throwing up and high fever
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Comments (6)Bluekitten...I feel EXACTLY the same way. We lived in our previous home 14 years (it was our first house) and while it was nice and perfectly adequate for our needs...I have been dreaming for the past 7 years or so of building a custom home. We have had several friends do this over the past 10 years, and I LOVED hearing about the process. I lived vicariously through them while I planned my dream house in my mind. A few years ago, when prices were sky high in our town, I literally thought we'd NEVER get to build. It just wasn't finacially prudent. But the housing bust really helped lower land prices to the point where last Spring, we realized that maybe we could do this! We didn't buy our land or contract with our builder until we had the cash in hand from the closing of our house...I kept thinking something would jinx it! Now we are well underway (framing is almost done)and I am still pinching myself. So you are not alone in feeling that way! Congrats to you and enjoy the process (even when it can occasionally get frustrating! ;) )...See MoreSpring Fever organizing
Comments (23)I've been working on part of the pantry. One of the sections with doors then I may tackle the open shelves. I have a bunch of boxes on my counter of pudding and pancake mix that will outdate soon, so we have to eat them! I also threw a bunch of stuff away or on the compost pile depending on what it was. What was I thinking! That is the problem with an old pantry with tall shelves that I can't see to the back of. So far on a lower shelf the extra spice section, nut butters and cereal is all nice and organized (most of my spices are near the stove). And the area where all these mixes were is empty while I decide what to put back in and how to keep track when i can barely see. I'm considering putting my roasting pan up there and maybe my pressure cooker because I use them only a few times a year. Then I could put mixes and baking supplies like cocoa in more accessible cupboards in the kitchen. (I have only lower cupboards in the kitchen.) The shelf above these that I've been working on has cook books I've been keeping for sentimental value, but haven't looked at in the 7 years since I moved them and things like matches and muffin tin papers. I need to buy another cute stool to keep in the pantry because my dh took the one I had in there to the cellar because it is just the right height for one of his projects. What do other people keep on high invisible shelves? Kathy...See Morethrowing up too often
Comments (12)Please, get him to a GOOD pediatric gastroenterologist--preferably one recommended to you by the best pediatric hospital in your area. Tell you our story. DD was about that age when she started having bouts of vomiting. She'd vomit for hours--for apparently no reason (not food poisoning, not the virus) We kept taking her to the pediatrician. He kept saying it was nothing serious--even gave it a fake name. He refused to refer her to a specialist, refused to order any tests. She kept having bouts of vomiting. He kept treating the symptoms (which didn't make a scrap of difference, I might add--you'll see why in a bit). I kept begging for a referral. Now mind you, this wasn't constant--only every month or so, and it was several months before we even realized there was a pattern (at first you do figure it was just something she ate, or something going around). After about a year or so, we discussed with our own dr. and he recommended we should forget the ped, and go to a pediatric gastroenterologist. He even recommended one, even though she wasn't his patient. At the gastroenterologist's office, he diagnosed the problem within 10 minutes and also diagnosed me with the same thing--even though my symptoms are completely different. Even though he thought he knew what the problem was and prescribed the appropriate meds--he still ran extensive tests to rule out anything else. We were so impressed with him, that we took dd to him until she was too old to need a pediatrician (he was both a regular pediatrician and a gastro specialist--and a lovely man to boot). Oh, and the rest of the story? What was she suffering from? ABDOMINAL MIGRAINES. Your son is about the right age for them to start. They aren't uncommon, although they are often misdiagnosed. They're basically a migraine without the headache. Standard stomach remedies don't work on them--they need to be prescribed regular migraine medicine, even though the kids who get this condition don't usually have any headache at all with it. DD's pediatrician didn't have a clue, though. I've read since that abdominal migraines are often misdiagnosed, because everyone jumps to the assumption that the problem is in the stomach, when it's really in the head. And of course, they go away anyway, after a bit, so it gets really tricky to get a correct diagnosis. Now, that may or may not be the case with your son. You need to see a specialist, need to have him/her run the appropriate tests to make sure there's nothing else going on, and if the dr. is any good at all, they should be able to also diagnose migraines--if that is causing the problem. And yes, I've had regular migraines all my life--I just didn't want to admit to it, until my daughter inherited them. Good luck. Hope you find your answers quicker than we did, so your son doesn't have to suffer too long....See MoreMy cat who poops on my rug and throws up
Comments (5)Yes, your kitty could be allergic to something in the food. Here's another thought. Does he eat dry food? If he does, it's possible he's gobbling the food down too quickly and that could be causing the vomiting. I know that doesn't necessarily explain the poop, but try feeding him only a little bit of food at a time. Like give a small portion and then wait 20 mins. Then give him a little bit more etc. That might help with the vomiting. If he gets wet food you could try it that way too. Just give a little bit at a time. As for the poop in the wrong place. As cats age sometimes they get forgetful - just like humans. My previous cat had this problem. He went in the wrong places, but once we moved the box it almost stopped. I say almost b/c sometimes he had accidents, but it was definitely a lot less. I would try putting out more than one box. Keep one in the usual place and another in the bedroom where he does inappropriate poop. I hope this helps!...See MoreUser
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