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I know that I haven't been on here long, and I didn't have the pleasure of knowing Fran - but I can see how important she was to all of you and to this site and, of course, to her family and loved ones. I'm terribly sorry for the loss and I hope that peace finds you all.  <3 Rest easy, Fran -...

Aww Finn *hugs* I'm so sorry. :( I wanted to post an update... Callie went back to the vet last Friday (one week after diagnosis) and she had gained a pound and was much less wobbly. She came out of the carrier and was marking the computer screen with her face and loving on the vet. I was told...

Oh yes, I'm definitely syringe-feeding until I'm told I can stop. lol She seemed interested in the laser-pointer today, which was cool... she watched it and moved her paw towards it, but stayed laying down...which was fine. Rome wasn't built in a day. She ate more out of the bag and the bowl...

Oh definitely. We're in for the long haul. She ate from the bag a few more times tonight after our syringe-feeding session. I played some videos for her on YouTube of birds eating and cats purring and meowing to be fed. She laid in my lap watching and purring along. 

Thank you everyone for your stories and support. A little update: Callie is very feisty today during feedings. She meows and twists and struggles to run off. We've tried wrapping her up and she still manages to get a paw free to bat our hands away. I brought home a few different types of...

Hey y'all! *tosses hat* I'm hoping to be getting a freezer soon. We have a co-op meat dude down here in Texas who comes up to my area once a month. Roscoe (a 76lb, 2 year old lab) and Guinness (a lanky, 13 year old DSH) are both fed raw. Callie (7 year old DSH) is currently on treatment for...

MrBlanche - Thank you for the luck! I definitely am welcoming of any and all good juju. :D I'm sorry that this illness took Snoopy from you. :( And yes, I'm a firm believer that that will-to-live is so important a guide to treatment. I was massaging and talking to Callie just a bit ago before...

Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I smell like catfood and I'm wearing the same clothes as yesterday... but everyone in the house is currently alive and fed.  A mother's work is never done. ;)

Thanks for the support! It's greatly appreciated. About the lactulose - the vet said that while it is a laxative, it binds the ammonia particles so the body doesn't have time to absorb them, and they just get passed out of the body. It works as a support for the taxed liver.  As an update...

Callie was completely moody with me this morning. I managed to get a little bit of food into her, but she was put out about it. She used her litter box overnight. One day at a time, I suppose. Or... feeding at a time.

Hello! I know I'm new around these parts. I also know more than a few of y'all have dealt with HL. We just started treatment today on our 7 year old cat, Callie. I'm syringe-feeding her, trying to find the groove with how often and how much. Some things about Callie: She will not eat. (duh?) ...

Hey everyone! I'm Jen, mom to Guinness (13 year old DSH), Callie (7 year old DSH), Roscoe (2 year old Choc. Lab) and Willow (8 year old Human). :) I stumbled onto this site while looking for stories or anecdotes or whatnots about Hepatic Lipidosis. I'll probably copy and paste this into...