Question; 09/04 Blackie AMPS 102 +1.5 73, +3.5 63

[Angela & Blackie & 3 Others]

Yesterday's condo:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=124660&p=1292032#p1292032

Today:

AMPS 102, 1.50u, 46g Evo 95% C&T, Cosequin
+1 - 39g Evo 95% C&T, Cosequin, 1 psyllium capsule (had to force feed her a bit, and then she ate a small amount on her own for now)
+1.5 73, force fed her a small amount of food, then she ate a bit on her own.
+3.5 63, force fed her a small amount of food, and she ate quite a bit on her own.

WCR: I haven't seen her poop in at least a couple of days. I'll be adding 1 capsule of psyllium to her +1 meal. There was poop in the black box in the office, but not sure if it's hers or someone else's. She normally doesn't cover hers up. I know that her daughter, Tiny, does, as well as Groucho, and Aurora. I've also started adding 4 more drops to her meals this morning, too. She probably needs more water to help this along.

Is there anything more that I can do for her, like force feed her more water to help, also...?

I know that when I was in the hospital, they had me drink a lot of water so that I could go as I was taking a lot of medication at the time. I know that may be too much information, however, that's what they did.

Sending tons of healing vines, positive thoughts, and prayers to whoever needs them.

MY WISH: For God to help heal the broken hearts of those who lost a beloved pet and/or human... For God to help those ailing make a full and speedy recovery... For everyone, including Blackie, to have great #s... For everyone, including Blackie, to be OTJ.​

 

[Angela & Blackie & 3 Others]

Re: 09/04 Blackie AMPS 102

This is the first time that she's ever refused her +1 meal. I've added a capsule of psyllium to it, along with the Cosequin. She hasn't touched it. I've added 4 extra drops of water, making the total amount of drops to 12 to make it a bit more runny. If she doesn't touch it, I may have to force feed her, which I don't want to do.

We can't afford to take her to the vet. I found out yesterday that it's going to cost us $650 to $675 to replace the oil gasket on the truck. Financially, we're tapped out. :sad:

 

[Melissa & Tarragon]

Re: 09/04 Blackie AMPS 102

Nice start for Blackie. Hoping the psyllium does the trick. Pooping problems are never good. ((((Angela))))

 

[Angela & Blackie & 3 Others]

Re: 09/04 Blackie AMPS 102

Just force fed her a small amount of watered down food/psyllium/cosequin mixture, and then she ate a bit on her own. I'll let her graze on that throughout the day. I'm sure that her #s are going to spike, but at this time, I don't care. She needs to be more regular than she has been.

 

[Angela & Blackie & 3 Others]

Re: Question; 09/04 Blackie AMPS 102 +1.5 73

Just force fed her a bit more, and then she ate a bit on her own after I heard what I think was a burp. I also heard gut sounds, possibly intestinal sounds, which I'm hoping is a good sign. I really hope that she'll get regulated very soon.

 

[tiffmaxee]

Re: Question; 09/04 Blackie AMPS 102 +1.5 73

My first post disappeared. Check out felineconstipation.org for more than you ever need to know on the subject. Pat who put it together is a very smart lady.

 

[Angela & Blackie & 3 Others]

She ate again after being force fed, however, she ate a lot more on her own. I think she'd rather eat on her own than have the embarrassment of being forced to eat. I'm still hearing intestinal sounds, which I think are a good sign.

Thank you for the post, Tiff.

 

[tiffmaxee]

I do give Max 1/8 teaspoon of miralax daily and lots of water in his canned food. Other things that work are a t of canned pumpkin and baby food squash. I'm glad Blackie is eating. If the syringe doesn't work sometimes finger feeding works better.

Elise (Tiff was my fur baby who passed 5 years ago last month and Max's stepsister adopted together)

 

[Angela & Blackie & 3 Others]

Sorry, Elise, for the misnaming of you.

I read on the link that you provided (thank you for that, btw) that pumpkin and baby food squash are good sources for fiber. I've given Blackie a psyllium capsule, which was broke open and sprinkled into her food. Over the course of about 2.5 hours, she did eat most of the food. I've also added a lot of water to it to make it runny so that I could syringe feed her. I did try the finger food feeding, but that didn't go over very well. Right now, she's napping behind the couch behind the spot where I normally sit. I'll just have to add more water to her meals to help this along, and will pick up some fresh psyllium capsules tomorrow. I know moving around (ie. walking) helps, too, and she does that a lot as it is. Since I've been adding water to her meals, I've hardly ever seen her go to the water bowls anymore.