LeytonCatLady
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Poor baby, sounds like he's really suffering. Me and Lilith both send him love!
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I'm lucky in that I've never had a UTI, but I understand it can be horrifically painful and disorienting.
So it makes sense that he's on painkillers that make him go a bit doolally
But also his kidneys can't clear out the drugs efficiently, so it's kind of like that might actually finish him off anyway, but can't leave him in pain, ugh.
So yeah just keeping everything crossed that the cure doesn't actually kill him and that he can get better.
The vet seemed to think he had a good chance and I'm just going off that basically.
I hope it's not an error of judgement though, because if it turns out his last few days are like this I'm going to find it hard to forgive myself.
LeytonCatLady
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You can only do what you believe is right at the time. Trust your gut because you know Jakey better than anyone. It sounds like you've also got a good vet whose professional opinion you can trust too.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
He's missed a trick - if he lay further along it and put his tail in the right direction, he could take up the whole sofa
Absolutely this Epona . Poor wee fella.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Update:
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
His face makes me laugh so much
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Lil’ Bob has been hanging about in Mrs SFM’s shadow
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Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Looks like a glass, half full/empty, so about 1/4 of a pint.Is Mrs SFM drinking a pint of wine?
polly
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I wasn't judging - thought both she and the cat looked like they were living their best lives tbh.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I'm judging. It should be a full pint!
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I'm judging. It should be a full pint!
I was going to say that it ensures you don't have to move for the duration to pour another glass, but at least in my case the bladder tends to have a say wrt not moving/moving at some point
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Is Mrs SFM drinking a pint of wine?
It’s last year’s scrumpy - our first taste - and it is fucking rocket fuelIs Mrs SFM drinking a pint of wine?
.This was just after finishing work. Probably should have treated it like wine though 
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Thank you both.
Probably doesn't come as a surprise that I tend to overthink things when they are ill.
Have to at least try the gabapentin even if it makes him fall over for hours and might finish him off - it's the first line of treatment, often with pain relief it clears up within 48 hours, and although no pain medication is completely safe for CKD/CRF cats, it is our best option.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Hope he's back to his normal self soon.
Paddy is back from the vet's - minus six teeth
and a bit disorientated. Much later than we thought, as they'd had a couple of emergencies.He's obviously hungry, but keeps sniffing the soft and mashed wet food we've given him. He keeps looking at the cupboard with the biscuits in, but he doesn't know he's not allowed them for two weeks!
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Hope he's back to his normal self soon.
Paddy is back from the vet's - minus six teeth
He's obviously hungry, but keeps sniffing the soft and mashed wet food we've given him. He keeps looking at the cupboard with the biscuits in, but he doesn't know he's not allowed them for two weeks!
Oh dear!
Did the vet say to mash his wet? Mine always said not to as it's more likely to get stuck in the gums.
Hope he's feeling better in the morning.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
That's actually very useful to know, thanks! I will take away the pate stuff and leave the ordinary wet food.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Might be worth giving them a ring and checking tomorrow if no specific feeding instructions were given - it may depend on the amount of work done, type of holes left, type of stitches etc.
I've variously (and based on different veterinary instructions at different times) given only dry food, only wet food, and only shredded cooked chicken after different types of dental surgery, so I'm not sure advice from one situation necessarily carries over that well.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Yes, I did ask the vet, and she said just wet food for now and no biscuits.
He's seeming a bit more himself now.
ETA - I hope Jakey is doing OK.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I'm glad to hear he's getting back to normal, I've always found they seem to spring back really well after dental work (the main worry is always that it can be long surgery that they have to be out for) - there's often a palpable sense of relief from them - even if you didn't know anything was wrong beforehand.
If only they could tell us if something was hurting, eh?
Go on Paddy, get plenty of grub in you and wake up feeling like a new cat in the morning
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
And Jakey seems to be coping a bit better on half dose, thank you!
He was on 50mg which is a fairly high dose for his body weight (only 3.6kg alas, this is a cat that was 5.5kg in his prime!), and I just don't think his kidneys were able to clear that out of his system within the expected 12 hours before his next dose.
I think 25mg will provide the appropriate pain relief and mild sedation while he is still able to walk and hopefully his kidneys won't take 24 hours to get it out of him - I think I was right in not giving him another full dose this morning given that he was still staggering around.
And if need be it is easier to increase a dose than reverse an overdose.
He was on 50mg which is a fairly high dose for his body weight (only 3.6kg alas, this is a cat that was 5.5kg in his prime!), and I just don't think his kidneys were able to clear that out of his system within the expected 12 hours before his next dose.
I think 25mg will provide the appropriate pain relief and mild sedation while he is still able to walk and hopefully his kidneys won't take 24 hours to get it out of him - I think I was right in not giving him another full dose this morning given that he was still staggering around.
And if need be it is easier to increase a dose than reverse an overdose.
LeytonCatLady
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That's good to hear!
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Seemed like it was going well this morning, couple of big wees near the litter tray.
This afternoon it's all gone a bit south, he was back and forth to the litter tray and now has given up and is just sitting on me weeing on my lap so we're both sitting covered in his wee (I really don't care about being weed on per se but him being in this state is heartbreaking). He's also been passing some bloody mucus.
Phoned the vet again and have an appointment tomorrow afternoon, am still trying to get a urine sample, it's difficult because he's just doing little wees everywhere.
This afternoon it's all gone a bit south, he was back and forth to the litter tray and now has given up and is just sitting on me weeing on my lap so we're both sitting covered in his wee (I really don't care about being weed on per se but him being in this state is heartbreaking). He's also been passing some bloody mucus.
Phoned the vet again and have an appointment tomorrow afternoon, am still trying to get a urine sample, it's difficult because he's just doing little wees everywhere.
