My Cat Just Won't Eat!

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  1. SammyM

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    I'm beside myself with concern. Sammy all of a sudden stopped eating and drinking, and of course not peeing and pooping either, going on 6 days now.

    I took him to the emergency clinic Sunday night and their preliminary diagnosis was possibly urinary obstruction. His bladder was full and an ultrasound confirmed this, but they couldn't express him. They had to finally sedate him in order to empty his bladder. No temperature, no discernible mouth or teeth issues, or discomfort on palpations. I couldn't afford any more tests to be done then at their incredibly high costs so as long as their was no immediate danger, went home and brought him to my regular vet the next morning. They did give me two meds for Sammy to be taken every 12 hrs., gabapentin and a urethra relaxer, and two viles of Sammy's urine to give to my vet for further testing.

    His regular vet was a bit stumped. Knowing my financial situation, he tried to keep costs down for me and just did some basic but thorough exam. There was nothing obvious but still a possibility that there was a urinary issue, even though the urine samples showed no signs of crystals or anything else. He administered a fluid pack on Sammy and hoped that he might urinate on his own to rule out obstructions. As soon as I got back home, he went to the litter box and urinated so we were thankful there were no obstructions, and hopefully he would start eating again, that maybe something just upset his stomach.

    The next day (yesterday) I went back to the vet because Sammy still wasn't eating or drinking and he had only urinated once again in the 24 hrs. from his last urination the morning before. I did administer one dose each of the two meds so he pretty much slept all day Monday, but the vet told me yesterday to discontinue both. He ran a complete blood panel and it did show that Sammy did have some kind of virus infection run through him as his white cells were up, but nothing else jumped out. He sent me home with a prescription of Clavamox and said if he doesn't eat again he'll give me an appetite stimulant tomorrow, which is now today.

    So other than about 3 or 4 kibbles of a sample of Hill's c/d and about 5 ml of a/d mixed with warm water in a syringe, he's eaten nothing since at least Saturday, maybe as early as late Friday, and no water. His behavior and affect isn't that off now either. Other than Sunday and Monday, especially after the sedation Sunday night and the gabapentin dose Monday, he seems pretty normal except for his playing level, but he's still preening himself, purring when he jumps on top of me, and is still interested in the goings on outside.

    I'm hoping someone here can help. His regular diet regimen by the way is Young Again's Mature or Zero, with about a teaspoon of Fancy Feast tuna in a sauce twice a day as a treat which he usually just licks the gravy and leaves the meat. His eating habits have always been robust. He loves to eat, so this is very bizarre behavior for him. I've tried enticing him with anything and everything, but I finally had to resort to feeding him with the syringe last night just to get something in him. So I'll be picking up the stimulant this morning, but welcome any all suggestions from all you cat lovers. I'm spent and have hardly slept in 3 days worrying.

    Thank you all!

    Update: Sammy on his own did go over to his food bowl this morning for about a minute and did manage to eat a few kibbles of YA, and a few licks of the gravy in his FF, but so far, that's it. Baby steps I guess?
     
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  2. JanetNJ

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    Feed him whatever he will eat is important so he doesn't get fatty liver. Give him as much gravy as he will eat...and I'd add some water. If he still isn't eating please grind the food to a smooth pate consistency, water it down and feed with a needless syringe.
     
  3. CandyH & Catcat

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    YES, please do -- whatever he will eat -- pull out all the stops, treats, cheese topping, keep up the syringe feeding

    I'm passionate about this because I lost my beloved Krispy cat to hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver) and he didn't eat or drink for ONLY TWO DAYS .. I didn't know enough to syringe-feed him enough, three days at the vet and they couldn't save him
     
  4. Myrtlesmum

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    I’m not sure from your post when the Calvamox was started, but I know that my cat stops eating completely when she has had to take that. I’ve had other cats in the past who have thrown up on Clavamox too. While your cat had stopped eating prior to the Clavamox, this obviously isn’t the cause but it may not be helping either. The amoxicillin/clavulanic acid combo - while an excellent antibiotic- is notoriously hard on the stomach (even in humans!). I would ask the vet if there is a different antibiotic you can give or even a shot - you really don’t want to give anything to irritate the stomach further at this point. Good luck - I hope your kitty starts to feel better soon.
     
  5. SammyM

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    Thank you everyone for your feedback....I'm addressing this to all of you...

    Janet, I did feed him with a syringe two days ago and yesterday. Yesterday morning he did go over to his bowl of YA and ate a few kibbles as I mentioned too.

    I went to the vet with him in the afternoon because he still isn't REALLY eating, and not drinking water at all, so the vet gave him another fluid pack (third one in four days) and a appetite stimulant. After I got home, within minutes, he started eating from his YA bowl, for about 2 or 3 minutes, and licked some gravy from the FF tuna, so improvement, but still through all this, he hasn't once taken a sip from his water bowl. This has me very worried. He is urinating...at least 3X since the fluids, but won't drink from the bowl on his own. I'm about ready to feed him water through the syringe too.

    All other signs are normal. He's active, loving and purring, mischievous, and you wouldn't know there's a thing wrong except that he isn't drinking water and his eating his, although improved, a bit sketchy; he still follows me into the kitchen and meows to eat, but no mater what I put in front of him, even his most favorites, he just looks at it, meows at me, then walks away. He even had a BM last night (3 little logs), which is remarkable since there's very little in him to eliminate. This makes no sense! BW, with the exception of the virus, and urinalysis are normal. I was optimistic that he ate some yesterday, but nothing much again today.

    Myrtlesmum, the Clavamox was started after he wasn't eating or drinking, when the BW was taken and the virus came up so that wasn't responsible.

    CandyH, so sorry to hear your story about Krispy, that's very scary indeed. Believe me, I've tried pulling all the stops. Cheese, different kinds of canned foods, warmed water added, everything.

    Me, and my vet, so perplexed! The next step would be xrays, but I'm already out $600 and he's trying to do the obvious first.
     
  6. JanetNJ

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    The fluids will make him less thirsty. Add water to the wet food or see if he wants tuna water.
     
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    I've tried 4 different kinds of wet food... added no salt chicken broth, tried cheese, you name it. He comes in the kitchen meowing to eat something like he always has, but just stares at it, looks up at me and meows again, then eventually walks away. He did eat some of his kibbles again after I added a little Meow Mix in with the YA. This is such a mystery.
     
  8. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Is it possible Sammy is nauseated? Perhaps some Cerenia or Odansetron is needed along with an appetite stimulant but you don't want to give appetite stimulant to a nauseated cat! Is Sammy diabetic? If so have you checked Sammy for ketones?
     
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    Nauseated for 6 days?? The little he has eaten, he hasn't vomited. He was given an appetite stimulant with little effect, and no he's not diabetic.
     
  10. CandyH & Catcat

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    could he be congested so that he cannot SMELL the food? I ask that because Meow Mix dry has a strong odor

    also, check at Walmart -- there is a wet Meow Mix that's okay for sugarcats -- called Tender Favorites, in a plastic cup (like Sheba, only round) -- the two fish flavors are LC -- tuna/shrimp and crab/whitefish I think -- Catcat treats them like TREATS!
     
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    I'll try anything, but he's not sneezing, coughing, or doing anything that suggests congestion, and wouldn't the vet have heard that when he listened to his chest? I did think about that, but there are no obvious signs.

    I have to get a food that has gravy because he never eats pates. Do the ones you mentioned?

    Thanks for the concern and suggestions.
     
  12. CandyH & Catcat

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    the Meow Mix I suggested is not pate -- it's shreds of seafood in broth -- I think it's 3% carbohydrate -- does not seem to affect Catcat's BG
     
  13. Bron and Sheba (GA)

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    I agree with @MrWorfMen's Mom
    I would ask for a cerenia injection. He could well be nauseated and kitties wont eat if they are nauseated. If that works you can then use oral cerenia or ondansetron.
     
  14. SammyM

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    Seems there might be a little breakthrough this morning. I saw him eating again from his YA/MM kibble dish and also drank a little water on his own. And without any fluids administered yesterday, he had a healthy sized urination ball in the litter sometime during the night or early morning. This is the most progress on eating and drinking since last Saturday. Spoke to vet and he was optimistic enough to defer coming in until tomorrow if things turned for the worse.

    There is one other thing I never thought much of to mention and probably has no correlation to any of this because Sammy has been doing it since the day I got him. He loves to lick, not only the normal cleaning of himself, but anything and everyone in sight pretty much. If he's on my lap he licks me and my clothing to death and sometimes even the sofa. Should this be a concern?

    Thank you all so much... you've gotten me through some stressful days with my other cat, Elvis, who I lost a year and a half ago, and now again with Sammy... I'm so appreciative of this forum.
     
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  15. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Glad to hear Sammy is improving. YEAH! :joyful: Hope whatever caused his lack of appetite is now past.

    Licking of weird things is called Pica and while sometimes it can be related to a shortage of some element the body needs, it can just be a "habitual' behaviour. You might mention that to his vet and also watch that Sammy isn't licking things that might potentially make him nauseated/sick. A lot of cats will lick plastic bags because there is a coating on them that contains some animal fat substance. (can't remember what it's called). My girl loves licking paper and one of my GAs loved licking photographs!
     
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    Thank you, I will mention Pica to my vet and perhaps there also is a bit of nausea going on so I'll ask him about the Cerenia too; in fact, he just threw up what he apparently ate earlier, and it's hardly digested.

    P.S. Taking him to vet for Cerenia this afternoon.
     
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  17. SammyM

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    So if you want to know how to turn 25 cents into $4,000, put a quarter in the kitty.

    Update: Vet took an xray and discovered Sammy had swallowed a quarter and apparently it just now became symptomatic; lord knows how long it's been in there.

    They were hoping to remove it endoscopically, but it was too embedded in the wall of the stomach that they had to remove it surgically. He's home now but must wear a cone for two weeks which is making things in the apartment very difficult to navigate around and to. The litter box was a real challenge, but he did it.

    Feeding and drinking is my biggest concern so if anyone has any ideas to make this less stressful for me and him, I'm all ears.

    I'm hoping his recovery and rehab is uneventful; I can't afford another penny let alone any more stress.

    Thanks got all your input.
     
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  18. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    OMG! I'm so sorry to hear Sammy needed surgery but at least now you know what caused the problem. I am glad to see you are trying to keep your sense of humour about this. Now you know you can't leave money laying around for him to find!

    As far as eating/drinking is concerned,. I think you have to remove the cone for meal time and to let him drink and then put it back on. I don't see how you could feed him otherwise unless you want/have time to spoon feed him.

    Wishing Sammy a quick and uneventful recovery! :)
     
  19. SammyM

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    Thank you again, MWM'sMom. Yes, I just realized to remove the cone for certain things, but I have to watch him like a hawk that he doesn't start licking the wound area. I'll finally breath a sigh of relief if he starts eating and drinking even a little; maybe a bit too much to ask first day postop?
     
  20. majandra

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    Can you get him a baby onesy to keep him from licking?
     
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  22. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    It may take a day or two before he is eating normally again but definitely something to keep track of because he's got to eat to recover and to avoid other consequences of not eating. If he's being fussy you could always try some all meat baby food (no onions or garlic) to see if you can get him started. I'd give him whatever he will eat right now within reason and vet's orders and keep an eye out for nausea (approaching dish, licking lips but not eating).

    @majandra - Great idea, the onesy!

    Please keep us posted on Sammy's recovery!:)
     
  23. Bron and Sheba (GA)

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    I am so glad you found the reason for the reluctance to eat. Cats! The things they put in their mouths!
    Sending vines for a quick recovery
     
  24. CandyH & Catcat

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    pica to the max, and here I was annoyed at Catcat licking and chewing on plastic bags ....
     
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    Thanks @Idjit's mom 97635F56-B3FE-4CE6-AA26-B636F817C502.jpeg

    I’m so sorry Sammy did this! Oh my goodness, I’m just glad it didn’t end up any worse.

    For Alice’s surgery recovery, I used a t-shirt sleeve and I tied the top end of it and I tried to also keep a close eye on her. A onesie might offer the best protection overall, but a spare t-shirt sleeve worked when I didn’t have a onesie.

    I referred to it as Alice’s tube top, and she got it a little dirty from the LB a couple of time and I would wash one sleeve while using the other.
     
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    Thank you so much one and all!!! Thankfully Sammy is eating, more than he has in over a week, sparingly but more often. I guess he's just got to get use to the fact that he's not going to throw up anymore when he eats, which he hasn't.

    Drinking is another story however! He hasn't had any water since he got home yesterday, but he did urinate twice yesterday, nothing today yet though. He went into the litterbox box twice today for about 30 seconds, but pops right out and nothing done.

    But what's really driving me crazy is he hasn't slept since he's been home. I thought for sure he would sleep a lot so I could at least get a break once in awhile from watching him. He's acting like he can't get enough of watching things outside the sliding glass doors. All day and all night he just sits in front of them watching every movement outside. He can't seem to light anywhere for any length of time.

    I'm definitely going to get that Cat Recovery Suit... thank you for the link Idjit's Mom. I've tried giving him more freedom by removing the cone as long as I can watch him, but he insists on going to areas where I have no visual of him and I'm up and down like a damn yoyo; so I put the cone back on to give me a break.

    If anyone has any ideas on why Sammy refuses to sleep, I'd love to hear them. The meds he's on are Mirataz and Cerenia.

    Thanks again everyone.
     
  27. Idjit's mom

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    Sweet Sammy! What is he eating? If he's eating canned food, then just add a TBLS of water to his meals. You might try offering just a couple of teaspoons of wet food with water frequently. Idjit never drinks from the water bowl since he's been on the canned wet food and now the raw with supplement. I always add water or home cooked chicken broth to every meal, and he pees just fine.

    If Sammy's on dry food, that's another story. You might try just offering low carb canned food like Friskies pates or Fancy Feast Classics, which is what we use a lot here for our diabetic cats. Much better for them than dry food. Check out www.catinfo.org which is a great website on feline nutrition.

    I don't know about why he's not sleeping, unless he's cat napping when you don't see him. Hoping it's not discomfort from the surgery, did they give him anything for post surgical pain?
     
  28. Red & Rover (GA)

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    Mirtzapine is an appetite stimulant and can have many side effects including vocalization, restlessness. There are other appetite stimulants available. This is an area in which I have little first hand knowledge. Please put a question mark in the title of your thread and mention the mirtz reaction. Tagging @JeffJ who I think is online at the moment.
     
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    He did just urinate, but still no poop. I do give him FF with a little warm water, but not pate as he never eats it; he also never seemed to like chicken when I've given him a taste from my dish. I do waste a lot of food because he basically just licks the the gravy and leaves the meat in FF; maybe that'll change now that he's free of the foreign object because he used to eat every bit.

    His main food is Young Again Mature or Zero Mature. I swear by it because it saved another cat of mine, Elvis, who was diagnosed with diabetes; got him completely off insulin and he lived another 5 years until I lost him a year and a half ago just shy of his 18th birthday. Right now I added a few pieces of Meow Mix to get him to eat the YA again. YA usually induces drinking too so I'm hoping that will go back to normal.

    Don't think he's cat napping. I got up last night about a dozen times to peak at him and he was wide awake staring out the glass doors into the black night; I personally only got a combined total of 3 hrs sleep. Usually he would sleep during the day and be up at night, but he hasn't slept a drink during the day yesterday or today.

    They gave him Mirataz for pain, but I don't think he's been in any; perhaps he's having a strange reaction from that? I just don't know.

    I will check out that website, thank you.
     
  30. Idjit's mom

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    yes, I checked out the Miratz (Mirtzapine) too, and maybe he is reacting to that. It's not for pain, it is an appetite stimulant like Red & Rover said. If you think he's having pain, perhaps ask the vet for some Buprenorphine, and ask about stopping the Miratz so you can both get some sleep. He needs rest to recover, and you need rest to take care of both of you.
     
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    Mirtazipine is an anti-depressant - in humans and cats. A side effect is appetite stimulation. It is a serotonin promoter.
    https://www.thepetstep.com/mirtazapine-for-cats.html

    Are you sure they gave him Mirataz for pain - that doesn't sound right?

    I used Mirtazipine pills and Mirataz ointment for Leo in the last 12 months of his life, and it was used to stimulate hunger. It worked well for Leo. However some cats do experience restlessness and hyperactivity. The resolution is to just wait until the mirtazipine wears off in a day or so.

    I am glad they found that quarter. Holy smokes. I bet he is feeling a lot better now.:bighug::bighug::bighug:

    A note about kibble. It can cause urinary crystals over time. We had that happen to Little Dude. We caught it in time. It is very painful, and it results in a blockage of the urethra. The way to avoid it is - no kibble foods. Just saying.
     
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    I'm so sorry... you're correct. They did give me Mirataz, but I haven't needed to give it to him because he's eating. They did give me Buprenorphine, .3 ml every 8 hrs. but I'm only giving it every 12 because he's not in any discomfort; that's what I was wondering could be keeping him up.
     
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    Sorry, I had it wrong; haven't needed to give him the Mirataz. He's on .3 ml of Buprenorphine for pain, every 8 hrs, but I've been giving it every 12. I don't hope he's not tired.

    As for his food, I give him Young Again's Mature or Zero Mature. Have had two Male cats on it and never a urinary issue.

    Yep... still can't figure out how that quarter gogot through his trachea without choking him to death. God!
     
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    Great, thx. As to the first 5 set of symptoms in the first bullet, he has everything but the drowsiness it seems. I'm really considering stopping it. I have some gabapentin from early in the week before they knew about the quarter; perhaps I should ask if I should switch if needed. I really don't think he's in any pain. I mean, how would I know if he's not showing any signs of being so.
     
  37. Idjit's mom

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    Cats are notorious for hiding pain and discomfort. I really wish we could just talk to them and get a straight answer.
    I would say, if they are "meatloafing" that's on the belly with all legs/paws tucked under is a good sign of discomfort. I think if it was me, would stop it and see what he does. It's going to be your decision.
    I guess close observation is the best you have at this point if you decide to stop the bupe.
     
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    Never saw him, as you say, meatloafing. Most of the time he's sitting erect normally, walking normally with an occasional hiccup in his step, and alert to what's going on outside watching squirrels, geckos, and ducks, sometimes wanting to get at them like always. He's constantly trying to walk between my steps when I'm walking, and I've caught him purring on several occasions.

    It's mainly the no sleeping and not able to stay in one spot for too long.
     
  39. Idjit's mom

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    Let us know what you decide to do, and keep us posted, please. You and Sammy have been through quite enough and need some down time.
     
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    Thank you. I did call the emergency doctors on staff; none were available but the attendant said to change him over to the gabapentin so in a little while I will do that. Something has him acting wacky and it's not the Cerenia. He's been up for 36 hours that I know of here, and who knows at the vet since he awoke from surgery.

    We'll see if there's any improvement tomorrow. Just concerned that his little heart may be being taxed if this is a sign of anxiety. I don't trust meds; gone through some crap with myself with a few.

    Thanks again, I'll post an update when I have one.
     
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  41. CandyH & Catcat

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    off the wall idea -- have you tried catnip? something to get him excited that isn't stressful, then he might relax and sleep

    one other thing that I know works with dogs -- play music ... you could even sing ...
     
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    Anything's worth a try, thanks.
     
  43. AliceMeowliss (GA)

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    I’m glad to hear the recommended dose has been reduced! 7.5mg often has felt like a lot to me as a human, so I don’t like imagining what it does with cats!

    Now that it’s been cleared up though it’s not the mirtazapine keeping kitty awake....... I was going to say, while possible, it would have seemed unusual to me. I take it for sleep.

    Eta: did you mean 1/2 of 15mg tab was 7.5, and dose was meant to be 1/4 tab of 15mg? I read it that way and didn’t catch it being different until the second time!
     
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    Thankfully I never had to give him the Mirataz, but the dosage the vet suggested was 5 grams of a transdermal ointment, once every 24 hours, as needed.

    Not sure what's keeping him awake either. We'll see now that I've changed the .3 ml Buprenorphine to 1 ml gabapentin. I'm hoping to take him off a pain med completely today since he's not shown any sign of severe discomfort.

    As I watch him now, this is the first time he's sat in the "meatloaf" position, but I've seen him and my other cats sit this way all the time. I use to call it the sphinx position. Difference is, as I now read about meatloaf, his back isn't arched and his nose isn't buried into the ground. But it's also the first time in 3 days I've seen him sit still for any length of time and actually close his eyes; he even appears to be sleeping. And now he walked in a circle and plopped himself down in the familiar curled up semicircle and went to sleep for several minutes. This to me is progress; he hasn't done this since he's been home so maybe it was effects of the Buprenorphine which he hasn't had now for nearly 24 hours. Still no BM though, and only 1 urination since yesterday early evening. Eating is pretty good but still no signs of drinking.

    Can't wait to get the cat recovery suit so I can dump this cone.
     
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  45. AliceMeowliss (GA)

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    The cone made my Alice SO unhappy and the t-shirt sleeve wrap made everything much easier for her. You could try putting him in a small space he cannot hide from you in, like the bathroom, and take the cone off for awhile and give him a break and it would be easier to monitor him for a bit without it, perhaps? I found post-op. Are much easier when Alice has a comfy small space that was easy to keep up.... but then ECID!
    On buprenorphine Alice pretty much just sort of stared off, zoned out, etc. She wouldn’t move much, either, but that also could have been pain-related.

    I’ve personally also taken gabapentin before..... do you know how it is supposed to help with surgical pain, for a cat? I know that it is used for neuropathic pain sometimes, but I would think that would be different from surgical pain....?

    So glad he is sleeping some now, either way! :)
     
  46. SammyM

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    There seems to be a setback... after my last writing, Sammy seemed to be in discomfort and not moving from one spot and now exhibiting signs of the classic meatloaf; there also had developed a red mark under his incision which wasn't there before; instead of his next dose of the gabapentin, I went back to the Buprenorphine and called the vet. They said he should be seen but that his doctor wasn't in today and all their rooms were loaded and had an emergency. I didn't want to wait until tomorrow so I went to my regular vet, the one who treated him all last week; the one who found the quarter but doesn't do surgery anymore.

    She didn't seem concerned about the red area yet, but his temperature was over 105 and had her very concerned, so I had to leave him AGAIN for observation. I hope there isn't any leakage going on inside... I'm so worried all over again.
     
  47. Idjit's mom

    Idjit's mom Well-Known Member

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    So sorry to hear this, but he's in the best place for them to take care of whatever is going on. And with that temp, something is going on. Maybe they can give him something there other than the bupe for pain, since it does seem to keep him awake, and he needs to rest. Hoping for all good things, healing and resting vines for Sammy.
    Please keep us updated. :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
     
  48. AliceMeowliss (GA)

    AliceMeowliss (GA) Well-Known Member

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    Oh no Sammy!

    Hopefully it is a minor post-op infection or something they can just give antibiotics for. :bighug:
     
  49. SammyM

    SammyM Member

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    Sammy's home and they got his fever under control, 101, with Orbifloxacin. Still on Buprenorphine, but he's not exhibiting that weird behavior anymore. He's back on his little bed and is able to sit in one place for more than a couple of minutes, and he's eating very well. I just hope he poops soon, but they weren't that concerned about.

    I hope this is the end of the worst of it. Thanks everyone, for being there and giving me a stable and knowledgeable place to commiserate.
     
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