Vomitting cat

Re: Vomitting cat

Waterfalls — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:18:10 GMT

do u guys have a scope? my cat has just been diagnosed with ibd too. they took pinch biopsies via the scope. it also showed he had a imflammed stomach and a few ulcers which her is also on antib's for. he has also had lots of blood work done. so far so good without meds and just a hypo diet,

Re: Vomitting cat

rachel w — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:06:00 GMT

She was put on pred to see if it stopped the vomitting as vet thinks its ibd, she vomitted last night so dont think there helping to much shes in on monday for blds my boss will be there and he loves scanning(a little too much i think) so will get him to look at her, reluctant to have surgery at the mo cos in herself shes happy, It took a lot of perswading to put her on pred cos i dont like using them and also think people think they solve everything but as a short term gap in the vomit cycle i was willing to take it

Re: Vomitting cat

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:07:46 GMT

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pleased to hear that she seems to be recovering,

bit concerned that your vet put her on pred without knowing the problem tho. i would have had bloods, including fpli (for pancreatitis), tli, folate and cobalamin, plus at least rads and prefereably an ultrasound (if someone was confident interpreting results) first off, see if anything showed, then potentially ex lap with biopsies of everything.(that is only what I personally would have done if she was mine)

Pred is not the cure all that some vets think it is. (sorry this is just cos I have been where I am for so long and it gets frustrating with all the preds being handed out like sweets!)

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I have to agree and sometimes the preds can prolong and sometimes mask the original problem making it more difficult to diagnose. In some cases it comes back three fold!

Re: Vomitting cat

Steph Worsley — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:05:37 GMT

pleased to hear that she seems to be recovering,

Pred is not the cure all that some vets think it is. (sorry this is just cos I have been where I am for so long and it gets frustrating with all the preds being handed out like sweets!)

Re: Vomitting cat

Vicky RVN — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:35:38 GMT

Yay

Re: Vomitting cat

Saskia Quinn — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:12:23 GMT

Pleased to hear that

Re: Vomitting cat

rachel w — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:54:43 GMT

I've just had my first vomit free night and morning so hoping it'l stay that way going to bring her in to have a vomiting blood profile done and add a folate to it to see if anything shows up hoping that she has just got a sensitive stomach and hopefully the vomiting will become an intermidant problem

Re: Vomitting cat

Vicky RVN — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:01:04 GMT

My fingers are crossed for her.

Re: Vomitting cat

Vicky RVN — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:59:25 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

[quote user="Vicky C"]

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isn't a CRT an x-ray?

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= capillary refill time

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oh heh isn't it also a type of human radiology?

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I don't know, that's the only thing i've seen it used for!

Re: Vomitting cat

rachel w — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:53:58 GMT

thank you so far so good shes asleep on her radiator bed all quiet so hoping it stays like that just got to wake her for her tablet later

Re: Vomitting cat

Heidi O'Toole — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:26:34 GMT

ahhh thats good...hope it all stays quiet...x

Re: Vomitting cat

rachel w — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:20:30 GMT

got home tonight and no vomit so fingers crossed it'l stay that way for the rest of the evening.

No indoor plants (i kill them without even trying) no needles or cotton there locked in the top of a cupboard as my male cat has a taste for cotton. teeth fine, blds normal. Spoke to my vet today about folate bloods we're going to do them on monday after shes had 5 days of pred so hopefully i'l get some answers soon

Re: Vomitting cat

Heidi O'Toole — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:35:47 GMT

Have you indoor plants? My cats always try to eat my plants! - ;

I would have an xray though if it was my cat...They can eat needles etc, playing with cotton cant they! :I They can get things stuck by accident...HAve you checked its teeth? any rotten ones? pancreatitis test? I know this is probably all been taken care of..but anyway. ... My 1 yr old cat ran off with the milk lid this morning!! I still cant find it! I hope thats not a FB :(

Re: Vomitting cat

Heidi O'Toole — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:30:30 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

isn't a CRT an x-ray?

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Is she a breed or a moggy?

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and just curious, what does this have to do with it?

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ahhh...just because certain breeds, eg, siamese are quite sickly cats they can become quite sickly with kidney probs as well too later on..and if it was a maine coon or something with long hair, it would look likely for the furball thing!! :P xx

Re: Vomitting cat

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:12:16 GMT

[quote user="rachel w"]

shes a moggy, an indoor cat so fb's and grass are v unlikely, she managed to keep her pred down last night forthe first time so hoping the one i gave this morning will stay in her to and not end up on my bed.

Allergy testing is expensive and shes not insured, i might get a bag of HA or RCW in to try her on and see what she thinks to it my other cat will thankfully eat anything he loved the z/d when he was trialed last yr. in herelf shes bright still playing and bouncing everywhere, i want to get her a puzzle feeder but nvs only stock the dog kong ones any ideas where i can get one from?

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I believe Purrsonal Touch supply them online. Here: http://www.purrsonaltouch.co.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=139&P_ID=888

Re: Vomitting cat

rachel w — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:48:53 GMT

Re: Vomitting cat

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:13:29 GMT

[quote user="Vicky C"]

[quote user="StephB"]

isn't a CRT an x-ray?

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= capillary refill time

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oh heh isn't it also a type of human radiology?

Re: Vomitting cat

Vicky RVN — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:16:53 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

isn't a CRT an x-ray?

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= capillary refill time

Re: Vomitting cat

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:34:03 GMT

isn't a CRT an x-ray?

[quote user="Ding"]

Is she a breed or a moggy?

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and just curious, what does this have to do with it?

Re: Vomitting cat

Heidi O'Toole — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:31:44 GMT

What about a foreign body? Has she has x-rays? Has the vet checked underneath the soft palate for grass ?

Is she a breed or a moggy?

Re: Vomitting cat

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:16:13 GMT

[quote user="Vicky C"]

How about allergy testing?

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we ended up doing this with our moggie turned out she was allergic to loads of foods. she's now on immuno therapy injections and is doing brilliantly. be sure you have it done at a dermatology client and don't just do the York testing. Patch testing is the way to go. You may also want to try one of those feed balls that will encourage small meals regularly instead of one meal in a go. Royal Canin also do a lovely palatable hypoallergenic diet. I personally wouldn't recommend the Hills Z/D it's like gelly and not very nice.

Re: Vomitting cat

Vicky RVN — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:46:02 GMT

No worries Rachel, i'm exactly the same when it comes to my animals! My guinea had hair loss...i instantly thought the worst rather than thinking of anything simple likes mites doh!

Re: Vomitting cat

rachel w — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:16:08 GMT

there hasnt been any fur balls since this has started have tried giving her katalax but it ends up going more over me than in her, even putting it on her paws doesnt work. i havent thought of allergies should of been the first thought as my other cat went through allergy testing last year, could try and put her back on HA she cant have Z/D as it gives her illeus.

Thanks for the advise i'm crap when its my animal can normally think rationally and come up with ideas of what it could be rather than just thinking theres badness there

Re: Vomitting cat

Waterfalls — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:13:49 GMT

im just going through this at the moment with my cat. and its been suspected he has IBD. which is aparentlly a common condition.

he had blood sent off for folate-which was low, consistant with small intestinal dx. and im waitfor the gut biopsey results to return, in the mean time he in on zd.

Re: Vomitting cat

Mrs Dot Dot — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:44 GMT

[quote user="sal the 1st"]

fur balls? - one of mine does this periodically until he manages to shift a fur ball and then he stops (can go on for a week or so) has been checked a few times but nobody has ever found anything more serious than fur balls. is quite impressive the amount of fur this cat swallows

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I agree... one of mine vomits for at least 5 days before he brings up a fur ball, sometimes longer. It has taken me a few years to realise this and he brings up the biggest ones I've ever seen!