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Update on Sabby...
She is still doing ok. About the same as last time as far as how she is acting and vitals and things.
Last night they did the “procedure” to stimulate her to get her to go to the bathroom and got some stool out. They gave her a stool softener and this morning she pooped in the litter box on her own. So that's good to know she is finally getting some of that backed up stool out of her. Not sure if I mentioned this before or not but it was not backed up into her stomach or anything. It was at the end of her colon so this hopefully will be a jump start to get her going normally again.
They are still syringe feeding her and have her on the iv etc. She hasn’t touched any wet food in the cage but she tried to nibble at some dry food. But she did the usual thing she does where she wants to eat but then can’t bring herself to do it (poor baby). So the vet got to see it firsthand. I am actually shocked to attempted the dry over the wet. She is use to always eating dry and normally turns down wet food but she has had no interest in it since she has gotten sick. The wet a/d critical care is the only thing we can get her to somewhat eat. Gives me hope that we might be able to still feed her (good) dry food once she gets better. Of course it will have to be grain free basic sensitive stomach type food and not the junk food Friskies they gave her at the vet.
We agreed to let them do the feeding tube surgery. She assured me that this surgery is not as invasive as other surgeries. It's also rather a quick surgery. She also should be feeling ok as far as her neck and pain and in a couple of days and not for weeks etc. She said a litter box on the bottom floor for the next few days is probably a good idea so she doesn’t have to struggle to get upstairs.
She told me that had she started to gobble up some food these past couple of days after giving her the iv of nutrients and fluids she would be a little hesitant to do the surgery. However she is still the same as far as eating. She also told me that without this surgery it would only be a matter of time before we lost her. This atleast is worth trying to see if we can get her better. The fact that she is still even attempting to WANT to eat is a good sign to me as well. I know some animals that are dieing don't even care to eat anything. So I feel better that we decided to do it. They are going to show us how to feed her through the tube when we go to pick her up after work. I have been watching some videos on Youtube and I am actually feeling a bit better about the tube. At first I had some negative thoughts about it but it looks so much less stressful on both the cat and the owner then the syringe feedings and the shoving of pills down the throat that we have been doing for weeks now.
The vet is going to call me later this afternoon with an update. I just can’t wait to go pick her up and bring her home. I miss her so much.
She is still doing ok. About the same as last time as far as how she is acting and vitals and things.
Last night they did the “procedure” to stimulate her to get her to go to the bathroom and got some stool out. They gave her a stool softener and this morning she pooped in the litter box on her own. So that's good to know she is finally getting some of that backed up stool out of her. Not sure if I mentioned this before or not but it was not backed up into her stomach or anything. It was at the end of her colon so this hopefully will be a jump start to get her going normally again.
They are still syringe feeding her and have her on the iv etc. She hasn’t touched any wet food in the cage but she tried to nibble at some dry food. But she did the usual thing she does where she wants to eat but then can’t bring herself to do it (poor baby). So the vet got to see it firsthand. I am actually shocked to attempted the dry over the wet. She is use to always eating dry and normally turns down wet food but she has had no interest in it since she has gotten sick. The wet a/d critical care is the only thing we can get her to somewhat eat. Gives me hope that we might be able to still feed her (good) dry food once she gets better. Of course it will have to be grain free basic sensitive stomach type food and not the junk food Friskies they gave her at the vet.
We agreed to let them do the feeding tube surgery. She assured me that this surgery is not as invasive as other surgeries. It's also rather a quick surgery. She also should be feeling ok as far as her neck and pain and in a couple of days and not for weeks etc. She said a litter box on the bottom floor for the next few days is probably a good idea so she doesn’t have to struggle to get upstairs.
She told me that had she started to gobble up some food these past couple of days after giving her the iv of nutrients and fluids she would be a little hesitant to do the surgery. However she is still the same as far as eating. She also told me that without this surgery it would only be a matter of time before we lost her. This atleast is worth trying to see if we can get her better. The fact that she is still even attempting to WANT to eat is a good sign to me as well. I know some animals that are dieing don't even care to eat anything. So I feel better that we decided to do it. They are going to show us how to feed her through the tube when we go to pick her up after work. I have been watching some videos on Youtube and I am actually feeling a bit better about the tube. At first I had some negative thoughts about it but it looks so much less stressful on both the cat and the owner then the syringe feedings and the shoving of pills down the throat that we have been doing for weeks now.
The vet is going to call me later this afternoon with an update. I just can’t wait to go pick her up and bring her home. I miss her so much.
