Weight loss in regulated cat part 5

Discussion in 'Feline Health - (Welcome & Main Forum)' started by Waheeda, Jul 14, 2017.

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  1. Waheeda

    Waheeda Well-Known Member

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    Thanks @Marje and Gracie very useful info. I'm not too keen into doing anything invasive. If the specialist will agree to start on the drugs without any biopsy, I would do that. Though @JeffJ leo seems to handle it well. I have to wait and see what she says. Will update her advice here to have your thoughts.
     
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  2. Waheeda

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    Sorry about your 2 kitties. I am also finding low carb low phosphorus food very tough here. Thanks for sharing your stories. Will look through all these after the appt with the specialist.
     
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    No worries @Kris & Teasel
    You and @Yong and @JanetNJ have guided me well on jebat's diabetes. He has been off insulin for 8 cycles now. Bless you all!
     
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  4. JanetNJ

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    Omg!!! 10 more days until remission!!!
     
  5. JanetNJ

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    I like weruva cans for low carb and fairly low phosphorus.
     
  6. Waheeda

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    Yes @JanetNJ !
    It was unbelievable! His BG is keeping well below 120 the last few days. It's as though he knows he has other conditions to tackle with. I'm just worried the treatment for his ibd/lymphoma with mess this up.
     
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    Which I can't find here. Told my friend in Melbourne to help ship some but apparently weruva BFF was taken off the shelves in Australia cos some cats fell very ill after eating them.
     
  8. Wendy&Neko

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    It's regular Weruva, not the BFF, that you might look for. And they are mostly chunky so if kitty likes late, they won't work
     
  9. Waheeda

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    Regular weruva is also low carb and phosphorus? Then I'll ask her to buy these. My cat doesn't fancy pate food much.
     
  10. Wendy&Neko

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    Check out their carbs in the food chart. Some are high carb, low P, which can come in handy. The Truluxe and Cats in the Kitchen line also have low carb ones. Unfortunately some are also low calorie which doesn't work if you have a cat you are trying to put weight into.
     
  11. JanetNJ

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    Oh yeah forgot about that
     
  12. Waheeda

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    How I wish I'm in UK or US! I can't find many of the food listed in the list.
     
  13. JeffJ

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    You live in a great country. Theresa and I went to Australia, 1995 and 1996, two weeks each. I was in IBM. It was for business, plus added vacation. Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Cairns, Daintree. I will remember it always. We want to go back. But it's hard with a sick cat, and 2 other cats and 2 droolers. Oddly enough, one of my step sisters moved to Melbourne years ago. Maybe someday.
     
  14. Waheeda

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    Hi @JeffJ
    Oops I'm not in Aussie! I'm in Singapore.
    Hv been to Aussie for hols though - Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Tasmania. Nice place to drive and enjoy the outdoors, away from the hustle and bustle of life in Singapore.
     
  15. JeffJ

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    Sounds good. That's some clean living in Singapore. Not sure I would like those rainy months though.
     
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  16. Wendy&Neko

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    I ended up feeding raw food. That way I have control over what goes in and what doesn't go into my cats food. Dr. Pierson has a page on making cat food, or you can buy premixes to add to plain meat that have all the additives - though I don't know what premixes can be shipped to Singapore. At least here, it's much easier to get novel proteins raw - if it's IBD that's the issue.
     
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    Hi @JeffJ @Marje and Gracie @Wendy&Neko
    Just came back from the specialist. She said since he's not showing clinical signs, she's going to wait another 2 weeks to do a rescan. Furthermore his thickened intestine is the 3rd inner layer and the only way to check is to open him up which is sth she would only do if it's confirmed the thickening is increasing and the lymph nodes enlarge further. So we are waiting for 2 more weeks to do a full scan of heart and abdomen cos she heard galloping of his heart. And amazingly he has put on 0.35kg in a week! And he's on 6th day of no insulin.
    @Yong @JanetNJ @Kris & Teasel the specialist saw the spreadsheet and she was impressed. She asked where I downloaded it from. Initially she was sceptical that jebat could be heading towards remission. She said sth about insulin resistance. Then she changed her mind and said it's possible within 6 months.
     
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  18. Wendy&Neko

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    Great news on the weight gain! We typically went at least 3 months between ultrasounds. It is a good idea to get the echocardiogram (heart scan) if they are detecting a heart gallop.
     
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  19. JeffJ

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    Yes, congrats on the weight gain. It seems like a lot of cats with health issues just stop eating.
     
  20. Waheeda

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    She wasn't sure if the gallop was cos of stress at the vet. But to do the scan to be sure. The first ultrasound was done at a different clinic so I thk she wants another done at her clinic under her supervision.
     
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    Ya cats would stop eating if they don't feel well. I couldn't believe he puts on within a week that I thought there's something faulty with the machine. Lol! I actually drove back to the other clinic to be sure. Such improvement sure makes ur day doesn't it?
     
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  22. JanetNJ

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    I think remission is possible within 6 days. :)

    Hooray on some weight gain!
     
  23. Yong & Maury GA

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    Good news, Waheeda :cat:
     
  24. Waheeda

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    Thanks @Yong @JanetNJ
    Keeping my fingers crossed everythg will turn out ok!
     
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