Ha - I just posted. ;-)  Do you mean a/d, maybe?

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble")  Paul Simon

Thanks to everyone who responded!  And thanks for the links and
suggestions.

I also thought about AD, and the feline specialty vet said that AD,
while it is good for convalescing kitties, is actually somewhat rich
for kitties with GI problems (same goes for kitten food).  She
recommended any kind of pure protein - chicken, turkey, fish - and the
diabetic maintenence diet (d/m) from Purina - which I purchased.  He
gobbled it up!!  So, I'm currently trying to get food down him about
four times a day - as much as he will eat.  I also have measured out
some kitten chow and d/m dry chow, and am monitoring his consumption.
Today he licked gravy off of his Friskies canned and ate about 1/4 can
of the d/m.  Overnight he had eaten about 1/6 c. of the d/m chow, so I
think we are still on the right track.  He's still doing a lot of lip
licking, which is weird (they checked him for string but apparently
there isn't one).  Still no additional poops, but I suspect there may
be one coming soon.  I'm still hoping the blockage has passed.  The
concerns now are pancreatitis, IBD or generalized lymphoma of the
bowel.  She didn't feel any enlarged lymph glands, so if it is
lymphoma, it's not affecting them.  I didn't get his fecal results
back yet.

It's interesting - while the other vet recommended x-rays, barium
series and/or ultrasound, the feline specialist recommended surgery to
look around and biopsy on the intestine and bowel. She said why do the
other diagnostics if you are going to end up in surgery anyway?  In a
way, I think she's right.  Right now, I'm not opting for anything that
drastic since he seems to have resolved the majority of his problem,
and I'm able to treat him symptomatically.  She also said that, based
on his thyroid levels, she would have *not* diagnosed hyperthyroidism
(nor would she have recommended the T4(ed) test), which the other vet
did - and was prepared to treat him for.  <Sigh>  It's just so hard to
find a vet you trust.  It's also hard to decide how far to go
diagnostically and weigh quality of life with suffering - whether the
suffering be from disease, diagnostics or treatments.    If he
continues to be sickly, but still doesn't appear to be blocked, the
next line of treatment is systemic steriods, followed by steroid
treatments that work locally in the GI tract.  I may get an x-ray to
rule our tumors.

Thanks again for all who responded and your continuous care and
support.  And Peewee head-butts and says Meow-meow, and purr-purr,
too!

-L.

Purrs to Peewee. Knowing *you*, I'd venture aa guess that PeeWee is going to be
a fighter, because you won't settle for anything less. Purrs and good thoughts
still going out to you both.

Sherry