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So, Shadow had his feeding tube removed this morning! He is fully eating on his own now. He is regular with his peeing and pooping. I was diligent in making sure he ate every three to four hours and that he was hydrated. Once I got the hang of it, I just had to make sure I kept it up. I have had...

So, yesterday was bad. Grumble Gus, Shadow's new name, had to be taken to the litter when he had to go, he did not get up on his own. He grumbled when he got in the litter box, but did his pee'ing, no poo still. I am going to get the kitten KMR and add that to the food to see if it loosens...

Hi Stephen, Yes, he is on a feeding tube exclusively. Right now he is sleeping. I took him to the Vet ER this morning, he was limping and growling every time I touched him, and he had a fever. We are back on antibiotics and a painkiller for every 8-12 hours. I am hoping to get him past this to...

Hi Stephen, Yes, he is on a feeding tube exclusively. Right now he is sleeping. I took him to the Vet ER this morning, he was limping and growling every time I touched him, and he had a fever. We are back on antibiotics and a painkiller for every 8-12 hours. I am hoping to get him past this to...

I lied. He was out for a few minutes, I forgot to close my door, now he is back under the bed and he is growling when I try to get him out. The saga continues.... lol...

Just a note, he was under my bed earlier when he saw the door open, ugh, however, he just came out and is on the couch with my son and looking out the window. I think he is feeling better and it's almost feeding time, so he may be getting used to the schedule he is on also. No meds for this feed. K

I think he is hiding because he does not feel well. He is under my bed and comes out during the day and hangs out, cuddles up with us, or just sits next to us and purrs his little face off. Today he sat by me while I worked at the computer. I did drop the leaf down on the desk and push the chair...

Hi Stephen, He is taking the denamarin. I used the pill gun, that did not go well. Right now he is not taking anything by mouth. I can put water in his mouth via an eyedropper but he still is not eating orally. I have a surgically installed into the esophagus tube and leaving water down and a...

Thank you Stephen, Shadow seems to be having a down day today. Yesterday evening he felt warm, this morning he feels fine, however he is now hiding as soon as I open my bedroom door and I have a devil's time trying to get him out from under the bed! I'll fish him out before he is due to be fed...

Thank you for that comment. I am very discouraged since I don't know what actually caused it and today he has grumbled at everything I've done and has not been purring as much. He actually licked a bowl of food, but did not eat any, not sure how to get him to eat vs. the feeding tube. That is...

I now have a diagnosis, sort of.  I took Shadow to an Internal Med Vet.  Working diagnosis is Acute Hepatopathy, likely hepatic lipidosis with no primary cause noted yet.  We had ultrasound, chest xrays, with pending urinalysis, pancreatitis test pending and review of chest xrays pending. ...

Hey Stephen, I'm sorry I did not answer your question. They did a full blood workup, no leukemia, but he said the liver numbers were really high. The white blood cells were low. However, even with the antibiotics the next day bloodwork showed that the white cells were dying almost as fast as...

Hi Stephen, The X-ray showed healthy organs, no feline leukemia,  elevated liver numbers, decreased white blood cells, he's on antibiotics,  reglan for nausea now, however, he hasn't thrown up in days. Dr felt he hasn't gone into full blown fatty liver disease, but was definitely extremely...

Nothing specific at this time. He is NOT jaundiced. His liver numbers are elevated, but I hope I caught it before it became something massively more serious than it already is. I called and went over this morning to get more Hills Diet, he gave me Reglan for his tummy instead of Cerenia... which...

I have an 8 yr old black short hair that is the baby in the house. A couple of weeks ago, not sure exactly when, he started not eating much. I took him to one vet that indicated that he had ear mites, gave me ear mite meds and then when he was itching, they said he had fleas and got me to put...