Meeko is in the hospital.

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Well, I just talked to the vet - Meeko has not thrown up again all night or morning (however, they were withholding food)
and the results of his bloodwork came back totally normal
except for showing that he is dehydrated, which we already knew. They are going to start offering him food around noon to see if he can eat and hold it down, and will continue to medicate him and give him IV fluids today - if he does not throw up for the rest of the day, then I can pick him up at 6:00 tonight!
Thank you all so very much for all your vibes and thoughts and kind words, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
If everyone could continue with good vibes that he can hold down the food and come home tonight - and that this is just gastritis, which is what the vet is hoping at this point - that would be wonderful - thank you all again!
 
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Update number two - I called the vet to check if he had been able to keep down the food they had given him, and found out that he wasn't eating at all, so I took a can of his food over and they let me offer it to him (my poor baby looked so sad in his little cage
, it broke my heart) - at first he wasn't interested, but I offered it to him on a fork, bite by bite, and that got him eating - he ended up eating around 3 tablespoonfuls of canned food, and I got to spend some time with him. So now we have to wait and see if he throws up what he ate - if not, then he will be coming home tonight, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks again, everyone!
 
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Glad to hear that he is doing better and eating.....saying a prayer that it was just stress and that you can take him home tonight. Hugs.
 
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I hope you get to take him home tonight too! *crosses fingers* Let us know!
 
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I will keep my fingers crossed that Meeko is able to keep his food down & comes home tonight.

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Kylie I jst caught up with this thread and we here hope Meeko will be better and home today Rufus and Luky send purrs and headbutts.
 
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Sorry it took me so long to update, I've been super busy getting read to go away - Meeko is home!
He did not throw up for the rest of the day yesterday, so he was able to come home last night. At this point the vet is thinking that he was suffering from gastritis - he has not thrown up again since coming home, either, so that is a big positive - he will continue to take medication for the next week to help keep his stomach calm. Since I obviously need to keep a close eye on him, he will be coming with me to Alberta (the other kitties are staying home with a cat sitter coming in every day) - I am a bit nervous about how he will take the flight, as he is a nervous cat, but the only alternative was leaving him at the animal hospital as a boarder for two weeks, and between the two options, I know staying in a cage at a strange place for two weeks would upset him more - this way, the flight will upset him, but he should be okay for the two weeks we're there. Thank you all SO much again for thinking of Meeko and sending him vibes, he and I both appreciate it so much!
 
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Originally Posted by Juniper

Sorry it took me so long to update, I've been super busy getting read to go away - Meeko is home!
He did not throw up for the rest of the day yesterday, so he was able to come home last night. At this point the vet is thinking that he was suffering from gastritis - he has not thrown up again since coming home, either, so that is a big positive - he will continue to take medication for the next week to help keep his stomach calm. Since I obviously need to keep a close eye on him, he will be coming with me to Alberta (the other kitties are staying home with a cat sitter coming in every day) - I am a bit nervous about how he will take the flight, as he is a nervous cat, but the only alternative was leaving him at the animal hospital as a boarder for two weeks, and between the two options, I know staying in a cage at a strange place for two weeks would upset him more - this way, the flight will upset him, but he should be okay for the two weeks we're there. Thank you all SO much again for thinking of Meeko and sending him vibes, he and I both appreciate it so much!
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I just read this so I am only NOW getting around to wish you the BEST with your Precious Meeko! If you need extra Prayers just PM me and I will put him on a couple of Prayer lists I am on!

GET WELL MEEKO - NOW!
 
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Meeko
Please get well soon and stay well ...
 
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If you can...while you are away, give us a Meeko update. I hope that you have a nice vacation. Be sure to send the other kitties a post card when you are gone.

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Thanks for the update, Kylie! It sounds like Meeko is doing better.


Good luck with the flight, have fun on your trip, and hope to hear your updates on Meeko when you get back!
 
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