#1 reason I shouldn't be working at a Vet's office

Bless your heart....maybe that is why your working there....to save the animals that need saving!!!
God bless you!!!

Now that Neko is on the cyprohepdadine he is eatting like a horse! Its aweful to get the pills down though... He's the worst cat I've ever had to medicate... NOw whenever he sees me he starts salivating... I have to convince him that I'm not going to pill him everytime I come near him... I can't wait until he's better and I can stop having to give him all these medications. I'm going to recheck his CBC later on in the week. Hopefully it will look a little better.
He's still having some diarrhea... I gave up on trying to get him to eat soft food... So it's just been the hard. I dont know if its from the food or the medications that he's having the diarrhea. He's on medications for that too but it hasn't started to help yet....UHHHH...

Just read through your thread, on the edge of my seat! Thank god for happy ending( in a non message parlor way )! I completely know where you are coming from, if an animal needs help or is suffering, there is no second thought.......

Fingers crossed

Originally Posted by Shorty14788

Now that Neko is on the cyprohepdadine he is eatting like a horse! Its aweful to get the pills down though... He's the worst cat I've ever had to medicate... NOw whenever he sees me he starts salivating... I have to convince him that I'm not going to pill him everytime I come near him... I can't wait until he's better and I can stop having to give him all these medications. I'm going to recheck his CBC later on in the week. Hopefully it will look a little better.
He's still having some diarrhea... I gave up on trying to get him to eat soft food... So it's just been the hard. I dont know if its from the food or the medications that he's having the diarrhea. He's on medications for that too but it hasn't started to help yet....UHHHH...

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I hope that Neko is starting to feel better.


Keep us posted on how he is doing.

At least he has started to eat more.

Neko's RBC count has gone up to 29%. He's almost normal.... He is eatting great now too. The diarrhea has stopped but now I'm getting a little concerned because he hasn't had a bowel movement in almost 3 days. The vets told me to keep an eye on him and to give him a little bit of a laxative just to be on the safe side... All and all though things seem to be getting better for him. He has even started to play. He was chasing a little feather toy around the bedroom the other day...

Originally Posted by Shorty14788

Neko's RBC count has gone up to 29%. He's almost normal.... He is eatting great now too. The diarrhea has stopped but now I'm getting a little concerned because he hasn't had a bowel movement in almost 3 days. The vets told me to keep an eye on him and to give him a little bit of a laxative just to be on the safe side... All and all though things seem to be getting better for him. He has even started to play. He was chasing a little feather toy around the bedroom the other day...

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I am so glad that Neko is starting to feel better, and I hope he goes poo poo soon.

Keep us updated on how he is doing.

Wonderful - I love positive updates! I hope the constipation issue is soon resolved.

Am glad he is seeming better.

Good news for Neko. We sent out a complete bloodwork on him which came back 100% normal. So he is completely healthy again... In 1 month he can be vaccinated after we recheck his CBC for the last time.


But now I have another reason to not be working at a vets office. Her name is Skylar. She is 7 years old and diabetic. Her mommy couldn't afford the cost of her insulin and was going to out her down... I'm a BIG sucker for special needs babies. The cat is down to 6 pounds.... from 13 pounds last year. I now have her and we started her on insulin today. She is a sweet little black and white kitty. I am doing my best to find her a home and QUICKLY... I can't have NINE cats... I am about to break my bank account from all this. I just cant stand to see an animal put down for such a dumb reason... The woman was SOOOO thankful... I got a HUGE hug and a kiss on the cheek from her for offering to take care of her little kitty. Sometimes I think I'm stupid for putting myself in these situations... I always find a way to make it work somehow... I just wish there were more people in the world willing to help an animal in need... some times I feel like I'm the only one.... Everyone one at work says "I cant afford it....or.... Its too much hassle.... or .... I already have too many..." People just aren't willing to try and make it work.

IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYONE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WILLING TO TAKE IN A DIABETIC CAT PLEASE LET ME KNOW! She really needs to find her forever home....

How much is the estimated insulin and treatment costs? I know someone in Florida, although, I don't know if she can afford it and I can't remember what part she's in... but if I'm going to ask her about it, I'll probably need to give her an idea of what costs are.

The insulin is about 50 - 60 dollars a bottle. We are still working on regulating her so I don't know how long the bottle will last. She will also have to have a blood glucose curve (55 dollars) every 6 months and have fructousamine levels check every 6 months (I'm not sure how much it costs.... I dont think its that much) Hopefully she will only need 2 units a day which means the bottle can last a couple months...

Even if your friend can't afford it.. maybe she can ask around... The part of florida doesn't matter much to me... I'm willing to drive a ways to get her a good home....

Right now she is kinda scared... once she calms down I'll post some pictures of her.

I'll email them both tomorrow, but it will probably take several days to hear from them. They're both slow on the email uptake.

Here's an update on the new little girl...

We started her on 1 unit of insulin once a day. We checked her blood glucose today and it was still 453 after she had gotten her shot... So we're going to 2 units once a day. We're going to recheck her blood glucose in thursday...

She is sooo sweet and soooo funny. She likes to dip her foot in the water and drink it off her foot...

I have never had a diabetic cat before so seeing how much this little tiny cat can eat is shocking to me. I knew that they drink more, urinated more and ate more... but gezz.... every time I see her, she's eatting.... When she urinates it takes up half of the litter box!!! Poor little thing....

I'll take some pictures of her later... she is much more comfortable here now.... She looks a little scruffy because she had fleas and was digging at her self, but she's still a cutie

Aww, bless her.

Meet Skylar....



And Heres a picture of Neko feeling all healthy and sassy...

Well... good and bad news.... Good news is Skylar is regulated on 7 unit twice daily of the insulin. She is also up to 8 pounds....

Now for the bad news... I brought Neko in today because he wasn't eatting well... He's down from 14.6 pounds (in february) to 10.8 pounds today. So we rechecked his CBC. The doctors think he's going into auto immune hemolytic anemia... His PCV is down to 29 and his platelets are very low too... We started him on prednisone today... Hopefully he'll start doing better...

This seems to be a never ending battle at my house... If one gets better, another one gets sick...

I hope everyone gets to feeling better.

Fingers crossed for everyone!!