I brought Kitty in at 9am. I was going to do it this afternoon, but they were concerned with what I was reporting and wanted me to bring him in sooner than later. His physical exam was good....nothing too out of the norm. He was running a little fever, and had a full bladder (thank you for not peeing in your carrier!!!). They wanted to keep him and see if they could get him to eat and so they could do some bloodwork.
Spoke
to the vet this afternoon. Kitty's amylase levels are very high, which indicate
intestinal inflammation. His potassium level is low as well, but
apparently that isn't unusual in older cats. He still hasn't eaten.
They are giving him antibiotics and fluids, but he doesn't seem to be
dehydrated.
She
suspects it is pancreatitis, and wants to run a blood test to test for
something or other. If it is pancreatitis, he will probably have to go
on a different, bland
diet. So we would have 3 cats on 3 different foods! And we will
probably have to give him a potassium supplement.
He
is staying there overnight and they are hoping that once the
antibiotics kick in and it is quiet there, maybe he will nibble on his
food. She said he doesn't seem stressed being there....he is just hanging out.
Right now, he is in good hands. While I miss him being home, he obviously was in distress. I am glad I took him in. We have money in the Kitty fund, but I am sure it won't cover everything. Ain't that just the way is always goes!
He is overall a healthy cat. Hopefully this is just a minor set back and he will be back to catting about in no time.
