Wednesday, October 16, 2019

The Rocky Road to Recovery

Cammie went to the doctor yesterday and received an injection of Cerenia to settle her stomach and prevent her vomiting. It appears to have worked. I heard no upchucking during the night, and saw no evidence of it in the morning. I can tell from her behaviour that she is feeling better. When she was ill, she lie in unusual places, and hid. Now, though not fully recovered, I think she is on her way.

But the cessation of vomiting is only half the battle. Now, Cammie must resume eating, and that she is reluctant to do. I can tell that, to an extent, she wants to. When I brought her home from the hospital, I fed everyone, and she was interested in eating. But she would not. She did not last night, nor this morning. I believe that, though her stomach may be empty, the smell of food turns her off.

In any case, I left food for her when I departed for work. The princess is sequestered in my bedroom with all the necessities, including both hard- and soft-food. If she does not consume anything while I am gone, I will need to feed her by syringe. That will be pleasant for neither of us, but her survival will require it. It’s been done before, and has been effective in re-starting Cammie’s appetite - if only because she doesn’t want to be force-fed any more.

In the meantime, my wonderful little Siamese will enjoy as much lap-time as she likes - and, as unlikely as it would have seemed a few years ago, she is enjoying it a great deal these days.

14 comments:

  1. Aww goid girl Cammie. We hope your tummy feels better. You enjoy your cuddles.

    Julie and Poppyq

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  2. Cammie, eat up sweet kitty! Sending purrs and hugs.

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  3. John, if Cammie refuses to eat, there are meds that stimulate the appetite. We had to give these to one of our cats on occasion (he had feline leukemia) and it usually worked. He would go up to the food... but wouldn't eat. After a few days on the pill, he would start eating again. Worth a try?

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    1. It would be a toss-up as to which would be more stressful for Cammie, force-feeding or force-pilling, but an injection of B12 may be a resort, if needed.

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  4. cammie; we iz sorree ya haz had nother round oh stomach trubullz.... pleez tell dad a B12 injectionz frum de vet can help jump start an app a tite, a sardeenz in water mite help, and sew will Parmesan cheese...noe joke

    pleez see thiz link; while old in de writing, Ingrid noez her stuff...N that we will swearz on with all R heartz

    https://consciouscat.net/2013/07/03/how-to-get-finicky-cats-to-eat/

    st francis' blessings two ewe, we hope everee one hada AWESUM thanx bee giving ☺☺♥♥♥♥

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    1. I will be checking out the link when I get home, guys, but the Parmesan cheese sounds like a good idea, but for Tucker, who is eating but nowhere near the amount I'd like him to. came may have to go with B12 if her behaviour keeps up. I hesitate to add anything to her chemistry too precipitously.

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    2. That is a good good lesson for the rest of us.

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  5. Nutritional yeast?

    https://consciouscat.net/2015/02/16/nutritional-yeast-secret-weapon-get-finicky-cats-eat/

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  6. Hopefully now that Cammie's stomach feels better her appetite will return and she'll start eating again. Get well soon, Sweetheart!

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  7. That sweet girl has been through so much, but she is a fighter and i hope she will start eating again.
    B12 worked very well for Flynn and I used to give him an injection once a month, then later every fortnight.

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  8. The Dad gives us B12 at home every once in a while so maybe that would work (you can give it just like you do insulin). Purrs to dear Cammie from all of us.

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  9. Cammie little love, eat for your Dad. Neither you nor he want to resort to syringe feeding. XXXX

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  10. I had to force feed Prancie for a while too. Sometimes it is necessary. Have you tried the ear gel that stimulates appetite, Miritaz?

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  11. I haven't read through all the posts just yet, but fingers crossed that Cammie starts eating soon.

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