Laura
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- Oct 15, 2013
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Hi all and thank you for letting me post here. My beloved Sphynx, Harold, is almost 6 years old now, and he's owned me since he was a baby.
Harold has had IBS since he was about 1 years old. It was never terribly severe until the last few months.
One bout a few years ago was so severe he was hospitalized for several days until he could be stabilized. As time went on, these episodes became more and more frequent.
In November he had another one, and the vet decided to do surgery since he threw up a piece of ribbon and they were worried there was more in there. He had stopped eating again and was vomiting several times a day. They didn't find anything, but of course his bowels were inflamed. I think it was another episode and am so guilty he had to go through such an invasive surgery for nothing.
Since then it has become much worse. He even vomits blood sometimes. I feel like I've earned a Doctorate in studying IBS online. I have tried every diet and supplement out there. At best, one will work for a few weeks before the cycle starts all over again. We have done grain-free, raw diet, prescription diet, pumpkin, slippery elm, limited diet, bone free raw, no dry food, specialized dry food. Handmade cat food diets, Pepcid, Prednisone. I would estimate that he has been to at least 7 different vets.
The vet bills have reached into the thousands and the food bill is astronomical. I have happily spent all my money trying to get him healthy, I can't take his suffering anymore. I am literally in tears, feeling like I've failed him miserably. I find myself considering giving him up in hopes someone else can help him since I obviously have failed, and that thought is like giving up a child, I can't even imagine it. But he can not suffer like this anymore.
Harold is the love of my life, and has the sweetest, most loving personality ever. I do not know what to do.
Harold has had IBS since he was about 1 years old. It was never terribly severe until the last few months.
One bout a few years ago was so severe he was hospitalized for several days until he could be stabilized. As time went on, these episodes became more and more frequent.
In November he had another one, and the vet decided to do surgery since he threw up a piece of ribbon and they were worried there was more in there. He had stopped eating again and was vomiting several times a day. They didn't find anything, but of course his bowels were inflamed. I think it was another episode and am so guilty he had to go through such an invasive surgery for nothing.
Since then it has become much worse. He even vomits blood sometimes. I feel like I've earned a Doctorate in studying IBS online. I have tried every diet and supplement out there. At best, one will work for a few weeks before the cycle starts all over again. We have done grain-free, raw diet, prescription diet, pumpkin, slippery elm, limited diet, bone free raw, no dry food, specialized dry food. Handmade cat food diets, Pepcid, Prednisone. I would estimate that he has been to at least 7 different vets.
The vet bills have reached into the thousands and the food bill is astronomical. I have happily spent all my money trying to get him healthy, I can't take his suffering anymore. I am literally in tears, feeling like I've failed him miserably. I find myself considering giving him up in hopes someone else can help him since I obviously have failed, and that thought is like giving up a child, I can't even imagine it. But he can not suffer like this anymore.
Harold is the love of my life, and has the sweetest, most loving personality ever. I do not know what to do.