Im thinking of Lazlo everyday and praying for him, love you Lazlo!
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Lazlo could use your vibes again... don't know if he's out of remission or... ????
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Thank you! 
He stayed on the cerenia for about 10 days, then made it clear he didn't want it any longer (he hid until it was time for breakfast, avoiding being pilled. :lol3: ). I did give him a 2nd appetite stimulant, but none after that. (So his appetite was boosted for 6 days artificially).
He's back to just the pred and pepcid.
AND he SEEMS to be doing really well! 
He doesn't seem nauseous any longer.
Something still seems a little "off," because he will sniff and sniff and sniff at his food, and not necessarily eat it. BUT, on a recommendation, we bought him temptations treats. These things are tiny - but he loves them. It just takes 2 or 3 crumbled onto his food to get him to dig in. But this is a big improvement, because for a while there we had to use almost a whole packet of Fortiflora to get him to eat most of a meal.
He's eating about an ounce of his food at each meal consistently. Sometimes he will finish. (He gets 1.3oz per meal, three meals a day). He's asking for treats between meals once or twice a day (NOT like when he was on the appetite stimulant - he asks for treats like every 30-40 minutes on that. ).
But overall, he seems to be doing MUCH MUCH better now! He's grooming immediately after a meal again; he's bouncy and happy.
So either it was a passing virus that didn't give him a fever, or ... ???? :dk: But through all of this there's been no vomiting, which I take as a VERY good sign! :cross:
He stayed on the cerenia for about 10 days, then made it clear he didn't want it any longer (he hid until it was time for breakfast, avoiding being pilled. :lol3: ). I did give him a 2nd appetite stimulant, but none after that. (So his appetite was boosted for 6 days artificially).
He's back to just the pred and pepcid.
AND he SEEMS to be doing really well! He doesn't seem nauseous any longer. Something still seems a little "off," because he will sniff and sniff and sniff at his food, and not necessarily eat it. BUT, on a recommendation, we bought him temptations treats. These things are tiny - but he loves them. It just takes 2 or 3 crumbled onto his food to get him to dig in.
But this is a big improvement, because for a while there we had to use almost a whole packet of Fortiflora to get him to eat most of a meal.He's eating about an ounce of his food at each meal consistently. Sometimes he will finish.
(He gets 1.3oz per meal, three meals a day). He's asking for treats between meals once or twice a day (NOT like when he was on the appetite stimulant - he asks for treats like every 30-40 minutes on that. ).But overall, he seems to be doing MUCH MUCH better now! He's grooming immediately after a meal again; he's bouncy and happy.
So either it was a passing virus that didn't give him a fever, or ... ???? :dk: But through all of this there's been no vomiting, which I take as a VERY good sign! :cross:
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Oh my goodness, Laurie! Where have I been? I missed this thread about your darling Lazlo. I'm so happy to read that he's doing pretty well now...that was a huge relief!
Lazlo, you keep on feeling better every day, sweet boy.
And for you both, many healing vibes
, prayers, and love coming your way!!!
P.S. I've always called it the "meatloaf" position--it may have started with kitties that have CKD because they do this a lot.
Lazlo, you keep on feeling better every day, sweet boy.
And for you both, many healing vibes
P.S. I've always called it the "meatloaf" position--it may have started with kitties that have CKD because they do this a lot.
So happy Lazlo is feeling better
I have a good feeling about this Laurie, always did........ I am just thrilled he is getting better and better everyday! :cross: he will get ALL better in NO time :cross: Tons of vibes for your sweet little boy! 
And many, many many hugs for momma
And many, many many hugs for momma
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Thanks for the happy update. Glad our Lazlo boy is doing so much better. :heart3:
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Well some not-so-happy news.
It looks like stopping the sucralfate was a bad idea. I woke up this morning to a.rather large pile of hairballs. About 4" from it was what I can only describe as a "string" of fresh blood, and a reasonable amount of it.
So either Lazlo has bleeding ulcers, or someone else has a problem. And the odds of that are...? Pretty low, right?
The odd thing about this is that before, Lazlo never threw up fresh blood. The one time he threw up blood, it was dark, and looked like coffee grounds. In fact, it was that description that enabled the vet to tell me it was blood.
So back on sucralfate he goes, and for a week, I'll give him Yunnan Baiyao every-other-day, not every three.
It looks like stopping the sucralfate was a bad idea. I woke up this morning to a.rather large pile of hairballs. About 4" from it was what I can only describe as a "string" of fresh blood, and a reasonable amount of it.
So either Lazlo has bleeding ulcers, or someone else has a problem. And the odds of that are...? Pretty low, right?
The odd thing about this is that before, Lazlo never threw up fresh blood. The one time he threw up blood, it was dark, and looked like coffee grounds. In fact, it was that description that enabled the vet to tell me it was blood.
So back on sucralfate he goes, and for a week, I'll give him Yunnan Baiyao every-other-day, not every three.
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Oh Laurie, I'm so sorry this is happening. Sending vibes to Lazlo and to you!
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Darn it.
:heart3: Lazlo :heart3:
:heart3: Lazlo :heart3:
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Well some not-so-happy news.
OH SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!! I was beaming with SMILES at catching up and then my smile turned to a frown... 
I will continue to keep those healing vibes coming Lazlo's way. I am also going to assume that hairball vomit with blood was Lazlo's. The good news... that hairball is out!!!!! Maybe that was causing a lot of these symptoms recently. Keeping you and Lazlo smack dab in the middle of my heart day and night. :heart3: :rub: :heart3:
I will continue to keep those healing vibes coming Lazlo's way. I am also going to assume that hairball vomit with blood was Lazlo's. The good news... that hairball is out!!!!! Maybe that was causing a lot of these symptoms recently. Keeping you and Lazlo smack dab in the middle of my heart day and night. :heart3: :rub: :heart3: 
Adding my healing vibes for the sweet Laz:
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VERY interesting! Gary also thinks it is "something else" going on - because the bleeding ulcers make the dark coffee ground vomit.
AND.... I saw him have a bowel movement, and it was normal - NOT dark black, like when he had bleeding ulcers.
I have a call into the vet. I'm not sure if the sucralfate would help or not, if this is blood from his esophagus or something..... :dk: But it does not seem like there's abdominal bleeding.....
He also seems FINE. :dk: Happy, playful.... so HOPEFULLY that blood was in some way related to throwing up the hairballs... :cross: .... and it sure seems like having the hairballs out may be helping him feel better! :lol3:
Awwwwwwww Laurie .
Maybe throwing up so many hair balls irritated his throat or stomach lining and caused bleeding?
.Maybe throwing up so many hair balls irritated his throat or stomach lining and caused bleeding?
Well, heck. Just when we think things are going well, something else happens. But this is just a tiny bump, I'm sure of it. I think it's that hairball that did it, somehow.
(just in case)
Poor Lazlo, I hope so too!!! Vibes for both of you.Awwwwwwww Laurie.
Maybe throwing up so many hair balls irritated his throat or stomach lining and caused bleeding?
Oh Laurie, I hope the blood came from vomiting the hairballs, I can imagina how scared you were when you saw the blood
I pray is nothing serious. ((((Hug)))))
I will still keep my good feelings about this. Lazlo feels good? I feel good right along
Bunches of love to you all!
Hi Laurie, remember in the beginning of my Toby thread, one of my cats was eating grass and threw up the grass with fresh blood- that never happened again and I don't think it was Toby.
I may be wrong but I think fresh blood is always a better sign than dark, if there has to be any at all :-(. Plus it came up with a ton of hairballs, not food. It could be that he over-groomed himself while he was feeling out of sorts
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I looked this up online and it says it usually indicates a current bleed of the upper GI tract. It could indeed be that his ulcer resurfaced and that is why he was drooling, because he felt nauseated.
I will pray for you and Lazlo. I think it is still good that he is otherwise eating normally. Also you mentioned stopping the sucralfate, I don't know when that happened but anytime you are taking meds for stomach acid/reflux, when you stop them, there is a "rebound" effect that can be pretty intense, so maybe there is a connection there too.
I may be wrong but I think fresh blood is always a better sign than dark, if there has to be any at all :-(. Plus it came up with a ton of hairballs, not food. It could be that he over-groomed himself while he was feeling out of sorts
I looked this up online and it says it usually indicates a current bleed of the upper GI tract. It could indeed be that his ulcer resurfaced and that is why he was drooling, because he felt nauseated.
I will pray for you and Lazlo. I think it is still good that he is otherwise eating normally. Also you mentioned stopping the sucralfate, I don't know when that happened but anytime you are taking meds for stomach acid/reflux, when you stop them, there is a "rebound" effect that can be pretty intense, so maybe there is a connection there too.
