate if needed. Or if the BG spikes are random, if could be that she just doesn't feel good at that moment.

Remember to look at the whole cat, not to just the numbers.

PS: Maggie was on Reglan for motility issues and didn't have any side affects.
 
thanks much . her numbers are back to normal for the moment no insulin needed . so weird one day with 150's then beack to 90-100.
 
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