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We were out of town in Kenosha Saturday night so Diva only got three feeds Saturday instead of four--all were her old food so I knew she would eat it. Same with yesterday--only three out of the four feeds because of errands and shelter duty interfering with her normal feed schedule. Found a bunch of vomit in the guest room by her litter box about a half hour ago--didn't look fresh so I think it was from last feed last night...:( Vomiting is Not Good, especially right now in her condition and with only three feeds under her belt yesterday and the day before (six total vs eight total).
Tried to forego the appetite stimulant pill this morning to see how she would do (per Dr. D--I didn't want to skip it, just had a feeling it wouldn't go well...). She only ate about 1/4 to 1/3 of what I gave her. Dr. D suggested trying a second feed--ate just over half. This was after finding the vomit, so I had two reasons to call back the vet. Dr. D is gonna be real tired of me, LOL. Told me to put her back on the appetite stimulant for the duration til her follow-up appointment. Didn't really say anything about the vomiting, but it only happened once (even though it was an epic one), so I'm trying not to worry about the vomiting as it could be a once-off thing. Now I'm gonna scrutinize every inch of "her" bedroom after she eats to make sure she doesn't vomit again every time she eats.
Waiting for Dr. D to call back with more kidney friendly food suggestions for us to try. The mature formula Science Diet only has 6.5% min protein in it so it's pretty low protein, which is what we want. A/D only has 8.3% min protein, but I don't mix too much of it into her other food; just enough to boost the flavor of the other. I'm told it's important to keep it under 10% protein so both foods are technically alright. I mean the Royal Canin renal wet food is at 6% min protein, so the Mature formula isn't far behind that. I dunno. She needs to eat, that's the main thing; I don't care what she eats, just that she does, dammit!!
She's still spending most of her time sleeping in the space between J's and my pillows on the bed unless she has to use the box or knows food is imminent. At least she stirs interest for food, I guess. Just too damn lethargic! I'm so scared for my girl right now. :( I just want her to be better, dammit!
Tried to forego the appetite stimulant pill this morning to see how she would do (per Dr. D--I didn't want to skip it, just had a feeling it wouldn't go well...). She only ate about 1/4 to 1/3 of what I gave her. Dr. D suggested trying a second feed--ate just over half. This was after finding the vomit, so I had two reasons to call back the vet. Dr. D is gonna be real tired of me, LOL. Told me to put her back on the appetite stimulant for the duration til her follow-up appointment. Didn't really say anything about the vomiting, but it only happened once (even though it was an epic one), so I'm trying not to worry about the vomiting as it could be a once-off thing. Now I'm gonna scrutinize every inch of "her" bedroom after she eats to make sure she doesn't vomit again every time she eats.
Waiting for Dr. D to call back with more kidney friendly food suggestions for us to try. The mature formula Science Diet only has 6.5% min protein in it so it's pretty low protein, which is what we want. A/D only has 8.3% min protein, but I don't mix too much of it into her other food; just enough to boost the flavor of the other. I'm told it's important to keep it under 10% protein so both foods are technically alright. I mean the Royal Canin renal wet food is at 6% min protein, so the Mature formula isn't far behind that. I dunno. She needs to eat, that's the main thing; I don't care what she eats, just that she does, dammit!!
She's still spending most of her time sleeping in the space between J's and my pillows on the bed unless she has to use the box or knows food is imminent. At least she stirs interest for food, I guess. Just too damn lethargic! I'm so scared for my girl right now. :( I just want her to be better, dammit!
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