jcanulla
Julius
Thank you , how much Pepcid AC
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Post Foreign body procedure
- Thread starter jcanulla
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http://www.petplace.com/article/drug-library/library/over-the-counter/famotidine-pepcid
They recommend 0.25-0.5mg/lb , so be sure to know what dose the pill is and do your calculations from that. Because there is a range usually that means you can fit the dosage to 1/4 or 1/2 pill. I seem to remember with my F2 years ago it worked out to 1/2 pill twice a day.
They recommend 0.25-0.5mg/lb , so be sure to know what dose the pill is and do your calculations from that. Because there is a range usually that means you can fit the dosage to 1/4 or 1/2 pill. I seem to remember with my F2 years ago it worked out to 1/2 pill twice a day.
jcanulla
Julius
Just an update... Monday morning was good and his activity level was much better... We have him the Pepcid and I think it worked. By around 10 that morning we took of his cone and he ate a little kibble and drank a bunch. When I got home from work I did the same thing and he ate some more again. Now he's not eating like a pig yet but slowly getting better. We have also stopped the pain meds as I think it was doing more harm than good. He is back to purring with lots of kisses this morning when we woke up
Very glad he's doing a bit better... keep up the good nursing 
jcanulla
Julius
Thank you everyone for your support during this stressful time. He has ate only a little bit in the last two days. We have been feeding him baby food with a syringe when we can and he enjoys it ? He sniffs his food but only will eat it once and a while and only a little bit . He is drinking non stop and using his little box but no #2 yet. Today the doctor said to give him mirtazapine for appetite enhancement . He is purring and head butting us in the morning as we have been sleeping in the guest room with him since Saturday but still seems a little of . Trying to avoid bringing back in to the hospital because they will have to sedate him to give the examination and I don't want to stress him unless its absolutely necessary .
What food are you offering him?
I have found when dealing with serious illness in my cats over the years, that when they are sick they aren't always tempted by the food they normally eat, like kibble.
If you think that he is enjoying being syringed the baby food, how does he react if you warm the jar and offer it by the spoonful? I've found mine will lick it off the spoon and if I have to spoon feed the entire jar then that is what I have to do. But if he's enjoying that then he might well also enjoy some boiled ground chicken. I get the ground chicken fresh at Whole Foods, then boil with a lot of water so it is soupy and they seem to find that attractive. Others prefer ground beef cooked that way. Try lots of things and see what tempts him...anything to avoid returning to the vet for his sake?
Try canned tuna, cooked shrimp... some people find strips of cooked steak tempt them... sandwich turkey. The idea is to get him eating anything, you can worry about dietary needs later on. With one of my cats I tried everything and then found out the wet form of Meow Mix tempted him. Disgusting stuff but he ate it. When he was well again we weaned him back onto a better cat food.
Hoping the mirtazipine works, it helped one of my cats during a rough time too...
I have found when dealing with serious illness in my cats over the years, that when they are sick they aren't always tempted by the food they normally eat, like kibble.
If you think that he is enjoying being syringed the baby food, how does he react if you warm the jar and offer it by the spoonful? I've found mine will lick it off the spoon and if I have to spoon feed the entire jar then that is what I have to do. But if he's enjoying that then he might well also enjoy some boiled ground chicken. I get the ground chicken fresh at Whole Foods, then boil with a lot of water so it is soupy and they seem to find that attractive. Others prefer ground beef cooked that way. Try lots of things and see what tempts him...anything to avoid returning to the vet for his sake?
Try canned tuna, cooked shrimp... some people find strips of cooked steak tempt them... sandwich turkey. The idea is to get him eating anything, you can worry about dietary needs later on. With one of my cats I tried everything and then found out the wet form of Meow Mix tempted him. Disgusting stuff but he ate it. When he was well again we weaned him back onto a better cat food.
Hoping the mirtazipine works, it helped one of my cats during a rough time too...