Increased vomiting and now defecating in water dish

[DayshaG]

Good morning kind doctors and community! I wanted to provide an update on Bella who is currently a patient with Dr Judy Herman, homeopath vet. I have been administering sulphur to her on a regimen due to continued vomiting. Sometimes it's a clear color, sometimes it's food, sometimes it's hairballs. Chronic. And starting Friday, I came home from the office to find soft poo smeared on the kitchen floor and carpet, so now what is new is it is coming from her other end. I have my kitchen cabinets cleared out and was ready for cabinet refinishing this Weds and Thurs but thankfully was able to reschedule to next Th/Fri. However, to add insult to injury for Bella, the neighbors across the street have had a large home renovation appearing to have had loads of stone and rock dumped off (loud booms) and some sort of foundation or retaining wall being built, even today. Noisy. I am working from home this week thankfully and have an emergency appt today for our local, regular vet for 12:15PM. I have alerted Dr Judy as to the developments. One weird thing, and I assume it is Bella and not her sister Maya who is healthy, but this AM I was wakened to Bella vomiting a clear puddle. My foot went into a small amount of soft poo again on the floor and in her water dish was a small, formed link of feces!! This is not typical. On Friday and this AM Bella was also scooting her bum on the floor, and both times there was poop dangling from either a hair of mine or just from her anus. My mobile, holistic vet has been encouraging an abdominal ultrasound but I didn't want to stress her out, put her under anesthesia or incur high costs but after today, I cannot wait any longer to have her be seen. Her wellness exam is scheduled for October 21, but I will see if they want to run blood tests today. Have you head of cats defecating in their water dish? I have fecal samples I will bring. As for her diet, I had boiled some chicken and have been pretty much feeding her that since Friday eve with a little of her Viva raw food added. Usually she eats just the VIVA, either beef, rabbit, turkey or duck, with Aventi kidney. I had been giving her SP RenaFood along with Aventi the last few years but over the summer, increased vomiting led me to stop the supplements and give her a break. When I tried to re introduce SP rena food, she puked her dinner. So to save $ or maybe her body is telling me no for the Rena food I stopped that and just doing Aventi.

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Hey Daysha!

I'm sorry to hear about Bella (or Maya's) pooping problems.

Have you head of cats defecating in their water dish?

Yes! Usually this a response to a stressor. Anything emotional, physical (or spiritual) stress.

Have you seen improvement in BEAM during Dr. Judy's treatment? Have you heard back from Judy?

BTW-How are you dosing the Sulphur?

 

[DayshaG]

Hey Daysha!

I'm sorry to hear about Bella (or Maya;s) pooping problems.

Yes! Usually this a response to a stressor. Anything emotional, physical (or spiritual) stress.

Have you seen improvement in BEAM during Dr. Judy's treatment? Have you heard back from Judy?

BTW-How are you dosing the Suulphur?

@Dr. Jeff Well, there has been kitchen work done since July with a new counter put in, new sink, and cook top. I currently have all of my cabinet doors removed in the kitchen which makes me feel stress that things "look different". So there has been some physical stress. As for emotional, I am successfully navigating I feel the loss of my husband from last year. That being said it's an adjustment. I am waiting for the vet to call me with results than I can upload them to share with you. As for BEAM, absolutely I have seen improvement with the right remedy but it never seems to be lasting. And the chronic vomiting and now some poop related issues have me feeling stressed out honestly. I am getting too programmed to hearing that gagging noise, poor kitty. I had sulphur 30C that I have been adding to the top of her raw food in micro pellet form. My friend has asked me "so what?" when I mentioned my kitchen will have doors off the cabinets and drawers until after Thanksgiving if I delay the cabinet restoring team, because she feels it is wiser to let Bella calm down. I may have mentioned the neighbors across the street are doing a noisy outdoor job as well. Although I don't want to I am almost leaning towards cancelling the cabinet refinishing until after Thanksgiving. Though then I am thinking it will be much colder in upstate NY and fumes may not be good for her kidneys either. Wish I had a crystal ball!

 

[Dr. Jean Hofve]

Just FYI, ultrasound does not require sedation.