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J took care of Ra while I was away for the weekend at a dear friend's bachelorette party weekend and he says all went well, so that made for a nice fun and relaxing weekend away from everything.
Ra was eating pretty well when I left Friday and J says he was eating well enough on his own to only need one syringe feeding in the evening the two nights I was gone. But that all pretty much went to hell once I got home. Makes me wonder if I've got something to do with things... :/
So, yeah. He's back to not eating much on his own, and we should really be back to syringe feeding him twice a day again, but with J working so much and being the one who does the syringe feeding...yeah. I've been desperately trying to get Ra to eat any and all kibble on his own, though, and I think he's eating enough where only one syringe feed is enough to wiggle him through without worry about his liver getting worse.
I did call VCA internal medicine to ask if we could try to dial back on his anti-nausea med Cerenia to every other day because that drug is somewhat notorious for causing lack of appetite. It's got a good half life in the system, so I would think every other day would be enough now that his vomiting has been under great control for a few weeks now. They agreed and also suggested that the Atopica for his liver could also be causing some upset with his tummy and thus causing lack of appetite. They suggested we draw up a dose of the med and stick it in the fridge for about 15 minutes before administering the dose--they dispense it as a capsule and they recommend that folks do that for the capsule and allegedly that makes it cause less stomach upset. Hell, it's worth a try, but since the box says to keep at room temperature I have to get in touch with Dr. Lehal so I can ask if it's okay for us to put it in the fridge for that short amount of time to see if it helps...
In other news, Ra goes for his first weekly CBC in conjunction with the Aranesp injection he's taking for his severe anemia. We're both hoping that his RBC will have a better percentage than last week, but aren't expecting any miracles in just one dose. His results will determine what amount of the med we give him tomorrow night for the week. The med information says that it takes 2-6 weeks for it to start working, so...yeah...
More news tomorrow night...
Ra was eating pretty well when I left Friday and J says he was eating well enough on his own to only need one syringe feeding in the evening the two nights I was gone. But that all pretty much went to hell once I got home. Makes me wonder if I've got something to do with things... :/
So, yeah. He's back to not eating much on his own, and we should really be back to syringe feeding him twice a day again, but with J working so much and being the one who does the syringe feeding...yeah. I've been desperately trying to get Ra to eat any and all kibble on his own, though, and I think he's eating enough where only one syringe feed is enough to wiggle him through without worry about his liver getting worse.
I did call VCA internal medicine to ask if we could try to dial back on his anti-nausea med Cerenia to every other day because that drug is somewhat notorious for causing lack of appetite. It's got a good half life in the system, so I would think every other day would be enough now that his vomiting has been under great control for a few weeks now. They agreed and also suggested that the Atopica for his liver could also be causing some upset with his tummy and thus causing lack of appetite. They suggested we draw up a dose of the med and stick it in the fridge for about 15 minutes before administering the dose--they dispense it as a capsule and they recommend that folks do that for the capsule and allegedly that makes it cause less stomach upset. Hell, it's worth a try, but since the box says to keep at room temperature I have to get in touch with Dr. Lehal so I can ask if it's okay for us to put it in the fridge for that short amount of time to see if it helps...
In other news, Ra goes for his first weekly CBC in conjunction with the Aranesp injection he's taking for his severe anemia. We're both hoping that his RBC will have a better percentage than last week, but aren't expecting any miracles in just one dose. His results will determine what amount of the med we give him tomorrow night for the week. The med information says that it takes 2-6 weeks for it to start working, so...yeah...
More news tomorrow night...