MEGA vibes needed for Palekana

jean44

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I know that I don't post here often but my Palekana girl needs a MEGA dose of those famous TCS vibes.

First, a short history. I posted about a month ago that Palekana seemed to be having trouble chewing or swallowing her food. At that time the vet found a small sore in her mouth. In case there was an infection antibiotics were prescribed. I tried multiple ways to get the meds down Palekana's throat with no success. In spite of that the sore was healed at her next exam but she was still having trouble eating. Time for a blood panel. Two of her liver values were low and her white cell count was elevated. My vet consulted another vet who is a cat specialist about the low liver values. The cat specialist said that is usually not a cause for concern. However, since Palekana was still exhibiting the same difficulty eating and has already lost 2lbs. the vet decided it was time for x-rays at a minimum and possibly a endoscopy. In order to avoid sedating her twice we decided to do both at once. My vet does not have an endoscope so she referred me to a vet who does.

So, Palekana had her x-rays and endoscopy today. The x-rays show a stricture in her esophagus. Apparently the esophagus is opening but may not be opening as wide as it should. OK- that fits with her eating behavior. The endoscopy shows a mass in the pylorus area of the stomach. This is the area where the stomach attaches to the small intestine. I saw the pictures from the endoscopy and the mass looks fairly large. Biopsies were taken. It may take as long as a week to get the results depending on how busy the lab is. Naturally, I'm thinking the worst so that I'll be prepared for the worst. I'm thinking cancer, surgery, chemo, feeding tube. Now it's wait and worry.

My poor Palekana. She's hungry and wants to eat but can only manage a few very small bites at a time. She's losing weight rapidly and isn't my perky, active Palekana. Fortunately her "tortitude" is still basically intact. I told her tonight that she'll need every bit of that "tortitude" to get through this.

Palekana has always been special to me because I found her outside the office building where I worked at the time. She was a scrawny little thing, about six months old but small for her age. Now she has lost so much weight that she looks like the scrawny Palekana I rescued eight years ago. In fact, her name means rescued in Hawaiian.

So if Palekana can have some of those famous TCS vibes we'd both appreciate it. Sorry for the length of this post.
 

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Your darlin Palekana is being cloaked in healing light at this very moment... and she'll stay in my thoughts until she's pulled through this. Bless you both.

 

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Sending lots of prayers and hugs from Mississippi for Palekana, I hope she gets to feeling better soon.

Please keep us updated on her.

 

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Lots and lots of positive energy flowing to Palekana from the other side of the pacific!

 

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Oh Jean ........... sending MEGA VIBES for Palekana and for you! Will keep you close in my thoughts and prayers
 

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Oh what a sad situation
It is so frustrating when our babies are sick.
Here's some good vibes that its not cancer and it can be taken care of soon
 

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oh my, well heres whizzing tons & tons of mega healthy, healing (((((((
vibes
))))) for sweet Palenkana

and some big
&
from me & my kitty crew
 
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Thank you to all for the vibes and good wishes.
My girl is not feeling well today. She's been hiding under an upholstered chair in the living room most of the day. She shows no interest in eating. She did eat a little bit after we got home from the vet last night. I'm going to try again later to persuade her to eat.

The good news is that I was able to syringe some meds into her this morning. The meds are supposed to help sooth her little tummy. Syringing anything into Palekana is a struggle. She does not like to be restrained or forced to do anything. She is supposed to take the meds twice a day for 14 days. We'll see what happens tonight.
 

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Poor baby
It was probably easier to medicate her because she's really not feeling good.
 
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