HELP PLEASE. I'M PEST BUT COLE THREW UP? WON'T EAT

[beene5052]

Cole has been hovering around the water and food bowl all day. Drinking a lot of water and peeing. He just threw up his early dinner feeding. Should I be worried? Sorry for being such a pest on this board. I'm just scared to death for him. He has also lost a lot of weight and very lathargic today.

 

[JanetNJ]

Cole has been hovering around the water and food bowl all day. Drinking a lot of water and peeing. He just threw up his early dinner feeding. Should I be worried? Sorry for being such a pest on this board. I'm just scared to death for him. He has also lost a lot of weight and very lathargic today.

Do you know why he might have Vomited? Did he eat really Quickly? Hairball? Seem nauseated?

 

[beene5052]

None of the above. BG 355. Maybe a little nauseated. Highest PM PS he has ever had.

 

[JanetNJ]

None of the above. BG 355. Maybe a little nauseated. Highest PM PS he has ever had.

You wouldn't happen to have any ketone testing strips would you? Does he have a history of pancratitis?

 

[beene5052]

Yes have ketone sticks. His pancreatitis test came back negative but vet said only 40-60 percent accurate..

I put down fresh dry food (the kind he usually eats) and he is eating it now. Let's hope it stays down. He seems to be better now. Had fed him a mixture of low carb wet with his regular Blue Buffalo h/f with warm water in it. Maybe that didn't agree with him. He is still eating on the dry. Should I wait about 30 minutes and give him .75 units?

 

[tiffmaxee]

Do you know which pancreatitis test was done? If it was the SNAP test it’s just gives a positive or negative so you don’t know if it’s borderline. If the SpecfPL it’s more accurate.

 

[JanetNJ]

Yes have ketone sticks. His pancreatitis test came back negative but vet said only 40-60 percent accurate..

I put down fresh dry food (the kind he usually eats) and he is eating it now. Let's hope it stays down. He seems to be better now. Had fed him a mixture of low carb wet with his regular Blue Buffalo h/f with warm water in it. Maybe that didn't agree with him. He is still eating on the dry. Should I wait about 30 minutes and give him .75 units?

I am glad he's eating. That sounds like a plan. You don't have to wait a full 30 min unless you're worried about him throwing up again.

 

[beene5052]

Do not know which test but will find out next week. The vet just said it's negative but not very accurate. Then why give test?!!

I want to wait a few minutes to make sure his food stays down. What do u do if u give insulin and he then decides to throw up?! Always looking to be one step ahead of this thing. Thanks so much for answering me. I know I feel like such a pest.

 

[JanetNJ]

Do not know which test but will find out next week. The vet just said it's negative but not very accurate. Then why give test?!!

I want to wait a few minutes to make sure his food stays down. What do u do if u give insulin and he then decides to throw up?! Always looking to be one step ahead of this thing. Thanks so much for answering me. I know I feel like such a pest.

Really there's not much you can do. I would imagine if that happened to me I would wait a while and offer a small amount of food. Id keep testing to make sure the numbers aren't dropping too hard and if the cat still refused to eat but was dropping too low I would get the honey ready just in case.

 

[beene5052]

Thanks AGAIN Janet!

 

[beene5052]

And thank you Tiff too!