Tuesday, November 3, 2015

It's a Mancatly Tuesday

Carmine hanging out in his Haunted House Scratcher
Hi everyone, it's mes, Carmine.

Mes has an update to share with yous about how mes has been feeling lately, but first, mes wants to show yous my cool new Haunted House!  Wes won this Haunted House Scratcher from Truffle, Brulee, and Mom Paula at Sweet Purrfections.  Thank you, friends, for having the pawesome giveaway!!  Mes really loves hanging out in my new house.

The Mom took mes back to Dr. Stabby last week.  Doesn't hers realize mes is sick of that place?!  

The Mom put mes on the scale, and mes lost more weight - 1.5 ounces in a week.  Mes is down to 9 pounds, 12 ounces.  

Then Dr. Stabby came in and said wes has to change things because the Prednisolone isn't working for mes.  So hers called in some Budesonide for mes - whatever that is.  

Dr. Stabby told the Mom to keep giving me weekly B12 injections and to start to decrease my Pred dose.  Mes was supposed to start my new medicine over the weekend, but that did not happen, and mes will let the Mom tell yous why.

The Mom here: There's been a lot going on with poor Carmine since his vet visit last week.  Dr. Stabby finally gave me the "go ahead" for an appetite stimulant for Carmine.  I picked up his Cyproheptadine on Friday and gave him one on Saturday.  He ate really well that day.  Since then, his appetite has been up and down.

We were supposed to start Carmine on his Budesonide on Friday when I picked it up.  I had lowered his Pred dose from 5mg to 2.5mg like Dr. Stabby told me to, but on Thursday, I noticed Carmine was doing very poorly.

Carmine lays on the examination table at the vet.Carmine was refusing to eat almost everything, and he was spending hours in the pink cube.  Now I don't mind if he wants to be in the pink cube, but he hasn't been in it much since he stopped grieving Jewel so hard.  The whole thing felt very ominous.

So I called the vet on Friday.  Of course she was on vacation (it never fails).  The vet tech told me to raise Carmine's Pred dose back to 5mg for the weekend and not start his Budesonide.  I have to talk to Dr. Stabby later today to see what she wants me to do about the medication switch.

Carmine has spent most of the weekend in the pink cube.  He is a little more social than he was a few days ago, but I can tell he is not feeling well.  I am pretty worried that he seems to be getting worse as time goes on.  I'm hoping and praying the Budesonide will help him feel better.  If it doesn't help, we are going to need to run some tests.

16 comments:

  1. Carmine, we is purrring and purraying that the new med-a-kay-shuns will werk for you and that you will be feeling better way soon!

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  2. Oh Carmine, we are sending POTP to you from the Bayou! Stay tough. ♥

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  3. Poor baby...it definitely sounds like additional test might be a good idea.

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  4. Poor Carmine!! We are sending megapurrs for him to get well soon without more tests!

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  5. Oh Carmine, give the Mom a little hit pal, just a little one. Then, go have a big bunch to eat. We're purring for you pal.

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  6. We send tons of purrs for you, Carmine, and we hope you feel better soon and eat a little something. Purrs

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  7. We are sending Carmine and Mom lots of Love, Purrs and Prayers!
    Come on and eat a little carmine. If you do Mom will be so happy you may hear her purr.
    Timmy, Dad and Family

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  8. I'm sending lots of purrs to Carmine!

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  9. We are sending mega purrs to you Carmine and hope you feel better, lots better real soon.

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  10. I am sending big purrs for you Carmine. I know how it worries your mom when you spend a lot of time in the pink cube. Each time I have had a bad setback I lie by Eric's grave and yowl and that upsets my mum too.

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  11. Carmine, we're sorry you're not feeling well! We're sending lots of purrs and prayers that you feel better soon! We hope Dr. Stabby figures out how to make you get well!

    I was at the vet because of my teefs problem. I will be going in on Nov 25th to have them all pulled out. Unless I can find a good hiding place that is. :(

    Purrs,
    Isabella

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  12. Carmine, so much hope you start eating and don't lose more weight. Praying for you here.

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  13. Carmine, so much hope you start eating and don't lose more weight. Praying for you here.

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  14. Poor Carmine. I am praying for him. I will donate and spread the word if you start a fundraiser for his tests. XO

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  15. We hope you get back to feeling better soon, Carmine!

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  16. Oh Carmine. We're sorry to hear you're still not feeling well. We're purring for you.

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