4/3 Radar- not well this morning - I'm so worried - update from vet visit

yesterday's post

Yesterday Radar was eating normally until dinner time when he refused to eat at all. I've given him Cerenia, Ondansetron and Mirtazapine and he still won't eat. I'm so worried. I am the most worried about giving him insulin with only the little bit of baby food that he's licked off my finger this morning. The vet's office doesn't open until 8....

 

Have you been checking for urine ketones? Also, it looks like he needs a higher dose. I'll let the pros weigh in on that.

 

Hi Jan, I am a newbie so I cannot offer advice but I would just like to wish you well and I really hope everything is ok with Radar (cute name by the way ).

 

We're on our way to the vet's office now.

 

Good luck! Keep us posted.

 

Sending vines to Radar!

 

Hope everything is okay with Radar

 

Sending vines for Radar.

 

Sending hugs and vines this morning to you and Radar

 

Hope everything is ok

 

Sending vines-- feel better soon, Radar!

 

Sending prayers.

 

Sending more Vetty vines your way!

 

Many vines to you and Radar!

 

love light and healing

 

More vines for Radar.

 

Hope the visit goes well for you both.

 

Thank you all for the good wishes for our sweet little guy. It means so much to receive your kind words of encouragement when we're beside ourselves with worry.

Radar spent the day at the vet's office because we were unsuccessful in getting him to eat even one bite of anything this morning. We were just too scared to leave him all day by himself to hide and not eat and probably get worse. But we were also too scared to give him insulin and leave him alone to hide, not eat and go too low.

They were able to get him to start eating again by offering some wet Hill's diabetic food. They also gave him subQ fluids. When they checked his urine, they discovered a UTI which the vet says could cause him to not feel good and not want to eat and just be lethargic in general. They gave him an antibiotic for the UTI. They did bloodwork and checked for pancreatitis and ketones. The vet says the bloodwork looks really good -liver, kidney and thyroid values are all good. He has no ketones and the pancreatitis test came back negative.

The specialty ultrasound Dr. was available today so we decided it was time to do an ultrasound and see what else we could learn about Radar's insides. The Dr found lymph nodes that were enlarged and we sent tissue samples away for analysis hoping to rule out lymphoma. We should know more in a few days when the results come back.

For now I'm happy to hug my purring kitty while we sit together waiting for dinner time.

 

Great that BW came back fine, "only" a UTI is not a bad thing considering what was going through your head

 

So very glad that he was seen and that they got him to eat and preform some important test. Good news in all they ruled out and sending vines that the tissue biopsy comes back good.

Hug Jan!

ETA: Glad that they caught the UTI!

 

You are so right. I'll take a UTI any day over all the really awful and scarey things my brain was imagining "might" be happening.

 

I'm glad Radar is doing better and you got a diagnosis of UTI. I hope you get good test results back. Sending prayers.

 

Sending vines that it's just a UTI and he is feeling better and eating better soon, and the tissue samples come back negative.

 

Hopefully the antibiotics have kicked in and Radar has a better day today!