Topic: Ollie Bonga thread....he's getting his teeth out next week.... (Read 21140 times)

Kirst · « **Reply #182 on:** February 27, 2011, 17:04:59 PM »

Glad he's doing so much better!

Janeyk · « **Reply #181 on:** February 27, 2011, 16:56:35 PM »

that's lovely news sending snuggles for Ollie

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #180 on:** February 27, 2011, 13:54:49 PM »

Daisymac · « **Reply #179 on:** February 27, 2011, 13:52:07 PM »

Quote from: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on February 27, 2011, 13:46:35 PM

everyone

He's doing well but going to vets for a re-jab this week as he's starting to get a bit sloppy, but not had one since november so thats really good, taking him to the vets every 3 months I can cope with he's also back upto 4kg now so thats a good thing

Poor lad nearly 7 years of constant vet visits and treatments, its about time he started having a good life

So glad he is doing well, long may it continue

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #178 on:** February 27, 2011, 13:46:35 PM »

everyone

He's doing well but going to vets for a re-jab this week as he's starting to get a bit sloppy, but not had one since november so thats really good, taking him to the vets every 3 months I can cope with

he's also back upto 4kg now so thats a good thing

Poor lad nearly 7 years of constant vet visits and treatments, its about time he started having a good life

Dawn F · « **Reply #177 on:** February 07, 2011, 18:57:20 PM »

great news cc!

cazzer · « **Reply #176 on:** February 06, 2011, 20:29:03 PM »

that is good news

JackSpratt · « **Reply #175 on:** February 06, 2011, 19:29:53 PM »

Nuff said!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #174 on:** February 06, 2011, 17:22:41 PM »

That is wonderful news and so lovely for some good news

clarenmax · « **Reply #173 on:** February 06, 2011, 15:20:07 PM »

This is such a lovely update to read

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #172 on:** February 06, 2011, 14:18:44 PM »

Ollie is doing much better, he hasn't needed to go to the vets in over 2 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last time we were there was the 27th november

He's also only having his steriods about 3 times a week, still have to do one a day if his glands swell but overall he's been doing grand, no nasty after christmas infections either

Think he may of put some weight back on aswell

Taking him to the vets this week for a check up but at the moment he's his lovely black velvety self

Janeyk · « **Reply #171 on:** August 26, 2010, 13:09:14 PM »

Glad to hear he seems better and fingers crossed that he's starting to pick now

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #170 on:** August 26, 2010, 12:39:01 PM »

No bloods were taken, the vet thinks he's looking well and said his mouth is better than he's seen before, althought obviously still not normal. He's also put on weight, he now weighs 3.80, so have to take him back next week to reasess.

Vet said he didn't want to put him through taking bloods as there are no clinical signs of anything, so they wouldn't know what exactly to ask for when the blood was checked

Ollie's doing fine now, was all over me wanting his food this morning

I think it may of been the pate thats upset him

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #169 on:** August 24, 2010, 23:38:47 PM »

Ollie's not too well at the moment, he kept being sick last night and was genrally just hid under the bed

I did give him some gourmet pate so dont know if thats not agreed with him. He's picked up a bit tonight, had some food, not hid under the bed and was playing with a feather

He's going in tomorrow for his bloods to be taken, better off to find out whats going on with him I think than to not know and be worried

Janeyk · « **Reply #168 on:** August 23, 2010, 12:09:02 PM »

Ah right, well as he's been back on it a while doubt it can be that then, I hope you get to the bottom of this

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #167 on:** August 23, 2010, 11:18:52 AM »

No Janey, he's been on medrone V for a while now but they were changed to the Ovarid about 2 weeks before his dental but now he's back on the medrone again.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #166 on:** August 22, 2010, 20:55:26 PM »

I am really surprised the vets didn't want to do bloods before his dental with the meds he has been on oer the years. It might be worth getting a urine sample up in the meantime to rule out diabetes

Janeyk · « **Reply #165 on:** August 22, 2010, 16:16:15 PM »

If the kitten food hasn't suited him much and he hasn't absorbed the nutrients it may have prevented any weight gain which might have eventually happened, fingers crossed that things will settle down now. Was Ollie on any different meds before the dental which may have made him heavier?

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #164 on:** August 22, 2010, 15:59:16 PM »

Well when he was getting booked in to have his teeth out the vet said he didn't think there was any need for bloods to be done, he said he would of ordered them if he thought they needed doing, to which I agreed as Ollie wasn't having these problems then

The weight loss and skinnyness has only happened once his teeth have been taken out, although he's still eating the same if not more

I asked about the kitten food and the vet (another vet not the usuall one) said she didn't think it was a good idea as it can cause an upset stomach because it may be too rich for him, which looking back maybe thats the reason he had unusual poops.

He went for his steriod jab last week and it's gotten rid of the slaver round his mouth, which is good as I did think he had an infection again!

So not much to do really other than keep an eye on his weight and if it's gone down more by the next time he goes, then bloods are going to be taken

Im not getting it tho cos he doesn't feel like he's any lighter in body weight, just looks skinnier along his spine

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #163 on:** August 22, 2010, 14:31:36 PM »

Good luck - I am surprised they didn't go straight for the bloods as it has been going on a while. When you get bloods done, i would try and get a urine sample at the same time.

puggy1975 Zoe · « **Reply #162 on:** August 21, 2010, 11:42:58 AM »

Big hugs to you and Ollie

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Janeyk · « **Reply #161 on:** August 20, 2010, 20:31:14 PM »

Poor Ollie, def a good idea to do bloods just to check thyroid etc - hugs to him

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #160 on:** August 20, 2010, 11:58:46 AM »

Well Ollie's lost even more weight

He weighed 4.05kg 2 weeks ago and now weighs 3.55kg. Have gotten a wromer off the vet to try that first but if that's not the problem will have to do blood tests. The vet did say it could possibly be the steriods as they can cause muscle wastage, he's looking rather skinny around his back end

Other than that he's just his normal self

Janeyk · « **Reply #159 on:** August 09, 2010, 16:37:45 PM »

Glad to hear he's doing well, hopefully his weight will settle down

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #158 on:** August 09, 2010, 16:03:03 PM »

So pleased the infection is staying away and bet he eventually puts on weight

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #157 on:** August 09, 2010, 13:15:43 PM »

Ollie weighed 4.05kg when I took him last week, the vet agreed he does look a bit skinny so have to take him back in 7-10 days

Other than that he's looking really well, the infection seems to be staying away and he's being his usual gannet self

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #156 on:** August 04, 2010, 13:36:36 PM »

Someone is pooping in places they shouldn't be, yesterday was under the toilet, today one near the pc desk and one behind the cat tree! very unlike Ollie but it's that same kind of poop! I see him in the litter tray tho

Janeyk · « **Reply #155 on:** August 03, 2010, 16:10:57 PM »

It sounds like it could be the change in food, my cat's alter depending what they've eaten.

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #154 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:36:28 AM »

His poops are a very light brown, as if he's got the runs but solid, not totally solid tho but poop shaped (sorry)

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #153 on:** August 03, 2010, 10:32:08 AM »

Gray or Clay-Colored Stool

Stool can be gray or clay-colored if it contains little or no bile. The pale color may signify a condition (biliary obstruction) where the flow of bile to the intestine is obstructed, such as, obstruction of bile duct from a tumor or stone.

Going to feed them and watch the litter tray deposits.........

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #152 on:** August 03, 2010, 10:14:44 AM »

I also think his poops are different, there normal but like a clay colour

Someone had pooped on the bathroom mat right behind the toilet, which would be very unlike Ollie! Could the change in colour be caused by the kitten food?

Am going to give the vets a ring today and see what they say.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #151 on:** August 03, 2010, 08:25:23 AM »

IT could be cos he is playing more, but it definitely needs a vet opinion - I am surprised the vet didn't offer any suggestions, even if she wasn't his normal vet.

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #150 on:** August 02, 2010, 09:40:20 AM »

This is what Im not getting, he's fine in himself even out the back scooting around last night, playing with the da bird the night before, but he's loosing weight

He is still on the steriods but his mouth is much better, I can actually see down his throat when I take him back to the vets 2 weeks later- usually it would be closed over and you cant even see the back of his throat!

He is eating more, he's wanting to be fed at least 4 times a day now, he wasn't that hungry before he had his teeth out but still wanted more than the rest because of the steriods.

I dont actually know if his bloods were done at the dental because the vet didn't think there was anything to worry about to do them, but they went ahead and done a biopsy on his tonsils again, so maybe they did do his bloods? I will have to phone and find out.

Maybe with him feeling a little better it's leading to increased activity and thats why the weight loss is there? He's still at a normal weight but has dropped from 4.5kg to 4kg in a month.

Janeyk · « **Reply #149 on:** August 02, 2010, 09:30:21 AM »

Yep I know - I thought he was older than 6.

Can still happen though but rare.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #148 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:23:18 AM »

It's practically unheard of for a 6yo to have a thyroid condition Jane, that's why I didn't mention it.

Janeyk · « **Reply #147 on:** August 01, 2010, 13:02:45 PM »

that is strange

Has Ollie had bloods to check his thyroid recently?

I doubt having no teeth with do this in fact I'd say the reverse - if his mouth is better although if it's happened since the dental then it points to something related.

Is he more active since his dental that would account for this?

Was he on steroids before and now not because they could have caused weight gain.

Hope you find out what it is or it settles down

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #146 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:18:16 PM »

Yes I was at the vets earlier this week and said to the vet he's loosing weight, he always get weighed at the vets just for records, but she is not Ollie's usuall vet so she doesn't really know whats going on with Ollie

She said it's only a 150g loss so not dramatic but when you look over the month it adds upto more, and he's still eating wet and dry food.

This has only been since his dental so thats why I was wondering could it be because of that? although I haven't given him any different food before or after his teeth have been taken out, it's always stayed the same

I will have to wait untill his normal vet is back and have a word with him about it, but this has been going on since Ollie has been 6 months old, he's 6 now, and I suppose I cant really expect him to last forever can I

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #145 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:00:51 PM »

HAve you spoken to the vet about it CC? Hills a/d is good for boosting cats weight - do you know he can definitely tolerate proper milk? Never had a toothless cat lose weight cos of their teeth (and have had a few toothless/cats with only a couple of teeth, although most have struggled with dry, as they keep dropping it, and as it is wet, it sticks to the bowl). I would try and feed him in one room to make sure he is eating all his food (just in case he is walking away and the others are pinching it), and if not, get full bloods done.

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #144 on:** August 01, 2010, 11:18:10 AM »

Ollie is doing well in himself, eating playing, but he is loosing weight, over this past month he has went from 4.5kg to 4.3, then 2 weeks ago he was at 4.1 and last week 4kg. Its also starting to look noticeable on him and I can feel his spine more

He is more hungry than ever but still losing weight. I have started giving him kitten food so he gets more callories and also full fat milk, he loves his milk

I dont know why he could be loosing weight and am thinking is it because he's not getting as much as he's not got any teeth to chew it?

Anyone know of a high callorie food I could give him to boost him up a bit?

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