Pigeon has chronic constipation/obstipation. He lacks the nerve plexus required to push stool through his system without assistance. Cisipride has been suggested to help him move things along as has Miralax. He needs a more structured diet one of low fiber. I am told Royal Canin makes a good one in both dry and wet. He is done with his Blue Buffalo which I thought would be helpful but I found out, it is not working for him. They also want him to drink more water- but he drinks so much water now. I need to find a bigger pet fountain with free-flowing water to see if that might help him.
They all fell in love with him over the time period he was there being examined, tested, probed and worked on. Even after getting two enemas, his loving purrsonality was still intact and impressing everyone. I am glad to have him home and just hope I can get him to the point where he can use the litterpan on a regular basis and find relief from all the pain he has been in.
Mike’s heart procedure has been cancelled until Monday. He still has the dye in him from the last procedure and because his kidneys are in such rough shape- they want to be sure all the dye is gone before they reintroduce another type of dye for the stents. Apparently the two dyes don’t like each other.
I have a new furnace! It was really an act of God moving mountains to bring it all about. This model is newer than the old one and is equipped with a blower so the heat now travels all over the living room instead of just in a few areas. It was a true miracle how it all came about and I am so grateful as the temperature at night in the house was pretty miserable. This one has a mock fire screen in front of it so it has ambiance as well. We just now got it going and the temp has gone from 42 to 67 degrees in a matter of minutes.
Mike called this morning and he is grumpy. I think he was set for the surgery to be performed, so he could at least start to feel better and now that they pulled that out from under him it has unsettled him. I just told him to try and relax, he is in a good place and I am sure they know what they are doing.
Holy Smokes! I just went on Amazon to see about putting the required food for Pigeon on the wish list- it’s there, but for cripes sake $84.00 for an 8.8 pound bag??! That’s ridiculous 🙁
Someone was kind enough to mail Kitty Treats to us today. Thank you Victoria! Molly thought I was too slow in opening it up, so she decided to help! Silly Kitty!
You must feel like you are on a roller coaster, Mary Anne. First the car / your life clanks its way slowly to the top of the ride, pauses for a minute, then goes screaming down at warp speed. Fasten your seat belt.
What if you approached Royal Canin. Explain all that has been happening with sweet Pigeon -obstruction, vet,medication, back to vet, etc etc. You tried a different food (perhaps not naming which it was) with no success. Then offerg in exchange for a month’s supply to do a through review with the results with Pigeon’s health and bowel issues on your very popular and widely followed blog. If you don’t ask they have no opportunity to say “O.K.”
I agree with Judy: what a ride your life is right now. You could do with a break for some cotton candy.
Is the Monday of Mike’s surgery tomorrow, or a week from tomorrow? One day doesn’t seem like a long wait, so I thought it might be the 19th. One definitely wants to get something like that over with, and start feeling better.
That expensive bag of food sounds like my Cammie’s Z/D, which is the only food I can trust not to give her a severe allergic reaction. I think it is almost exactly the same price. But what can one do when it is necessary? Sigh.
Glad that my box arrived! Maybe Pigeon can be adopted by the vet’s office, since they all love him!