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a little good news
My elder cat does not have liver cancer. Yay!
T'Reese has been confined to my bedroom for most of 2013 because of her puking, pooping, and peeing. I still have the original plastic wrap on my new bed mattress, and it's been helpful more than once. I've also laid down patches of carpet and rug over most of the exposed hardwood floor. She's not shown any pain from this nausea and digestion problem, and the vet confirmed that she was a good kitty during today's ultrasound procedure without complaining of any sore spots.
I originally had my appointment on Monday afternoon at the local vet clinic. They don't have ultrasound equipment there, so they arranged a visit from a mobile veterinarian to perform the procedure. Unfortunately, we got fresh snow on Monday, and the mobile lab ended up stuck somewhere and unable to make my appointment. Instead, I dropped T'Reese off at the clinic this morning where she waited until the mobile lab arrived to perform her ultrasound. I picked her up this afternoon. Apparently she didn't eat while stressed at the vet clinic today, so when she got home the first thing she did was eat up lots of canned food. She is now sleeping beside me at my computer desk.
She has always been a picky eater (throwing up food if it contains fish, for instance), but apparently she may have developed a case of irritable bowel syndrome too. I'm trying out some special prescription canned food to see if her stomach tolerates it well. If so, I guess I'll be buying it from now on. I hope it's not hugely expensive. The vet also gave me 3 other medications that she needs daily. We'll see how well that process goes. They're intended to get her liver and gall bladder inflammation down. Hopefully all the medications can stop if the new food works well in her system.
I was worried that she was facing her final days after 16 years, but she received a reprieve today. Maybe 2014 will bring easier days for us both.
T'Reese has been confined to my bedroom for most of 2013 because of her puking, pooping, and peeing. I still have the original plastic wrap on my new bed mattress, and it's been helpful more than once. I've also laid down patches of carpet and rug over most of the exposed hardwood floor. She's not shown any pain from this nausea and digestion problem, and the vet confirmed that she was a good kitty during today's ultrasound procedure without complaining of any sore spots.
I originally had my appointment on Monday afternoon at the local vet clinic. They don't have ultrasound equipment there, so they arranged a visit from a mobile veterinarian to perform the procedure. Unfortunately, we got fresh snow on Monday, and the mobile lab ended up stuck somewhere and unable to make my appointment. Instead, I dropped T'Reese off at the clinic this morning where she waited until the mobile lab arrived to perform her ultrasound. I picked her up this afternoon. Apparently she didn't eat while stressed at the vet clinic today, so when she got home the first thing she did was eat up lots of canned food. She is now sleeping beside me at my computer desk.
She has always been a picky eater (throwing up food if it contains fish, for instance), but apparently she may have developed a case of irritable bowel syndrome too. I'm trying out some special prescription canned food to see if her stomach tolerates it well. If so, I guess I'll be buying it from now on. I hope it's not hugely expensive. The vet also gave me 3 other medications that she needs daily. We'll see how well that process goes. They're intended to get her liver and gall bladder inflammation down. Hopefully all the medications can stop if the new food works well in her system.
I was worried that she was facing her final days after 16 years, but she received a reprieve today. Maybe 2014 will bring easier days for us both.