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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Sassybot on August 22, 2014, 14:12:14 PM
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Trying to be brave right now.
Trixie had been a bit poorly a week or so ago but bounced back within a couple of hours.
Found out two of her brothers passed away earlier in the week.
Yesterday she was very lafargic and this morning I rushed her to the vets.
The vet initially thought it was gastroenteritis but she had no temp. Trixie was shaking which she had been doing all morning. Wehn I told this to the vet and told her about her brothers the vet said she thinks its Toxoplasmosis. Trixie has loads of meds (including kitty stims) and we're home now.
I don't really want to google what this is because the vet said it was pretty scary but most of the stuff online was worse case seniario. Trixie has always been 'my little duck' because she waddles her bum and head when she moves. The vet said this was due to brain damage or something.
We've got to go back tomorrow morning but I'm still really worried.
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how horrible for you :hug: afraid I don't know anything about it but I'm sure someone does
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Get a full set of bloods done as Toxo shows the same high titres as FIP which in turn has the shaking and the drunken walk and loss of appetite - I lost a Mum and 3 kittens to this about 5 years ago
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Oh, Sassybot, how terrible for you! I have everything crossed that your beautiful Trixie will recover well and soon be back home with you :hug:
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So sorry to learn that things are not so good for trixie right now. Hope the diagnosis can be verified as one thing or the other, and that the treatment will help to pull her through. Can only begin to imagine how harrowing all of this is. i know how quickly this little lass has wormed her way into your affections. Got everything crossed here for a good outcome. :hug: :hug:
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I'm in bits tbh.
Am so scared for her. She's refusing food an I'm having to syring water. Can't tell if it's cos she want it or just doesn't have it in her to fight me.
To top it off I'm meant to be going to Wales for the bank holiday with my bf. He's already there so I've got no one to hug. Needed that holiday too. Just want her to be better :(
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:hug: :hug: Not quite the same, but sending you tons of virtual hugs, and a gentle ear rub for Trixie. Not a great way to start the bank holiday weekend. :(
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Appreciated all the same.
I really need a little break too. Coming out the end of therapy and stuff just needed two days away from home in the country.
Oh well, more important she's OK.
Just sucks cos Tim is already down there
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Sending loads of good wishes to Trixie and :hug: :hug: :hug: to you.
i so hope that this has a good outcome.
do you have access to a 24/7 vet over the bh, if not get in touch with your vet now band find out what to do for emergency care
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Thanks for your support.
I guess she's showing some signs she might be getting better. She drank some water when I put the bowl in front of her but only a bit. Still having to use syring.
She also crawled up to her spot on my chest (big books = comfy pillow).
She's still shaking tho and when she tries to walk it's like she's drunk.
Got the pill down her this time tho!
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She just tried to nurse off me and was purring. I cried happy tears. Don't care if it's a bad habit. She's now snoring with her claws in me hehe
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:Luv: :Luv: :hug:
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I dont think its a bad habbit its giving the comfort she needs............hope she has managed to eat something.
Vets carry something called Hills AD diet which is for convalescing cats..........if she isnt eating I wonder if it is suitable for kittens.
Keep it up Trixie :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Morning all.
Went to bed not sure if she'd be here when I woke up tbh.
Woke up to purring and nursing so took her downstairs and got her to eat some chicken :D
She's very ill but I hope the worst is behind us xx
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That's such good news. I hope you see continued improvement in her throughout today. :Luv: Will pop back later to see how you're getting on.
I dont think nursing's a bad habit either - our beautiful bridge baby Ross used to suckle my ear lobe, even as a full grown cat. I felt it was the greatest compliment he could pay me, because it showed utter trust. :hug: :hug:
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Thats greatb and hope this conjtinues ;D ;D
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Its more the obsessive way she does it tbh.
SShe's deteriorated again. A friend has recommended trying to syring some blended chicken however I don't have a blender.
What's people's thoughts on getting some baby food (sans preservatives) and trying that? She needs something, she's only had a piece of chicken maybe a cm in size
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No baby food has all sorts of undesirables in it.
As I said yesterday you need Hills Ad from the vet its a pate that can have water added to it and be syrubged or fed off a finger.
You could try other pate food from a supermarket, not quite as creamy as AD but she make lick it
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The vet didn't have that. Their option was to blend chicken. Will try the pate tho. She needs somethin
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Complivet is a full food supplement from the vets, 1 pump equals a full days food - it has kept 3 of mine going now all eating again but is now a staple in our store cupboard great stuff it smells like bovril and mine all love it
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The vet didn't have that. Their option was to blend chicken. Will try the pate tho. She needs somethin
Bloomin vets!!!!!!!!!!
yes try that and hope it works :hug: :hug: :hug:
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She's got kitty stim but she needs proper grub.
Not to worry tho, she's just budged frankenstein out the way and stole his dinner. Back in my arms now :)
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to be honest a claorie is a calorie and I would try cat milk, lickylicks and even mashing up kitten food with a fork and some water you don't need a blender to mash stuff
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I don't eat meat so have over cooked the chicken. Going to need a sledge hammer to mash it.
She's chomped Frankie grub and now sleeping so I'm happy. Little steps
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Thats wondeful and you are right little steps ;D ;D
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So yesterday I thought we were getting better. She stole Frankie tuna treat and was drinking. Still v tired but started playing attention to toys etc.
Then about 9pm I heard a funny noise from the litter tray. Trixie has been and there was blood everywhere, all up the walls, floor, tray, her.
We took her to the emergency vet (£90!!!!) and she wanted to give her a lot of stuff that she already had such as probiotics which are in the kitty stim paste. In the end she gave her a shot to help hydrate her and sent us on our way.
This morning we still have runny poops but not as much blood. However came down stairs to find Frankie had coughed up fur balls everywhere.
Remind me to never have children
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One step forward.... :tired: That must've been pretty alarming for you. :hug: Do you have an alternative vet that you could see?
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At about 2am I woke up having a massive panic attack. Delayed panic is my forte :p
Our normal vet is open today however she has an appointment at 9am tomorrow. Given how she is a lot better than she has been I think we'll keep that. She's eating and drinking fine and is much happier than I've seen her all week.
If it is toxoplasmosis then it's to be expected for a bit. She's on the right meds so jus got to keep a close eye on her
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I would have been terrified and do hope she is improving :hug: :hug:
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At about 2am I woke up having a massive panic attack. Delayed panic is my forte :p
Our normal vet is open today however she has an appointment at 9am tomorrow. Given how she is a lot better than she has been I think we'll keep that. She's eating and drinking fine and is much happier than I've seen her all week.
If it is toxoplasmosis then it's to be expected for a bit. She's on the right meds so jus got to keep a close eye on her
I can sympathise with you when it comes to having panic attacks over our fluffy family members. It was my fear of Ping ( :'( ) being ill that started me on the Cipralex.
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Sassybot :hug: You're doing really well, just hang in there.
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Thanks for your support guys. I had no idea how draining this could ever be.
Had to give her a bath earlier. Weighted up the odds and decided that tho it would stress her a bit, being covered in poo and blood was worse.
She was very cold so I curled up on bed with her and warmed her up/napped.
It's a bit easier now Tim is home but still worried.
She's eating loads now which is great but she's still super tired and looks down in the dumps.
Vets tomorrow morning. Hoping they can give her something to protect the lining of her tum
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Wanted to pop by to wish you the very best of visits today. Also sending gentle cuddles for Trixie. :hug: :hug:
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Wanted to pop by to wish you the very best of visits today. Also sending gentle cuddles for Trixie. :hug: :hug:
Thank you. I sometimes wish that instead of having teachers and doctors in the family we had a vet. :-:
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Keep her nice and warm :hug: :hug:a
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We've been the vets this morning. Prognosis is still bad. She's lost weight and now weights just0.6kg. Vet asked us if we still wanted to keep going. I nearly sobbed.
Vet has said to weigh her daily and if she drops more to bring her back. Next appointment is Wednesday. Tim is away again.
If I step back I think Wednesday will be the time when we make a decision. I don't want to make the decision so she's got no more choice but to put weight on and fight.
It's my last therapy session today and I'm going to spend it sobbing
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Not what any of us want to hear, ever, so completely understand how rocked you st be feeling now byt this news. :hug: :hug: However. She has, you agree, been brighter in herself, and showing interest in food and in toys. I personally feel it may be too soon to give up yet, especially as they haven't been too sure about the diagosis, let alone the prognosis. Were you able to ask the vet about Complivet? Can appreciate how upsetting it will all have been, but may be worth a go.
I think I'd be trying all sorts of stuff to get some meat back on her little bones, as you've been trying to do. Am trying to recall what worked with our Suki when she was seriously ill and wouldnt stomach food. I think we'd tried very finely minced chicken soaked in gravy when we eventually managed to get her to eat again. Also maybe some finely mashed up sardines in tomato sauce. Little morsels of cheese, if she enjoys that - little and often is the key if you can manage it.
Am so rooting for your little Trixie - I know how much she's grown into your lives already. Am hoping there may be some other suggestions for you to try as well. :hug:
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that is so sad, do you mean wednesday tomorrow?
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Sorry, no, Wednesday next week.
I would say she is showing more interest in food than she ever has tbh. The only issue with chicken is that she seems to have trouble chewing it (apparently a side effect of the parasite) so I'm going to get her some stinky tuna when I pop out later. The vet dropped all pretense of 'eating healthy white fish and chicken' and is basically encouraging an 'if she'll eat it, let her' policy.
The shaking has stopped. She mostly has little tremors which don't seem to both her. I even got her to move her paw to try and catch a toy earlier (cue tears) so I'm hoping.
Guess the issue with kittens is how fast they can go down hill. I have to go into work tomorrow, really don't want to.
My main worry is about her being in pain. If shes in pain but getting better then Ok, but if she's in pain and not getting better it becomes an issue of it being cruel.
Just hope it doesn't come to that.
x
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Get some Complivet from the vet it is so high in calories does help with weight gain and as I said before a calorie is a calorie so cat milk. Lickylicks and anything that can be mashed with a little water to make a paste type food will be easier on her if it hurts to chew you will spend a lot of time mashing but the complivet can be added to the mixture to make the consumption easier
Vet should have the Toxo results back soon I would think but the weight loss and wobbles brings back the horror of FIP sadly to me hoping this is wrong
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Sorry, no, Wednesday next week.
I would say she is showing more interest in food than she ever has tbh. The only issue with chicken is that she seems to have trouble chewing it (apparently a side effect of the parasite) so I'm going to get her some stinky tuna when I pop out later. The vet dropped all pretense of 'eating healthy white fish and chicken' and is basically encouraging an 'if she'll eat it, let her' policy.
The shaking has stopped. She mostly has little tremors which don't seem to both her. I even got her to move her paw to try and catch a toy earlier (cue tears) so I'm hoping.
Guess the issue with kittens is how fast they can go down hill. I have to go into work tomorrow, really don't want to.
My main worry is about her being in pain. If shes in pain but getting better then Ok, but if she's in pain and not getting better it becomes an issue of it being cruel.
Just hope it doesn't come to that.
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You must be full of butterflies and feel quite sick with worry. I do hope she gets better. :(
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I've just come back from my final therapy session. Picked up some kitty milk (calorie is a calorie right) on my travels. Opened the door and trixie came flying down the stairs, got a tickle then gobbled some more food. She even stole a bit of chicken from frankenstein naughty girl.
Frankenstein is constipated :p poor lad coughed up a hair ball and has been a bit down in the dumps (snigger). Stalked him going to loo and he tried very hard for not much of a result. He did this last time he had a hair ball 'attack' so going to start him on the magic paste again.
The only person in this house currently not medicated is Tim lol
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Hope that FRrankinstein is Ok and Trixiw is doing well ;D ;D
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Morning Sassyot. How are you all doing/feeling this morning? Am so sorry Frankie's ben a bit under the weather too - clearly means lots of hugs and snoozles required for all, and sending them to you by the bucketful. :hug: :hug: :catlove2: :cat rub:
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Hey!
Frankenstein is fine, he's just a little grumpy. Most likely because Trixie has had all my attention (children!) but also because he's a bit bunged up. He's been like this before and a huge hair ball follows within a couple of days. Last time I bought a special paste which worked wonders so he's back on that. He has access to hairball prevention dry food throughout the day, and I've even grown some cat grass in a pot which he loves and my friend swears by.
As for Trixie... well... she's doing AMAZINGLY!!!! When we got back from the vets I was really deflated. Worried, tired, scared- I hope you haven't experienced it but I'm sure you know the drill. I took her over for some chicken, then realised it was gone! She ate everything that was put down in front of her and by about 8pm she even had a tiny play :D She tired very fast but still found time to steal my pudding when I popped upstairs.
I tried to not get excited as I know how fast kittens can go down hill, but she woke me up for food, then watched me get ready for work. Came home and she played and ate and played some more. She is still very tired but we've gone from being 600g to 680g in a day even with poops!
Still keeping a very close eye on her but hopefully she's turned a corner and will get more like our little monster each day.
Just uploading a vid of her stealing my pudding! Will post when it's done x
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Oh Sassybot - this sounds such good news. :) Cant wait to see video, and really praying she's turned a corner now. I know how terrified you must've felt after yesterday, and its a bleak place to be. Sounds like Trixie isn't ready to throw in the towel yet, and that's every reason to throw everything you have at it. And her. :hug: :hug:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YzEk_rYGxU&feature=youtu.be
Forgive the carpet, Tim managed to break the hoover by standing on it :/
I really hope she'll get back to normal, we call her our little flea because she jumps around like one! If she doesn't though, I'm perfectly content to just have our cuddly fluffball. Hopefully the vet will be able to advise on what sort of permanent issues this will have caused, if any.
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:evillaugh: :evillaugh:
:hug: :hug: :hug:
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I so hope she has turned the corner and she is so sweet ;D ;D ;D
Sadly I know that feeling as many will on Purrs
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Great vid Sassy! Soooo glad that Trixie is up to stealing your pudding - long may it continue ;D :hug:
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How's the little puddin stealer this morning? :)
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She's doing amazingly. A little wobbly but just as playful and cheeky as she was :Luv: She's just shy of 800g too!
Her and Frankie have started playing like loons again so I'm very very happy.
She's fighting taking her pill something crazy. Even wrapped up in a tea towel she managed to scratch me.
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Its good she has the strength to fight, maybe wrapping the pill up in something tasty?
She has put a fair bit of weight on which is great ;D ;D
Long may this continue
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She's gone downhill again.
Yesterday she was quite subdued and today she won't eat or drink. She's lost 20g over night and her poop has gone squishy.
I don't know what to do. I'm petrified of taking her to the vets. She was getting better, I don't understand
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Sassybot, I suspect it may be the nature of this illness. Fully understand why you feel reluctant about consulting the vet again, but the weight loss is something which cant be sustained for too long in a kitten. :hug:
Sorry if we've asked this before, but I can't recall, Liz mentioned Complivet and to see if you could get some - were you able to do that and if so does Trixie take it or not?
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This is not good news and think you do need some professional advice. AS sUE says Kittens go down so fast :hug: :hug: :hug:
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She's got an appointment this afternoon and I've calmed down a bit now :P
I've spoke to Tim and he said he fed her this morning before he went out for his early shift as she was crying for food, which explains why she wouldn't eat anything.
She's also only just started pooping frequently which could account for the weight loss really as it's not a huge amount. Her tummy is quite gurgly so it's possible shes got a bit of an upset tummy from all the different foods she's had.
Frankenstein has been cleaning her and they've been playing though she tires easy.
Guess what she has is very serious so bad days are to be expected. Still going the vets though just for a once over.
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Just a check then and maybe nothing to worry about, sending loads good vibes :hug: :hug:
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Thanks :)
Just got to cross my fingers/toes/eyes that it's just a little bump in the road
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Hope that things went well at the vets Sassy.
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hoping no n3ws is good news
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Hey sorry just logged on.
Vets was positive. She was impressed with her weight. Looks like she's got a tummy bug (belly is all gassy and squidgy) so she back on the promax so three days. If it doesn't go or her weight keeps dropping she's to go right back.
She's eating like a starving person!
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Eating is great ;D ;D
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Wasnt sure what the news would be this morning but cant tell you how pleased I am. C'mon little Trixie. You got some growing to do, and some eating to do..... :hug:
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Thanks :hug:
She seems a bit brighter for a sleep. Wolfed her breakfast and didn't fuss too much at the pills and paste.
Trixie opted to sleep in her own bed last night which suits me as she wakes me up in the night trying to nurse.
Had to bathe Frankenstein last night. He had rolled in something and we really had no choice. He was much better behaved than Trixie ever was. Cried when when I rinsed his head but otherwise stood very still. Think he enjoyed the attention tbh. It's been a while since we've had some cuddle time as I've been looking after Trixie. He liked me drying him off and even came into bed and cuddled between me and Tim :Luv2:
He did look really silly though :p
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:evillaugh: He looks - spikey :Luv: Ross used to love being towel dried by Daddy P. Tinks hates it, although will submit to it. Moray doesnt mind, although his coat kind of shrugs off water to a greater degree anyway.
Glad to see Trixie was monitoring the proceedings :)
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He kind of looks like an evil wolf :p
Me and Tim where ready for a fight but he just sat there. Struggled a bit when he first went in but when he realised we weren't drowning him he took it like a mancat.
Trixie wouldn't leave him alone. She kept licking him and following him around :p
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Awww, good boy Frankie! So glad to hear that Trixie is doing well ;D
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Poor Frankie, Misa hates being dried after sitting in the rain and would never attempt to wash him!
Pleased Trixie is doi8ng well again ;D ;D
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He was really quite good. Cuddled up between me and Tim which was very nice. Been ages since we've had a proper cuddle so I think all three of us were happy.
We didn't intend to get another cat, so it was nice to have our little man back
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Even Big Boys need a cuddle sometimes..... :hug: :hug: