I didn't have a chance to post an update due to the holidays; however, Weasel is more or less back to his old ways again. When we had that scare prior to Christmas, I was able to get an appointment to see Dr. Haghighat and he administered shots that included Vitamin B, an inflammatory aid and something to increase his appetite. Normally I keep tabs on what's taking place so that I can report on it afterward but during this visit I was a bit shaken up with Weasel's decline and was in the mode of 'just work your magic on him!'. He also received a herbal based injection as well but I'm not sure what the 'ingredients' were. All of this is a repeat of what he received on previous visits that seems to get us back on track, and thankfully worked for us once again. What I did pick up that was new for this visit were these large round 'pills' described as 'CAS Options Canine 120 chewable' - according to the receipt. Dr. Haghighat explained their purpose but I was a bit out of sorts so I can't recall their intent unfortunately. Although they are produced for dogs, they serve an equally beneficial purpose for cats and are a desirable product since they have a mushroom taste which cats are fond of. Weasel now receives a quarter of these pills in each meal per day, grounded up and mixed into his food.
I am pleased to see Weasel running around, sitting on my lap and purring quite contentedly; however, he does breath heavily these days which Dr. Haghighat noticed as well. No one has an explanation for it but it does concern me. He has gained 3 lbs since we first started seeing the holistic vet which is great. Aside from these 'vomit' incidents, he's otherwise not showing signs of pancreatic cancer and visually looks better than he has in a few years, with a nice full fur coat and a plump little belly.
Around the mid to end point of January, we will likely take him for his ultrasound which will contribute toward the report that Dr. Haghighat is producing for the veterinarian journals. I'm really hoping that the outcome of this doesn't depress me as I naively feel on most days that Weasel will be around for quite some time. It's when he has those days of severe sickness that I'm thrown back into a 'reality check' that our time together is truly precious.
