MEGA vibes needed for Palekana

jean44 · Feb 26, 2007

The daily update. This is so frustrating trying to medicate her. I know some of the meds ends up on me or on the floor instead of in her. The poor little girl just fights it so hard- wiggles, squirms, pulls her head away when I try to get the syringe in her mouth. I tried wrapping her in a towel but that just makes her more frantic and crazy. I need a second person to hold her while I medicate but since I'm alone... I'm sure she would feel better if she was getting her full dose of meds.

She's still picking at her food. In the morning she's so hungry and anxious for food that she jumps on the counter while I'm filling food dishes. But when I give her a dish she licks at it or takes a few minuscule bites and walks away. She later comes back and eats from her dish or one of the others but it's still tiny amounts. I think that part of the problem is that her stomach is not used to normal amounts of food because she hasn't been eating well for a while. That's in addition to the irritation from the mass that is growing there. My poor Palekana girl. I feel so helpless trying to find something she'll eat. I wish I could do more to help her or that she'd let me help her by taking her meds.

Here's a picture of my girl in her healthy days.

sicycat · Feb 27, 2007

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catsarebetter · Feb 27, 2007

Do they happen to have the medication in a pill form? If they have it in a pill form, you're still going to have to deal with medicating her daily, but at least you'd either lose the whole thing, or get it all in there. Sometimes doing a pill is easier than liquid. Might be easier in the food too. It just really depends..sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, with mine. It does seem to be easier to pill them, though, than it is to liquid dose them.

Hope she gets to feeling better soon. Sending as many good vibes as I can!

jean44 · Feb 27, 2007

Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter

Do they happen to have the medication in a pill form? If they have it in a pill form, you're still going to have to deal with medicating her daily, but at least you'd either lose the whole thing, or get it all in there. Sometimes doing a pill is easier than liquid. Might be easier in the food too. It just really depends..sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, with mine. It does seem to be easier to pill them, though, than it is to liquid dose them.

Hope she gets to feeling better soon. Sending as many good vibes as I can!

The medication is a large pill but it has to be dissolved in water to create a slurry. I tried putting the slurry in her food. She eats so little at a time and wanders from one dish to another so that wasn't working. I tried redirecting her to the dish with the meds but she wasn't buying that. I've hidden so much in her food trying to medicate her that I think she's suspicious of me now. Wise girl. On a positive note I got the vast majority of the meds down her throat this morning. Yea!

jean44 · Feb 27, 2007

YEA! TCS vibes did it again. The mass is an infected ulcer.

The vet called with the biopsy results this afternoon. An infected ulcer is better than the cancer I was fearing. I picked up a transdermal antibiotic today and put the first dose on her little ear a few minutes ago. She accepted it with no problem. Her regular vet had ordered that last Friday.

The vet who did the endoscopy said she should stay on the Carafate (stomach soothing meds) for another 3-4 weeks. Her regular vet is going to check with the compounding pharmacist about getting something flavored that I might be able to add to her food. Apparently the Carafate also comes in a liquid form that might be easier to use than the pill that is dissolved in water. I wasn't aware of that. I don't know which she'd be more likely to actually accept and swallow. I have another weeks worth of the Carafate pills so there is a little time to decide.

Thank you to all who sent vibes, hugs and good wishes. The TCS magic worked again.

pami · Feb 27, 2007

Oh Jean that is absolutely wonderful news!! I am so happy for you and Palekana!

You may know this ........ but Palekana's moth does not have to be open to give her liquid meds. If you just stick in the side of her mouth and quickly quirt. the tip of the syringe just needs to be just inside her lips. Good luck I know how frustrating that can be.

jean44 · Feb 27, 2007

Originally Posted by Pami

Oh Jean that is absolutely wonderful news!! I am so happy for you and Palekana!

You may know this ........ but Palekana's moth does not have to be open to give her liquid meds. If you just stick in the side of her mouth and quickly quirt. the tip of the syringe just needs to be just inside her lips. Good luck I know how frustrating that can be.

Hi Pam- Thanks for your vibes. I know it helped. Yes, I know about trying to get the syringe in the side of her mouth.

The problem is getting it far enough in long enough to squirt the meds in. She struggles so much and moves so fast that I have to be really quick with the plunger on the syringe.

beandip · Feb 27, 2007

Originally Posted by Jean44

Hi Pam- Thanks for your vibes. I know it helped. Yes, I know about trying to get the syringe in the side of her mouth.

The problem is getting it far enough in long enough to squirt the meds in. She struggles so much and moves so fast that I have to be really quick with the plunger on the syringe.

First, congrats on the results being something curable!!

I'll give some unsolicited advice from someone who hates giving liquid meds

The last time I tried using a syringe I decided that I would go back to using a dropper the next time. I replaced mine with pills so I wouldn't have to deal with it.

But anyway I thought I would like the syringe since droppers don't seem very accurate for measuring (always seems to pick up air bubbles)...but I think next time I'll use a syringe to measure and then draw it up in a dropper to administer it. Don't feel bad about the trouble...the scratches Precious gave me from the liquid fiasco still haven't healed.

sharky · Feb 27, 2007

Ohhh I am so glad shell be okay

booktigger · Feb 28, 2007

I am so pleased it is something that can be treated, fingers crossed with teh meds.

catsarebetter · Mar 1, 2007

Good! I'm glad she's going to be okay. She'll come through with flying colors, I just know it!

anakat · Mar 11, 2007

Hope she is still doing well.

lsulover · Mar 11, 2007

I am glad to hear that she is doing better, I am still sending prayers and hugs from Mississippi for you and for Palekana.

Please continue to keep us updated on how she is doing.

jean44 · Mar 11, 2007

Oh, I should have updated this before but we're still struggling.

Thanks for your continuing interest in Palekana.

As I expected, it was very difficult to medicate her. Part of the Carafate (stomach soother) ended up in her and part was on me or on the wall when she moved just as I pressed the plunger on the syringe. And beandip, I tried using a dropper- that was worse. She got her last dose of Carafate a week ago when she vomited within 10 minutes of receiving the meds. This happened on Sunday. I called the vet on Monday and she said to stop the Carafate. By Tuesday Palekana was vomiting every evening shortly after her bedtime snack. So on Friday the vet put her on famotidine, which is the generic for Pepcid. She gets 1/4 of a 10mg tablet mixed with water per day. Because the amount if very small I've been able syringe it into her and she has not vomited since Thursday evening. Yea! She also seems to show more interest in eating. She still isn't eating enough but it's better than before. She was also on a transdermal antibiotic, clindamycin, for 10 days. That was easy to administer as she is used to having me play with her ears.

So - I'm hoping the famotidine will do the trick and settle her little tummy so she can eat comfortably. Wish us luck.

pushylady · Mar 11, 2007

I'm glad to hear that things are improving. That transdermal antibiotic sounds wonderful! Wish all meds were so easy to give.

I hope her appetite keeps improving!

lsulover · Mar 11, 2007

I hope she continues to recover, I am still sending you and her prayers and hugs from Mississippi.

carolpetunia · Mar 11, 2007

I just now caught up with your thread -- what wonderful news! I'm so glad for you... and I so feel your pain with regard to trying to medicate a kitty.

Famotidine/Pepcid is great stuff... so effective, in fact, that my doctor told me not to use it within two hours of other oral medications, because it interferes with their absorption. Thank goodness for the transdermal medicine!

consumerkitty · Mar 12, 2007

More vibes and prayers for Palekana's full recovery.

booktigger · Mar 12, 2007

Fingers crossed.

berylayn · Mar 12, 2007

I just read this whole thread and I was so happy to hear that it was not cancer!

We are battling something similar with our Lilly right now. We have a biopsy this Wed for a bad tooth/mass in her mouth.

I am also currently battling the meds problem. Tonight Lilly has not had her antibiotic because when I tried to restrain her she bit me. I am going to try squirting it in food tonight and see if that helps...

Here's to your girl's full recovery!!

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