Feline fine..or is it?

[etumukutenyak]

So, we've sent off mom-in-law to her final repose, collected the son from computer camp, made him do laundry for two days, packed him up again, and sent him off to Scout camp for the week. We've taken the time to dine upon fine Ethiopian cuisine (mm, doro wot), which the son enjoys not, and we've made arrangements for another parent to deliver son's handbook, which he forgot at home.

In addition, about a week or a week-anna-half ago, I noticed that BT just didn't have her usual appetite. Oh, she waited at the top of the stairs, escorted me volubly to their dining area, and put her face in the bowl -- and then she'd very shortly walk away. And not even to her sister's bowl, either: away. Done.

No, that isn't normal, missy; you get back here and eat!

Meh. Ok, maybe I will. Changed my mind again! Oh, tuna! Meh.

It's been like this all week. I finally decided it could be IBD, irritable bowel syndrome, because she does not have clinical signs of diabetes, hyperthyroidism, or lymphoma. So tonight, after she'd eaten most of her tuna (!), and even eaten some more (fresh, with added pettings!), I scruffed her, palpated the abdomen real quick -- NAF -- and gave her 20 mg of Depo-Medrol IM. She scurried off, but at least she did not hiss or swat, so she wasn't too upset.

Only time will tell me if I've got the right diagnosis, and treatment. Keep your fingers crossed.

Comments

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Syndrome begins with a "d"?

Your son and my wife must be related (at least when it comes to Ethiopian cuisine -- actually, Gail's dislike of that cuisine stems from a bad experience at an Ethiopian restaurant in Decatur, which we heartily do not recommend).

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

It's actually Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), but it's now known as a syndrome rather than a disease, so the letters stayed but the official name changed. One of those things you have to know. ;-)

We think he just hasn't gotten to the stage where he'll try it yet, so since it means more for us, we don't push it. We are incredibly lucky to have more than one good Ethiopian restaurant close by. One of them offers spaghetti for the non-connoisseurs.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I can't type like that!

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

LOL...ok, you can uncross 'em to type.