Stewie is very sick and he is running out of time and I am running out of money.
Early Sept. Stewart (14 months old) seems like he is losing weight.
and looks like he is swallowing funny sometimes, like taking gulps.
Not so much when he is eating, just occasionally.
Take fecal in to test for worms-negative.
About a week later-I noticed he seems to be walking funny in his back legs.
Uh-oh...looking online sounds almost like FLV.
Take him to vet, does the FLV & FIV combo test-negative.
Does lot of blood work-chemistry panel, PCV .
She puts him on a clavamax.
4 days later, all his tests look good-liver, kidneys, etc all good.
Not anemic.
She (vet) asks alot of questions-did he get into any chemicals, etc. Any trauma to his body-Answer of course is no.
No diarrhea, no vomiting.
Meanwhile he is just getting weaker, thinner and falls over, cant walk very good at all.
She thought maybe Vestibular something or other-an inner ear thing but that usually goes away in a few days-he is going on 2 months.
Yesterday she tested for toxoplasmosis and put him on a different antibiotic- clindacure and anti inflammatory prednisone.
The results wont be in till thursday, but from what i read online about that-it doesnt seem like what is wrong with him.
He is too weak to fight me anymore with his medicine so he just takes it like a trooper.
Anybody have any ideas or experiences like this?
He doesnt seem like he is in pain but i know he is not doing good
He is such a sweetheart still purrs when I hold him, he eats but not much at all. I know his life sucks right now, he was a crazy happy go lucky boy before all this, he played like crazy.
Now not so good-cant stand to see him like this. All he can do is lay around.
I dont want to give up just yet, but i think the vet is running out of ideas on this, she has been researching- i believe she is trying.
Not sure when i should give up and let Stewie go across the bridge and feel good again.
I just love him so, he appeared at my house out of nowhere at around 6 weeks old, he is my best buddy, he loves kisses and snuggling in my hair. I hate to loose him but maybe he cant be healed. I just dont know.
Please say a prayer for him.