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« Reply #30 on: July 14, 2008, 07:40:29 PM » |
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Thanks for the prayers. My friend also told me that she had a 'full day' planned tomorrow so I doubt that she will be able to call the vet yet. This is indeed so hard to know just how much to 'give advice' to her and when to keep still!
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« Reply #31 on: July 14, 2008, 07:41:29 PM » |
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Add mine to the list, Mary. I know when you want/need to try changing foods, you do that a little at a time by mixing the new with the old, gradually adding more new and less old until you're 100% on the new food. Perhaps the vet can tell your friend if doing something like this with the enzyme powder would be OK--adding it gradually so that it's not so noticable to Richy at first--until Richy gets to the proper dose of it and isn't put off by it being added to whatever he's eating. The inportant thing is that she shouldn't panic and feel that it won't work with Richy. As we all know re: driving, sometimes we want to go the "direct route", but at times find some detours, so we need to take alternates that get us to the same spot.  |
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« Reply #32 on: July 14, 2008, 10:03:03 PM » |
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As I was reading this thread: http://itchmoforums.com/help-with-my-sick-pet/mystery-ailment-t5553.0.html;topicseenI thought that I should also mention that Richy was also treated for giardia and coccidia as a kitten when my friend first got him from the shelter. I do not know the meds names, sorry. At the time, I was not aware of most of the things discussed here at Itchmo. Those were the pre-recall days. I believed what the PFI wanted all of us to believe. |
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« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2008, 11:21:19 PM » |
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Sending prayers that something will help in this very difficult situation, Mary.
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« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2008, 11:39:57 PM » |
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sending big vibes and prayers
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« Reply #35 on: July 15, 2008, 04:30:18 AM » |
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Mary,
Will she allow you to speak to the vet on her behalf? Maybe approach it in a manner that you want to help her so she isn't overwhelmed? That would take some of the burden off her. Depending on how much interference she will allow.
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Pet food posts are solely observations on my pets' reactions to the foods I feed them, not recommendations.
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« Reply #36 on: July 15, 2008, 05:52:44 AM » |
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Mary,
Will she allow you to speak to the vet on her behalf? Maybe approach it in a manner that you want to help her so she isn't overwhelmed? That would take some of the burden off her. Depending on how much interference she will allow.
I can suggest this to her and see how she takes it. Thanks for that idea. |
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« Reply #37 on: July 15, 2008, 07:39:04 AM » |
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MarySmith, I feel bad for everyone involved, you, the kitty and your friend, its a difficult situation. I am still a little concerned that pancreatitis was diagnosed without doing the PLI/TLI test but Im no Dr so maybe there was another way for them to come to that diagnosis and I know the test is expensive so it doesnt sound like an option in this case. This kitty is awfully young to have that issue.
But that aside, it just seems like there has to be something soft that kitty would like and then the trick would be adding the powder. Its a pretty strong smelling powder if I remember correctly so they can figure it out but perhaps in a new food or something that kitty really likes, it could be forgiven. KiKi used to love canned sweet potato, I think it was the sweetness of it or something but perhaps trying a bit of that with the powder mixed in. Anyhow please keep us posted, my thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
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« Reply #38 on: July 15, 2008, 08:02:09 AM » |
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MarySmith, the only other thing I was wondering is what kitty is eating? Perhaps Richey just cant tolerate the food its on. We had to take KiKi off of dry food altogether when she had her pancreas attack, the vet had said it would be harder for her to digest.......
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« Reply #39 on: July 15, 2008, 11:21:24 AM » |
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Mary - most cats love fishy wet foods... perhaps you can suggest to your freind that she feeds her cat something like that. Plus fishy foods are low fat - lower than any other meats, even chicken, so that's a lus for a pancreas cat. Heck, she doesn't even have to feed an expensive high-end canned cat food like Solid Gold tuna. 9-Lives tuna or better, Friskies tuna or ocean fish. These two brands are not the best in terms of very healthy ingredients, but these have been around for a long time with minimum incidents. Tell your freind that she has to make this effort to transition her kitty to wet food so she can take the "powder" with it. The other alternative is frequent vet visits. I am so sorry that all this is happening, but I believe if kitty would eat some kind of wet food, all will turn out well in the end.
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« Reply #40 on: July 15, 2008, 01:18:49 PM » |
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I can second what Kaffe has said about feeding low fat fish to a cat with a history of acute pancreatitis (must have had brain fog last night not to think of this). After my Sweet Baby Cat (now at the Bridge) had pancreatitis, we sought out foods with the lowest fats, many of which were fish, and the lowest carbs because she was diabetic. She never had any pancreatitis trouble again.
I might add that my cat, to my knowledge, didn't have pancreatic insufficiency. At least, the vets did not ever mention this condition. I don't really know but I would think that the low fat advantage would still apply since digestion of fats is more complicated than than of protein and carbs - in humans ("The Second Brain" by Dr, Michael Gershon) - I would think that would be true in other species also.
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