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Thank you very much Libby. I go back to visit Moli tonight.

Thank you Hissy. We're a little squeamish about the tube feeding. Is it bothersome to the cat? I'm nervous that she'll pull it out. She's back in the hospital and she did eat for me this morning so I'm backing off from the nasal tube and stomach tube decision for today. Any thoughts on...

Thank you for encouragement. I think that I could do IV's but my hub is a little squeamish about needles so I might have to go it alone. Could you describe how you do the IV process? Vet ruled out fatty liver disease and I just got back from hospital and she did eat on her own. (1 tsp of...

Moli's symptons are very different, no diarrhea, no vomiting. Just yellowing in the ears and mouth (jaundice) and the inappetance. Blood work showed sky high liver enzymes, ultrasound showed no cancer. Liver aspirate followed by a PLI test (has to go to Austin, Texas) diagnosed pancreatitus...

Moli is 11 years old. She's always been a small cat and her bloodwork has never been "normal". She had about a teaspoon of baby food last night and hasn't eaten since. She convulsed and vomited some small liquid just now (first time) so I'm taking her back to the hospital now. She was eating...

My cat was just diagnosed with pancreatitus. Dr says moderate to severe. Started with jaundice, hiding, not eating and hospitalized for 4 days for IV support (fluids, antibiotics, anti nausea). She started to eat on her own on day 2 but now that she is home, she's not eating again. We're on...

Hi, my 11 year old is going through elevated liver enzymes diagnosis and has been diagnosed with pancreatitus and could also have cholangio hepatitus (PLI test). My research says that its a tricky disease with no solid root cause and could linger for a month. She was hospitalized this past...

ok, I'm 75% successful with the pill gun. She's not eating now and I think that I have to take her back to hospital. I'm not certain about the T4 levels. I feel like I have let Moli down. The hospital was trying to be sensitive to the costs and she really was getting better. I feel bad...

We came home today. Liver enzyme levels dropped by 50% but still elevated. (ALT 273 down from 628, target is 130) Ultrasound revealed no cancer or fatty liver disease. Liver aspirate showed a non-specific liver disease but have elected not to take biopsy given that she is responding to meds...

I searched the site for some advice on what to expect over my sick cat. Moli is a 11 year old female, indoor cat for last three years, very food motivated but always a thin cat. Jan 5, not overly interested in food, some vomiting, starting to hide. Other indoor finicky cat turned away from...

Linda, I'm sorry for your loss. I lost Manny last week to cancer. This site has been so helpful to me through difficult times with all its positive energy. Just writing to "petpeople" and knowing that they understand. Manny slept on my legs every night. I feel like I'm forgetting something...

I'm not freaked out by the dream. My dreams always relate to something that happened in the last 24 hours. My husband and I were discussing how we didn't make the right decision about Gibby. We had all the facts (one key fact in error) at the time, but we could have saved him and we feel...

She purred right til the end. Her little tongue was dried out from not being able to close her mouth. I didn't like having all the dog sounds in the background and Manny seemed more nervous about that. When things got quieter, we had our last moment. Thank you all. I'm just heart broken.

Well, I'm leaving work to be with Manny to cross over. They said that she is resting comfortably. I've never held one of my cats during this and I don't know if I can. One wasn't the holding type, two died in their sleep, and I was out of town for Gibby when I had to make the call. I can...

Haven't been here since June, 2004 when you helped me get through Gibby's (the gentleman cat) ordeal. I still miss him. But I'm back with Manny, an inherited cat with long hair, tortoise shell colored and big yellow eyes. I feel my mom's spirit in this cat as Manny hugs me everyday when I come...

I'm heartbroken to report that we had to euthanize Gibby on Monday. He was resting comfortably in his warm little incubator but did not take to the force feeding. X rays showed that he had a mass attached to his stomach and we did not want to put him through surgery since he was so weak. We...

just back from hospital. gib looks much better and vet redid tests. WBC too high now indicating infection treatable by agressive antibiotics. does not think related to surgery but could be an abcess somewhere. BUN down to 70 which could be treated by diet and subcutaneous fluids. protein...

thanks for your messages, they really help. i decided to get a 2nd opinion and the new vet said that if cats don't eat after a few days, they go downhill fast. something about fatty liver. she gave me same feed assist advice but i wish that i had read about the figaro tuna and been more...