Recent Content by Threecatsandme

Well it looks like I spoke too soon, the drooling seemed to have stopped for a bit this afternoon, but he just ate dinner (Rabbit Instinct wet) and he’s back to large amounts of drool. FeebysOwner is correct in that this was the vet that dismissed Ondansetron and when I asked AGAIN today about...

Thank you, this is helpful info! I did ask the vet today about drooling as a side effect when she prescribe Cerenia, but she looked at me like I was an alien and said she hasn’t experienced that (her response concerns me). However, he hasn’t had Cerenia in 11 days so I don’t think it was the...

I wonder if it might be better to start a new thread for this, but since I'm not sure yet if these occurrences are related, I thought I would start with an update here that includes his episode in early January. Simba was doing so much better, until yesterday he started drooling excessively...

Thank you for this advice! I was about to call in to the vet with your suggestions, but he finally had a bowel movement (and it was solid). We’ve never been so happy to have a cat poop! Also, we got the results of the spec fPL and he was at 0.5ug/L. He has also been improving with eating...

We were hopeful last night that Simba was on his way to recovering, but now we are are getting even more concerned. Our biggest concern right now is that he hasn’t pooped in about 40 hours. When the vet did the X-ray yesterday we could see stool in his colon (and the gas was behind that). Vet...

Update from his vet visit: Waiting results from SPEC fLP test for pancreatitis (will have tomorrow). Cystocentesis results were normal so not a urinary issue. Fecal screen came back clear (we asked to test for parasites). They did an X-ray and found a LOT of gas, so diagnosed with...

Thank you for your suggestions, truly appreciate it! We are bringing him in this afternoon for further testing (pancreatitis, xray, possible ultrasound). I plan to talk to the vet also about anti-nausea meds. The information you wrote about the nausea meds (and Mirataz) is very helpful. We...

Our Simba (7 yrs old) hasn't been eating. He spent 48 hours at a "cat's cottage" while we were away, so we believe this may be a result of stress. Within two days of returning home we noticed a significant decrease in appetite to where he wasn't eating at all. No other noticeable symptoms (he...

In our situation, the vet said we have to treat the mycoplasma with an antibiotic. We started doxycycline but had challenges with that med and just switched to a different one. It’s a 21 day course of antibiotic and we just started (only 6 days in). Luckily, she barely has any symptoms and the...

I would ask for a respiratory PCR test. I brought our kitten in for some mild coughing/sneezing and vet said it was likely feline herpes and recommended lysine. We use the Viralys powder mixed in with her food or churu. I’ve also wondered if the lysine is really doing anything for her and...

Posting this update in case anyone else is searching for a similar issue with doxycycline. I called our vet about changing to the pill form of doxy and she recommends against it because it is especially irritating to the esophogus. Although it’s not the vets first choice, she switched her to...

Thank you! I have a call in to the vet to get the pill form. She ate about 5 minutes before dosing last night (and the whole episode that occurred). She refused to eat for a while after because of the distress from the retching/foaming/vomit, etc. with the liquid doxy. Even with a pill...

Have you tried the churu on a towel trick? I was certain it wouldn’t work for our Simba who we have a hard time pilling (he needs gaba for vets appts too). To my surprise it works like a charm every time for him. We put the pill on a soft rag, cover it with some churu, set it in front of him...

Hello! Our kitten (approx 5-6 months), tested positive for mycoplasma and calicivirus. She is on liquid compound of doxycycline. We are having difficulty administering (we are only 3 days on of 21). Vet said to get it as far to the back of tongue as possible to reduce foaming and so she it...

Our 5 month old kitten ate a piece of my yoga mat this morning (it was a piece that had fallen off - it's one of those fluffier ones where shoes can gouge out small pieces). I'm so mad at myself because I almost had it out of her mouth, lost my grip on her head, and then she swallowed it by...