Poor little Spike!! I had to take him to the new Vet's AGAIN!! I could NOT get that kitty to take the Flagyl(medication --pill) anymore. When I gave it to him, Saturday night, he LITERALLY foamed at the mouth and was hacking and spitting and rolling around, trying to get the taste out of his mouth! Then on Sunday, had TERRIBLE diarrhea, vomiting and his temp was 104.2 He was SOOOOO lethargic--just lying around and sleeping constantly (and this is a year old kitty who, a few weeks ago, was tearing the place up, running around like the Tazmanian Devil!!!)
So, I got him into the Vet's today (Monday morning) and he checked him out really thoroughly. He did say, that since Spike had a bowel obstruction at 4 weeks of age (he was eating wood chips and grain hulls, when I found him, abandoned), that he could have Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome(but probably not Irritable Bowel--but he wouldn't rule it out...) He took him off the Flagyl (YEAH!) and put him on Cortisone for a week--fairly high dose, to see if his GI system will settle down and not be so inflamed. Also, changed his diet to one that is high nutrient, but very, very easy to digest. Spike had not really eaten since Friday night. I got him home, and he ate and drank and is not back to "himself" yet, but is acting more normally. I SURE hope, this time is the answer!!! I told my new Vet, I was going to have to move in at his office, as I have been up there with Spike and/or Missy (who THANKFULLY is so much better now!) at least twice a week, for the past several weeks!!! (UGH!!!
) My poor little checkbook!! BUT, I cannot STAND to see those two little kitties feeling so miserable!!
So, Missy is so much better--and now, I just want my little Spikey to feel a LOT better too!!
p.s. There is a LOT to be said, about side effects of medications. I looked up Flagyl and vomiting, diarrhea and elevated temp CAN occur!! He had been on Clavamox and Poster; Sisycat said that Clavamox can cause vomiting/diarrhea--which IS the reason I took Spike back to the vets, when he started diarrhea after taking the Clavamox....
So, I got him into the Vet's today (Monday morning) and he checked him out really thoroughly. He did say, that since Spike had a bowel obstruction at 4 weeks of age (he was eating wood chips and grain hulls, when I found him, abandoned), that he could have Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome(but probably not Irritable Bowel--but he wouldn't rule it out...) He took him off the Flagyl (YEAH!) and put him on Cortisone for a week--fairly high dose, to see if his GI system will settle down and not be so inflamed. Also, changed his diet to one that is high nutrient, but very, very easy to digest. Spike had not really eaten since Friday night. I got him home, and he ate and drank and is not back to "himself" yet, but is acting more normally. I SURE hope, this time is the answer!!! I told my new Vet, I was going to have to move in at his office, as I have been up there with Spike and/or Missy (who THANKFULLY is so much better now!) at least twice a week, for the past several weeks!!! (UGH!!!
So, Missy is so much better--and now, I just want my little Spikey to feel a LOT better too!!
p.s. There is a LOT to be said, about side effects of medications. I looked up Flagyl and vomiting, diarrhea and elevated temp CAN occur!! He had been on Clavamox and Poster; Sisycat said that Clavamox can cause vomiting/diarrhea--which IS the reason I took Spike back to the vets, when he started diarrhea after taking the Clavamox....
