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I'm hoping someone here can give me some insight on my poor kitty's situation. Background:
In the beginning of April (the 2nd), my younger girl, Keri, became ill, vomiting stomach bile. I called the vet and got her in the next day. She ran blood work and took x-rays. No blockages or indications of infections, tumors, etc. and the tests all came back clean and showed good health. She was given an injection for dehydration and an appetite stimulant (as she hadn't eaten or drank anything in 24 hours) and we were prescribed Pepcid to be given twice a day for 7 days. By the end of the 7 days, she seemed to be back to normal.
On the 25th, it all started up again. We still had half a bottle of Pepcid, so I gave her a dose. She vomited it back up immediately. Called the vet and got an appointment for the next day and were told to keep trying the Pepcid until she was able to keep a dose down. She was sick all day and through the night, nothing stayed in her stomach for more than a few seconds. Vet took more blood and x-rays. Again, the blood work came back clean. The x-rays showed a what the vet said was a large gas bubble in her stomach and it looked like something was swollen and pressing into her stomach as well. We scheduled an ultrasound for the 28th.
The ultrasound showed that the area around the pancreas was very inflamed and they also found what looked like crystals in her bladder. The vet took a urine sample and more blood for testing, but assumed it was most likely pancreatitis and started treatment for that. We were given more Pepcid, Buprenorphine for the pain and inflammation and an appetite stimulant. We started the treatments as directed (Pepcid and pain killer twice a day for 7 days) and again, Keri improved quickly. A few days later the vet called back. All the additional testing came back perfectly clean and healthy again! Even the urine analysis showed perfectly normal. We were instructed to finish out the 7 days of medicines, since they were helping.
Which brings me to today, when Keri vomited stomach bile again this. I gave her a dose of Pepcid and it has stayed down and seems to be working (no other incidents while I was at work). So far, she is still eating and drinking. If we have another incident, I'll call for another appointment.
Any thoughts on what else could be going on here? My other cat, Anya, is perfectly fine. Both girls are on the same food (was Blue Buffalo grain free previously, currently on Iams since Keri decided that the old food was the reason she got sick and refused to eat it again).
In the beginning of April (the 2nd), my younger girl, Keri, became ill, vomiting stomach bile. I called the vet and got her in the next day. She ran blood work and took x-rays. No blockages or indications of infections, tumors, etc. and the tests all came back clean and showed good health. She was given an injection for dehydration and an appetite stimulant (as she hadn't eaten or drank anything in 24 hours) and we were prescribed Pepcid to be given twice a day for 7 days. By the end of the 7 days, she seemed to be back to normal.
On the 25th, it all started up again. We still had half a bottle of Pepcid, so I gave her a dose. She vomited it back up immediately. Called the vet and got an appointment for the next day and were told to keep trying the Pepcid until she was able to keep a dose down. She was sick all day and through the night, nothing stayed in her stomach for more than a few seconds. Vet took more blood and x-rays. Again, the blood work came back clean. The x-rays showed a what the vet said was a large gas bubble in her stomach and it looked like something was swollen and pressing into her stomach as well. We scheduled an ultrasound for the 28th.
The ultrasound showed that the area around the pancreas was very inflamed and they also found what looked like crystals in her bladder. The vet took a urine sample and more blood for testing, but assumed it was most likely pancreatitis and started treatment for that. We were given more Pepcid, Buprenorphine for the pain and inflammation and an appetite stimulant. We started the treatments as directed (Pepcid and pain killer twice a day for 7 days) and again, Keri improved quickly. A few days later the vet called back. All the additional testing came back perfectly clean and healthy again! Even the urine analysis showed perfectly normal. We were instructed to finish out the 7 days of medicines, since they were helping.
Which brings me to today, when Keri vomited stomach bile again this. I gave her a dose of Pepcid and it has stayed down and seems to be working (no other incidents while I was at work). So far, she is still eating and drinking. If we have another incident, I'll call for another appointment.
Any thoughts on what else could be going on here? My other cat, Anya, is perfectly fine. Both girls are on the same food (was Blue Buffalo grain free previously, currently on Iams since Keri decided that the old food was the reason she got sick and refused to eat it again).