10 days to 2 weeks and you wouldn't ever know he had the bite except for where he was shaved by Vet. He has been doing really well, still finicky about eating but eats good at times. When he gets to point he isn't eating enough I give him another Mirtazapine, usually 3-4.5 days between. Recently he has been very playful and seems to feel very good. Still pondering the Echocardiogram, seems he would present some sign if he had heart problems.
Haven't posted in a while, Stinky has been behaving well and has been very energetic and playful. From time to time I try and not give him an App. Stim. but he either won't eat or eats very little. Last week I decided to completely stop giving him any people food at all. I had been giving him a little raw/cooked chicken and pork and though this might be adding to his pickiness. 5 days ago he has 1/2 a usual dose of App. Stim. and seems to be eating okay although he doesn't seem to eat much in the mornings. I am watching his weight and if he starts losing to much he will go back on the app. stim. Unfortunately the food he seems to like now is Friskies Turkey / Giblets shreds. He gets that in the afternoon and his grain free Purina in the mornings. I'm not going to subject him to the 2 hour trip to get his echocardiogram at this time because he has been through a lot and I honestly see no need for it.10 days to 2 weeks and you wouldn't ever know he had the bite except for where he was shaved by Vet. He has been doing really well, still finicky about eating but eats good at times. When he gets to point he isn't eating enough I give him another Mirtazapine, usually 3-4.5 days between. Recently he has been very playful and seems to feel very good. Still pondering the Echocardiogram, seems he would present some sign if he had heart problems.
Mine too. I know one other person too, her cats will only eat the Shreds. It's a cat favorite for some reason.
I don't particularly like giving him Friskies as it gives him gas and it isn't a very good cat food IMO. He ate the "bits" too. I'll give him whatever kind of cat food he will eat.
Guess I shouldn't have posted about the 5 day no app. stim., as he decided he wouldn't eat yesterday afternoon. I gave him another 1/2 dose. Still so much better than he was a month or more ago.
Haven't posted in a while. Stinky continues on his on/off (mostly on) hunger strike. Last couple of weeks seems like the Mirtazapine isn't as effective as it was in the past. Recently I gave him his dose and he didn't beg/eat so I gave him a little more 12 hrs. later. He ate, but not well. Naturally I had visions of taking him to the Vert. and finding something bad. As usual he fooled me again and seemed to start eating more. I gave him a 1/4 dose of Cyproheptadine one day and he finally ate. His appetite seems to always be there when he is on the Mirtazapine but he sometimes is extremely picky about what he will eat. I bet I opened 8 different cans of cat food one day and he either sniffs and walks away or takes a bite and walks away. I got tired of this very quickly! He pretty much will eat raw/cooked pork or chicken all the time. I had stopped giving him this because I was afraid it was doing more harm than good, but now when he barely eats or eats nothing I will give him some. He does eat a little kibble so I just leave it out all the time even though I know it could cause Urinary problems. He has a good thirst drive so no Urinary issues yet. I monitor his weight frequently and when he starts dropping weight I start taking extra measures (more app. stim. and/or more chicken/pork) to keep his weight up. He is due his vaccinations in June but I may take him in early for testing and Vaccinations. I am afraid to up his App. Stim. dose because I know it can have side effects. He is pretty much a normal cat other than his Anorexia.
Oh you are such a good soul taking such care of Stinky. I know how you must feel. I went through that last year about this time with my poor baby. At least yours is eating something mine would only take what I syringe fed him.
Thank you so much. If he was acting sick or just laying around doing nothing things would have been much different for him.
Yes, I know. Mine wouldn't even purr when I touched him which was so unlike him, as he was the most affectionate cat I had. He would leave his food and come to me to caress him, and then it was such a sudden downfall. He would do nothing just go here and there as if he was looking for a place to die. All within a month. Enjoy your beautiful baby, he deserves your love.
I am so glad your Stinky is doing well. Unfortunately I lost another cat just today. He had the same symptoms as my Benji last year. Sammy was 14 years old and was so strong he would go up and down the stairs in a second. Three days ago he stopped eating and fell on his side. I took him to the vet and started medication cortisone and iv. Yesterday he seemed very weak and today he died. I buried him in my garden next to Benji as they had always been together. Now Jeffry is alone as he doesn't want to go with my other four cats. I just cannot stop crying and wondering how he left so fast.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you
There is a Mirtazapine Oral suspension - you may want to get your vet to call RoadRunner Plhamacy and have it compounded into an oral suspension. Roadrunner can do oral suspensions in a chicken marshmallow flavor and it is very tasty to cats. That way you just give xml of the liquid and it's always the right dose. I always opt for oral suspensions over cut pills. More expensive but worth it.
Yes he had his teeth cleaned and examined last Summer.
