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Well she seems to be in better spirits, interacting with J and I more than she was last week. Problem is she's not eating terribly well even with 1/2 dose of the appetite stimulant pill to perk her appetite up...
I gave up on the Royal Canin renal wet food--she would eat around it no matter how well I thought I mixed it in with her mature formula turkey and dash of A/D. In fact, my "dashes" of A/D have gotten a little bigger in hopes she'll be more interested in her food. I've had mixed results with that the past few days.
I give her the appetite stimulant dose in the morning before breakfast. Yesterday she ate a moderately okay breakfast and almost all of her lunch but she barely nibbled on her dinner before I left for bowling. Time to call the vet. Dr. B said if she ate well for her first two feeds just wait a little while to attempt to feed her again--perhaps she was still full from lunch? J reintroduced her to her bowl about an hour or so later while I was at bowling and she ate most of what was left in her bowl. A good sign...
Then it's time for her post sub-q feed, which was a disaster. She might have licked at it a couple of times and left the rest. I tried to coax her by mixing up the food some more in her bowl with the "magic knife", but no love. This is Not Good.
This morning she got the appetite stimulant at 0730 and I fed her at 0830ish. Usually long enough for the dose to kick in. She ate maybe a third of her breakfast. :( Call the vet and talk to my favorite tech. She suggests bringing in Diva when I bring Jazz in for a looksee. Fine. It will be so...
Bringing two cats to the vet with a bum back in the rain by oneself is, to say the least, an interesting and challenging experience. Dr D came out and helped me with the carriers, thank goodness.
It was decided by both Dr B and Dr D that a week was sufficient time passed to check Diva's kidney numbers again. Blood drawn. Physical exam done. Kidney numbers came back a smidge lower than last week. The new fluids regimine is working!
We're to keep her on the twice daily sub-qs regimine for the time being. While her appetite is poor (which could be caused by the amoxicillin she's still on) we're to give her the appetite stimulant pill in the morning first thing and again in the afternoon. We can even up the dose to the full dose twice per day if needs be. Dr. B also encouraged me to keep adding the A/D to her mature formula to make sure she's eating enough--I think he wants to see some weight back on her again; she's so thin right now! Don't need to go back in on Christmas Eve for the originally scheduled follow-up because they took care of everything today. Keep an eye on her eating, give her a higher dose of the appetite stimulant if the lower dose isn't cutting it and if she's still not really eating well enough I'm to call. Dr. B even gave me his cell number to call him in case something goes sideways over Christmas and New Year's when their hours are shorter/are closed. I love my cat clinic! :)
I gave up on the Royal Canin renal wet food--she would eat around it no matter how well I thought I mixed it in with her mature formula turkey and dash of A/D. In fact, my "dashes" of A/D have gotten a little bigger in hopes she'll be more interested in her food. I've had mixed results with that the past few days.
I give her the appetite stimulant dose in the morning before breakfast. Yesterday she ate a moderately okay breakfast and almost all of her lunch but she barely nibbled on her dinner before I left for bowling. Time to call the vet. Dr. B said if she ate well for her first two feeds just wait a little while to attempt to feed her again--perhaps she was still full from lunch? J reintroduced her to her bowl about an hour or so later while I was at bowling and she ate most of what was left in her bowl. A good sign...
Then it's time for her post sub-q feed, which was a disaster. She might have licked at it a couple of times and left the rest. I tried to coax her by mixing up the food some more in her bowl with the "magic knife", but no love. This is Not Good.
This morning she got the appetite stimulant at 0730 and I fed her at 0830ish. Usually long enough for the dose to kick in. She ate maybe a third of her breakfast. :( Call the vet and talk to my favorite tech. She suggests bringing in Diva when I bring Jazz in for a looksee. Fine. It will be so...
Bringing two cats to the vet with a bum back in the rain by oneself is, to say the least, an interesting and challenging experience. Dr D came out and helped me with the carriers, thank goodness.
It was decided by both Dr B and Dr D that a week was sufficient time passed to check Diva's kidney numbers again. Blood drawn. Physical exam done. Kidney numbers came back a smidge lower than last week. The new fluids regimine is working!
We're to keep her on the twice daily sub-qs regimine for the time being. While her appetite is poor (which could be caused by the amoxicillin she's still on) we're to give her the appetite stimulant pill in the morning first thing and again in the afternoon. We can even up the dose to the full dose twice per day if needs be. Dr. B also encouraged me to keep adding the A/D to her mature formula to make sure she's eating enough--I think he wants to see some weight back on her again; she's so thin right now! Don't need to go back in on Christmas Eve for the originally scheduled follow-up because they took care of everything today. Keep an eye on her eating, give her a higher dose of the appetite stimulant if the lower dose isn't cutting it and if she's still not really eating well enough I'm to call. Dr. B even gave me his cell number to call him in case something goes sideways over Christmas and New Year's when their hours are shorter/are closed. I love my cat clinic! :)
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