Vintry
Member Since 2014
Hello everyone,
I have been off forum for..a long time, a few years I think. And this is for a good reason. My 14 year old (15 in the summer) diabetic girl Barsa has been doing quite well. She's had diabetes for 4 years now. She's on Levemir, I'm really happy with it, it regulates BG so well.
On New Year's Eve we've all had a hell of a night, literally. It is said that the way you spend/meet New Year's (Eve) will show how you will spend the year. Here's hoping that is not true. Barsa had her usual food in the morning and then after about 3 hours the nausea and vomiting started. She's been vomiting all day and night that day, not continuously but everytime she ate something she'd vomit it all out, at first food but later even a syringe of water I tried to give her to compensate for dehydration, she vomited that water. The next morning she was better in a sense that she wasn't nauseous any more but you could tell she's in pain. So now it's day 3, she's not vomiting, not nauseous, eating (less though), no diaarhea, peeing (a little), defecated once but it was a bit like constipation although I'm not sure she's constipated (looked like small round balls of feces and very small stool), grooming ok, she's responding to people the usual. She's dehydrated (trying to give her water), but the bigger problem is she's in pain, it shows in the way she behaves, how she sits, sleeps, her facial expression..Maybe I sound silly, I know cats are known not to show pain but just from experience and knowing my cat I can tell she's not ok. She's very sad looking, hunched, it looks like something is bothering her. This has happened in the past but never lasted as long as this time. It might be pancreatitis which is not a straightforward condition to diagnose and also not an easy one to manage. I will take Barsa to vet on Friday for bloodwork to rule out other possible causes, like kidney and liver problems. But for now I would like ask everyone who knows, everyone who has experience and especially people who live in the UK the following questions and will ber very grateful for your responses.
1. How do you manage pain in your cat? If it's pancreatitis, what can I give her to help alleviate pain? What can I buy in the UK over the counter without prescription? Or what should I ask my vet for (meaning prescription) that works for your cat? The worst is to see my cat in pain and I just want to help her get through the days until she gets better
2. Nausea and vomiting. Again, which remedies/medications? I have Ranitidine which this time did absolutely nothing, but it could be because she vomited right after having it. I also have Slippery Elm Bark in my cupboard.
3. And in case I'm not thinking it throught well, what would you do in my place? Blood test is the right thing to do, correct? Would you do anything else? Like ultrasound? The cost is an issue but I might consider it if it's really needed.
To summarise I have a cat that's not young anymore. She seems to me to be in good health, diabetes well managed but every now and then she has this, unknown condition flaring up, sits in pain after food and I don't know why or what to do about it. And this time it is way way worse, 3rd day in pain. What to do?
P.S. I don't want to try and diagnose pancreatitis (ask for necessary tests) because I will spend a lot of money and the results will not be conclusive anyways (please do point it out to me if I'm wrong and you think I need to!), what I want is to manage it. Thank you to everyone who replies!
I have been off forum for..a long time, a few years I think. And this is for a good reason. My 14 year old (15 in the summer) diabetic girl Barsa has been doing quite well. She's had diabetes for 4 years now. She's on Levemir, I'm really happy with it, it regulates BG so well.
On New Year's Eve we've all had a hell of a night, literally. It is said that the way you spend/meet New Year's (Eve) will show how you will spend the year. Here's hoping that is not true. Barsa had her usual food in the morning and then after about 3 hours the nausea and vomiting started. She's been vomiting all day and night that day, not continuously but everytime she ate something she'd vomit it all out, at first food but later even a syringe of water I tried to give her to compensate for dehydration, she vomited that water. The next morning she was better in a sense that she wasn't nauseous any more but you could tell she's in pain. So now it's day 3, she's not vomiting, not nauseous, eating (less though), no diaarhea, peeing (a little), defecated once but it was a bit like constipation although I'm not sure she's constipated (looked like small round balls of feces and very small stool), grooming ok, she's responding to people the usual. She's dehydrated (trying to give her water), but the bigger problem is she's in pain, it shows in the way she behaves, how she sits, sleeps, her facial expression..Maybe I sound silly, I know cats are known not to show pain but just from experience and knowing my cat I can tell she's not ok. She's very sad looking, hunched, it looks like something is bothering her. This has happened in the past but never lasted as long as this time. It might be pancreatitis which is not a straightforward condition to diagnose and also not an easy one to manage. I will take Barsa to vet on Friday for bloodwork to rule out other possible causes, like kidney and liver problems. But for now I would like ask everyone who knows, everyone who has experience and especially people who live in the UK the following questions and will ber very grateful for your responses.
1. How do you manage pain in your cat? If it's pancreatitis, what can I give her to help alleviate pain? What can I buy in the UK over the counter without prescription? Or what should I ask my vet for (meaning prescription) that works for your cat? The worst is to see my cat in pain and I just want to help her get through the days until she gets better
2. Nausea and vomiting. Again, which remedies/medications? I have Ranitidine which this time did absolutely nothing, but it could be because she vomited right after having it. I also have Slippery Elm Bark in my cupboard.
3. And in case I'm not thinking it throught well, what would you do in my place? Blood test is the right thing to do, correct? Would you do anything else? Like ultrasound? The cost is an issue but I might consider it if it's really needed.
To summarise I have a cat that's not young anymore. She seems to me to be in good health, diabetes well managed but every now and then she has this, unknown condition flaring up, sits in pain after food and I don't know why or what to do about it. And this time it is way way worse, 3rd day in pain. What to do?
P.S. I don't want to try and diagnose pancreatitis (ask for necessary tests) because I will spend a lot of money and the results will not be conclusive anyways (please do point it out to me if I'm wrong and you think I need to!), what I want is to manage it. Thank you to everyone who replies!
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