First, a brief medical history of my 1.5 year old bengal LIly-
Two or three weeks ago she had surgery to remove a piece of plastic mouse from her stomach. The vet surgically opened her stomach and removed it. Lots of stitches were involved.
Her stitches are finally healed but she decided that one of my spandex running shirts was what was on Friday night's dinner menu. After some vomiting (four times total) I decided she wasn't going to pass it and called the vet. In retrospect I should have called the night she ate it or the next day just to get their input.
Fast forward through an ER vet visit (Sunday night) that was precipitated by her emptying the entire contents of her stomach... to Monday. She was put on a special diet called a Bulking Diet (? any info would be nice ?) of 4 parts rice and 1 part boiled and shredded chicken (through a food processor). It's supposed to punch the material into her colon I guess... allowing her to finally pass it. She didn't vomit once for the first 24 hours and she passed a good amount of stool the night I put her on it (Monday night).
There was no vomiting until Tuesday night around 11 pm. I trained her for a half an hour or so (using crunchy treats as rewards) and after we were finished (30 minutes later), more barfing. It's nerve racking but the 24 hospital I had taken her to told me over the phone the treats I was feeding her probably didn't help her system. No more treats. Got it.
I'm opening this thread for whoever would like to follow through this with me and offer feedback and support as you like :) Any support would be great! I'm not sure what I'm looking for in her health, that is, I'm not sure what could be considered progress or regression. I only know that litter box usage, appetite and energy is good... and constipation, vomiting and lethargy is bad. Anything extra the forum could provide would be great.
Thanks in advance!
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