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State of the Boy
May. 31st, 2018 08:24 amHe's still way underweight. We're giving him a steroid pill every day, which is supposed to help thin his 5x-too-thick intestinal wall that is apparently the culprit behind his weight loss. (Thick wall = nutrients don't get absorbed.) We're also giving him a weekly B12 vitamin shot.
Overall he seems okay. He's 15, so he's never going to be really perky. At most we get a few skitters or a 10-second play before he goes quieter. But since the emergency room debacle, he's been throwing up minimally - and most of those are hairballs.
The biggest thing for him has been the heating pad we purchased and put in his window bed. It's already a space he sleeps in, but with keeping the pad on most of the time that's where he is sleeping most of the time. Finally we found a heat source he likes. Galen is the only cat I've ever known who actively dislikes heater vents...
Overall he seems okay. He's 15, so he's never going to be really perky. At most we get a few skitters or a 10-second play before he goes quieter. But since the emergency room debacle, he's been throwing up minimally - and most of those are hairballs.
The biggest thing for him has been the heating pad we purchased and put in his window bed. It's already a space he sleeps in, but with keeping the pad on most of the time that's where he is sleeping most of the time. Finally we found a heat source he likes. Galen is the only cat I've ever known who actively dislikes heater vents...
