We took Pika back to the vet on the evening of July 16th, she said that the eye was still deteriorating badly and there wasn't anything else she could do for him. The exam report would be sent to the opthamologist and we should call her the next day to see what else could be done. She didn't even charge us for the vet visit, though we did purchase another tube of the ophthalmic ointment. The next day I called the eye clinic but our vet wasn't in, so I left a message for another of the doctors asking that the exam report be reviewed and offer ideas on our next step. The doctor who called back said that the report was very complete so there wasn't a need for us to bring him in, Dr. Park would be back on the 24th and they would discuss the case. At the time, we had just started giving him serrapeptase in hopes of softening the tissue that had become stiff with scar tissue and I wanted to give the treatment more time in hopes of seeing improvement.
So here we are. Over the last week I've been playing with the serrapeptase dosage and I believe there has been an improvement. He seems to have much better energy, but I don't know if that can be attributed to the enzyme. Betty brought home one of his favorite treats which we rarely have on hand because it is bad for his teeth...angel food cake from Dominick's. We first discovered his taste for this confection after we had bought a cake as part of a dessert. Someone didn't put the plastic cover back on securely, and the next morning I came down to find the cover on the floor and much of the top of the cake eaten off. We didn't really know what happened, so the cover was just put on properly. Later that day we found Pike trying to pop off the cover, he ended up pushing the entire container off the counter. Since then we have occasionally picked up a cake and offered the cats small amounts from time to time, but now we keep the cakes in a cabinet so Pika can't help himself. The increase in energy we have seen over the past few days may be due to the serrapeptase or due to the extra sugar and protein he is getting from the angel food cake. One thing I do attribute to the serrapeptase is the small amount of what I believe to be blood on the fur around his affected eye, the enzyme inhibits fibrin clotting which would explain the leakage. I an encouraged by this since if it is the case it would mean that the serrapeptase is making it though his stomach and in to the bloodstream. Now if it will just start working on the stiffened eyelids so they can close we may have an effective treatment here. That is my hope, but if the eye deteriorates further we will have to make a decision on whether to opt for surgical removal of the eye or euthanasia. I wasn't able to give him a dose of serrapeptase this morning as he was able to move aside the obstacles I set in place to prevent him from going under the bed, I think he likes to go there since it is completely dark under the bed and he still has some sight in his bad eye. Since he can't close the eye he may be seeking out total darkness so he can sleep. The problem is that there is no way we can get him out of there without completely disassembling the bed, which takes at least 30 minutes and can be a problem if we need to take him in to see a vet. When I get home from work he'll hopefully be out and I'll be able to give him a large dose of serrapeptase.
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