> We finally manged to get a poo sample for TED from Mimi.  I followed
> her all day Friday, but all she ever did was 'window shop' whenever
> she got near a litter box.  I think she must have been holding it
> until I was "distracted by something shiney" and made a break for it.
> Finally, at around 10pm-ish last night, I cleaned out a litter box
> and locked Mimi in a room by herself with food & water.  At about
> 4am-is, DH got up for a potty-break of his own, and checked on Mimi,
> and came back in and annouced that 'we got poop', and that Mimi was
> all frisky, wanting either to rub on his ankles or scratch the
> mini-tower that we had in there with her.... she just wanted some
> attention in there all by her widdle self she was getting lonely.
> TED had emailed me last evening mentioning that there might be
> parasites.... some sort of bacterial innfection, food allergy, IBD or
> IBS.  He suggested that we bring her in this morning, along with poo
> sample.
> BUT, since we started the antibiotic, she has been eating like she
> just remembered how, and has gained 4.5 - 5 ounces!  And she's
> started grooming herself again, so she's not looking so 'scruffy'.
>
> At the TED, we told him about her improvement, and when he looked at
> her, he could tell without even touching her.  Her backbone is not as
> sharp as it was 3 days ago!  He said to keep on what we've been doing
> (mixing a bit of kitten chow in with her food doesn't hurt her, or
> any of the cats for that matter) but if her stools don't solidify, to
> start with the lactobacillus (sp?) in either live culture yogurt
> (which she doesn't like) or with Bene-Bac like we did with Minnie
> this past summer.  He also didn't find anything in her poo (aside
> from come cat litter LOL).
> She's felling a lot better, even pounced on my feet last evening
> while we were in bed.  She wants to play, but Moe, Ernie, Ping &
> Weeble are kinda toy-hogs so she doesn't get much of a chance. Yesterday
> afternoon, she was rolling around a katnip infused
> kitten-pillow (make by the same people that put out the TED doll),
> biting and bunny-kicking it one second, licking and rubbing her face
> on the next....  Soooooooo cute.  She then hopped up to the
> kitten-cuddler bed on the table behind the sofa (under the sun-lamp)
> and I actually saw her wash her face and shoulders some.  Yay
> Mimi!!!!
> AND.... She poo'd again just about an hour ago, and it was fairly
> solid (if somewhat stinky).
>
> Thanks to everyone for their well-wishes and purrs - they seem to be
> working.
>
> Magic Mood Jeep? wrote:
>> We started Mimi's atibiotic last night, before we went to bed
>> (instructions said every 12 hours), and kept her in the bedroom with
>> us last night (the only kitty onna big soft sleeping place, Weeble is
>> a bit jealous of her), and she woke me every two hours as she wanted
>> out.  I would bring her out of the bedroom, following her hopping to
>> get a poop-sample for TED, but all she did was *EAT*.  Weighed her
>> this morning as she's up an ounce!  YAY!!!!!!
>> Bad thing is she hasn't pooped since she left that squishy yesterday
>> - at least that I know of, and I've been watching her pretty closely.
>>
>> I'm doing my happy dance, at least for the next ten minutes, then I
>> have to geive her another dose of her medicine (It's a liquid
>> pediatric form, and smells like bubble gum, so I'm assuming that's
>> what it tastes like - makes me wanna go out and buy some Hubba-Bubba
>> or Bazooka Joe bubble gum, but I'll settle for my sugar-free Extra
>> bubble-gum :] )
>>
>> Magic Mood Jeep? wrote:
>>> Got word back from TED.  Some of her blood values were a tad high
>>> (can't remember which ones), but all were still within normal
>>> values. *<WHEW>* We were worried that it was CRF (or worse).  I was
>>> assuming that they did a fecal swab, but maybe they didn't as I had said
>>> she
>>> had not thrown up nor had diarhea, but now that we *know* that she's
>>> got runny poop (even though she's not poo'd herself or anyplace
>>> other than the litterbox) & possibly the pukies, he thinks it might
>>> be one of two things:  food allergy or some sort of digestive tract
>>> infection (even though her white blood cell count was not elevated,
>>> but the stress of being at TED's for about 15 hours may have
>>> affected that - his statement not mine).  We will be starting her on
>>> antibiotic tonight (Amoxocyllin) and see if that helps.  If not we
>>> will try the hypo-allergenic' food and see how that goes.  We (or
>>> rather I, since I am home more than DH) will try to get a fecal
>>> sample to take to TED so he can check for any nasties (I'm wondering
>>> if it shouldn't be wrapped in a red bow w/ Merry Christmas on it,
>>> LOL).
>>> Magic Mood Jeep? wrote:
>>>> Yesterday, Mimi acted a whole lot better, but today she threw up (I
>>>> think it was her - there was some on my chair, and she had been
>>>> there earlier, but so had Tennessee, Weeble & Ernie - at different
>>>> times), it wasn't much.  Later I followed her to the litterbox and
>>>> her stool
>>>> was very runny - almost like baby food.  Sounds like something is
>>>> upsetting her digestive system.  I haven't heard back from TED's
>>>> re: blood test yet.  I have also emailed this info to TED, and
>>>> haven't heard back from them on that either.  Right now she is on the
>>>> table
>>>> behind the sofa, soaking up the rays of the 'sun lamp'.
>>>> I found a brush & comb, and did her fur nice & pretty yesterday
>>>> evening. She liked the comb better than the brush.  I got a bit of
>>>> fur off her with both, and she did look soooooooooooooo cute with
>>>> the 'comb lines' in her fur, like a freshly plowed field.
>>>>
>>>> She is still eating, and drinking, but...  :(
>>>>
>>>> <sigh>
>>>>
>>>> What to do with poor widdle sick kitty???????
>>>>
>>>> Magic Mood Jeep? wrote:
>>>>> Picked up Mimi at TED's around 10:30, dropped her off at home with
>>>>> plenty of food & water.  X-rays came back normal - no fluid
>>>>> buildup or anything like that in her heart or lungs.  No masses that
>>>>> would
>>>>> be causing any problems in her gut (not even a hairball), but they
>>>>> did say that some of her intestines seemed out of place, probably
>>>>> from when they palpated her , but her kidneys were looking normal
>>>>> (no tumors or other growths).  The blood test will be back in a
>>>>> few days (they don't do that on site).
>>>>> She cried all the way home, and clawed at the mesh of my
>>>>> soft-sided carrier (I was afraid she would rip through it with
>>>>> her razor sharp claws). The tech said that she was cranky this
>>>>> morning (you would be too, if you hadn't had anything to eat for 12+
>>>>> hours, and are
>>>>> used to being able to eat anytime, even if you don't want to),
>>>>> and was swearing at them when they came in.  Of course, I had to
>>>>> fain incredulous comments ("Mimi, use foul language??? NEVER!"). But
>>>>> then again, she was NOT happy when TED stuck that thermometer
>>>>> where things are not supposed to be stuck ;)
>>>>> When I got home, she walked out of the carrier, tail up in the air
>>>>> like she owned the place.  I had all the cat dishes in the
>>>>> dishwasher, so I had to get them out so I could feed ALL of them
>>>>> (not just Mimi).  Ernie, Moe, Weeble & Ping were torn between
>>>>> investigating the carrier (even though they had ignored it last
>>>>> night), and chowing down.  Mimi nibbled a bit, then starting
>>>>> cleaning herself (where the thermometer should not have been put -
>>>>> and I'm sure they did a fecal swab to check for parasites/bacteria
>>>>> as well),
>>>>> then nibbled some more..  She also has a shaved spot on her neck
>>>>> from where they drew the blood - and it looks like she might have
>>>>> struggled a bit when they did it as it does not look too nice
>>>>> She is now purring, meatloafed on my desktop.  She looks better,
>>>>> albeit a bit thin, but I guess she had a major grooming-session
>>>>> while I was out running errands (new movies come out on DVD on
>>>>> Tuesdays, and LOTR3 extended version is one of them - DH would be
>>>>> a major grump if I did not get that for him).
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to go unload my purchases now, so I will stop gabbing about
>>>>> poor widdle Mimi.
>>>>>
>>>>> Magic Mood Jeep? wrote:
>>>>>> Just got back from TED.  Have left her there overnight as they
>>>>>> are going to run blood (and other) tests in the morning, and
>>>>>> probably do some x-rays as well.  TED said that her kidneys felt
>>>>>> small
>>>>>> (but she's a small cat), and her heart sounded loud on both
>>>>>> sides (she was scared to death).  She was not dehydrated at all, and
>>>>>> her
>>>>>> temperature was normal (and she growled like a junkyard dog while
>>>>>> TED was taking
>>>>>> it).  I could have brought her home, but for blood tests they
>>>>>> need to have fasted for 12 hours, and 8 hours was bad enough when we
>>>>>> took Ping in for TBS (The Big Snip) - deny food from one and you
>>>>>> have to deny food from all, and they nearly ate me alive the next
>>>>>> morning.
>>>>>> She will have food and water until the cutoff time, and then only
>>>>>> water.  She will also not have 7 other cats harrassing her, even
>>>>>> if she is cowering in a metal cage :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Magic Mood Jeep? wrote:
>>>>>>> Well, she hasn't gotten any worse, but hasn't improved any
>>>>>>> either, so she will see TED this afternoon (he only sees
>>>>>>> patients in the
>>>>>>> afternoons, mornings are when he does surgeries).  She is
>>>>>>> eating, but not enough.  She is also drinking & her skin is elastic,
>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>> I don't think she's dehydrated. I hope that this is nothing
>>>>>>> serious. She just looks soooooo sad, like she's saying "Mommy,
>>>>>>> my tummy
>>>>>>> not feel good"
>>>>>>> I'll post more after her visit to TED.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Magic Mood Jeep? wrote:
>>>>>>>> The past couple of days, Mimi has been 'off her feed' so to
>>>>>>>> speak, only nibbling at the food instead of gobbling it down
>>>>>>>> with her usual gusto (I guess she decided to put herself on a
>>>>>>>> diet in order to lose some weight, so we won't call her
>>>>>>>> "butterball' any more).
>>>>>>>> She's also started to get a bit 'scruffy' looking.  Her skin is
>>>>>>>> still very elastic, so she's getting plenty of fluids.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Last night, she acted like she was going to puke (but didn't) -
>>>>>>>> so, remembering back when we had Ivy & her CRF, we decided to
>>>>>>>> give her a Pepcid - actually, about a fourth of a pill.  An
>>>>>>>> hour after that
>>>>>>>> she ate some, not much.  At 3:30am I got up to do the bathroom
>>>>>>>> run, and Mimi was in one of the kitchen chairs (I gave her a
>>>>>>>> pat on the head before I went tinkie).  After the obligatory
>>>>>>>> bladder-emptying, I stopped at the computer to check things out
>>>>>>>> (a habit I find hard to break), and after about 30 seconds, I
>>>>>>>> hear crunching behind me. Mimi is chowing down.  When she's
>>>>>>>> finished, when wanders over to a
>>>>>>>> scratching post to sharpen some claws. About then DH comes in,
>>>>>>>> and ask about her.  She immediately trotted over to him so she
>>>>>>>> could rub his ankles.  More movement than she's made in days!
>>>>>>>> We took her back to bed with us, and she settled in to give
>>>>>>>> herself a bath. About an hour later, she was walking around
>>>>>>>> the bed, so I got up and took her out to the sofa.
>>>>>>>> When DH's alarm went off & he got up, he said she came running
>>>>>>>> to the bedroom door.  After DH left for work, I left the
>>>>>>>> bedroom door open and lay in bed reading.  Mimi joined me,
>>>>>>>> leaning on my ankles (after
>>>>>>>> conquering them with a kitten-nip or two) and proceeded to give
>>>>>>>> herself another bath - until she drowsed off.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> DH just called me from work, and Mimi followed me into the
>>>>>>>> kitchen - and she 'meeeeeeeeeee' at me!  She proceeded to lead
>>>>>>>> me back in here to the computer so I could watch her eat, and
>>>>>>>> she is now
>>>>>>>> meatloafing under the 'sun' created by my desk lamp (the only
>>>>>>>> sun around here for a couple of days, too - it's been yucky wet
>>>>>>>> weather so much, I
>>>>>>>> was wondering if our complete neighborhood had been beamed to
>>>>>>>> the Seattle WA area).  She is also looking less 'scruffy'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Purrs that Mimi continues to get over her upset tummy, and a
>>>>>>>> visit to TED is not needed.
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