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fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
I think we're going to have to go to the vets tomorrow - Dobey doesn't seem to be able to put any weight on one of his front paws. And of course he won't let me have a look at it. He's a difficult lad to get hold of so will need to wait for his dad to get home, late tonight.
Fingers crossed for you.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Yep when he gets to the point where it's a bit more imminent than it seems right now, I'm going to get a chicken to roast and share with him, and let him have a go at some cheese, which he used to raid the fridge to get to.I recall being told Buttons was not long for this world and how we gave her all the foods sh’d pleaded for (but never got) - especially pigs-in-blankets - treated like royalty and quite rightly so
Only a little bit of cheese though because he's also got chronic pancreatitis and I'd hate for him to spend his last few days in paroxysms of agony due to a flare-up.
Definitely some lean roast chicken though.
Vet said to keep him on the renal food for now so we can judge how he's doing on the new fluids regime and not stop his bowels up any more than they are already, as it's not a forgone conclusion yet that he's not got another month or so in him.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
I appreciate that, and other similar sentiments that others have expressed, so much.
I do sometimes wonder whether I'm drawing it out a bit, but it's not even about me (I'll be devastated when it happens, whether it's due to me making the decision for the final vet visit, or whether he dies at home - but I've been mentally prepared for "soon" for a couple of months at least now), it's just that as it's not a painful condition and he's not bothered about having fluid therapy as a form of dialysis at home, I don't want to end things for him while he's clearly still getting some enjoyment out of life, even though he's very underweight and a bit frail and wobbly.
With Radar there was no choice, he became unwell then started having seizures and was diagnosed with a probable brain tumour - even though he was only 13 it was a heartbreaking but not a difficult decision, there was no other option.
With Sonic, he went downhill very rapidly between being healthy and being in end stage CKD and he was super stressed about having stuff done to him so we couldn't do a lot to treat him, and I had him put to sleep a few days after diagnosis on the day he withdrew from us, refused food, and sat hunched and looking unhappy.
With Jakey, it's a much slower decline, he's amenable to various treatments, he takes his pills, he's not bothered about having fluid therapy, he's still eating, and he seems pretty happy most of the time, especially now he's on daily fluid therapy. He's not very lively, but he's back to alert and interested now we've increased the frequency of his fluids.
I know people say better a day too soon than a day too late, but I like to think there's a right day between those points. And that my most important responsibility in the whole of their lives is to watch them and listen to them and determine when that is. If that makes sense.
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Puddy_Tat
happy mew year
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Ceiling cat is watching you clone cats
LeytonCatLady
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Eric Jarvis
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Everything, right now this instant.
moose
like some cat from Japan
Keep on keeping on, Epona and Jakey. x
Getting Dobey to the vet was a drama, as usual - my other half is covered in cuts and has a big lump on his head as a consequence of The Scenes. All I could hear from downstairs was all the furniture being shunted about.
Dobey, of course, minced about on all four paws at the vets but winced when he was having his toes inspected, so possible some kind of sprained wrist or paw. We have anti-inflammatory/painkilling liquid to try to get into him. Bring on the tuna!
Both cats currently hating us, flinching and cowering like we're monsters. but thank you for your good wishes.
Getting Dobey to the vet was a drama, as usual - my other half is covered in cuts and has a big lump on his head as a consequence of The Scenes. All I could hear from downstairs was all the furniture being shunted about.
Dobey, of course, minced about on all four paws at the vets
but winced when he was having his toes inspected, so possible some kind of sprained wrist or paw. We have anti-inflammatory/painkilling liquid to try to get into him. Bring on the tuna!Both cats currently hating us, flinching and cowering like we're monsters.
but thank you for your good wishes.
LeytonCatLady
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Hope Dobey and your other half both recover soon!Keep on keeping on, Epona and Jakey. x
Getting Dobey to the vet was a drama, as usual - my other half is covered in cuts and has a big lump on his head as a consequence of The Scenes. All I could hear from downstairs was all the furniture being shunted about.
Dobey, of course, minced about on all four paws at the vets
Both cats currently hating us, flinching and cowering like we're monsters.
(WTF at the bolded! How did that happen?)
High 5! We also had a big poo this morning, first in 3 daysAnd Feline Shitwatch can bring you fresh news that after 3 days a deposit has now been made.
Big relief for everyone concerned
Ion, Jocky went back to the original vet today, and out of all the eye-wateringly expensive options, I chose a different medication, Atopica. Plan is to taper off the steroids whilst giving him this. Daily at first, then alternate days, then hopefully either his allergy to whatever (possible storage mites) will diminish such that we can slowly bring him off it, or he simply stays on a reduced dose. Thank fuck for insurance really, £350 this visit!!
High Voltage
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Consider this a public service announcement - usual disclaimer YFWV (Your Feline Will Vary):
Does your cat have honking breath?
Has your vet, in all seriousness, suggested that "Snuggles" would probably benefit from having his / her teeth brushed daily in an attempt to reduce plaque?
Both of ours did (have honking breath) and the vet suggested buying "ProDen Plaque Off" powder on sale from the vets for "only" £26(??) for a tiny little pot. Now I'm not convinced by non-prescription meds, not quite as bad as crystal therapy or getting the cats chakra done and other forms of Woo. And at that price I was not going to give it a go
Google being my friend you can get it online for £13'ish - which I got a pot on the off chance that it "might" work
And, with our two cats it bloody well does
Neither have what I'd all "minty fresh" breath but compared to what they were like a marked improvement - I'll get the vet to have a look at their teeth the next time we have to take them
Simply add a level spoon full (spoon supplied) into WET food, the boys eat it down with no hesitation at all
Does your cat have honking breath?
Has your vet, in all seriousness, suggested that "Snuggles" would probably benefit from having his / her teeth brushed daily in an attempt to reduce plaque?
Both of ours did (have honking breath) and the vet suggested buying "ProDen Plaque Off" powder on sale from the vets for "only" £26(??) for a tiny little pot. Now I'm not convinced by non-prescription meds, not quite as bad as crystal therapy or getting the cats chakra done and other forms of Woo. And at that price I was not going to give it a go
Google being my friend you can get it online for £13'ish - which I got a pot on the off chance that it "might" work
And, with our two cats it bloody well does
Neither have what I'd all "minty fresh" breath but compared to what they were like a marked improvement - I'll get the vet to have a look at their teeth the next time we have to take them
Simply add a level spoon full (spoon supplied) into WET food, the boys eat it down with no hesitation at all
Rebecca Riot
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One of the cats who boards with me has been on Atopica for years as he has a sore patch, about 1"X1", on his forehead where the fur no longer grows. His owners have spent a small fortune on tests at the vets to try and find out what's causing it but nothing conclusive has shown up although the Atopica definitely keeps it at bay. They buy theirs on prescription from Pet Drugs Online as even when you add in the £25 prescription fee from the vet it still works out cheaper as they can have 6 month's worth at a time.High 5! We also had a big poo this morning, first in 3 days
Ion, Jocky went back to the original vet today, and out of all the eye-wateringly expensive options, I chose a different medication, Atopica. Plan is to taper off the steroids whilst giving him this. Daily at first, then alternate days, then hopefully either his allergy to whatever (possible storage mites) will diminish such that we can slowly bring him off it, or he simply stays on a reduced dose. Thank fuck for insurance really, £350 this visit!!
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
High 5! We also had a big poo this morning, first in 3 days
Jakey only does hard nuggets these days rather than well formed logs, because all the fluid that goes into him basically goes straight through, but I got up earlier and found 4!!! sizeable nuggets next to his sleeping area, so I'm hopeful that the extra fluids he's getting have helped him clear the backlog, so to speak, without resorting to the "alarming list of side effects and banned in the US" medication that the vet gave us.
LeytonCatLady
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Skinny Ethel
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Shes gonna phone up for fresh trout tea with prawns mm if thats a phonebook. Dont even know if thats a phonebook. Might be choosing her xmas presents out of a catologue mm
LeytonCatLady
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The big book is a poetry book by a group of Rugby-based cafe writers which someone had left behind on a train last time I went up to Brum. On top of the pile is a National Book tokens gift card, and underneath that is a pack of cat jokes.
Skinny Ethel
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Does she laugh when you tell them? Or hiss.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Ouch - in humans, that would be a case of “bitey shitey”
Skinny Ethel
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Itcats high maintenance.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
"Your existence displeases me."
BassJunkie
Clams on the half shell, and roller skates.
Here's a Ringo, looking like he's had an exhaustive day.
However when I went downstairs I discovered what he's been up to:
This is GOOD NEWS! I used to be that person who responded to the question "How does one get rid of mice?" with a facetious "Get cats, obvs". We've never had a problem with mice until Ringo came along. He started bringing in live mice and letting them go. They'd move into dishwasher, back of the fridge, and neglected cupboards. They didn't respond to humane traps, deadly traps, poison, or, erm FUCKING CATS!!!
I'm hoping now he's learned to kill them. Or he's found a cache of dead rodents.
Anyway, what is this one? A large mouse? A small rat? Fork for scale. Thanks!
However when I went downstairs I discovered what he's been up to:
This is GOOD NEWS! I used to be that person who responded to the question "How does one get rid of mice?" with a facetious "Get cats, obvs". We've never had a problem with mice until Ringo came along. He started bringing in live mice and letting them go. They'd move into dishwasher, back of the fridge, and neglected cupboards. They didn't respond to humane traps, deadly traps, poison, or, erm FUCKING CATS!!!
I'm hoping now he's learned to kill them. Or he's found a cache of dead rodents.
Anyway, what is this one? A large mouse? A small rat? Fork for scale. Thanks!
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Sorry to have to tell you - 'tis a small - almost fully grown - rat !
BassJunkie
Clams on the half shell, and roller skates.
I was suspecting that!
