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No ear mites, mouth & lungs were clear.
"Dennis Carr" wrote in message news On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:58:54 -0500, Lotte wrote: OK, I thought I'd run this by the fine minds in RPCH+B (this newsgroup): I have a 14 year-old female, indoor only, neutered, whom I've had since about 4 weeks of age. She has multiple health issues (hypertropic cardiomyopathy, food allergy). On Feb 2nd I took her in for a blood panel because she was drinking / peeing a lot and of course I wanted to rule out diabetes and/or kidney problems. The vet said all her tests (urinalysis, bloodwork) came back normal. No diabetes, no renal failure, good hydration, normal everything. Well, that she's peeing much is a side effect of that she's drinking a lot. Unto itself, that's perfectly normal. You try drinking about a gallon of water in one sitting and wait for about an hour at most. =^^= But never mind then that she's peeing much, why is she now a "waterholic"? If I were me, I'd find out if the vet still has those blood screens and perhaps revisit them for something - or go back for a rescreening. Is there something in the mouth/throat/whatever that's being soothed by driniing copious amounts of water? Perhaps ear mites or other aural trouble coming down the eustacian canals (assuming cats have them) that can be best soothed via a good solid drink? -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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I forgot to say that she takes several medications, proanolol gel 0.5 ml 2 X
daily and metaclopramide 2 X daily. She's been taking the metaclopramide for a while, and the propanolol for about a year. "Dennis Carr" wrote in message news On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:58:54 -0500, Lotte wrote: OK, I thought I'd run this by the fine minds in RPCH+B (this newsgroup): I have a 14 year-old female, indoor only, neutered, whom I've had since about 4 weeks of age. She has multiple health issues (hypertropic cardiomyopathy, food allergy). On Feb 2nd I took her in for a blood panel because she was drinking / peeing a lot and of course I wanted to rule out diabetes and/or kidney problems. The vet said all her tests (urinalysis, bloodwork) came back normal. No diabetes, no renal failure, good hydration, normal everything. Well, that she's peeing much is a side effect of that she's drinking a lot. Unto itself, that's perfectly normal. You try drinking about a gallon of water in one sitting and wait for about an hour at most. =^^= But never mind then that she's peeing much, why is she now a "waterholic"? If I were me, I'd find out if the vet still has those blood screens and perhaps revisit them for something - or go back for a rescreening. Is there something in the mouth/throat/whatever that's being soothed by driniing copious amounts of water? Perhaps ear mites or other aural trouble coming down the eustacian canals (assuming cats have them) that can be best soothed via a good solid drink? -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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I forgot to say that she takes several medications, proanolol gel 0.5 ml 2 X
daily and metaclopramide 2 X daily. She's been taking the metaclopramide for a while, and the propanolol for about a year. "Dennis Carr" wrote in message news On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:58:54 -0500, Lotte wrote: OK, I thought I'd run this by the fine minds in RPCH+B (this newsgroup): I have a 14 year-old female, indoor only, neutered, whom I've had since about 4 weeks of age. She has multiple health issues (hypertropic cardiomyopathy, food allergy). On Feb 2nd I took her in for a blood panel because she was drinking / peeing a lot and of course I wanted to rule out diabetes and/or kidney problems. The vet said all her tests (urinalysis, bloodwork) came back normal. No diabetes, no renal failure, good hydration, normal everything. Well, that she's peeing much is a side effect of that she's drinking a lot. Unto itself, that's perfectly normal. You try drinking about a gallon of water in one sitting and wait for about an hour at most. =^^= But never mind then that she's peeing much, why is she now a "waterholic"? If I were me, I'd find out if the vet still has those blood screens and perhaps revisit them for something - or go back for a rescreening. Is there something in the mouth/throat/whatever that's being soothed by driniing copious amounts of water? Perhaps ear mites or other aural trouble coming down the eustacian canals (assuming cats have them) that can be best soothed via a good solid drink? -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 19:43:38 -0500, Lotte wrote:
I forgot to say that she takes several medications, proanolol gel 0.5 ml 2 X daily and metaclopramide 2 X daily. She's been taking the metaclopramide for a while, and the propanolol for about a year. Ask your vet if this could be a side effect of the drugs. Or perhaps somebody here knows. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 19:43:38 -0500, Lotte wrote:
I forgot to say that she takes several medications, proanolol gel 0.5 ml 2 X daily and metaclopramide 2 X daily. She's been taking the metaclopramide for a while, and the propanolol for about a year. Ask your vet if this could be a side effect of the drugs. Or perhaps somebody here knows. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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