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Hello everyone.
Monday was the hardest day of my life. I had taken Bandit in for sub q fluids and antinausea meds, as he wasn't eating and still throwing up. Pepcid AC did help, but he wasn't interested in food and really not feeling well.
The vet and I had to have the talk about the fact that we were doing all we could, and that there was one thing we hadn't ruled out, which was cancer. The tests were not possible given the location of the clinic and costs, along with the simple fact that there was no guarantee with this test (ultra sound and needle biopsy of the small intestinal lining). With Bandit's mega colon, ultrasounds aren't going to see as much given he has stool in him.
I wasn't going to put him through it anyway. So, I brought him home and he went to sleep under the bed. We did give him a b-12 shot since that really did stimulate his appetite more than the appetite stimulant.
He wasn't eating and was very lethargic. He looked just....unwell. I took a nap while he slept under my bed, and I woke to realize that he wasn't getting any better. He was uncomfortable and unhappy and I couldn't keep him with me --I couldn't put him through that. So, I made the call to the vet clinic---they come to your home to euthanize, which I had to opt for not because I prefer it, but because I was too upset to drive. I had to wait for 3 hrs since it was very busy at the clinic.
I was hysterical after I got off the phone. Crying so hard, and I looked up and saw Bandit crawl out from under my bed and come over to me, wide eyed with worry. He then came over and rubbed up against my leg (albeit wobbly). I picked him up and cuddled him (His sister was laying in the living room with me and she also licked him when he came out) and told him I loved him too much to let him suffer, and that he needed to eat or he'd get really sick and that would be horrid.
And he then wanted down and he went to his food dish and ate 2 bites of food. Um, yeah. So, I called the vet and canceled the euthanasia. It was pretty clear Bandit was not ready to leave us.
I gave him pain meds later that evening along with Pepcid AC, and by 12:30am, he licked up some food I'd bought that had a lot of gravy (Fancy Feast) He licked it dry, which to me, was a good sign.
At dawn Tuesday morning, he woke me up, paw on my face, purring. And when I fed him this time, he gobbled up the food. I continued to give him Pepcid AC before his prednisone and ciscipride to help control any issues that might have, and he seemed to do much better. He was eating well--still very tired but coming out for food and a few cuddles, then sleeping heavily. Monday night, he even stayed in my living room on mouse patrol.
It's now early Friday morning. Bandit is no longer taking bupe or pepcid AC. Just prednisone 2x daily and his ciscipride for megacolon. He is eating and far more interested in things. He's currently with me out on my couch in my porch with a beautiful night breeze, purring and helping me type this.
I can't say now if the Pepcid AC helped to rest his pancreas enough for him to allow it to recover, or if something else was flushed or....I don't know. I really don't. I can't image b-12 can have that much of an affect on a kitty. The fact it took almost a day to work lead me to think that it wasn't going to work at all--that it was just a fluke last time.
All I can say is I wish all your kitties the best and not to ignore your kitties needs and listen to them. My first kitty let me know when she had to go--she crawled over to me when she couldn't walk anymore (renal failure) and I knew. I knew it was her time...just as I know this Monday it was NOT Bandit's time. <3
Monday was the hardest day of my life. I had taken Bandit in for sub q fluids and antinausea meds, as he wasn't eating and still throwing up. Pepcid AC did help, but he wasn't interested in food and really not feeling well.
The vet and I had to have the talk about the fact that we were doing all we could, and that there was one thing we hadn't ruled out, which was cancer. The tests were not possible given the location of the clinic and costs, along with the simple fact that there was no guarantee with this test (ultra sound and needle biopsy of the small intestinal lining). With Bandit's mega colon, ultrasounds aren't going to see as much given he has stool in him.
I wasn't going to put him through it anyway. So, I brought him home and he went to sleep under the bed. We did give him a b-12 shot since that really did stimulate his appetite more than the appetite stimulant.
He wasn't eating and was very lethargic. He looked just....unwell. I took a nap while he slept under my bed, and I woke to realize that he wasn't getting any better. He was uncomfortable and unhappy and I couldn't keep him with me --I couldn't put him through that. So, I made the call to the vet clinic---they come to your home to euthanize, which I had to opt for not because I prefer it, but because I was too upset to drive. I had to wait for 3 hrs since it was very busy at the clinic.
I was hysterical after I got off the phone. Crying so hard, and I looked up and saw Bandit crawl out from under my bed and come over to me, wide eyed with worry. He then came over and rubbed up against my leg (albeit wobbly). I picked him up and cuddled him (His sister was laying in the living room with me and she also licked him when he came out) and told him I loved him too much to let him suffer, and that he needed to eat or he'd get really sick and that would be horrid.
And he then wanted down and he went to his food dish and ate 2 bites of food. Um, yeah. So, I called the vet and canceled the euthanasia. It was pretty clear Bandit was not ready to leave us.
I gave him pain meds later that evening along with Pepcid AC, and by 12:30am, he licked up some food I'd bought that had a lot of gravy (Fancy Feast) He licked it dry, which to me, was a good sign.
At dawn Tuesday morning, he woke me up, paw on my face, purring. And when I fed him this time, he gobbled up the food. I continued to give him Pepcid AC before his prednisone and ciscipride to help control any issues that might have, and he seemed to do much better. He was eating well--still very tired but coming out for food and a few cuddles, then sleeping heavily. Monday night, he even stayed in my living room on mouse patrol.
It's now early Friday morning. Bandit is no longer taking bupe or pepcid AC. Just prednisone 2x daily and his ciscipride for megacolon. He is eating and far more interested in things. He's currently with me out on my couch in my porch with a beautiful night breeze, purring and helping me type this.
I can't say now if the Pepcid AC helped to rest his pancreas enough for him to allow it to recover, or if something else was flushed or....I don't know. I really don't. I can't image b-12 can have that much of an affect on a kitty. The fact it took almost a day to work lead me to think that it wasn't going to work at all--that it was just a fluke last time.
All I can say is I wish all your kitties the best and not to ignore your kitties needs and listen to them. My first kitty let me know when she had to go--she crawled over to me when she couldn't walk anymore (renal failure) and I knew. I knew it was her time...just as I know this Monday it was NOT Bandit's time. <3
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