Sunday, 7/31/11

The past few days, Jake's appetite has increased. He is now eating 8-10oz/day. He's acting more like himself. I can't tell if he's gaining weight yet, but I'll keep an eye on him over the next few weeks.

Monday 7/25/11

Jake is still a little more mellow than usual. He'll pick at his food, but I usually have to bribe him wtih treats to eat more. Eventually, he is finishing what I give him.

Thursday, 7/21/11

Yesterday, Jake was kind of mellow. Today, he seems to be doing a little better. He's still eating, although it takes a little longer. I spoke to the doctors office about his prednisone and they said I should continue to give it to him daily.

Thursday, 7/7/11

Since yesterday, Jake is a little more mellow. I'm assuming he's not feeling himself. He's still eating though and letting me pet him. Last night, I gave him a new flavored cat food and he loved it. He scarfed it all down. This morning, he let me rub him for a while and he was purring loudly. 

Monday, 7/4/11

Jake is still doing good. I spoke to the specialist on Friday and told him I was still concerned that he looked thin. He advised me to give him the prednisone daily for a month. He told me to take a picture of him and then another in a month to see if it looks like he put on any weight. If not, then we will go back to every other day.

Wednesday, 6/29/11

The dr. came over yesterday. Jake was freaking out the whole time. Dr. had to struggle to get muzzle on him and then get him into a sack. I felt so bad for Jake. The last thing I wanted to do was stress him out, but the dr. wasn't even able to listen to his heart until he was restrained. It was awful! He was able to get blood drawn, so that was good. I should find out the results this morning. After the dr. left, Jake was back to normal. 

Wednesday, 6/22/11

Jake contines to do well. He's still eating and playing. I made an appt. for next Tuesday to have a house-call doctor come to check on him. He wants to do bloodwork and thinks he can calm Jake enough without stressing him. I told him let's play it by ear. It's important that they check all his levels, and to make sure his organs are functioning properly. I hope he can do it, but I really don't want to stress Jake out.