Hi...so I have a lack of appetite thread, started Saturday morning, Timothy (former fat cat who will ALWAYS tell you he's starving) was disinterested in food. We noticed a broken upper canine. Supportive fed Saturday and Sunday, gave metacam. He was scheduled for surgery this Friday, but went in yesterday for a check and pre-op bloodwork. Went home with some more a/d and bupronorphine 2x/day. He has started eating on his own, but not his normal amount. I think we will syringe feed a bit again tonight.
He also has arthritis, but I don't think that's relevant. Gets fish oil and catrophen for that. Ordered some joint chews that haven't come yet. He's on 1x/month catrophen now. We didn't give it yesterday because of the other pain meds, but vet said it was okay to give today, so we will.
His bloodwork wasn't too bad, except for his pancreas. Over 2x normal. So he has pancreatitis. We are to supportive feed and give 100cc sub-q fluids daily.
Does anyone have an idea of his prognosis with pancreas values like that? I'm assuming that we're treating at home is a good sign.
One of our dogs (Neb, of course) had pancreatitis when he was young and had to spend 3 days in the ICU. One of our cats had it as well as some other stuff and we had to put him down. Not from the pancreatitis though. They said he needed a bone marrow biopsy and a transfusion, and as a very skittish semi-feral we didn't want to put him through that - vets and handling were incredibly stressful for him. So I have a mixed bag of experience with pancreatitis.
Timothy did have only diarrhea yesterday, but I thought that was due to the change in food/pain meds. Not sure now.
Complicating all of this, we've spent around $25k on vet bills in the last 5-6 years. We did not have that put aside. Most of the animals have insurance now but Timothy does not. Anyways, money is a consideration.
He also has arthritis, but I don't think that's relevant. Gets fish oil and catrophen for that. Ordered some joint chews that haven't come yet. He's on 1x/month catrophen now. We didn't give it yesterday because of the other pain meds, but vet said it was okay to give today, so we will.
His bloodwork wasn't too bad, except for his pancreas. Over 2x normal. So he has pancreatitis. We are to supportive feed and give 100cc sub-q fluids daily.
Does anyone have an idea of his prognosis with pancreas values like that? I'm assuming that we're treating at home is a good sign.
One of our dogs (Neb, of course) had pancreatitis when he was young and had to spend 3 days in the ICU. One of our cats had it as well as some other stuff and we had to put him down. Not from the pancreatitis though. They said he needed a bone marrow biopsy and a transfusion, and as a very skittish semi-feral we didn't want to put him through that - vets and handling were incredibly stressful for him. So I have a mixed bag of experience with pancreatitis.
Timothy did have only diarrhea yesterday, but I thought that was due to the change in food/pain meds. Not sure now.
Complicating all of this, we've spent around $25k on vet bills in the last 5-6 years. We did not have that put aside. Most of the animals have insurance now but Timothy does not. Anyways, money is a consideration.