Recent Content by missmindy

@suzieeq I just came across this thread and wanted to add another survivor story. My kitty is a 2 time crypto survivor- My kitty was diagnosed with crypto in July of 2017. It took 3 months to diagnose as it set up shop in her eye, which none of her vets including an eye specialist had ever...

Just wanted to chime in that we struggle with constipation fairly often. Last year at this time was terrible and I wasn't sure what we were going t do. My girl is on a cocktail of Lactulose and Cisapride (only available through a compounding pharmacy). The Cisapride made a difference for us...

Just an update-constipation is still in check. Growth in intestine is stable for almost 1 year, so no more imaging unless she gets symptoms-yay!. Latest blood work shows a slight upward trend in her kidney values from last year, so we are considering the early stages of CKD. Very overwhelming...

Just an update since I haven't posted in a long time-things are going well on the poop front. I have to adjust meds when I see things starting to back up, but for the most part things are moving along and KeKe is happy and healthy. All of her testing was good AND she managed to lose 1/2 a...

Thank you! She's on Lactulose, but has been for a while now without any diarrhea. They actually recommended upping it slightly too. The vet was thinking her gut bacteria may be out of whack due to all of her recent GI issues and the diet change and subsequent switchback, so she wants her to...

Well, this week we had a rough weekend. Thought we had things under control :( Several episodes of vomiting and diarrhea which is a new one. One time she couldn't even make it to the litter box on time poor thing (and my poor couch). That has never ever happened before. She seems totally...

We are finally back on track-back to 2 poops every 24-ish hours. That seems to be the magic timeframe for her. Now to work on increasing her activity level to maintain her weight!

Right now the short list of "approved" by KeKe kinds are: Muse, Sheba and IAMS-Pate only. She won't eat the shreds, chunks etc. For a chunky girl she's a picky eater! Spoke with the vet earlier and if she doesn't poop today, she has to go back tomorrow. I figured we wouldn't see anything...

She came home last night and is all cleaned out. We are back on the RC Fiber Response dry and also wet food which I can add pumpkin too. We have free choice for what to feed canned wise as long as it stays within her calorie plan, so I will check out some of the suggested brands. She's still...

Thank you everyone!! We used Miralax when this first started a few months ago, but didn't get any response from it. We were up to close to a full tablespoon daily. So, we switched back to Lactulose and were doing well. She was in crisis mode at that point though, so I wonder if it's worth...

Unfortunately we've had regression with our poop issue. We had a change in diet prescribed for weight loss by a nutritionist due to obesity. We went a couple days without poop a couple of weeks ago, so I upped her lactulose and got daily poop. Now today though we are back to vomiting every...

Thank you!! Ironically her heart rate was low until she started growling! She finally gets a break now from going to the vet as she's pooping regularly, her lumps and bumps are stable and she seems to be feeling good! Her next recheck will be in February. Fingers crossed we are good until...

Good news! Normal heart structure and function. The Cardiologist heard the "Gallop" rhythm, but only when my kitty was growling at her. Despite this, she saw no indication on the ultrasound of any heart disease. She said it could just be related to normal aging. I'm supposed to watch for...

We went through a constipation nightmare over the past 3 months. It took a diet change and the addition and then tapering down of a couple of medications as well as adding in forti flora. We started with miralax, which was way easier to administer, but she responded better to lactulose...

Thank you! We go tomorrow. She's dodged so many health scares I hope this isn't "the one." I'll update either way (and start a new thread if we get news of something wrong with her heart).