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Post by quigley on May 16, 2011 21:18:20 GMT -5
well just an update, he has stopped eating again, all he will take is the kitten milk and some marshalls bandits chicken stix. the vet can find nothing wrong with him, and we even tried some marshalls chicken kibble, no luck, and he wont even take a real good kitten chow ( I know its not good but its better than nothing). were still trying.....  |
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Post by miamiferret2 on May 16, 2011 21:55:00 GMT -5
Ok, so nothing weird on x-ray, weird poops, he started eating again, then he stopped eating again. How do the poops look? Sounds like something bad is going on. He needs to go back to the vet as soon as possible. Did the vet run a cbc the first time? Checked stool for parasites? Any sores in his mouth? How does his breath smell? What color is his urine? (It should be yellow.) Did they check his blood glucose? He should be tested on a 4 hour fast. You can fo this yourself. At walgreens they sell the home blood glucose testers. Take blood from one of the toe pads. Does he respond to honey/sugar water? When he eats does he grind his teeth? Until you get him to a vet he should be eating even if you have to force feed. Sometimes if you hold them on your lap while holding the bowl of soupies they will eat. I would also put pedialyte in his water. . 1/2 pedialyte. 1/2 water. Sometimes these animals have underlying illnesses that they are not really showing signs of yet--but then they get into a stressful situation and the illnesses that they were masking before will come out in full force.  |
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Post by Heather on May 16, 2011 21:57:33 GMT -5
Are you still giving the medication for ulcers?
ciao
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Post by quigley on May 17, 2011 18:25:21 GMT -5
Ulcer meds is a no- he had started eating and then stopped again even after a weeks dosage
vet giving a CBC?
and no have not checked blood glucose level
I'll give the honey/sugar water a try ----- yes he did drink some of the sugar water and then turned away from it, maybe a teaspoon or so
as far as I know his urine is yellow, poop is runny yellow (due to kitten milk we are giving him)
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Post by Sherry on May 17, 2011 23:39:08 GMT -5
Ulcer meds generally need to be given over a relatively long term to completely clear them so they don't flair up again. Anywhere from 3 weeks(on the short end) to about 2 months.
So it's quite possible the ulcer is starting up again.
And a CBC is a full blood panel, where they check a number of different things.
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Post by Heather on May 17, 2011 23:55:52 GMT -5
The ulcer meds would have responded and allowed him to start eating within a week. If you stopped giving those meds within that time and it was an ulcer, it will have activated the ulcer again. Ulcers take weeks sometimes months to heal you have to use all the medication that you were given. It actually sounds like an ulcer to me. I've dealt with many of them. I have 2 fuzzes with ulcers right now. Ulcers and adrenal go hand in hand unfortunately. Stress any kind of stress, a new fuzz, a new place, a disease will se these little ones off.
ciao
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Post by quigley on May 20, 2011 17:13:30 GMT -5
I'll get back to the vet and get some more pills (4 weeks?) are there any you would suggest? Also some pictures of our fuzzies Left- Ivan, Right-Sasha  Left (affectionately known as "The Lump") Dimitri and for size comparison Sasha on the right again.  Dimitri is almost 6 months old |
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Post by sherik on May 20, 2011 18:11:44 GMT -5
You get it in the pill? I would ask for the liquid sucralfate, it is alot easier to get in them.
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Post by quigley on May 20, 2011 18:53:30 GMT -5
You get it in the pill? I would ask for the liquid sucralfate, it is alot easier to get in them. yeah it was a tiny little thing, we just scruffed him and popped it in and gave him some ferrovite real quick and they went down with out a problem. we gave him some marshals duck soup, he would lick of the spoon and then turn his head like he was having a problem swallowing? I looked didnt see any sores, and no spots that may be rot on his teeth, its all pink and healthy |
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Post by Heather on May 20, 2011 21:10:30 GMT -5
I had a boy, Ghenghis who actually had an ulcer in the back of his throat. Is was something I couldn't see but when he was at the vets I had scruffed him for her and she found it, when he yawned very large. Ulcers don't have to be stomach related. All the meds I've ever used were liquids
ciao
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Post by sherik on May 20, 2011 22:33:08 GMT -5
I would think that if you got the liquid carafate/sucralfate it would work better. That way if he does have an ulcer in his throat it will coat it.
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Post by quigley on May 21, 2011 17:44:39 GMT -5
ok I'll ask if they have that available
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Post by miamiferret2 on May 21, 2011 17:46:20 GMT -5
Liquid carafate is better. I have had to give ulcer meds for 2 months !!
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