Bear is at the vet. He's very sick, liver looks horrible.

My heart goes out to you.

We are home!!!!

No cancer!

The vet's suspicions were right, Bear has Cholangiohepatitis and Pancreatitis. One of his bile ducts are very swollen, but the vet sounded hopeful! Bear's other organs look great!

He said Bear gaining weight was great news, he weighs 8.5 now (last weigh-in was 7.1lbs) which is verrry close to normal for him! I want him at a solid 9lbs. But he's always been slightly thin, so I don't know if I can get him up to 9lbs lol.

The vet said that he is going to keep Bear on the same meds, and wants me to take him back in 2 weeks for bloodwork. He also said that since Bear has been hanging on for so long, that he thinks Bear may be able to beat this! I was almost in tears on the way to the vet, thinking about how people that I don't even know are helping Bear - I really appreciate all of your help, I am speechless at everyone's kindness! This is amazing!

I just took a pic of him, I am about to upload it. I will post it here. He has the craziest hair cut !

They fasted him at the vets for the ultrasound, when we got home he ate some Iams (good, it will fatten him up!) and 1/2 cup of chicken!!! I am so happy because he did not eat much on his own yesterday.

Thank you, to every single one of you!!!!




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Originally Posted by mrsgreenjeens

I'm late reading this, but great news that he's getting his ultrasound today, and I think I'm still in time to send my good vibes!

And how exciting that people are helping you pay for this. I will have to check out your "s.o.s." page myself.

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Thanks again for your donation!

Originally Posted by farleyv

OMG....angels on earth!!

Many for Bear and a good outcome!!

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I know, I am speechless right now!!!

Originally Posted by meteor

My heart goes out to you.

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Thanks.

Awesome news all around! He WILL beat this!!! He will he will!!!!

Here is mommy's boy:




See how yellow his ears are? I don't know why the area where he was shaved is not as yellow, I am going to ask the next time I call. He is making that face at my other cat, Poodle. Poodle wanted to play with Bear (he is waaay too rough, I made him go away) and Bear was worried.

Almost forgot, his hair cut is cute. They left a skunk stripe on his back, and shaved both sides and his whole belly. He is not thrilled with the new hair do, lol.

We got all of the money to pay the bill!!!!!!!!!!!!

I may be able to get a family member to help me get his meds in 2 weeks , I will see.

You are all angels on earth, I really mean it! I plan on "paying it forward" when I am able to, so I can help spread the kindness.

Amazing news!!!!!!

That's so great the has gained weight!! It's a lot of weight at that!

Keep fighting Bear

Thanks sooo much everyone!!!! When the vet said "He weighs 8.5lbs..." (he was looking at the record to see what Bear's last weight was) I had to stop him and say "What?!" I thought that I heard him wrong... I couldn't believe it!

I think he will make it, he has been hanging on for about a month now. He is a tough boy.

I forgot to mention that they didn't have to sedate him for the ultrasound!

This is really good news, I am glad the ultrasound showed somethign that can be treated - I should imagine his ears being yellow and his tummy not being a good sign, that it is working its way out of his system.

You need a vacation!!!! Such good news!! He is a sweetie, give him hugs from me.!!!

This good news has me blubbering all over my key board. I'm so happy for you and Bear and Poodle!

Wonderful news!!!!!!!!! And, wow, I cannot believe how yellow his ears are, but he's still adorable. He's going to make it, I just know it.

Go Bear, Go Bear, Go Bear

I am sure he will be okay ...
I am sending Healing vibes you Bear i can just see how upset you are sweetie,
I hope and pray everything will be okay


Looking at the blood work myself everything else seems fine ...

Originally Posted by otto

This good news has me blubbering all over my key board. I'm so happy for you and Bear and Poodle!

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Thanks! I hope his bloodwork is better in 2 weeks, that would be so awesome!

Originally Posted by farleyv

You need a vacation!!!! Such good news!! He is a sweetie, give him hugs from me.!!!

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lol, I just need healthy cats! I will do that!

Originally Posted by booktigger

This is really good news, I am glad the ultrasound showed somethign that can be treated - I should imagine his ears being yellow and his tummy not being a good sign, that it is working its way out of his system.

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He could still backslide, it is pretty progressed but I really do think that he will make it! I just took a few pics and his belly is yellow, but it isn't as bad as his ears. The lighting in my house is strange, Bear's ears don't even look yellow with our lights - I have to hold him in front of a sunny window to check his color (or take a pic with flash).

Originally Posted by mrsgreenjeens

Wonderful news!!!!!!!!! And, wow, I cannot believe how yellow his ears are, but he's still adorable.

He's going to make it, I just know it.

Go Bear, Go Bear, Go Bear

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I couldn't believe it when I first saw it either, I thought he had something on his ear. He looks radioactive, I wish it would just go away! Thanks

Originally Posted by HolliWilliams

I am sure he will be okay ...
I am sending Healing vibes you Bear i can just see how upset you are sweetie,
I hope and pray everything will be okay


Looking at the blood work myself everything else seems fine ...

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Thanks for your well wishes! He is still acting normal, but he hasn't been eating as much on his own. When they did the ultrasound the said his other organs look great!






I have a few pics. I will post them after they upload.

Don't tell him that I am posting his hairless pics all over the internets! lol. He is shaved like that on both sides from the ultrasound. He has a "skunk stripe" of fur,




It is hard to tell, but I think his belly is more yellow than his sides. Not sure though. There are a few pieces of c/d dry in the measuring cup, but he won't touch it.




Eating some chicken. I have to shred it up for him, it looks weird because of the flash. The other bowl has Whiskas Temptations in it. He didn't eat much on his own today, but that is ok. I did see him drink some water though!



I dragged his crate in front of the window, he looked out of it for a good 10 mins. Then he decided that watching me and the other cats was more interesting lol. I am leaving his crate in front of the window anyways.

Awwww....the sweet boy! I shred chicken too, for my kitties. It's easier for them to eat and digest.

Thanks for the pictures. I do see a bit of yellow on his Yummy Tummy but not much.

lol, I looooove his tummy! He has never really cared for belly rubs, but since his tummy was shaved he likes for me to rub his belly! He will even roll on his back when he wants me to pet it.

I tried to gently massage his tummy, to see if it would help the inflamed/blocked bile duct but he does not like that. I think it is tender, so I will leave it alone.

I need to get pics without flash, his tummy does not look so... rough in real life, lol! And you guys will see what I am talking about with the flash, he does not look as yellow with my lighting lol. He does when I hold him in a sunny window though.

I did try adding the veggi oil in his food again (the vet originally wanted me to do this, but Bear kept throwing up. I thought it was the oil but I now know that I was over feeding him.) and he has not thrown up. I have added it twice so far, and for some reason Bear spits out less food with it. The food smellls SO bad, if I got a non Rx can of food and it smelled like that I would think that it was just starting to spoil and would throw it out... anyway I noticed that the food did not have much odor after I added the oil, and he did not spit out as much food when I added it. I only added a small amount of oil, to see how Bear tolerated it.

I need to call the vet tomorrow and ask what the oil is for... I was thinking that it would help lubricate the bile ducts, but wouldn't it just be absorbed by his stomach? It may also be a dietary thing too, to help balance the diet. I don't know.

I normally do not take pics of my cats when they are sick, I know that if the sickness took their life that I would not want to see pics of them sick. I want to remember all of my cats as healthy whole cats. I felt like I need to in this case for a few reasons: for all of the people who helped pay off his ultrasound to see the kitty they helped, for everyone following this thread-I know they want pics , and because I wanted to show "proof" that he had an ultrasound to the people who dontaed the money for it.

I am about to go watch tv, and hold him in my lap for as long as he wants.

Sweet Bear

I can see the yellow on his tummy now. Not as prominent as on his ears, but it's definitely there. He's still so cute He may just start a new trend in haircuts. The "skunk" cut