So, a little background is needed here. (This is going to be long, I'm sorry)
My sister back in ... December, maybe late November, adopted to adorable brothers. Around the 31st of December, RJ, got extremely sick and was taken to the vet. Upon xrays, they concluded he had 4 small obstructions in his stomach and intestines, which were suspected to be bone, only to later discover they were small pieces of plastic, probably from a toliet scrubber. My sister was torn, as you can imagine. The vet told her that her ONLY option was surgery, which is understandable, but she works and goes to school, and by no means had the $4000 for the operation, so the vet told her RJ would have to be put down after the surgery. I don't see my sister all that often, so I didn't really realize how bad the situation had gotten. Within a week of this, her and her boyfriend broke up and she moved back home, kittens in tow. I only then saw how bad the situation was. I knew something didn't feel right, and I just did what I felt I should do.
Now, as little babies, momma cats stimulate them to go to the bathroom by licking and such. Now, RJ was having a REALLY hard time going to the bathroom.I would stimulate him with a warm cloth to try and help him. His feces was rock hard and he couldn't get it out. He would eat and drink normally, but he couldn't go to the bathroom. We used a diluted form of a baby laxative which worked at first, but stopped. Then, upon my sister returning to school, and getting back to her loser boyfriend, I took thing's into my hands. Every other day I would mix a saline laxative and water mix with food and give it to him. This occured for 2 weeks. Lo and behold, RJ got better. He could poop. He started acting like a normal kitten! Playing with his brother, playing with Layla, and he loved attention. I think he got spoiled with all the attention he got. He put on so much weight, and started filling out, and we honestly believe he pulled through this.
Now, because of the huge turn around he had, he was scheduled at the vets next week to hopefully get a clean bill of health. This is how confident we were. Well, starting Sunday, he started vomiting. Not continously, he did it once, and that was the end of it. He could have had bad food, or an upset tummy, so me and my mom just kept a close eye on him. Monday, he threw up twice, same consistency, same manner, so alarms went up. He was still eating, and drinking, but the way he as acting, we were afraid he was relapsing. Yesterday, he vomited in such a violent manner, he had it coming out of his nose, and was severly drooling, and immediately we took him to the vet.
We feared the worse. My mom said her goodbyes, but I begged of her to stay positive, so she told Lil' bit (RJ's nickname) that she would see him soon, and off we went. Me and my sister prepared ourselves for the worse because we knew if he was relapsing and was going to end up going through what he did before, we weren't going to let him suffer again, only to possible get better, and then very well go through the whole cycle again.
We were immediately seen by the vet, and had all the xrays from his prior visit, and the vet write up. The vet read through everything, examined RJ, and concluded nothing made sense. He felt so obstructions in his stomach. He was eating and drinking normally, no parasites, nothing. He was completely baffled. More xrays were taken, and those obstructions that were there.... GONE! He had passed him. He did see a lot of gas buildup in his intestines and his colon, and his bloodwork came back fine. I wish I could remember everything. He said his BUN, or UN, or BN, or something was high. Norm is 36, he was 52, but it wasn't above 80 so the vet was concerned. Maybe someone here knows what this was or is. Also, something called an incesstation? Something concerning his intestines sort of, bunching up, or sliding inwards? He couldn't see or feel it, but his concern that is was a possibilty.
The vet believes he may have a congential digestive problem, or, something with his kidneys. He related it to Gary Coleman, which is why RJ is so much smaller than his brother. RJ is 7months old and weights 4lbs. His brother is the same age and has to weigh 2 times this.
We were given a 5 day powder wormer to give him once every day, and some anti-vomiting pills. If he doesn't improve, we have to take him back, and he is going to send the blood work off the University of Texas for testing. At this point the next step is putting a special enzyme in his food to help him break it down which he is going to go ahead and start him on before the test comes back. The vet said it can't hurt him if that's not the case. I believe the University was going to test for any type of digestive problems, or if it's his kidney's. He never once mentioned having RJ put to sleep, and didn't say he was suffering, he was just sick.
I am hoping maybe someone here has a similar situation. A special needs kitty like this. RJ is such a special little boy. He's a fighter. I've seen board vibes work miracles, and I'm asking for them now. Every day, night, I am with him. I'm doing everything I can, giving him meds, love, attention, and I know he feels bad, but that little sparkle in his eyes ( I swear they twinkle) is helping me keep this going.
RJ, and his brother JR
My sister back in ... December, maybe late November, adopted to adorable brothers. Around the 31st of December, RJ, got extremely sick and was taken to the vet. Upon xrays, they concluded he had 4 small obstructions in his stomach and intestines, which were suspected to be bone, only to later discover they were small pieces of plastic, probably from a toliet scrubber. My sister was torn, as you can imagine. The vet told her that her ONLY option was surgery, which is understandable, but she works and goes to school, and by no means had the $4000 for the operation, so the vet told her RJ would have to be put down after the surgery. I don't see my sister all that often, so I didn't really realize how bad the situation had gotten. Within a week of this, her and her boyfriend broke up and she moved back home, kittens in tow. I only then saw how bad the situation was. I knew something didn't feel right, and I just did what I felt I should do.
Now, as little babies, momma cats stimulate them to go to the bathroom by licking and such. Now, RJ was having a REALLY hard time going to the bathroom.I would stimulate him with a warm cloth to try and help him. His feces was rock hard and he couldn't get it out. He would eat and drink normally, but he couldn't go to the bathroom. We used a diluted form of a baby laxative which worked at first, but stopped. Then, upon my sister returning to school, and getting back to her loser boyfriend, I took thing's into my hands. Every other day I would mix a saline laxative and water mix with food and give it to him. This occured for 2 weeks. Lo and behold, RJ got better. He could poop. He started acting like a normal kitten! Playing with his brother, playing with Layla, and he loved attention. I think he got spoiled with all the attention he got. He put on so much weight, and started filling out, and we honestly believe he pulled through this.
Now, because of the huge turn around he had, he was scheduled at the vets next week to hopefully get a clean bill of health. This is how confident we were. Well, starting Sunday, he started vomiting. Not continously, he did it once, and that was the end of it. He could have had bad food, or an upset tummy, so me and my mom just kept a close eye on him. Monday, he threw up twice, same consistency, same manner, so alarms went up. He was still eating, and drinking, but the way he as acting, we were afraid he was relapsing. Yesterday, he vomited in such a violent manner, he had it coming out of his nose, and was severly drooling, and immediately we took him to the vet.
We feared the worse. My mom said her goodbyes, but I begged of her to stay positive, so she told Lil' bit (RJ's nickname) that she would see him soon, and off we went. Me and my sister prepared ourselves for the worse because we knew if he was relapsing and was going to end up going through what he did before, we weren't going to let him suffer again, only to possible get better, and then very well go through the whole cycle again.
We were immediately seen by the vet, and had all the xrays from his prior visit, and the vet write up. The vet read through everything, examined RJ, and concluded nothing made sense. He felt so obstructions in his stomach. He was eating and drinking normally, no parasites, nothing. He was completely baffled. More xrays were taken, and those obstructions that were there.... GONE! He had passed him. He did see a lot of gas buildup in his intestines and his colon, and his bloodwork came back fine. I wish I could remember everything. He said his BUN, or UN, or BN, or something was high. Norm is 36, he was 52, but it wasn't above 80 so the vet was concerned. Maybe someone here knows what this was or is. Also, something called an incesstation? Something concerning his intestines sort of, bunching up, or sliding inwards? He couldn't see or feel it, but his concern that is was a possibilty.
The vet believes he may have a congential digestive problem, or, something with his kidneys. He related it to Gary Coleman, which is why RJ is so much smaller than his brother. RJ is 7months old and weights 4lbs. His brother is the same age and has to weigh 2 times this.
We were given a 5 day powder wormer to give him once every day, and some anti-vomiting pills. If he doesn't improve, we have to take him back, and he is going to send the blood work off the University of Texas for testing. At this point the next step is putting a special enzyme in his food to help him break it down which he is going to go ahead and start him on before the test comes back. The vet said it can't hurt him if that's not the case. I believe the University was going to test for any type of digestive problems, or if it's his kidney's. He never once mentioned having RJ put to sleep, and didn't say he was suffering, he was just sick.
I am hoping maybe someone here has a similar situation. A special needs kitty like this. RJ is such a special little boy. He's a fighter. I've seen board vibes work miracles, and I'm asking for them now. Every day, night, I am with him. I'm doing everything I can, giving him meds, love, attention, and I know he feels bad, but that little sparkle in his eyes ( I swear they twinkle) is helping me keep this going.
RJ, and his brother JR