Sick kitty

Thanks again for the info,
The vet that did the barium test this a.m. is not my regular vet. We went to
him to get the endoscopy this morning, but he was not able to do it and did
the barium studies instead. I consulted with my regular vet after getting
home this PM and he also did not think the prednisone or anitrobe were good
ideas at this point because after I told him about the stool, he also had the
thought that it could be gairdia. I described the xrays that I viewed the AM
with him and I told him that the vet stated there were area that appeared
inflammed. (areas of the intestinal wall that the barium attached to) He
also stated that areas of the bowl appeared inflammed. My vet stated that
the prednisone would not be good if these area were ulceritive in nature. He
also stated that Flagyl may be a better choice because it covered more
bacterias with an anti-inflammatory property. I have only given Thumper one
dose of the prednisone and antirobe. I will stop both of these medications,
and start him on Flagyl tomorrow. I plan to carry the xrays from this AM to
my regular vet in the AM. I think the endoscopy is going to be the answer.
Thanks,
Lisa

J. dvm wrote:
Thanks for the input. We've just returned from the vet. He was not able
to
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Thanks,
Lisa

That's good news about the spleen. That could just be an indicator of
chronic inflammatory disease and it seems your vet is suspicious of
inflammatory bowel disease. I'd suggest getting the endoscopic biopsies
done as soon as possible. The use of prednisone can cause altered biopsy
results which could lead to a misdiagnosis.

J. dvm

Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1 year
ago.
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J. dvm

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"Lisa via CatKB.com" u17957@uwe wrote in message news:5ad06cdfad196@uwe...
Thanks again for the info,
The vet that did the barium test this a.m. is not my regular vet. We went
to
him to get the endoscopy this morning, but he was not able to do it and
did
the barium studies instead. I consulted with my regular vet after getting
home this PM and he also did not think the prednisone or anitrobe were
good
ideas at this point because after I told him about the stool, he also had
the
thought that it could be gairdia. I described the xrays that I viewed the
AM
with him and I told him that the vet stated there were area that appeared
inflammed. (areas of the intestinal wall that the barium attached to) He
also stated that areas of the bowl appeared inflammed. My vet stated that
the prednisone would not be good if these area were ulceritive in nature.
He
also stated that Flagyl may be a better choice because it covered more
bacterias with an anti-inflammatory property. I have only given Thumper
one
dose of the prednisone and antirobe. I will stop both of these
medications,
and start him on Flagyl tomorrow. I plan to carry the xrays from this AM
to
my regular vet in the AM. I think the endoscopy is going to be the
answer.
Thanks,
Lisa

I think your regular vet made the right decision. I was a bit concerned the
only reason the other vet was suggesting delaying endoscopy was because his
light source wasn't working. Perhaps you could get the scoping done
elsewhere. Your best bet would be to see an internal medicine specialist.
Board certified internists have "Dip ACVIM" after their name. You can look
for internists practicing in your area at this website:

http://www.acvim.org/index.aspx?id=86





J. dvm wrote:
Thanks for the input. We've just returned from the vet. He was not
able
to
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
Thanks,
Lisa

That's good news about the spleen. That could just be an indicator of
chronic inflammatory disease and it seems your vet is suspicious of
inflammatory bowel disease. I'd suggest getting the endoscopic biopsies
done as soon as possible. The use of prednisone can cause altered biopsy
results which could lead to a misdiagnosis.

J. dvm

Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1 year
ago.
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J. dvm

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Hi Candace,
Thanks so much for the thoughtfulness. Thanks to a good vet and prayers, my
Thumper kitty has made a turn around in the past 3 days. He has played and
wagged his nail most of the day today. My vet deceided to hold off on the
endoscopy and try and a 2 week round of Amoxicillin, Pepsid and Flagyl. I'm
feeding him I/d diet (dry food) and I'm baking him a whiting (fish) each day.
I hope he continues to do well!! My vet seems to think it could be a simple
bad bacteria in the intestines, or it could be enteritis due to FIV postivie
kitty. Keep my kitty in your thoughts!!
Thanks again,
Lisa

Candace wrote:
Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1 year ago.
Approximately 5 years old. Now indoor/outdoor cat. Fine until about 3 weeks
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weeks. I have not changed anything in the diet. I am at wits end!!! Please
help, it is killing me to watch him suffer so.

I'm sorry, I don't know. Hopefully, the endoscopy will shed some light
on his problem and it will be easily treatable. Please let us know the
results. I'll be thinking about your guy.

Candace

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Hi Dr. J.
Thought I'd give you an update on my kitty. My vet did consult with a Dip
ACVIM from Cary, NC and they decided to try a 2 week run of Amoxicillin,
Flagyl and Pepsid, stop the reglan and carafate. Today was day 3 of this
regimen, and my kitty seems to being feeling MUCH better. Today has been a
great day for both of us. The Dr. from Cary said that this my fix the
problem, however, if he gets worse instead of better over the next 2 weeks
that he would definitely do an endoscopy. He also suggested that this may be
an enteritis secondary to my kitty being FIV positive. Thanks so much for
your time and concern. It's people like you that make this world a wonderful
place to live!
Lisa

J. dvm wrote:
Thanks again for the info,
The vet that did the barium test this a.m. is not my regular vet. We went
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
Thanks,
Lisa

I think your regular vet made the right decision. I was a bit concerned the
only reason the other vet was suggesting delaying endoscopy was because his
light source wasn't working. Perhaps you could get the scoping done
elsewhere. Your best bet would be to see an internal medicine specialist.
Board certified internists have "Dip ACVIM" after their name. You can look
for internists practicing in your area at this website:

http://www.acvim.org/index.aspx?id=86

Thanks for the input. We've just returned from the vet. He was not
able
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Hi Rhonda,
Thanks for your thoughts and concern. My kitty is doing much better now that
we have started him on some new medication. Please keep us in the thoughs
and prayers!
Lisa

Rhonda wrote:
Good luck to you and your cat. You obviously care very much about him.

Rhonda

Hi Candace,
Thanks for the input. We've just returned from the vet. He was not able to
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"Lisa via CatKB.com" u17957@uwe wrote in message news:5b03f53ad1236@uwe...
Hi Dr. J.
Thought I'd give you an update on my kitty. My vet did consult with a Dip
ACVIM from Cary, NC and they decided to try a 2 week run of Amoxicillin,
Flagyl and Pepsid, stop the reglan and carafate. Today was day 3 of this
regimen, and my kitty seems to being feeling MUCH better. Today has been
a
great day for both of us. The Dr. from Cary said that this my fix the
problem, however, if he gets worse instead of better over the next 2 weeks
that he would definitely do an endoscopy. He also suggested that this may
be
an enteritis secondary to my kitty being FIV positive. Thanks so much for
your time and concern. It's people like you that make this world a
wonderful
place to live!
Lisa

Thanks for the update. It sounds like they are treating your cat for a
possible infection with helicobacter. I've had a patient with chronic
vomiting respond permanently to a similar therapy. Good luck.

J.




J. dvm wrote:
Thanks again for the info,
The vet that did the barium test this a.m. is not my regular vet. We
went
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
Thanks,
Lisa

I think your regular vet made the right decision. I was a bit concerned
the
only reason the other vet was suggesting delaying endoscopy was because
his
light source wasn't working. Perhaps you could get the scoping done
elsewhere. Your best bet would be to see an internal medicine specialist.
Board certified internists have "Dip ACVIM" after their name. You can
look
for internists practicing in your area at this website:

http://www.acvim.org/index.aspx?id=86

Thanks for the input. We've just returned from the vet. He was not
able
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]

J. dvm

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irritable bowel syndrome. did u change his diet recently? pls give him 1mg or half immodium.

On Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:11:19 PM UTC-5, Lisa wrote:
Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1 year ago.
Approximately 5 years old. Now indoor/outdoor cat. Fine until about 3 weeks
ago. Started with decreased appetite, vomiting undigested food, behavior
changes. Went 5-6 days with little intake. Several visits to vet over the
past 3 weeks. Blood test revealed positive FIV. ALL other blood work normal.
No fever, no diaherra. He has periods of feeling well and acting normal
followed by periods or days of feeling and looking ill. Ultrasound of
abdomen revealed enlarged spleen. I have him on interferon, reglan, pepsid
and carafate. He has not vomited but a couple of time this week and the ill
episodes way out weight the feel good episodes. His appetite is good and he
has not lost any weight. He does not have hairballs. I brush him several
times a day and vomiting has never been a problem until 3 weeks ago. He is
scheduled for a endoscopy in the morning. Any suggestions??? He seems to
feel bad after eating. He weights 13 lbs and has maintained his weight over
the past 3 weeks. His behavior has done a 360 degree change over the past 3
weeks. I have not changed anything in the diet. I am at wits end!!! Please
help, it is killing me to watch him suffer so.

dont think they are going to answer you almost 7 YEARS LATER
wrote in message
...
irritable bowel syndrome. did u change his diet recently? pls give him 1mg
or half immodium.

On Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:11:19 PM UTC-5, Lisa wrote:
Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1 year
ago.
Approximately 5 years old. Now indoor/outdoor cat. Fine until about 3
weeks
ago. Started with decreased appetite, vomiting undigested food, behavior
changes. Went 5-6 days with little intake. Several visits to vet over
the
past 3 weeks. Blood test revealed positive FIV. ALL other blood work
normal.
No fever, no diaherra. He has periods of feeling well and acting normal
followed by periods or days of feeling and looking ill. Ultrasound of
abdomen revealed enlarged spleen. I have him on interferon, reglan,
pepsid
and carafate. He has not vomited but a couple of time this week and the
ill
episodes way out weight the feel good episodes. His appetite is good and
he
has not lost any weight. He does not have hairballs. I brush him
several
times a day and vomiting has never been a problem until 3 weeks ago. He
is
scheduled for a endoscopy in the morning. Any suggestions??? He seems
to
feel bad after eating. He weights 13 lbs and has maintained his weight
over
the past 3 weeks. His behavior has done a 360 degree change over the
past 3
weeks. I have not changed anything in the diet. I am at wits end!!!
Please
help, it is killing me to watch him suffer so.

Matthew wrote:
dont think they are going to answer you almost 7 YEARS LATER
wrote in message
...
irritable bowel syndrome. did u change his diet recently? pls give
him 1mg or half immodium.

On Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:11:19 PM UTC-5, Lisa wrote:
Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1
year ago.
Approximately 5 years old. Now indoor/outdoor cat. Fine until
about 3 weeks
ago. Started with decreased appetite, vomiting undigested food,
behavior changes. Went 5-6 days with little intake. Several
visits to vet over the
past 3 weeks. Blood test revealed positive FIV. ALL other blood
work normal.
No fever, no diaherra. He has periods of feeling well and acting
normal followed by periods or days of feeling and looking ill.
Ultrasound of abdomen revealed enlarged spleen. I have him on
interferon, reglan, pepsid
and carafate. He has not vomited but a couple of time this week
and the ill
episodes way out weight the feel good episodes. His appetite is
good and he
has not lost any weight. He does not have hairballs. I brush him
several
times a day and vomiting has never been a problem until 3 weeks
ago. He is
scheduled for a endoscopy in the morning. Any suggestions??? He
seems to
feel bad after eating. He weights 13 lbs and has maintained his
weight over
the past 3 weeks. His behavior has done a 360 degree change over
the past 3
weeks. I have not changed anything in the diet. I am at wits
end!!! Please
help, it is killing me to watch him suffer so.

Since he is an "outside" cat, he is subject to the dozens (or more) thinks
that outside cats are in danger of. I had on who died last year from
Round-Up weed killer poinoning. Your cat could have been poisoned by
something like that, of perhaps eating snails or slugs that were poisoned by
arsenic or something else like that. I don't know whether or not the blood
tests that your vet gave him would detect anything like that. In the case of
my cat, the vet knew immediately because he was in liver failure, and his
soft tissued, especially the eyes and mouth were yellow. but your cat could
have gotten into something that is much more subtle and doesn't show uo so
easily. Most anything will show uop in the proper blood test, but to test
for everything is impossible, and probably has financial limitations long
before you would be able to pinpoint anything. Perhaps you could ask your
neighbors if they put out any plant/animal poisons recently.

"Bill Graham" wrote in message
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Matthew wrote:
dont think they are going to answer you almost 7 YEARS LATER
wrote in message
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irritable bowel syndrome. did u change his diet recently? pls give
him 1mg or half immodium.

On Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:11:19 PM UTC-5, Lisa wrote:
Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1
year ago.
Approximately 5 years old. Now indoor/outdoor cat. Fine until
about 3 weeks
ago. Started with decreased appetite, vomiting undigested food,
behavior changes. Went 5-6 days with little intake. Several
visits to vet over the
past 3 weeks. Blood test revealed positive FIV. ALL other blood
work normal.
No fever, no diaherra. He has periods of feeling well and acting
normal followed by periods or days of feeling and looking ill.
Ultrasound of abdomen revealed enlarged spleen. I have him on
interferon, reglan, pepsid
and carafate. He has not vomited but a couple of time this week
and the ill
episodes way out weight the feel good episodes. His appetite is
good and he
has not lost any weight. He does not have hairballs. I brush him
several
times a day and vomiting has never been a problem until 3 weeks
ago. He is
scheduled for a endoscopy in the morning. Any suggestions??? He
seems to
feel bad after eating. He weights 13 lbs and has maintained his
weight over
the past 3 weeks. His behavior has done a 360 degree change over
the past 3
weeks. I have not changed anything in the diet. I am at wits
end!!! Please
help, it is killing me to watch him suffer so.

Since he is an "outside" cat, he is subject to the dozens (or more) thinks
that outside cats are in danger of. I had on who died last year from
Round-Up weed killer poinoning. Your cat could have been poisoned by
something like that, of perhaps eating snails or slugs that were poisoned
by arsenic or something else like that. I don't know whether or not the
blood tests that your vet gave him would detect anything like that. In the
case of my cat, the vet knew immediately because he was in liver failure,
and his soft tissued, especially the eyes and mouth were yellow. but your
cat could have gotten into something that is much more subtle and doesn't
show uo so easily. Most anything will show uop in the proper blood test,
but to test for everything is impossible, and probably has financial
limitations long before you would be able to pinpoint anything. Perhaps
you could ask your neighbors if they put out any plant/animal poisons
recently.

BILL read that post was from Jan 2006 the person responded to