Dyllymoo
Well-Known Member
I will try and keep this as brief as possible. I have a nearly 13 year old Bengal who had some liver issues when he was around 4. he had medication and seemed to make a recovery. Last July he lost weight and we thought liver issues back, so put him on medication to help. Within 2 days (over the weekend) he lost weight again and so I went back and they did a liver biopsy, unfortunately as his liver was so small they missed it (keyhole) and made holes in several other organs. He was extremely poorly, had to be operated on, holes sewn up and blood transfusions given. He was at the vets for a few weeks and it was heartbreaking.
Eventually he came out and did get better, with steroids (which he will be on for the rest of his life) and anti-biotics. We were doing blood tests every 2 months but last time the vet (not the one who we have been dealing with as he has now unfortunately left, but the practice manager) said not to do any more until new year as he was really unhappy about it all and that I should monitor his medication and try dropping the antibiotics and maybe the steroids down one day and not the next. I wasn't massively happily but generally can tell by his weight if he is struggling or not so agreed to do this.
Friday just gone he was really really clingy to me, I had the day off and was poorly so spent it on the sofa with him, and apart from being ultra affectionate he was fine. Saturday he struggled to get off the sofa a little bit, but not too bad, I thought he was just a bit sleepy/ had slept funny.
Sunday though, he couldn't get off the sofa and it was really upsetting to see, he kept changing position on it, almost like he was trying to find a better place to get down. I ended up building him a ramp out of a box and cushion and he used it, but his back end wasn't moving quite right. Not limping just more stiff and stilted.
Monday morning he was very quiet and not wanting to move much so I got an emergency appointment at the vet and she said she couldn't feel a fracture or anything worrying (he didn't react to her poking and prodding him), she did say it could be his liver flaring up so I have upped his meds but she said he was the same weight which was interesting. She also mentioned osteo arthritis, but said the medication for that I'm unable to give him along with the steroid that he needs for his liver.
She gave him a strong painkiller (but I have to keep a very close eye on him as it will pass through his liver and could cause complications there) but its day 2 and he is no better really.
He is still eating and asking for food, but that could be due to the steroid forcing him to (it makes him very very hungry!).
Just wondering if anyone has had any experience of anything like this?
If he isn't any better by Thursday I will take him back for xrays so we can hopefully see what we are dealing with.
He is my little best mate, and honestly he thinks he is a person it breaks my heart to see him struggle.
I'm not someone that will keep him going if he is in pain, but I'm really struggling to know what we are dealing with. I know he will tell me if he has had enough but its just not fair, I told him he has to live forever
Sorry... just feeling so lost x
Eventually he came out and did get better, with steroids (which he will be on for the rest of his life) and anti-biotics. We were doing blood tests every 2 months but last time the vet (not the one who we have been dealing with as he has now unfortunately left, but the practice manager) said not to do any more until new year as he was really unhappy about it all and that I should monitor his medication and try dropping the antibiotics and maybe the steroids down one day and not the next. I wasn't massively happily but generally can tell by his weight if he is struggling or not so agreed to do this.
Friday just gone he was really really clingy to me, I had the day off and was poorly so spent it on the sofa with him, and apart from being ultra affectionate he was fine. Saturday he struggled to get off the sofa a little bit, but not too bad, I thought he was just a bit sleepy/ had slept funny.
Sunday though, he couldn't get off the sofa and it was really upsetting to see, he kept changing position on it, almost like he was trying to find a better place to get down. I ended up building him a ramp out of a box and cushion and he used it, but his back end wasn't moving quite right. Not limping just more stiff and stilted.
Monday morning he was very quiet and not wanting to move much so I got an emergency appointment at the vet and she said she couldn't feel a fracture or anything worrying (he didn't react to her poking and prodding him), she did say it could be his liver flaring up so I have upped his meds but she said he was the same weight which was interesting. She also mentioned osteo arthritis, but said the medication for that I'm unable to give him along with the steroid that he needs for his liver.
She gave him a strong painkiller (but I have to keep a very close eye on him as it will pass through his liver and could cause complications there) but its day 2 and he is no better really.
He is still eating and asking for food, but that could be due to the steroid forcing him to (it makes him very very hungry!).
Just wondering if anyone has had any experience of anything like this?
If he isn't any better by Thursday I will take him back for xrays so we can hopefully see what we are dealing with.
He is my little best mate, and honestly he thinks he is a person it breaks my heart to see him struggle.
I'm not someone that will keep him going if he is in pain, but I'm really struggling to know what we are dealing with. I know he will tell me if he has had enough but its just not fair, I told him he has to live forever
Sorry... just feeling so lost x
