Oh I'm so glad you've found a food he likes that may work! :cross: Keeping up the vibes for your boy!
*UPDATE*
Diesel had a recheck today at the vet. His calcium on 9/12/12 was 14.8, today it was 10!!!!! I am so happy his calcium is in normal range. That's sooooo AWESOME :bightumb: However, 9/27/12 when he had his ultrasound and radiographs, his weight was 10.81 lbs, today it was 10.21 lbs! We as well as the vet do not know why his weight went down. He is eating and is eager/begging for food but just doesnt eat all we put out for him. The vet wants us to try and measure out how much we are giving him so she knows about how many calories he is getting a day. ok.... so that's 0.6lbs.... That's not a LOT, IMHO.... But that's me. He goes back in 2 weeks to check his weight and if it is still decreasing, then we will need to do something about it (probaby change food). He also developed diarrhea Sunday night. So we came home from the vet with Metronidazole for the diarrhea and Mirtazapine for an appetite stimulant. I have to say, I don't understand this.... But.... :dk: Here is why: This kitty was on Z/D until a week and 4 days ago - not only he was put on Wellness wet, he was introduced to Wellness Kibbles. IMHO, diarrhea was to be expected here :nod: This is a change of food, for a cat that already had diarrhea. So..... IMHO you either go back to Z/D, try another wet food and see how he does, or wait a couple of weeks for his system to adjust to the food - but IMHO, dealing with the cause (the food/food change) is the important thing in there, instead of making it with Metro - Metro has side effects, and IMHO it is a drug that is way over-used.
Second thing I don't understand: is you said he is eating great and begging for food - why did the vet put him in an appetite stimulant? Why not instead put him in a more caloric food, instead of drug him up? :dk: Put him on a protein rich, grain free, nutritious food such as EVO, and see how he does before put him on drugs? :dk: I don't know..... But after my kitty suffered some major side effects from these drugs your kitty is taking.... and all he needed was a change of diet instead of being loaded and medicated over and over again.... I do question these things.......... He is still taking the Prednisone once daily. I gave him the Mirtazapine (along with his other meds) at 6pm and he is acting very loopy. His eyes are dilated, his ears are warm, he just looks kinda 'stoned'. Im kinda worried. Has anyone else experienced this with Mirtazapine? The dr mentioned that some cats can act hyper and if that happens, let them know and they will give me something else to give him. He is not hyper, but he is just acting strangely.
hyperthyroid maybeHello everyone, I am new to the site but I have a strange situation with my cat.
My cat Diesel (aka Bomby) is a 4.5 yr old MN domestic short haired. I have had him since about 8 months of age. Since Ive had him, he has chronic diarrhea that is now being controlled (FINALLY) with Hills ZD dry/ wet and Proviable capsules once daily. In February 2012 he was straining to urinate and when his urine was tested he had crystals (vet didnt tell me what kind) and blood in his urine however no stones on xray. August 30,2012 he went to the vet for his yearly exam and rabies vaccine. Since then (and I dont believe it's related), he has not been himself. Lethargic, eating but not nearly what he usually does, and not drinking a lot. Took him to the vet this past Wednesday and they did bloodwork where they found that he had Hypercalcemia. They also found blood and calcium oxalate crystals in his urine. We had more bloodwork drawn and sent to Michigan to test his ionized calcium, see if he has cancer or if something is wrong with his parathyroid glands. Im really hoping he does not have cancer given that he's only 4.5 yrs old, however I dont know what to think. Along with this, he has progressively been losing weight.
September 2009: 12.4#
November 2009: 12.2#
August 2010: 13.2#
December 2010: 13.3#
January 2011: 12.5#
May 2011: 11.4#
August 2011: 11.2#
September 2011: 11.7#
February 2012: 11.5#
August 30, 2012: 11#
September 12, 2012: 10.6#
Can someone maybe give me some opinions on what you think might be going on? If you have any questions, let me know. Thanks for reading!