I just want to get this down. When my cats become ill, I try to keep a log of the illness. How detailed it gets depends on how sick the cat is. This is Prowl’s timeline-
2-9-07
inablity to swallow- bent over food bowl but unable to eat
projectile vomiting- white foam
gulping repeatedly
lack of appetite
refusing water
temp and resp normal ranges
withdrawn
hissing and growling
Vet visit-
complete exam including x-rays. Found the rugal fold shows up bunched up and thick near the opening of the stomach (not supposed to be so thick)
Nothing in her esophagus
full of stool
Treatment:
prednisone
metoclopramide
sucralfate
omep/azole
two injections- anti-inflammatory, antibiotic
Home:
hiding and hissing
whiskers drooping
dehydrated- supportive fluids given, no bubble in the skin appearing
2-10-07
Feline Specialist visit
fever
stool packed in her colon
bladder dry
Possible diagnosis:
hairballs
constipation
reflux esophagitis
virus of unknown origin
Bad food (I’d bet money on this one!)
Pancreatitis
Foreign Body Obstruction
f.b. lymphoma
Treatment:
supportive fluids (3 bags)
Anzmet
enema to go
Home:
enema administered, small return
no urine output
hiding, not eating, hissing and growling
2-11-07
Bloodwork is back!
whatever is wrong appears to be bacterial according the specialist
wants to see her immediately
WBC elevated
Neutrophils elevated
Lymphocytes elevated
Monocytes elevated
Treatment:
supportive fluids
Vitamin B Complex
Buprenex for pain
Baytril injection
Home:
Prowler is flat
eating but just barely
fever
shallow resp
2-12-07
she peed about a half of cup of urine!
active
fever broke!
still grinding her teeth when she eats.
2-14-07
Crash Day
appetitie decreasing
litter pan accidents, small drips of urine
blood in urine bright red
she does nothing but tremble at the vets office now
The specialist wants to run more tests but they are prohibitively expensive for our budget and when asked if they would supply the answer, I was told that this is an unknown. I am in a wait-and-see- mode.
2-16-07
medication finished
Prowl has rebounded
8-3-07
set back
peeing small amounts of urine with bright red blood
squatting with no results
clavamox started
8-10-07
Rebound!
8-29-07
Setback
antibiotic and muscle relaxer prescribed
9-6-07
Prowler has rebounded
9-9-07
Crash day
litter pan accidents
small drops of bloody urine
not producing enough urine to even spin
Amoxycillian 100 mg twice a day
prednisone 5 mg once a day
9-12-07
vile smelling vomit
peeing and pooping!
able to touch her belly for the first time in months without getting warned
9-20-07
Crash Day
spraying bloody urine all over the house 🙁
licking her rear and crying
9-23-07
increased appetite
sleeps a lot more than normal
when she sees the cat carriers she puffs up like a poison toad
litter pan misses all over the house
drops of bloody urine, or squatting with no urine passing
If anyone reading this has a clue how to proceed here, I would welcome hearing from you.
Ceta Drops
Prednisone