The sad reality is that the ultrasound I had wanted performed when Timmy was first seen by the vet, would have told us weeks ago he was riddled with CANCER! Yes, the cancer in his abdomen affected several organs, including the pancreas-- and pancreatitis was what the vet assumed was the...
I did ask about fluids, when the vet sent him home the first time. She suggested that a cat that needed sub-q fluids should be in the hospital...
I will ask the vet tomorrow about the nausea meds-- I do believe he had Cerenia at the hopsital...been talking to a vet online about feeding and...
PS he vomited up the Pedialyte I gave him, slowly.
8mL before he started to lick his lips, over 40 minutes.
An hour later he vomited. I just gave him his ondansetron 1/2 tab with 3mL of Pedalyte-- fingers crossed. But, I dread the next feeding...
The formula the vet recommend, and Im trying to get into Timmy, is 1 can AD + 100 mL CliniCare mixed together, along with some digestion-aide, amino acids, vitamin E...
Denice~ Thank you for your reply-- Im feeling alone and overwhelmed. I was so happy that I got 17 very slow mLs of AD+CliniCare in Timmy this morning...an hour later it was on the dining room floor. Im sure I was over zealous in the # of mLs, but I am desperate to get some nutrition in him...
Hello! I am new to this site, but found you while doing research on treatment for my HL cat Timmy. I have to say reading the thread on tube feeding gave me a huge dose of peace of mind, though I am still worried.
The hospital put him on fluids, meds and a feeding tube, he stayed in the hospital...