Perhaps I shouldn’t have said a word about Gator in my post yesterday. Things went south last night. I passed out supper as normal and she ate some of it. Then a while later I was watching TV and she kept pestering me, eventually I put it together that she wanted food. She wound up eating a bit, stopping for a bit and then asking for it back. In the end she managed to polish off 2 1/2 cans of food. I’ve never, ever seen a cat eat that much and not throw some of it back up. Gator kept it all down, thankfully.
This along with other clues over the past couple weeks has caused me to realize that her disease (IBD or Lymphoma) is getting worse and the small amount of steroid that I have been throwing at the problem just isn’t cutting the mustard. When this all started she had the same ravenous appetite but would only consume gravy and stopped drinking water. Now she eats everything and is consuming water.
It’s time to bump up the steroid, so I gave her a full pill last night. It takes 5 days for the new dose to level out in her body and to see any measurable results.
She woke me up last night several times. I passed out more food and eventually we laid down to each other. Eventually she wanted up and that is when she made her way for water. I took that as a sign and went back to bed.
I almost took her to the hospital last night. The most they could do is palpate to see if they felt any stool trapped and do blood work. She would get the million dollar workup and I’d get the bill but I don’t know that we would have solved anything.
Right now I am waiting for her to use the litter box, if what comes out matches up to what went in then were good. If not then I will be calling for an appointment as there is probably something else going on.
She is well hydrated, I checked that last night and again this morning. I also see that she consumed a normal amount of water and topped off the fountain this morning.
This morning she consumed another 2 cans (normally it’s 1 or part of 1) for breakfast. I’ve not heard a peep from her since I managed to make to the computer but I will be checking on her shortly.
I don’t have a good feeling about this whole mess. I don’t want to go negative right away but her age is certainly one factor that is against her. I know that no cat lives forever but I don’t want to part with her be it her time or prematurely. We (Gator & I) could use positive vibes, prayers and whatever else good that you can virtually send our way. Fingers Crossed!
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