05/09/2025
Theodore had a recheck today at Irondequoit Animal Hospital and we cannot thank Dr Poe, Dr Kuhnle and the staff enough in their care for our little guy!
With the help Cisapride and Lactulose, Theo was able to pass stool late this afternoon for the first time since this all began - just before his e***a was scheduled. We brought him in anyway just to make sure everything looked good. Physical exam revealed he had a “normal” kitten belly and the colon was not full. We are waiting on results for the repeated xray from today but had it been bad, they likely would have called before discharging him.
This does not mean he’s out of the woods. But it’s a really great start!
At this time, we are going to continue a conservative approach - treat for constipation only. Recommended diagnostics include: CBC, Chem, T4, GI panel test, and ultrasound. All of which are great tools in determining what is going on, however, combined, would likely cost over $800. This is not possible for us at this time, especially when we have so many unvetted kitties.
Instead, we will closely monitor him. The Dr believes we should see some diarrhea next now that he’s not backed up. If that’s the case, we will work together with the Drs to determine medication adjustments. After that, hopefully, he will have regular stool and that we can eventually wean off the medications.
There is a possibility this was a one-off event but without further diagnostics, we are going at this blindly. Please continue to 🙏🏻
Thank you all for your continued support! For now, Theo is happy and healthy! We have not been this happy about p**p since Spicy! firs
