Cammy's at the vet again.

Cammy puked yesterday a few times. We watched her last night and she didn't eat or drink and by this morning she was very lethargic. I was up half the night worrying about her and petting her. She slept at the end of the bed most of the day. I was worried her intestines were clenched together again, causing an obstruction.

We brought her to the vet this morning. She had a fever and her tummy was very tender. They wanted to keep her for x-rays. They called me about an hour after we left, and no obstruction! But she did have a lot of gas, which isn't normal. They are giving her anti-nausea injections, and if she isn't feeling better by Monday they are going to talk about an anti-bariam. She didn't think it was necessary at this point though. I didn't ask what that was, I just figured if she needed it I'd find out.

I did ask what the treatment would be if her intestines were clenched again. She said if it happened repeatedly, it would most likely be irritable bowels. Which could easily be treated with a monthly cortisone shot. She that was a huge relief. I was afraid if it was a chronic thing we'd have to talk about putting her to sleep or something, and I can't do without my Cammy!

So poor Abbey is an only kitty for a while. She doesn't seem too disturbed. Jon and I are just very sad when one of them are away.

If it is IBD or IBS diet usually can help it about 90%

Originally Posted by sharky

If it is IBD or IBS diet usually can help it about 90%

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Thanks, Sharky. I know we were talking about switching her back in December, when she puked, but we decided to continue on the Natural Balance, since she'd gotten into the outside kitties' purina and we thought that might have something to do with it. She does that a lot. She just doesn't like that they get something that she doesn't get. I think that's it anyway. She's been on Natural Balance since December. She should like it, already!

for your kitty and you. Hope she is home soon.

Poor lil Cammy, hope she's 100% soon hun!

I'm sorry to hear about Cammy, good job noticing and getting her to the vet. It's so lonely when one is in the hospital.

Please keep us updated on Cammy's progress.

Cammy is staying another night. She stopped vomiting, but she had a bad poop and they want to do a sample on it. They said (GROSS warning) it looked like strawberry milk. Which is weird. I told them, she's never had poop problems here, but that was fine with me. She gets sick a lot and I'd like to figure out what causes it so we can stop it. I miss her though.

I hope they can get to the bottom of it soon. What on earth could make her poop be like that? What did they feed her?

Originally Posted by otto

I hope they can get to the bottom of it soon. What on earth could make her poop be like that? What did they feed her?

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I don't know what they feed her. Why don't vets ask you to bring what they already eat? Poor girl.

I am dealing with green goo for poo at the moment with one kitty ...

Usually the vets have a "more bio available " food aka digestible or easier on the digestive tract

Going through something similar here with Hope... I am not sure if you remember, but in February she went through a bad spell of diarrhea for over 20 days, lack of appetite, lots of gas and very inflamed bowels... The vet put her on a course of metro, and another antibiotic that stops vomit and diarrhea, and I changed her to Ziwipeak Venison and Fish.

Last Thursday she stopped eating, and started hiding. I changed her food, and besides her hiding, no other symptoms were shown....... until last night, when she had a lose stool with a LOT of mucus.

What changes had I made to her diet? Added daily Freeze Dried Salmon treats.

Vets Conclusion after ruling out parasites: Probably IBD, and some sensitivity to Salmon, and or other fish too. GREAT. Now I have one that can't have Chicken, and another that can't have Fish - FANTASTIC
He said he could send me to a biopsy of her intestinal track, but by her history with them, chances are that is what she has.

In his opinion, the best way to get her healthy is just to do another course of metro for now and this other pill for diarrhea as needed, and after that control it with diet.
We discussed a Prednisone at least to get her back to her comfort level, and he advised against - he said the side effects outweight the benefits. Same thing for a steroid shot.
He wants her to be on Royal Canin Venison and Pea. In discussing with Sharky, comparing the formulas in between NB and RC, RC's quality surpassed NB, when it comes to digestibility and preventing inflammation issues, so I am going to give her that for now, at least for the first month or so, then she will have to get on with my budget's program, as Royal is a good $.50 more expensive than NB.

To the OP: I know the symptoms sound and look scary, but if it is IBS, the change of diet has a remarkable effect, really fast. That along with medication, of course, at least to bring this severe inflammation down. For you to have an Idea, Hope had been hiding for 4 days... 24 hours after being taken off the bad food (with fish) and I went for an errand and came back to find her out of hiding. She is now under the bed again, but at least she came out for a while - she is MUCH better after only 24 hours of RX food, and one dose of Metro.

So, hopefully Cammy will be out of that really soon!

Are they treating her with anything, or just watching? Because if they are not treating her I would advise you to bring her home as soon as you can... IBS is also triggered by stress, and the stress of being in the vets office is not a good thing for it... Of course if they are treating her, then sure. But if not, IMO she would be better off in a calm environment, being medicated at home by you, with a minimum amount of stress possible...

Blood and mucus on the stools are not uncommon on IBS.

Thanks, Carolina.
They are treating her. She's never had a problem with diarrhea. It's always vomiting. I don't know. I'm not sure what to do. I guess I'll see what the vet says and what she thinks.

Originally Posted by kscatlady

Thanks, Carolina.
They are treating her. She's never had a problem with diarrhea. It's always vomiting. I don't know. I'm not sure what to do. I guess I'll see what the vet says and what she thinks.

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Some cats get one or the other, some cats get both... it depends on the cat, what part of the digestive track is more inflamed; vomiting is more common when the stomach and upper portion of the small intestine are involved and diarrhea is more common when the colon is involved. My cats never vomited, yet vomit can be a big symptom of IBD.

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