My Lovesac came today, and Sammie soon claimed it as a new sleeping spot.   Matches her fur quite well! :)  World’s largest cat bed!  And maybe the most expensive *wide eyes*  As long as she shares, it should be ok.

Sammie has been doing better, no vomiting in 3 days.  It’s been easy giving her the antibiotics, and even though she kinda fusses, once it’s time swallowed them she does.  Her appetite is definitely back, and the Hill’s Prescription Diet has run out so she’s back on the straight Orijen (I’ve been reintroducing it for the past few days, mixed with the Hill’s so it wouldn’t be a sudden shock). I hope she’s on the way to recovery!  It’s been a stressful past few weeks with her healthwise, and we both hate going to the vet so hopefully no more visits are needed until it’s vaccine time in the spring.

Here’s some more Lovesac pictures!

Just as I thought we were in the clear, Friday Sammie vomited a few times, and I noticed that she hadn’t been eating a lot.  :(  I immediately called the vet, and got an appointment for Saturday morning (today).

The doctor rechecked her, and took her temperature and she had a slight fever.  It’s possible that the first shot of antibiotics wasn’t enough to make her better, and if it was an infection, the stuff came back.  She got several more injections (Bayril, Metoclopramide for nausea, and more subcutaneous fluids), and I have to give her liquid amoxicillin twice a day for 7 days.  Hopefully this helps her out this time!

An interesting thing I learned… in the past few days Sammie has been going crazy licking fabrics:  straps on bags, curtains, and a particular blanket.  I mentioned this to the doctor, since it was something strange she started, and he said cats will often do that when they are feeling nausea!  So I learned something!

Blood test panel came back normal!  Only thing not normal on it was a bit of elevated protein, most likely due to her dehydration.  Good news indeed!  Sammie also didn’t vomit last night or this morning, and has been eating and drinking and playing just fine.

She is to stay on her prescription diet for a few days, and I’m just on the look out for more vomiting.  I think the medicines and fluids really helped her, and hopefully that’s all she needed *crosses fingers*  Sammie has also begun to drink out of her new fountain after a bit of apprehension, yay!

Poor Sammie!  Today she was at the vet and had two x-rays, 3 injections (Baytril, Famotidine, and fluid), and blood work drawn.  The past few days she’s had bad vomiting, consisting recently of pure liquids and very projectile.  Very stressful indeed!  It’s so hard to see my little kitty sick, and knowing she can’t just tell me what’s wrong.

After a struggle to get her squeezed in for an appointment, I packed her up and headed to the vet.  The doctor recommended x-rays and a blood work up.  Blood results I won’t know until late morning.  X-rays came back good.  Sammie has some gas in her intestines, but no big bulges that would suggest a forgein object in there.  Her tummy looked full, but she did eat before we went to the vet.  The doctor is concerned that it’s one of two things, an infection or a ingestion of a foreign object.  Objects, unless metallic, tend not to show on x-rays, though, so it makes the diagnosis harder.  Otherwise, her kidneys and bladder looked fine.

Sammie is down about 1 pound in weight (11.1 pounds instead of her normal 12+ pounds), which is probably due to all the fluid loss.  She didn’t have a fever, which is a good sign.  She received an injection of Baytril, which is an antibiotic, and Famotidine, which I researched to be something to reduce stomach acid (I would assume this would be to lessen the damage from further vomiting).  Fluids were given subcutaneously to rehydrate her.   She got to come home with me, where I am observing to see if she vomits further or has any changes in health.

I’m at a loss as to why she’s sick, and it makes me really sad.  Erring on the side of caution, we purchased a new water fountain for her tonight, one from Catit.  The Drinkwell is hard to thoroughly clean as it doesn’t really come apart enough, and even though it is cleaned frequently, it has been worrying us for awhile whether it was growing pathogens.  Sammie is a bit apprehensive of the new fountain design, but she’s getting closer to using it.  (Don’t worry, I also have a bowl of water out in case she’s not ready for the fountain.)  The vet gave me some Hill’s Prescription Diet I/D kibble, which is for gastrointestinal problems.  Sammie really liked it and quickly ate it.  It has extra nutrients to replace those that are loss due to vomiting.

My only concern is that Sammie has been vomiting very late at night or early in the morning before I am a awake, and since the vomit has been clear liquid lately, I won’t be able to tell if she has vomited more, as it soaks into the carpet.  I’m tempted to try to stay awake as long as I can to observe her.

I am hoping the blood results come back okay in the morning, and that Sammie doesn’t vomit further.  Hopefully the medicines are enough to get her back to normal!