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schlania said:
It is 5000 to stay at er. I dontt have that much, he also has pancreatitis and a heart murmur. They said even with hospitalization he has only 50 %chance
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Is this this an ER you have been to before? They always quote the high end. Can you get the vet to talk to your regular vet or don’t you trust him?
 
Cats can get hepatic lipidosis from eating less than 1/2 their normal amount in just a few days. It’s serious and they are probably right about 50/50. I’m so sorry.
 
I have been to 3 different vets the first vet blew me off, so i went to a emergency vet ans said he had ftty liver, to syringe feed for 3 days and if he didnt start eating on his own he would need a feeding tube , so my husn=band took him to a emergency vet today and the quoted 5000, gave him pain meds, anti nasea meds and fluids i cannot seem to get a vet to a feeding tube..
 
schlania said:
I have been to 3 different vets the first vet blew me off, so i went to a emergency vet ans said he had ftty liver, to syringe feed for 3 days and if he didnt start eating on his own he would need a feeding tube , so my husn=band took him to a emergency vet today and the quoted 5000, gave him pain meds, anti nasea meds and fluids i cannot seem to get a vet to a feeding tube..
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Hmmm
@Aleluia Grugru & Minnie
did you have trouble getting a vet to use a feeding tube?
 
Are you in Los Angeles? Yes Minnie had a feeding tube tube put in. It’s an operation so they have to go under anesthesia for the tube to be inserted. $5,000 seems high to me but it will be a couple thousand for sure. I used MASH, Metropolitan Animal Hospital. It was done by internal medicine. I don’t know if a regular vet can do the tube.
 
I am in florida, the wrst part is I am 500 miles away on miltary orders , that was the quote from the emergency vet for a week of hospitalization, feeding tube, and a bunch of test
 
schlania said:
He's is on cerenia, he has lost about 5 lbs in about a month
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That’s too much weight loss and why he’s got hepatic lipidosis. I’m so sorry you are far away. Maybe the clinic will cut yiu a break for being in the service? The thing is there’s no way to know long long he will need to stay at the ER. They quote worst case but it’s possible.
 
No break, and the low end was 4300, so they gave him fluids and can do fluids at home and got a referral from a friend about a really good holistic vet who is also a surgeon and would do a feeding tube if she deems necessary so I am going to try to get a appointment with her tomorrow.
 
tiffmaxee said:
I’m so sorry you are in this situation. You need to get food into him to beat hL. Feed a couple syringes ever couple of hours. Ask for an appetite stimulant too the transdermal Mirtazapine.
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He is on a stimulant and my mom and husband are giving him 2 10 ml syringes 4 times a day and he eats a can of fancy feast on his own thru out the day
 
schlania said:
He is on a stimulant and my mom and husband are giving him 2 10 ml syringes 4 times a day and he eats a can of fancy feast on his own thru out the day
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I hope thats enough. sigh Just keep trying things. Some cat go nuts for rotisserie chicken...baby food (without onions and garlic)...
Anything you can think of.
 
Ok. So he was overweight and lost weight way too fast. Overweight cats need to lose very slowly or they get fatty liver which is what he has. Try and get him to eat 2-3 cans of fancy feast.
 
You might see if he will eat all meat baby food. Gerbers 2nds makes chicken, turkey, beef,and ham. Max would eat it usually even when he wouldn’t eat cat food. It doesn’t contain onion or garlic so read the label if you try another brand. And maybe cooked plan chicken?
 
Update on blitzey, the ultrasound revealed he has a fatty liver, pancreatitis, thickening of the large intestine and his spleen is slightly enlarged, she did a biopsy to check for lymphoma, which could cause the thickening of his intestines and the enlarged spline, or if the test is negative she said it would be ibs, she hydrated him and started insulin since he is eating on his own and his glucose is at 450, just have o closely monitor him, if the biopsy is negative she will proceed with a feeding tube. poor gut, he was fine and then within a few weeks just went down hill and it is worse that i cant be there with him...
 
It actually helps. I fed the meals up to about 6 hours after insulin unless he needed food because his bg was low. Many here actually free feed but pick up the food 2 hours before insulin so the pretext isn’t food influenced and artificially high. Once they have enough data some always free feed. Your cat is eating the small meals on his own which is good for him.
 
I see Blitzey has been treated with Cerenia. I'd also recommend also asking your vet about ondansetron if his nausea returns.

Cerenia and ondansetron work in different ways to control nausea, and they can be used together if required.

ETA: Also suggest asking your vet whether a course of B12 injections might help (good for pancreatitis and can help improve appetite).


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I will ask about that.. also she said 1 unit of vetsulin 2x a day, morning and night. Is this too much? And he got a shot at about 230 should he get another one tonight? They didn't suggest a tester but we got anyway, so his blood should be tested first?
 
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