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Hi, I wanted to let you know that my sweet boy lost his battle. Things happened very quickly last week. I'm still reeling and working to adjust and come to reality with the fact that he is gone. For whatever reason losing this little guy has been so difficult. Last Saturday I took him into the...

Hi Wendy, I was so afraid when you were quiet that things were not going well for you. i'm so sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is and how quiet the house feels when we lose one.  I'm sad to say I join you in your sorrow as things turned poorly, very quickly, for my little guy also...

 @ mrsgreenjeans, I wanted to thank you for posting that link the other day to the grace site. I'd seen it back a while but in rereading it again plus your comment on positioning him more upright  reminded me of that important detail. With my nervousness of him vomiting and all the other issues...

Hey Wendykins, Just checking in to see how you are doing? I hope things are going well. You and Abigail have been in my thoughts.  Hugs, Kate

Hi Denice and mrsgreen, Yes he was eating when I offered him canned and was enjoying it. This morning he ate x 2 so for the past three days he's been eating - not a lot but 1/4 teaspoon is way better than not a lick or shunning whats on the plate as though it might attack him! Last night...

Hi Mrsgreenjeans, thanks for checking on my little guy. He's doing better but at the same time not good. Last night I notice a lot of drainage at the tube site. Took him I. To ER and was told its starting to get infected. So now he's dealing with that and the tube feedings are not going well at...

Denice,  Again, thank you for your kind words. I agree. My instructions in first using the tube was the student took two small syringes, filled them with 5-7 cc's of tap water. She pushed hers in to his tube in maybe 5 seconds and told me to do the same thing with my little syringe filled with...

Denice, Thank you for your help. Very little was ever explained to me other than the highlights that the only way to get him thru was to ensure he got proper nutrition. Most of what I've learned is what I've read and I didn't even start doing that until I started running into the many bumps...

Denice, Yes the vet who did the first lab draw was freaking out about his results. She was young and kind of mumbled she'd never seen one this high and had to dilute it to even get any reading. I had no clue what she was even taking about but was aware it was not very good. This ER place didn't...

Hi Wendy, So sorry to hear about last nights upchuck. How did it go thru the rest of the night? I copied your labs here:                                                    Mine to compare - LAST LAB results from April 13, 2014                                              INITIAL LABS - Feb 7...

To add, the next set of labs (and most recent) that were drawn were much improved  and the doctor was very pleased.

I'll dig up some of our labs for comparison tomorrow. One thing that happened at the beginning of the month that was very scary was they decided to do a repeat ultrasound because the round of labs were not as good as they hoped for. They planned to do another biopsy also. During the procedure...

Sorry for the second post but I forgot to add this to above:  To those who use Cerenia - I'm curious, do you always do the 5 days on and 2 days washout period? I'm assuming this is done to lower possible side effects..? I was not told to do this and used Cerenia for about 6-7 weeks, daily...

Denice, Thank you for checking about the differences. I've done that also but what scares me is what I don't know about how the differences react to his medical picture. I want to trust the vets know what is best but I've been thinking otherwise as I read and learn about some of the folks'...

One more question - do you guys favor Cerenia vs Odansetron? I have both on hand and the vet who I consider his primary doctor and not the clinic who is following this problem was concerned he was on Cerenia daily for several weeks and never had the 2 day washout period. When I saw the primary...

Thank you all for the input! I feel better that it is not one more thing that has added to the overall angst. I do try to work around his position rather than taking him someplace else and having him sit upright. Whats odd is that this happens only randomly even when he's in the same position...

The following is the reply I received form the vet when I asked her about the back flow and resistance issues back in late March:  If you're getting consistent backflow up the tube and resistance, it could indicate a partial blockage of the tube, in which case you can try flushing with some...

Serious? I've had stuff come back out here and there. This happened at the ER vet recently when I took him there with the thought of leaving him for 12-24 hours to see if some of his fidgetiness is from being adverse to me and the syringes. When the tech attempted to do the feeding kitty was not...

When I was given the SamE I was told to give him 1/2 tablet and dissolve it in water and give thru the tube. Maybe he did vomit from it if the coating was no longer intact! I pray the pills I was given were without the coating. If not this will be one more thing that has frustrated me so much...

Hi, Your thread was linked from a reply to my pleas for help. You sound like you're in much the same boat as I feel I am -  drifting,and feeling lost and helpless in which direction to turn. I hope your kitty continues to improve. Consider yourself a tiny bit lucky in that the feeding are going...