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I joined IBDkitties. Thanks for the suggestion. What a truly wonderful group of people!

A simple solution was that I brought his preferred litterbox even closer than it was before and he started to use it again. I don't think this is because he wasn't making it in time at the old location. I think it's because despite the enzymatic cleaner he could still smell his previous spots...

It is so hard to wait for the results. You have been really assertive at getting this evaluated and you deserve a pat on the back for that. As I think I said before, many vets would say that vomiting hairballs is not a problem or that they don't count as vomit. Now with the ultrasound and...

I think that is a really normal reaction to have, @thekittycatz. I definitely had those thoughts after losing my sweet Gwennie in April. Just because it's normal doesn't make it true. You aren't a mind reader or future teller, and unfortunately that is what perfectly caring for a cat requires...

@thekittycatz I'm so sorry to hear that. :'( I honestly don't know. It depends on what the cats have, if it's spreading to other places in their body. How much do you trust these vets, and how well do they know Missy? Is it worth getting another opinion? Is she eating, and if so, is she...

I'm very careful with syringing. His meds are liquid, so I have lots of practice. He vomited the slippery elm, and not right away. He didn't vomit the pumpkin that I had mixed in his food, he just refused to eat it. TMI means "too much information" shared.

The slippery elm was as a syrup. I tried it both mixed with his food and via syringe. He didn't mind the taste, but he did vomit later. This might be TMI, but I've used slippery elm for myself before to recover from travelers illnesses. I'm a big fan of it. The pumpkin was mixed in food. And I...

By the way, this is him right now. He has been laying next to me in front of the space heater and he just rolled onto his side and stretched out his leg over my arm. He still enjoys a gentle belly rub. My sweetie. :)

It was mixed. Would it be better to try it straight up? @FeebysOwner we had the vet trim his fur back there and it was the best decision ever. He doesn't get diarrhea on himself anymore. Sometimes he gets it on his front paws because he tries to cover up the diarrhea on the floor. His anus is...

Yeah. It makes the most sense. I'd like to trick him into thinking the floor is more painful. He won't eat pumpkin, unfortunately. I have tried slippery elm to see if that will soothe his digestive tract, but unfortunately he usually vomits it. Which is strange because our other cat who was...

@Timmer I remember reading about your sweet Timmer. I'm sorry to hear the chemo didn't help him. Same with Farley. Everytime I see a reference somewhere that days "cats respond really well to chemo for small cell lymphoma," I almost feel a little mad. But mostly sad. We lost our other cat ten...

Perhaps try an acid reducer like famotidine or omeprazole? But honestly, that doesn't sound like it. Ondansetron is an anti nausea med that can help cats. (Women take it for morning sickness). Cerenia can also help with nausea, but some folks on this site have had bad experiences with it...

My cat 13 year old cat Farley has either IBD or Lymphoma. After a pretty scary health crash a few weeks ago, he is pretty stable now. He's eating, grooming, not going into the closet so much, and he's cuddling with us. While he tends to just stay in one bedroom for most of the day instead of...

That's wonderful that she ate some yesterday! Yay! Farley is similar. He will have good days and bad days with his appetite. If he starts to get dehydrated, then he'll lose his appetite. And an hour or two before he has a bout of diarrhea, he will refuse food, too. Were you able to get the...

I just reread this thread and saw in the post where you mentioned that Dusty had chewed on plastic bags. I think I missed that before. Our cat Gwennie (who had IBD that primarily manifest as vomiting) loved to chew on plastic. We had to become very strict about not leaving any out, because she...