trip to the vet was a bust for Snickers - no news

Well - Snickers little problem is still unknown and the Doc wants to "open her up and take a look" AGAIN.

Noway I say for a 14 year old cat.

Here is the problem
Projectile vomiting 2-3 times a week. I mean the kind that toss's the entire contents of her stomach 2-3 feet.

Stomach makes amazing noises ALL THE TIME

The queen of farts, able to flll up a whole room.

She's very happy and once she hurls it's like nothing happened.

She is not OVERLAY thin.

We had her on Eukanuba, then switched to Science Diet, and now add a little Authority wet food. Given her yogart but none of this is helping.

The vet says there is nothing overtly wrong that she can see.

Opinions? ideas??

Has she been check for a hyper thyroid? Has she been check for Inflamtory Bowl Decease (IBD)? What has she been checked for?

I agree with you - putting a cat under especially at that age should be a last resort!!

I think it's time for a second/third opinion is most definately in order!!

Plenty of huggs / kisses to your baby!

I would be finding a specialist if it were me, and internal specialist if you have one in your area. Or a vet school.

Originally posted by Hell603
Has she been check for a hyper thyroid? Has she been check for Inflamtory Bowl Decease (IBD)? What has she been checked for?

I agree with you - putting a cat under especially at that age should be a last resort!!

I think it's time for a second/third opinion is most definately in order!!

Plenty of huggs / kisses to your baby!

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I vote for the IBD...when Patrick began having vomitting worse than what he usually gets due to his chronic renal failure, he was also having stinky poops and the most amazing, roiling, gassy sounding intestines. I chose not to have him opened up either (he's almost 17) but we did do an u/s to take a look at his gut

Best wishes with your fellow...def. go get another opinion!

poop seems normal enough - huge . . . . .man like poops :-)

not dierrah like.

I'll talk to her - we'll get the blood work results today.

hmmmmmmmmm! - Still waiing for blood tests!
Symptoms of IBD

One or many of the following symptoms can be found in a cat with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD):

Vomiting - YES
Diarrhea - NO
Weight loss MAYBE
Normal/increased appetite NO
Stomach rumbling YES
Belching YES
Black, tarry stools ???
Flatulence (from digested blood) YES
Halitosis NO
Increased thirst NO
Abdominal pain NO
Weight loss NO
In severe cases, weight loss can be extreme. Vomiting cats will seldom produce food in a cat's vomit. (PRODUCES FOOD) Instead, the vomit usually consists of bile-stained mucus. (NO) The presence of hair or partially digested food in the vomit indicates that the disease also involves the cat's stomach.

IBD does not mean that there must be loose stool! However Symptoms of IBD which you mentioned:

Vomiting
Stomach rumbling
Flatulence

can be found in cats with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Also you mentioned she has large bowel movements - this is something you need to discuss with the VET!

yea- we mention that to her yesterday - she said there are a lot of conflecting things going on so she can't say it's THIS or THAT!.

One cat stands in the litter box and goes outside of it so we kow it's snickers poop (since Gabby passed away 3 months ago).

Oncet he blood work comes back I'll ask the vet about IBD

OK - blood work is back and everything looks perfect. She suggested a few things.

Add fiber to her diet - she said it sounds counter productive but it's what is done. Also we can try a (sp?) hyper-allergetic diet to see if this can help. We already feed her senior food so we can get MORE fiber but can add more with special powder (have not seen it yet).

How frustrating! I agree, at that age 'opened up' should be the last option. Have you had a chance to explore the ultrasound suggestion?

Fiber will help a lot, it usually makes hard stools softer OR makes softer stools firmer. So although it sounds counterproductive it could help.

Good luck on your continuing search. *Many good vibes* for Snickers.

Thanks - at least SHE is not suffereing (that we can tell). All I know is a few days ago we opened our linen closet and almost passed out. She was sleeping and must have had a couple of BIG "love puffs", I'm not sure if there was any oxygen in there any more LOL!.

Snickers does not seem to be bothered in the least, she is still the lover cat that will wrap her paws around you neck and purr.

My boy has collits and the only thing that has worked for him is adding psyllium (fiber) to his wet food. No more gas, stomach rumbling, bloody stool, etc.

I use the fingerprint brand from GNC (Capsul form). It's very fine ground and easyly desolves in wet. He get's 1/2 capsule in the AM and the other 1/2 in the PM.

PS: He even gained weight and yes I have put him on an all natural food call life's abundance. No corn, wheat or dairy.

http://www.healthypetnet.com/product...lname=10031244

In case you are interested here is the website I buy from:

http://www.summitpost.com/cgi-bin2/s...BUY-PLST-0-CAT

Good Luck

Got a call from the vet Saturday. While the blood work came out perfect it seems something popped up in the urine they shows some sort of bacaterial(sp?) infection.

Hope that's it. Other then that we were suppose to feed her higher fiber foods.

YEAH !!! ME TOO!!

Well - Snickers does in fact have a urinary tract infection and we're giving her antibiotocs - I wonder if this is the cause of her IBD type symptons (which no one can seem to see any REAL indication of).