[Forester]

We all will be rooting for you on Wednesday x

Thanks, bluecordelia. I know that if wishes could heal cats we would all have the healthiest cats around.

 

[nicolaa123]

Sending you and Dylan lots of positive vibes for tomorrow and big hugs and purrs..

I won't say don't worry as I know you will as I did, heck all of us did!

I'm sure he will be fine with it all and come home with shaved tummy but none the worse..

Let us know how he gets on xx

 

[buffie]

Sending you and Dylan lots of positive vibes for tomorrow and big hugs and purrs..

I won't say don't worry as I know you will as I did, heck all of us did!

I'm sure he will be fine with it all and come home with shaved tummy but none the worse..

Let us know how he gets on xx

Positive vibes from Meeko and me too, hope it all goes well , I'm sure it will x

 

[Forester]

I'll let you know any news as soon as I get it. I'm on now as I can't sleep due to worry. This isn't my usual forum time.

I'm not worried about the procedure just about what the vet may find. Still, the sooner we can establish the problem the sooner we can tackle it.

Dylan is complaining very loudly that he's hungry. He's perked up no end since reverting back to the SC although was very sick yesterday morning. For some strange reason he must have taken a definite dislike to the kangaroo although initially he seemed to love it.

I can't think of anything else to say at the moment due to Mushy Brain Syndrome.

x

 

[Esemais]

Oh Forester, I'm sorry to read his troubles are ongoing, I really did hope the ranitidine would be the answer. You and Dylan will be in my thoughts today. Hopefully you'll have an answer to what's going on very soon, and then you'll be able to get the boy better. Xx

 

[Forester]

Thanks everyone. I dropped him off at 8.30 this morning.

He had the last laugh to get at me for not feeding him. As well as spending half of the night trying to beat up his ( empty) automatic feeder he managed to grab a bite sized piece of cabbage at about 7.30. I dived towards him as soon as I caught sight and pursued him at top speed around the bungalow in an effort to retrieve the cabbage . By the time I caught him he'd swallowed it.!

Dylan 1 Forester 0. He must think that he's gone back to the conditions that he had on the streets before we adopted him. Every opportunity of a mouthful needs to be taken.

 

[buffie]

Thanks everyone. I dropped him off at 8.30 this morning.

He had the last laugh to get at me for not feeding him. As well as spending half of the night trying to beat up his ( empty) automatic feeder he managed to grab a bite sized piece of cabbage at about 7.30. I dived towards him as soon as I caught sight and pursued him at top speed around the bungalow in an effort to retrieve the cabbage . By the time I caught him he'd swallowed it.!

Dylan 1 Forester 0. He must think that he's gone back to the conditions that he had on the streets before we adopted him. Every opportunity of a mouthful needs to be taken.

Arnt they funny souls,Meeko was always the same the minute he had to be starved he was always desperate for food in the morning,how he knew god knows there was no real difference to a normal morning where he would most likely sniff his breakfast and stomp off
Hope you are managing to keep busy

 

[Forester]

Oh yes, I've kept busy. One of the junior vets rang me whilst I was at an unalterable ( is that a word ? ) appointment.

He's fine and can be picked up at about 5pm. They've found. . . . " nothing significant" on x rays and endoscopy. The only thing noted was a small area of his stomach which looked " slightly sore". ?????. Pinch biopsies have been taken so I'll get those results in about a week. I wasn't in a position where I could talk freely when they rang so hopefully I will find out more when I collect him and will update you a s a p ( after a cuddle ! )

Its been awful without him today . Its amazing how such a small creature can be the hub of the household.

 

[buffie]

Oh yes, I've kept busy. One of the junior vets rang me whilst I was at an unalterable ( is that a word ? ) appointment.

He's fine and can be picked up at about 5pm. They've found. . . . " nothing significant" on x rays and endoscopy. The only thing noted was a small area of his stomach which looked " slightly sore". ?????. Pinch biopsies have been taken so I'll get those results in about a week. I wasn't in a position where I could talk freely when they rang so hopefully I will find out more when I collect him and will update you a s a p ( after a cuddle ! )

Its been awful without him today . Its amazing how such a small creature can be the hub of the household.

While it is frustrating that nothing has really been found,at least it looks as though there is nothing nasty going on .Did they do an ultra sound scan or just xrays.
It sounds a bit like Meeko's results .all they found on the scan was a slightly thickened intestinal wall which was slightly pinker than normal and the pinch biopsy's confirmed this.
Bet you cant wait for 5pm

 

[nicolaa123]

Oh yes, I've kept busy. One of the junior vets rang me whilst I was at an unalterable ( is that a word ? ) appointment.

He's fine and can be picked up at about 5pm. They've found. . . . " nothing significant" on x rays and endoscopy. The only thing noted was a small area of his stomach which looked " slightly sore". ?????. Pinch biopsies have been taken so I'll get those results in about a week. I wasn't in a position where I could talk freely when they rang so hopefully I will find out more when I collect him and will update you a s a p ( after a cuddle ! )

Its been awful without him today . Its amazing how such a small creature can be the hub of the household.

Pleased to hear he is ok and nothing nasty found..stomach I guess will be sore from retching with the vomiting..

I guess you will have him home now, so give him a gentle hug and rub of his bald bits from me

 

[Forester]

We're home!. I would have updated sooner however my 93 year old neighbour fell down moments after we got back and I've been assisting her.

No real baldy bits to show off other than a small leg shave. I was told that he was a little wobbly however when I returned from my neighbour's he was on top of a 6ft bookcase.

I didn't get a chance to chat with my vet as she was in a meeting when I collected him. I'm slightly more concerned about the " sore patch " now. Apparently it bled when touched. I have recently been wondering whether his stools have been looking a little too " black". I told the nurse who discharged him and she will tell the vet. It seems that the vet was surprised to find " nothing". I was told that she had been expecting a tumour or foreign body from how he's been very recently.

I asked about something to ease the " sore patch" but Kate doesn't want to start any medication before the biopsy results are received.

The good news from Dylan's point of view is that he's now allowed scrambled egg and white fish as well as the Sensitivity Control.:thumbup1:

buffie, There was no ultrasound just 2 ordinary x rays.

 

[buffie]

We're home!. I would have updated sooner however my 93 year old neighbour fell down moments after we got back and I've been assisting her.

No real baldy bits to show off other than a small leg shave. I was told that he was a little wobbly however when I returned from my neighbour's he was on top of a 6ft bookcase.

I didn't get a chance to chat with my vet as she was in a meeting when I collected him. I'm slightly more concerned about the " sore patch " now. Apparently it bled when touched. I have recently been wondering whether his stools have been looking a little too " black". I told the nurse who discharged him and she will tell the vet. It seems that the vet was surprised to find " nothing". I was told that she had been expecting a tumour or foreign body from how he's been very recently.

I asked about something to ease the " sore patch" but Kate doesn't want to start any medication before the biopsy results are received.

The good news from Dylan's point of view is that he's now allowed scrambled egg and white fish as well as the Sensitivity Control.:thumbup1:

buffie, There was no ultrasound just 2 ordinary x rays.

That's a pity as a scan does give a better picture of what is going on,but still there was nothing obvious seen so that is good.
I wonder ,and this is just pure guess work,could the "sore patch" be an ulcer or something similar ?

 

[Forester]

That's a pity as a scan does give a better picture of what is going on,but still there was nothing obvious seen so that is good.
I wonder ,and this is just pure guess work,could the "sore patch" be an ulcer or something similar ?

I don't think it is as bad as an ulcer, thankfully. The nurse said that there was no ulcer. The vet had apparently commented that there was " nothing there except a patch that looked slightly sore and bled when touched and a very small quantity of hair." no tumour, no foreign body, no ulcer" ( I forgot to mention the lack of ulcer in my previous post . I currently resemble a zombie due to 2 nights on very little sleep. I will sleep tonight .) The hair was just a few single hairs and didn't constitute even a tiny hairball.

 

[buffie]

I don't think it is as bad as an ulcer, thankfully. The nurse said that there was no ulcer. The vet had apparently commented that there was " nothing there except a patch that looked slightly sore and bled when touched and a very small quantity of hair." no tumour, no foreign body, no ulcer" ( I forgot to mention the lack of ulcer in my previous post . I currently resemble a zombie due to 2 nights on very little sleep. I will sleep tonight .) The hair was just a few single hairs and didn't constitute even a tiny hairball.

Good news on the lack of an ulcer , that was the only other thing that crossed my mind . So looks like all you need to do is find some food that doesn't trigger the vomit reflex
Hope you don't have too long to wait for the biopsy results although I doubt very much they will tell you anything you don't already know.

 

[nicolaa123]

Hopefully the results will show something that can be cured rather than still being a mystery..

 

[Forester]

buffie, Nicola, I still haven't found out how to multi-quote so I'll just attempt to reply to you both together.

My feeling is that its great that no tumour, foreign body or ulcer was evident something is causing Dylan to be sick on an increasingly frequent basis. How can we treat it if we don't know what it is? Until this time last week , although vomiting, he appeared otherwise healthy, happy and lively. Now he's looking decidedly subdued although still enjoying lots of tummy rubs.

On a brighter note he hasn't been sick yet today. O H went out this morning and brought him some cod fillets as well as organic free range eggs. I scrambled him an egg earlier on . After a couple of mouthfuls he made it clear that he had no intention of eating any more of that. buffie, I really feel for you when Meeko rejects food. Food rejection is something I hadn't experienced with Dylan until late last week although I had it for months with Eric RIP. I felt terrible last night as I restricted how much food I gave him as I thought that too much at once would cause him to vomit. Now I wish that I'd just let him eat as much as he wanted.

I've been told that the biopsy results are usually back within a week. I'm hoping ( obviously ) that there will be no nasties and that the vet will then be able to give me something to help his sore stomach. She is back from her days off on Tuesday and I've been told to expect a call from her then.

buffie, I'm not at all confident about finding a food which doesn't trigger the vomiting. So far everything we've tried has had an adverse effect after a few days. The only thing that I can think off that hasn't been tried yet is the goat. I still have my can of goat in reserve , thanks again , Nicola.

 

[nicolaa123]

I hope really hope it's not nothing sinister going on I also hope for your sanity and Dylan it's not pointing to ibd either..

Vc also sell horse, you just have to get some paper work signed by your vet before they will dispatch..

 

[buffie]

Don't really know what to say ,like you I am in the situation that "something" is making Meeko vomit but what ? Am I convinced it is a specific food/ingredient in the food, no I'm not.
There are too many inconsistencies in the frequency of his vomiting for it to be food related ,at least that is my thinking , I could be totally wrong though .


To multi quote click on the square next to the "quote"button on each post that you want to quote,then hit "reply"and just reply between all the quotes .

 

[Forester]

I hope really hope it's not nothing sinister going on I also hope for your sanity and Dylan it's not pointing to ibd either..

Vc also sell horse, you just have to get some paper work signed by your vet before they will dispatch..

That would be an interesting dilemma. ! For background information I saved my horse from the meat man.

for the good wishes.

Oh buffie, thanks for that info. I've only just spotted your post whilst I've been typing this. I'm sure that I'll get to try it out pretty soon. I think that I must have been absent when digital skills were handed out though I think that my age is contributory. When I did computer programming at college we used punch cards :lol:

There do seem to be a lot of similarities between Meeko's situation and Dylan's. That has to be a positive in working towards a solution as there are more of us working on it. I had obviously misunderstood Meeko's situation in that I believed that you had identified triggers for his vomiting. I'm sorry and sad that you have been in this position for so long.

 

[buffie]

That would be an interesting dilemma. ! For background information I saved my horse from the meat man.

for the good wishes.

Oh buffie, thanks for that info. I've only just spotted your post whilst I've been typing this. I'm sure that I'll get to try it out pretty soon. I think that I must have been absent when digital skills were handed out though I think that my age is contributory. When I did computer programming at college we used punch cards :lol:

There do seem to be a lot of similarities between Meeko's situation and Dylan's. That has to be a positive in working towards a solution as there are more of us working on it. I had obviously misunderstood Meeko's situation in that I believed that you had identified triggers for his vomiting. I'm sorry and sad that you have been in this position for so long.

My limited knowledge of digital skills are all just picked up as I go along,like you I missed the "computer age"in early years

I tried to find a trigger for Meeko's vomiting but as I say he appears to be able to eat most foods without changing his vomit patterns.It is the vomiting its self that doesn't seem to have a pattern.He can go for a couple of weeks with no vomiting and then be sick every 3/4 days for a while all on the same food
We are on day 2 of a "don't want to eat" phase at the moment,he would,I'm sure eat some dry food if I give it to him (which I have resisted so far)but I don't want to risk starting up his urine problems again