Kliban, my quasi-feral cat

July 18, 2018, we are  used to having our cats cough up a furball every once in a while, but Kliban started vomiting often. That worried us, so we took him to our veterinarian. He recommended a change in diet and gave him some medication. According to the vet, cats normally vomit once or twice a month. 

The vomiting slowed down, but Kliban was still vomiting more than usual. We took him to the vet again. He suspected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and recommended an ultrasound scan. So, on  the day after Labor Day, very early in the morning, my husband took Kliban for his ultrasound. I stayed home, tears in my eyes, hoping and praying that Kliban would be all right.

That same day I got a call about 9 AM  that the ultrasound had already been performed. The radiologist had noticed an enlarged lymph node close to the small intestine. Other than that there were no  signs of cancer. He wanted to perform a needle biopsy, so I woke up my husband, who likes to sleep late, and the three of us talked but decided against the needle biopsy. I hope we made the right decision because the needle biopsy in Twister’s case did not help. A tissue sample would have been better, but we had been through so much with Twister that we  also decided against this procedure.

Kliban resting

Kliban is home now. We  feed him a prescribed diet and he was on a medication for intestinal bacterial parasites for three days. He looks so much better. He eats his prescribed diet/food and has not vomited.  He’s back to sleeping on my lap, getting brushed,  and his tummy hair is growing back; it had to be shaved  to perform the ultrasound. So far, he seems to be fine. And I pray that he stays well.