Liver

Stacey Weinberger wrote:

Hi,

My cat Julian started throwing up late Wednesday afternoon and got very
lethargic. He's gotten upset stomachs before. Thursday he wasn't better
and I started giving him water by an eye dropper. He had stopped throwing
up. Friday I took him to the vet to check for blockages. The vet found
none and gave him sub-q fluids, saying if he wasn't better to bring him back
today. And to give him some chicken broth. He threw up liquid this morning
at 6:30 so I took him back to the vet. The x-rays showed nothing but the
blood work showed his liver values were 194. They were 81 in September. I
forgot to ask how bad this might be. Julian got more sub-q fluids and a
prescription of SAMe. The vet said if he didn't start eating by Monday to
bring him back in for an IV.

Julian hasn't thrown up any more but he is still lethargic. I'm worried
that he is dying. Does anyone know what a liver value of 194 means? Does a
cat have a chance of recovering from that? This vet is very good and I
trust him. If Julian were very bad off he would have kept him there.



A normal liver enzyme reading for a cat is around 100, so 194 signifies
an elevated level (obviously).

Many disorders can cause an elevated liver enzyme reading. Go to
http://www.fabcats.org/liverdisease.html for more info. HTH.

"Stacey Weinberger" wrote in message
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The x-rays showed nothing but the
blood work showed his liver values were 194. They were 81 in September.
I
forgot to ask how bad this might be.

.........get copies of all bloodwork, makes it easier to check what blood
values mean, then you have them also to compare over time.

Julian got more sub-q fluids and a
prescription of SAMe. The vet said if he didn't start eating by Monday to
bring him back in for an IV.

Julian hasn't thrown up any more but he is still lethargic.

.......Is he grooming still? If so, paint a little food on his paws to see
if he'll lick it off. If he keeps that down, do it again. Sometimes cats
get sick, quit eating and forget to start again. I have a feral I just had
to do this to for the second time in 7 years. Since I can't handle her I
got a long stick, taped a pastry brush on the end and painted her with only
about 1 tbsp of food. She ate a bit that night and was back to normal the
next day.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

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"Stacey Weinberger" wrote in message
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The x-rays showed nothing but the
blood work showed his liver values were 194. They were 81 in September.
I
forgot to ask how bad this might be.

........get copies of all bloodwork, makes it easier to check what blood
values mean, then you have them also to compare over time.

Julian got more sub-q fluids and a
prescription of SAMe. The vet said if he didn't start eating by Monday
to
bring him back in for an IV.

Julian hasn't thrown up any more but he is still lethargic.

......Is he grooming still? If so, paint a little food on his paws to see
if he'll lick it off. If he keeps that down, do it again. Sometimes cats
get sick, quit eating and forget to start again. I have a feral I just
had
to do this to for the second time in 7 years. Since I can't handle her I
got a long stick, taped a pastry brush on the end and painted her with
only
about 1 tbsp of food. She ate a bit that night and was back to normal the
next day.

buglady

This is a good idea. I put some babyfood on his paw and he ignored it. I
put some on my finger and then put it in his mouth and did this few times
and he swallowed it. No nausea. How often should I do this?

Thank you!

Stacey

"Stacey Weinberger" wrote in message
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This is a good idea. I put some babyfood on his paw and he ignored it. I
put some on my finger and then put it in his mouth and did this few times
and he swallowed it. No nausea. How often should I do this?

........If you're not seeing nausea, try to get a tablespoon in him then let
him alone for a few hours and try again. The object is to get enough food
in him, even if it's only 1/4 of what he normally eats, to keep him from
going into hepatic lipidosis. Liver problems make you feel nauseous so
there may be a good reason he's not interested. I'd keep trying put a bit
on his paws to see if he has any inclination to eat. If he's a good groomer
(and some are not!) when food no longer seems so nausea making he'll lick it
off. Then you can try some added enticements to give the food more odor and
he should eat OK. Would he have any interest in yogurt?

buglady
take out the dog before replying

This is a good idea. I put some babyfood on his paw and he ignored it. I
put some on my finger and then put it in his mouth and did this few times
and he swallowed it. No nausea. How often should I do this?

Have you asked your vet about giving him some canned Hills a/d? it's a
high-calorie food made for ailing cats. I've spread some on my finger
and my Tucker would eat that when nothing else worked. Keep trying to
give him food, anything he'll eat right now, so he doesn't develop
further health problems. I wish you luck. I know how stressful this
is.

Rene