Miss Mindy Is Sick |
Miss Mindy Is Sick |
Jul 29 2013, 08:02 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 1,113 Joined: 3-February 12 Member No.: 7,464 |
My sweet Miss Mindy is sick. She hasn't been herself these past few days. I noticed her eating less and starting to hide under my bed a lot. Then when she does come out she acts restless and wags her tail a lot and can't sit still much. She spent the whole afternoon yesterday hiding under my bed and only came out late last night. Tonight when I came home she ate just a bit and then went to hide again. So, I took her to the emergency vet. They did x-rays, blood work, and a pancreatitis test. Everything is normal. CBC count is normal, test for pancreatitis is negative, x-rays are fine, no tumors, no masses. Her stomach was empty on the x-ray and she showed a lot of gas in her small intestines, but evenly distributed. She was slightly dehydrated. She has also gained almost another half pound and is up to 12.94 pounds. Sigh!
The vet said it looks like Mindy is having some gastroenteritis. They gave her some fluids, anti-nausea meds and an antacid and meds for me to take home. She's had an episode a few months ago when she had some tummy troubles and got put on antacid and got better. But back then she wasn't hiding like she is now. Even though everything came back normal I still worry about her and I have no idea what is causing this. Maybe she just has a sensitive tummy. Mindy definitely needs to lose weight and I'm at a loss as to what else to do. I'm already feeding her lo-cal canned food and lo-carb dry food and I do watch her portions. If anyone knows of any good weight loss foods by all means share it with me. Mindy is not very active to begin with so it's kinda hard to get her to lose the extra weight, but she is at the point where she HAS to lose it. I'm just so worried about my little girl. When she started hiding and acting strange and eating less I feared the worst and was prepared for the worst kind of news at the vet. Does anyone know what good be causing her to have this excess gas in her intestines? -------------------- Danny: March 4, 2001 - December 28, 2011
Tina: October 27, 1997 - April 28, 2012 To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. |
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Aug 11 2013, 02:47 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 1,113 Joined: 3-February 12 Member No.: 7,464 |
Well...it seems I've wasted my money on the "Tricky Chicken" canned food. I poured it in the bowl this morning and it looks so yummy and good that I thought this was definitely a winner. But no....Shelley sniffed at it and walked away and demanded dry food and Mindy just ate a few pieces and left the rest. Ugh!
So this afternoon I went to the pet store and got single cans of different food to try out. Not going to waste another 35 bucks on a whole case of canned food! I got a can of Weruva, 2 cans of Merrick, and 1 can of EVO. Tried the Weruva "Paw Lickin Chicken" food this afternoon. Both cats just sniffed on it and wouldn't touch it. Ack!!! Then...a surprise...Mindy changed her mind and ate a good portion of it. Shelley unfortunately is THE pickiest cat I've had as far as food goes. I guess I'll try the Merrick tomorrow and see how it goes. I have got to find one type of canned food that they both like and that won't give Miss Mindy the twitches or stomach upset. Well, I guess I will donate the unused cat food to a shelter or rescue. Miss Mindy seems her usual self today, playful, calm, and loving. -------------------- Danny: March 4, 2001 - December 28, 2011
Tina: October 27, 1997 - April 28, 2012 To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. |
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