Eli is 10 years old and began to lose weight and vomit 5 or 6 times a day around March. We took him to the vet at least 2x a week until we swapped vets and they found what they thought was an object in his intestines. The new vet assumed he had swallowed some plastic and gotten it lodged. We took him to a pet hospital in the city and he had an emergency exploratory surgery.
The surgeon was wonderful and while Eli was very thin and weak, the surgery went flawlessly. They removed about 10 inches of intestines and found a small tumor instead of plastic. Luckily it was very early and the cancer hadn't spread, but they still recommended chemo.
He just had round 3 out of 5 last week, and while he's eating and playing and being affectionate, he hasn't gained any weight and he's down for about a week after chemo. (He goes every 4 weeks.)
I'm just looking for positive stories, because its so hard to watch him be sick. And if you guys have any ideas about how to make him gain some weight, please let me know! He's an extremely picky eater and very spoiled lol
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u/wonderb00b Aug 11 '21
Eli is 10 years old and began to lose weight and vomit 5 or 6 times a day around March. We took him to the vet at least 2x a week until we swapped vets and they found what they thought was an object in his intestines. The new vet assumed he had swallowed some plastic and gotten it lodged. We took him to a pet hospital in the city and he had an emergency exploratory surgery.
The surgeon was wonderful and while Eli was very thin and weak, the surgery went flawlessly. They removed about 10 inches of intestines and found a small tumor instead of plastic. Luckily it was very early and the cancer hadn't spread, but they still recommended chemo.
He just had round 3 out of 5 last week, and while he's eating and playing and being affectionate, he hasn't gained any weight and he's down for about a week after chemo. (He goes every 4 weeks.)
I'm just looking for positive stories, because its so hard to watch him be sick. And if you guys have any ideas about how to make him gain some weight, please let me know! He's an extremely picky eater and very spoiled lol