9/27 Radar - eating well again - yeah!

[Jan Radar (GA)]

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Radar needs mirtazapine every 4 to 5 days because without it his eating drops off to almost nothing. So we have now put this treatment in our weekly routines for the time being. We wish we understood what was going on but other expenses in the family have forced us to delay the exploratory ultrasound that the vet wants to do. I'm not convinced that the $300 or so it will take will actually tell us anything. So for now we are just monitoring carefully and intervening when necessary to keep him eating.

Other than the eating issues, Radar seems to be doing well overall. I'm thinking that his dose may still be too high as we keep seeing 300s in the morning. I'll try to catch him in the middle of the night again soon to more precisely see what the current dose is doing.

 

[carfurby (GA)]

Radar is definitely being a bouncy kitty. Getting some middle of the night tests should help you decide on the dose. Sorry he needs the mirtz to help him eat, but at least he is eating. Sending prayers.

 

[LizzieInTexas]

Glad he is eating good. Gotta do whatcha hafta do. Do you give anything for stomach acid and/or nausea? Have you noticed it being one particular food or is it all food?

So the intruder was another cat? Hubby told me that he saw a coyote in our back yard the about two weeks ago. We live in a subdivision but back up to undeveloped forest. I know they are around because we here them often. I have heard of people using urine - interesting that it works well. Wish it would work for snakes. I am not afraid of snakes but I would rather not have the copperheads and coral snakes in my back yard.