Sassy cats — Sasha’s back from the vet!

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Gus: Aww, Sasha don’t worry. I’ll take care of you!

It’s me again, Sasha the magnificent. I’m home. It’s so good to be alive! It was awful. Peeps have no sense of boundaries. They even put a tube up my butt! Seriously? All this because I barf on carpets.

The Vet has no idea why I barf so much. Likely IBD (irritable bowel disease) but they can’t be sure unless there is a biopsy. I whapped the peep good because that was not happening! She agreed. Neither an x-ray nor an ultrasound would confirm so I dodged those bullets. They are going to fiddle with my food. We’ll see how this goes. I’m not eating crappy food!

I came home and told Gus all about it. He comforted me and promised that he’ll share his food if mine wasn’t good. He better!

Peep’s note: Just as I thought, there is no crisis or treatment except to invest in paper towel stock as we will continue to go through them cleaning up barf. She has an irritation in her one ear that is making her uncomfortable and we are taking care of that. The vet suggested a hydrolized food diet. Yikes $$$ (and Gus may want to eat it too!). It’s not guaranteed to work. I have to do more research and see what I can find. 

We all wish you a weekend that doesn’t require fiddling with your food.

53 thoughts on “Sassy cats — Sasha’s back from the vet!”

  7. Well you have to admit among all the things they could have found/said, this is at least “workable” for Sasha. I don’t think I’ve ever been told “I don’t know” by a doctor before but leave it to Sasha to be mysterious!! Stocking up on paper towels is definitely in your future but we are “Cat Moms” and we do whatever it takes. Sending you hugs though…..I bet you need them!

    Pam and Teddy too

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  9. Giovanni was vomiting quite a bit over the summer. Our vet suggested a food trial. She wanted to put him on the hydrolyzed food. I did some research and found out how to test different proteins one at a time.

    I decided to try him on an LID food before I tried the expensive hydrolyzed stuff. I chose KOHA LID chicken. I was very fortunate because he was able to tolerate that just fine! So that’s what I’ve stayed with. Thankfully he doesn’t mind eating the same canned food everyday (unlike his brother….). I never did figure out what he’s allergic to, but my guess is that he was allergic to an additive in the Fancy Feast he was eating before because he’d vomit after eating several different proteins.

    There’s a Facebook group for kitties with allergies that is helpful.

    I hope you can find something Sasha can eat that doesn’t make her sick. Poor baby. <3

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    • After searching the hydrolyzed foods, I’m going to try LID first. She prefers wet so that’s a bit more of a challenge. The vet suggested a new protein like duck. Thanks for the tip on KOHA. I see the Chewy carries it and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Sasha barfed after eating both the chicken and beef Fancy Feast so you may be right about an additive rather than the protein itself. Thanks for your comment. It was very helpful.

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  11. Well, it sounds a wee bit invasive Sasha, but hopefully this diet change will work out for you and you don’t have to go back to the vet. Don’t let Gus give you food – stick to YOUR diet only. And, in that regard, I was going to hop on Amazon and send you some chocolate-covered mousies, but they might not work for this new diet. Sorry!

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  15. I’m so glad to hear she is home safely. My dog is on hydrolyzed food for IBD and while expensive has helped tremendously. I hope you find something that both helps and that she will eat regularly.

    have a nice weekend.

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  18. I am so happy you posted! She has this wonderful Lady Peep. I hate you are having to worry about her but I think you have a plan. Nothing done that doesn’t confirm anything and lots of paper towels! And she is going to do some research and Sasha is going to get lots of prayers and hope for something to help. Hugs, Kate!

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  19. Good luck to Sasha and the peep. So frustrating that it’s basically, ‘I don’t know,’ from the docs. Couldn’t bloodwork tell them something? Sigh. Maybe it’s time to invest in a paper towel brand. Have a great weekend.

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