Thumper is sick

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I typed this out one time then hit a wrong button & lost it. This is gonna have to be short cause I'm about to fall asleep since I didn't get much last night then had to work all day. She started throwing up & wouldn't eat last night. I could tell she was in pain, every time I touched her tummy she fussed at me. Wouldn't you know this would happen before I could get in to see the new vet. I took her in to my current vet this morning & they kept her for testing. Nothing stands out in the blood work except Lipase is high (i think that's what it is) they are sending out blood to do the fPL test but I don't know if that will be back tomorrow or Monday. She gave her fluids, cerenia and a pepcid injection & liquid bupe. She drank a little water when I got her home but I didn't even try to give her any food. Vet says not to feed her but I'm not sure about that one. She said with too much fat in her blood she probably needs to be on a prescription diet, of course she does ohmygod_smile. I'm supposed to take her back tomorrow to possibly get more fluids & hopefully they will get the blood test back. I'm convinced this is pancreatitis but who knows. I just can't believe this happened NOW! Hopefully she will be better tomorrow, last time the meds helped & she got better pretty quickly. I'm not going back to proof read so if I said something crazy it's cause I'm tired!
 
Oh, Barb. Well, crap! Yes, lousy timing. And so crummy that she feels bad. You might pm Laura and Harley who used to be on PZI. She has dealt with pancreatitis and always has great suggestions.

It does seem like piling on (football :mrgreen: ).. I am sorry you both are feeling so miserable. Hope your night is an improvement.
 
Kim is a p-titis expert too. Barbara, have you ever done sub-q fluids?

Carl
 
Sending prayers and reiki to Thumper and you too Barbara.
Hope this will resolve quickly like last time she was sick. Don't know about not feeding, probably best for now, but not for too long.
I pray she will be better soon.

(((hugs)))
 
carlinsc said:
Kim is a p-titis expert too. Barbara, have you ever done sub-q fluids?

Carl
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No & I'm putting it off as long as I can! Hopefully she will get more tomorrow at the vets then I'm gonna beg for them to let me bring her in Sunday morning when they are there doing meds if I need to. They have told me before if I have a problem on a Sunday morning to come up there (they are not open on Sun) so I think they will. It scares the crap out of me so I'm gonna try not to have to do it. nailbite_smile

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone. She's still looking bad to me. They told me she would be sleepy so I hope it's just the meds. :sad:
 
Sorry Thumper is feeling bad. It sure sounds like it could be ptitis. If so, fluids, bupe and pepcid are the starting treatment. Also, a low fat diet is suggested....it is not easy, as most diabetic diets are high in protein, which increases the fat content. The suggested foods for ptitis are high in carbs. in an attempt to reduce fat. If you determine that it is ptitis, let me know...I have way too much experience with it...I will be glad to help.

Sending healing vibes to Thumper......

Barb the bupe will make them sleepy and seem off....hang in there....
 
Barbara
I've had to give Bob lots of sub-q fluid treatment. It isn't really hard to do, just that I found it hard to do. When Bob went back to the vet a couple weeks ago to have his potassium checked, it was low again....so they wanted me to do another bag of fluids..... I really didn't want to, just don't like doing it. The vet told me that she would sell me the bag o' fluids, and I could bring him in with the bag every week and they'd do it for me. At 10 bucks a pop. I decided I'd suck it up and do it at home. But if it's worth 10 bucks to have them do it for you, maybe they'll cut you a deal?

Carl
 
Subcutaneous fluids aren't any worse than doing an insulin injection .. which means that if you have difficulty with that, then you'll probably have to work to do them.

The biggest difference is that you need to stay in position for a while and leave the needle in. With a calm cat, this isn't terribly difficult.

Tips:
Set up a comfortable area - blankets, cushions to sit on (for you too!)
Warm the bag of fluids slightly, so the cat doesn't become chilled.
Placing the bag in you armpit allows you to slightly squeeze it to get the fluid in more quickly (think bagpipe playing!)
Have low carb treats and scritch ears to pass the time.
Always inject insulin on the opposite side from where you administer fluids (it'll dilute Lantus or Levemir, speeding up their depot breakdown)
Breath!
 
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