Re: Update on Cherry
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been back to my discussion thread: we had some excitement with tornadoes in Arizona last week! (unheard of!) No damage, just power losses and hard rain for several days.
Hope it's OK to share an update on Cherry, my 13 year old cat who went down to 6 pounds and also had those loose stools. Glad to share that Cherry seems to be even more alert and lively! I have her on all wet food now. She likes Purina DM. Doesn't like Natural Balance though which the vet recommended. She is also eating Fancy Feast, which I know is not the best. Likes chicken classic flavor especially.
She is still very hungry every 2 hours or so. Also the loose stools are less frequent although still twice or three times a day (before it was twice as often).
The new vet wants to try some prescription types of Hill's Science Diet food for her. I am supposed to pick them up Wed. or Thurs. whenever they arrive. Oh, and I tried Wellness wet food for her. She ate some of the kitten and chicken flavors two days ago but is now turning up her nose at this brand.
She seems to be drinking less: still urinating a lot but not outside the box anymore. The vet wants to try Flagyl for the inflammatory bowel disease. I still wonder if the high blood sugar could have set off her digestive problems.
I look at her and am so grateful I didn't follow the first vet's advice to have her euthanized!! She even rolled over on her back and let me play with her and pat her stomach today: like the old Cherry.
Hope it's OK to keep everyone posted! The key thing will be to have her regain some weight again and get back up over 6 pounds where she has been hovering. I can't begin to thank everyone on this board for your magnificent help and support! Warmest regards, mary d
