I hope hes ok Gill, nausea came to mind for the drooling but that wouldnt encourage eating! :hug: :hug:
I do hope you are right cos Bristol is also a teaching hospital so its of benefit to them too.
I told the vet I thought that was very very high compared to what I have heard on here but she is going to speak to them.......I dont know if this cost maybe reflects if he has to go as an emergency tomorrow.
.......I could murder Will because we have lost a day and I did tell him what Franta was doing and how he was circling.....he obviously didnt listen and did not have a bloomin clue. If I remember and its doubtful, I may mention tonight to Rachel about Will....I felt it was not up to me to do this but guess as I get more upset I am also getting more angry!
Why do vets do this. Gill has to drive miles worrying about what the vet is going to say, why couldn't she have given her an idea over the phone and then discussed it further on the visit.
Why do vets do this. Gill has to drive miles worrying about what the vet is going to say, why couldn't she have given her an idea over the phone and then discussed it further on the visit.
Gill is a long time hope everything is ok :scared:
Gill....how close are you to Bristol????
http://www.downsvets.co.uk/veterinary_mri.htm (http://www.downsvets.co.uk/veterinary_mri.htm)
9, Great Brockeridge, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3UA
Off M4, take refferals- the MRI scanner is on site 24/7 according to what I can see on the page.
gotta be better than East Anglia for a drive?
I dont know if my little man will ever come home again :'( :'( :'(
Iyou are my life line and I do appreciate it so much :thanks:
In another two hours Susanne he will not have had one for 48 hours, so as long as he doesnt have one over night it will be over two days ;D
Emma is seeing him tonight and has said that she can see no reason for me not to be able to give him an ab jab but they will go throught that and teach me when I go there and that will save the stress of Franta having to travel.
I am trying not to worry and Franta has not had an attack or anything but he definately isnt right. Seems confused and is Ok going upstairs and has jumped on the desk but is not happy coming down stairs or jumping down.....
Gave hime some food but he not eating that much really ...
Yes and she always calls him Mr Man and thinks thats lovely. ;D
Franta still seems to be Ok and also seems to ne getting a little more cheeky although still prefers his dark little hidey hole behind the curtain.....
I dont know if we are suddenly going backwards but tonight he is very quiet and has been most of the day.
I dont know if we are suddenly going backwards but tonight he is very quiet and has been most of the day.
I hope he's ok Gill :hug: perhaps it just that he's more settled now?
I dont know if we are suddenly going backwards but tonight he is very quiet and has been most of the day.
I hope he's ok Gill :hug: perhaps it just that he's more settled now?
yes, maybe a mixture of just feeling he can relax now and probably tired after all the recent turmoil :hug:
I am just wishing so hard that he is gonna be OK.
I am just wishing so hard that he is gonna be OK.
You and the rest of us peeps on Purrs :hug:
I have just been out for two hours shopping in Tesco's - I come back in to find Tiffany in her basket by the fire and Trigger on the mohair blanket on my bed - neither so much as lifted a head to check who it was :(
at least Franta seems appreciative of all you do for him, Gill
but thought the desk was too high to jump down from....noticed this since he was ill ....so he came down in two stages onto my chair and then down to the floor.
He had a good night and so did I and when I woke up he was lying fast asleep on one of the blankets I put near my bed ;D ;D
Just a couple of these :yayyy: :yayyy:
Gill, Franta knows he can hold tight to your hand, and that you won't ever let him go. :hug:[/color]
Gill, Franta knows he can hold tight to your hand, and that you won't ever let him go. :hug:
Gill, Franta knows he can hold tight to your hand, and that you won't ever let him go. :hug:
..... ermmmmmmmmm how do you know it tastes of marmite :rofl: :rofl::rofl:
Certainly Franta seems to have much more need in the cuddle stakes at the moment ......
This is in a blue an white pump tube - and Zenith told me it tastes like marmite! :naughty:
Smug is good. We like smug. :wow: :hug:
Franta has had another attack tonight about 3/4 of hour ago. The vet is doing emergency surgery at present and am waiting for her to ring back.
He is crouched down by the bed poor boy and is very scared.
I dont know what convulsing looks like :(
No vets dont think its epilepsy, most likely its an infection or a tumour. Suspect the former cos if it was a tumour I dont think it would have got better last time :wish:
I am so stressed
I love him naughty too but dont like him biting me LOL......he has been very quiet and studying me since he got home........wonder what he is working out now :rofl:
I hope that the next 3 jabs go well cos it costs a fortune in petrol to get it done at the vet!
I get scared to go in there :rofl: :rofl:
A nice quiet night would be lovely ;D
Well I managed it eventually............sigh but can now see an inflamed scratch on my arm and I had to finish trying to get the stuff into him with him rockin and rolling and hanging onto my wrist with his teeth!
He is so naughty but only two more to go.
It wouldnt be so bad but I dont think it hurts him.
A nice quiet night would be lovely ;D
Hope this latest bout doesn't last long and the ABs work their magic quickly :hug:
Sending positive vibes Franta's way :hug: Easier said than done I know, but try and not let the stress get to you as I'm sure he'll pick upon that too :hug:
I hope so Dawn but he is still wobbly on his legs and his head also :(
Last jab completed . lost a bit but most went in.....his skin is so tough!
Now the next worry phase , as the abs leave his system! This is all so hard but they should be gone in around 48 hrs.
Right now he is defiantly lying at the top of the stairs with a naughty glint in his eyes. He has a very defiant smug look on his face and I am sure that he is plotiing something horrible for me, to get revenge..........as long as he stays Ok , I dont care ;D
I have been trying for the last 3 days to keep him away from top of stairs but have had to let him for last two days...its definately a health hazard to me cos he tries to catch my legs and feet when I try to get past grrrrrrrrrrrr :rofl:
I think he ate a bit overnight.......sigh of relief.
Franta just doesnt seem quite right and cant put my finger on it, just hope that I am wrong and its him being super-independent......sigh
Do you actually look anything like a cat bed Gill? :naughty: :rofl:
Mary
Just a thought Gill (and now not a good time to try it as you're waiting for a tele call) but wonder if Axa have access to a VN as part of insurance cover?
..want to thank you Rosella for ringing AXA for me, that was kind :
Quite likely that out of date ABs have little effect rather than adverse effect a
hope you are both ok this morning
Here is Franta around lunchtime after stealing my chair ;D
I think the eating is a huge part after the seizures for some reason. Not sure why but wish i knew
I am whispering here........no seizures for 24 hrs .............. ;D
oh franta has sneaked on the puter :rofl: :rofl:
i am hoping i am not feeling happy too soon cos about an hour ago he was feeling sick but just managed not to be and i was wondering whether the meds should carry on.
however he has had a sleep and is on my knee, so maybe a bit stressed.
we have 3 jabs to go.
Hope you and Franta had a good night xx :hug:
I cant stand constant noise.
I so hope you are right and he is fast asleep on the bed at present cos I have a crisis of my own and just need to be calm and relax.
I quite like Classic FM in the car Mark but all the chat and stuff drives me up the wall...............what channels dont have this?
No Franta isnt more hungry but its something related to his brain problem in the past and after a seizure he would just devour a whole packet of food, lumps and all!
The vets did not know why but it seems to be common to all cats that have seizures.
He had full bloods done when he was ill before and also checked for diabetes cos of the eating but even his one kidney was doing well.
I know that things can change a lot in two years and I am watching him like a hawk but he is a very intelligent cat and gets stressed so very easily so am not willing to force a vet on him and a 40 mile drive unless it becomes really necessary because it would be most likely to make him iller.
Cats love the top of their head rubbing as the mother will lick the top of the head to reassure their kittens.[/color]
Just thought you would all like to know that even if you class it as a piece of useless information.
Ellen, I didn't know that either. That's actually really useful to know.
his latest problem and has learnt that by making a raucous noise he can get anything he wants........sigh
Morning Gill. How's the little feller this morning? Sending gentle but huuuuuge hugs for you both :hug: :hug: :hug:
well done, Franta
looks as if this latest episode has actually moved you forward in dealing with this, Gill, rather than it being a backward step :hug:
He plays me up big time and rolled over onto his back so I couldnt get to the back of his neck :evillaugh:[/color]
The new vet changed the amount of his meds from 0.9 to 0.7 and am wondering if that has caused this and that 0.7 is not enough to keep him going from one jab to another......I guess I need to ring and try to speak with him but suspect he wont be there if he was in duty all weekend.
His neck is looking better......what is slouching of the skin Ellen?
glad he's a bit brighter.
Then I went to change the tray and found that someone had missed it and all the liquid had gone under the tray on the carpet protector
Thank you all ;D[/color]
He came downstairs after midnight when I was doing the auction update and he was velcroed to me and wouldnt let me type lol, then he bit me and that was that! He is back to his biting aand have been bitten this morning...............he is soooooooooo norty :innocent:
A Christmas kitten I didnt need Gillian, despite her gorgeousness........................do you have space :innocent:
OMG where did that Rosie come from!!!!!!!!!!
It should have read Pussy, gosh even the letters on the keyboard are not close!
Oh Gill :( :( :( Poor little man and poor you :hug: :hug: :hug:
Am sending every possible good vibe his way and very much hope he pulls through this.
Of course it isn't your fault at all. It is through you that he has come this far and, because of you, he is currently in exactly the right place in the hope of a good recovery :hug: :hug: :hug:
The phosphorus has dropped enough so the heart is no longer at risk but the worry is his kidney.
Gareth said that even as bad as he was yesterday, Franta still looked a regal cat ;D[/color]
As at yesterday when he came off the drip to come home his urea was approx 22 and creatine was 356 so much higher than it was back in dec.
He is going back on Thursday to see Gareth and his bloods will be tested again to see how being off the drip has affected him. If the levels have reduced some more that will be great but if they have gone up then Gareth said he will discuss what can be done to try and help him.
Thanks Rosella and think you are right about the readings.
With one kidney and at nearly 18 he maybe isnt that bad then. its just he was so much better prior to all of this.
Right now he doesnt look good, not moving good and not acting himself but I reckon he is big time constipated and if so that needs to be resolved unless he will drink some of his milk medecine which may help.
You are doing a remarkable job of looking after Franta. :hug:[/color]
I should have never said anything cos Franta is back in hospital and he has blocked up again :(
Geraint thinks that they now have to discuss Franta cos he thinks he is going to need an operation to stop him blocking again.
Gill, have been sat at work looking at the clock and thinking of you and Franta.
Am sure it will be stress :hug:
Have you tried E45 bath stuff. I get dry itchy skin and it really helps
So sorry Gill - came on Franya , you need to eat so you can get better :(
Hoping no news is good news, been checking on here all day.
Please forgive me Napoleon :hug: :hug: :hug:[/color]
I spent a long time with him at the vets tonight and hope he understood that he was so loved, so much loved and will always be loved.