We put a little Memorial type note on line for Mussiona. You may read it using the following link :
http://www.petlosshelp.org/memorialhalloffame/cats.html
The website may be good for others that may find the need for it.
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Tonight we put our beloved Mussiona to sleep. She had been a diabetic for many years and then earlier this year hyperthyroidism got her. She stopped eating and drinking and after all the medication we could get her, she started having difficulty breathing. She lost a lot of weight and her...
We know Mussiona has a combination of Diabetes and Hyperthyroidism and both have similar debilitating effects. The Vet did not associate either specifically for the eating disorder. From what I could find from my own research is that Cats have an elevated sense of smell--significantly greater...
We just got back from the Vet. Mussiona dropped from 8.3 to 7.6 lbs already. According to the Vet. she is in critical condition.
She got more fluids, shots of Famotidine and Ceranine. Brought her home with A/D prescription food, to be syringe fed. Also
vitamin doses in syringes every 8 hours...
She had bloodwork done last week and, other than her glucose being a little high thyroisim, her other numbers were in acceptable
ranges. We are taking her back to the vet this morning as she seems worse. We started syringe feeding last night, and it hasn't bee enough.
We will get her checked...
Thank you so much for your feedback ! I will contact the vet asking for a shot, if available with them. I started hand-feeding her a high calorie paste, chicken flavored, last night. I also read that IAMS A/D can also be used. Its not easy, but she is licking the paste off my finger as I hold it...
Our cat, Mussiona , is eating and drinking very little to nothing ! She is diabetic, which is under control and recently diagnosed for Hyperthyroidism, which has also been brought under control. She has already been to the Vets twice and treated with fluid shots. We got a medication to increase...