Tanner Tuesday

So Tanner has a lot to talk about this week and could use some purrs.

He started vomiting some last week, so I went ahead and added a second dose of pepcid each day to help his stomach.  On Thursday, Auntie came up and said, you have to take Tanner to the vet this morning...he is leaking diarrhea, not eating, and he stinks!  So I got ready, verified his doctor would be in the office, scheduled a drop off appointment and headed out.

I heard from the vet around lunch time and he had done some x-rays or something.  Tan's pancreas was inflamed.  His bowels were full of gas and diarrhea.  He had taken blood work, gave fluids, nausea meds, and we had meds to take home for the diarrhea.

On Friday, the blood results were in and it was confirmed he was having another bout of pancreatitis.  He also had a raging UTI.  His liver values came back elevated as well as his sugar.  The vet was concerned that he was diabetic, so another blood test was ordered.  I swung by the office and picked up an antibiotic for the UTI.

Saturday, Tanner is still not eating, but the diarrhea is getting less.  I'm not sure he realized he was leaking the way he was...he was probably just passing gas because he wasn't trying to get to the box.  The vet called and said the Fructosamine test results were not back yet, so it would be Monday before we learned whether he had diabetes or not.

I continued to give fluids at home.  I was syringe feeding him canned food with water to help keep some strength, and of course doing tons of laundry!

Monday, the vet called with good news.  Tanner is not diabetic!  I mentioned that he still wasn't eating, so we have added an appetite stimulant to the mix.  I am to call back on Thursday with a report.

So how is Tanner doing now?  He has played a little bit with his girl.  He walks to the food bowls, but doesn't eat.  The diarrhea has stopped for the most part.  I am still syringing food and giving fluids.  He isn't washing himself, but seems perky.  I am hoping he will start eating on his own soon!

Wordy Wednesday

 Tanner went back this morning for a recheck.  His abdomen did not appear to be painful this time.  This is good news.  He is eating well and not vomiting.  So we think the pancreatitis is on its way out the door!

The eye still looks swollen and is quite red.  He is now on a second eye drop to try and help it heal.

He is also sneezing quite a bit now and seems congested.  He was given an antibiotic to start that healing process.  While we know that colds shouldn't respond to antibiotics, they seem to be the only thing that helps Tanner overcome it.  You may recall in September we tried numerous things to combat the cold and finally, six weeks of antibiotics did the trick!

In other news, this bed of babies and their mother have been returned to the shelter to find forever homes.  It was hard dropping them off because I know they were nervous at being some place new, and they had to be separated from mom.  I hope they do well and find homes quickly.

Mom Bella was dropped off as well.  She is in heat and hopefully her surgery will be uncomplicated.  She is a sweet girl that needs a quiet home.  She isn't bothered by other cats, but sudden movements can startle her.

Harrison walked around the house last night chirping for his kittens.  He loved to play with them and enjoyed watching them be crazy.  It is an adjustment for everyone.

Tanner Tuesday

Tanner has been feeling puny again.  I came home on Thursday and his eye was so swollen.  The third eyelid was about half way over his eye, and lots of greenish discharge.  He also vomited a few times that evening.  I knew he would be going in the next morning.

He didn't come and help us eat dinner on Thursday night, and didn't even want any popcorn, so something was up!  

Friday I took him over to the vet as a walk-in.  He had eaten a small amount of breakfast, used the litter box, and put himself back to bed.  It was determined that he had pancreatitis and conjunctivitis.  We agreed to do supportive care at home over the weekend.

At the vet, he received fluids, a pepcid injection and a cerenia injection.  He was sent home with cerenia pills, eye drops, and a special gastrointestinal food.  (I have pepcid injections and sub q fluids at home already)

Happy to report that he is feeling better.  Eating more like his old self again and asking to play!  His eye looks better, but not completely healed yet.  I imagine we will be doing drops for another week or so.  Now, he also has a snuffy nose and sounds rather congested.

He goes tomorrow for a recheck, so we will see what the vet thinks.