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I've been trying to get him to eat his kibbles on his own, but no love. So, we continue with the A/D syringe feedings. We've been doing 32ml twice a day, and are probably going to increase that to 32ml three times a day.
Got up at the ass-crack of dawn today to get his metoclopramide (one of his anti-nausea meds) into him so we could wait a half hour before we fed him before J had to get ready to leave for work. He's getting feistier with each feed, which is probably a good sign that he's feeling a bit better, but it's hard to know if that's the case or if he's Had Enough of the syringe feeding. Still, he generally took it like a champ. I'm ever so glad J is so good at doing it, and that I can help where ever I can--it's really a two person job to make things go as smoothly as possible.
I think the liver supplement did a number on him, poor fella. That's when the liquid/pudding poops started, when the lethargy got worse, when the appetite went into the crapper. Far too coincidental for it not to be that.
Our big concern right now is that his liver function will continue to falter and/or worsen. Fatty liver disease is an all-too-real possibility right now. I lost my Smudge kitty to that damned disease back in '06 when she was only six years old, I'll be damned if I'll lose another kitty to it without a fucking good fight. :(
Calls are in to both Dr. L. and to VCA Aurora internal medicine to give them both updates on Ra's condition. I fear a trip out to Aurora is probably in order given Ra's anorexia as of late, but perhaps they'll defer to Dr. L to do the work to spare Ra the trauma of the long car ride. He *Hates* that car ride, and I hate to do it to him if I don't have to.
Sigh. Our poor, poor kitteh...
Got up at the ass-crack of dawn today to get his metoclopramide (one of his anti-nausea meds) into him so we could wait a half hour before we fed him before J had to get ready to leave for work. He's getting feistier with each feed, which is probably a good sign that he's feeling a bit better, but it's hard to know if that's the case or if he's Had Enough of the syringe feeding. Still, he generally took it like a champ. I'm ever so glad J is so good at doing it, and that I can help where ever I can--it's really a two person job to make things go as smoothly as possible.
I think the liver supplement did a number on him, poor fella. That's when the liquid/pudding poops started, when the lethargy got worse, when the appetite went into the crapper. Far too coincidental for it not to be that.
Our big concern right now is that his liver function will continue to falter and/or worsen. Fatty liver disease is an all-too-real possibility right now. I lost my Smudge kitty to that damned disease back in '06 when she was only six years old, I'll be damned if I'll lose another kitty to it without a fucking good fight. :(
Calls are in to both Dr. L. and to VCA Aurora internal medicine to give them both updates on Ra's condition. I fear a trip out to Aurora is probably in order given Ra's anorexia as of late, but perhaps they'll defer to Dr. L to do the work to spare Ra the trauma of the long car ride. He *Hates* that car ride, and I hate to do it to him if I don't have to.
Sigh. Our poor, poor kitteh...
