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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Ann Clarke (Tabby cat) on December 24, 2009, 11:39:09 AM
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My darling boy Dylan is really not himself today and is feeling poorly. He was a bit quiet yesterday but nothing really noticeable but he's really not well today. I had to go and raise him from his bed this morning and he keeps moving so far then just having a sit down, he's gone back to his bed now bless him. He's off his food and wouldn't even look at a Whiskas Temptation this morning so I know he's not well. He's also really quiet when normally he talks to me all the time. I'm hoping it's just a bit of an infection as he's a bit wheezy and there's been lots of germs in the house cos I've been poorly. He has used his litter tray so that's good and he seems a little brighter than first thing so hopefully it's something that can be easily sorted. We have a vet appointment at 20 past 2 so we'll see what the vet says.
Please keep everything crossed and send lots of Purrs vibes for Dylan :thanks:
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I hope he is just having an off-day :hug:
It always seems to be at xmas - I was worried about Kylie earlier as she didn't get out of her bed in the dining room until 1/2 hour ago - she didn't even budge when I hoovered in there. Also Willow is just sitting by the drinkwell looking dazed. It really is a tough call this time of year.
I hope Dylan perks up and your bill at the vets is a waste of money (in the nicest possible way :hug: )
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Thanks Mark, I may well have left it a day normally but as it's Christmas I thought I'd better get him checked out now rather than have to have an emergency appointment over the hols.
They do have a perfect sense of timing don't they ;D
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Hope it's nothing too serious and he perks up in time for Xmas :hug: Let us know how he get on at the vets :hug:
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Hope it's nothing too serious and he perks up in time for Xmas :hug: Let us know how he get on at the vets :hug:
Yes: I hope it's just a case of seasonal snuffles. :hug:
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Sending lots of get well soon vibes to Dylan and :hug: to you. Gald you managed to get a vet appointment.
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:( Poor Dylan, hope he's just having an off day and whatever it is he's soon over :hug: def good idea to get a vet check today though.
I'll move this into Health section :hug:
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Sending lots of good vibes your way, and hope all goes well at the vets today xxx
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Hope he's ok and its something easily sorted, its always the way - just before christmas! :hug:
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Sending healing vibes to gorgeous Dylan, hope he feels better soon! :Luv2: :hug:
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Sending lots of good vibes to Dylan and hope the vet will just give him an ab injection to be sure and he will recover very quickly :hug: :hug:
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It's not good news I'm afraid guys. It looks very much like Dylan has a tumour on his lung and he's very poorly. The vet checked him over and took his temp which was normal but she was very worried about his breathing. She managed to do an x-ray with him still awake, bless him he just sat there and let her do it, and there is a white mass in an area which should be black and she thinks it is very likely to be a tumour. I have left him at the vets as we thought it best he was there and being watched over the next day or two rather than him go downhill and me have to use the emergency vets (esp as it's Vets Now). He's had a steroid and antibiotic injection to try and make him comfortable and help him breathe a bit easier and we will have to see how he goes. If we can get him comfortable and eating again he can come home for however long he has left but we will have to see what's best for him and may have to make that awful decision.
I am in bits here, it's such a shock as he's been fine up until today, eating, drinking, doing all his usual things. The vet says that often happens though that they go on for ages and you wouldn't know there was a problem then all of a sudden it starts to affect them. Poor Hobbes is wandering round looking for Dylan and doesn't know what's going on, he spent the morning snuggled up to Dylan on his bed, I think he knew he wasn't well.
I will ring the vets later to see how my boy is doing, he's really not well though bless him. Please send all prayers and positive thoughts his way that we can at least give him a little more time.
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So sorry to hear your news.
I hope Dylan picks up and comes home soon so you can spend some more time together. :wish:
Jas
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I'm very sorry to hear this news, Ann. It must be an awful shock. Keep us posted.
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What an awful shock :hug: Sending positive vibes his way and will be thinking of you both :hug:
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So sorry to hear this Ann....Will be thinking of you all and still sending the healing vibes to Dylan! :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Im so very sorry to hear this Ann , sending lots of vibes for Dylan. :hug: :hug:
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I am so sorry Ann, what terrible news but am sending lots of good vibes for Dylan :hug: :hug: :hug:
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I'm so sorry Ann, sending tons of vibes to you and Dylan :hug: :hug:
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Sorry Anne :hug: I'm keeping everything crossed that he can be stabilised and will be able to come home soon. :hug:
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So sorry about the news Anne :hug: I hope that the vets can get Dylan feeling comfortable and I will definitely send prayers and positive thoughts for your boy, please give Hobbes a hug from me too :hug:
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I'm so sorry the news isn't better. Sending lots of positive vibes and :hug: :hug: I do hope the vet gets him well enough to come home soon.
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Thanks for all the support guys it means an awful lot. I've just rung the vets to see how my boy is and he is doing ok, he's made himself comfortable in his pen and is just lying there watching what's going on. He's not had anything to eat but the nurse says he may want to eat something later when he's a bit more settled. I'm happy that I've done the right thing in leaving him with the vets, at least I know he's in the best place if anything does happen. I'll ring them again tomorrow to see how he is. Thanks again
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:hug: Sorry Ann - not much I can add really but being practical, he is best off somewhere he can be kept comfortable.
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Sorry ann :hug: i hope he has some time at home with you, sometimes everything is not as it seems :hug:
Lola had similar sudden onset of breathing problems, the verdict from vets now and the specialist in the states who looked at her x rays were she had lung cancer, they said immediate referral to a specialist or pts. I took her straight to a specialist and amazingly despite her really dodgy looking x rays she had pneumothorax and very inflamed mucusy lungs. Why we dont know but 3 months down the line shes nearly off the steroids and hopefully her mild asthma wont cause such a problem again.
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I am sorry to hear the news isn't all that good, fingers crossed he perks up and you can have some good quality time - he isnt' that old, is he?
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I think he is about 10 Des so not that old but that was based on a guess of him being 4 when I got him so he could be older. We shall see what the next few days bring, if he responds then it may not be a tumour but we shall see. I will do what's best for him.
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So sorry to hear about Dylan -just hope that he is okay and it isn''t a tumour after all .
Loads of positive healing vibes being sent to Dylan - hope he eats something too :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Unfortunately it's not looking very good for Dylan. His breathing is a little easier but he hasn't responded to the steroid which should have got him eating and he's not had anything to eat. The vet says he is comfortable enough and she is happy to try for another 24 hours to see if there is any improvement but it's looking likely that I will have to let him go tomorrow. The place is so strange without him, I don't know what to do with myself and I don't know what I'll do without him. I know I have to think of him though and I won't let him suffer.
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Thinking of you, Ann :hug:
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Thinking of you, Ann :hug:
Ditto! :hug: :hug: :hug:
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MY thoughts are with you and Dylan :hug: :hug: :hug:
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:hug: Ann, still saying prayers and positive thoughts for Dylan, hopefully the steroid will start to work today sometimes they took longer to work with Schui :hug: xx
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So very sorry to hear this Ann. My thoughts are with you :hug: :hug:
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Thinking of you hunnie :hug: :hug:
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Hope the steroid has kicked in by now - thinking of you and sending healing vibes by the bucketload for Dylan - i know how you feel :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Fingers crossed the steroid works
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Thinking of you both :hug: There's never an easy time to go through something like this but must be even harder at this time of year :hug:
Sending positive thoughts and vibes Dylan's way :care:
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thinking of you both and sending you loads of hugs, come on Dylan get through this baby :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Thinking of you all! :hug: :hug:
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Here's hoping that today's news is better than you feared :hug: :hug:
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Hope little Dylan is feeling a bit better today :hug:
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:hug: :hug: I'm so sorry. What a horrible for Christmas for you. :RIP: Dylan
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Sad news I'm afraid, my darling boy went to sleep at 11.35 this morning. The vet rang first thing to say there was no improvement, Dylan still didn't want to eat and wasn't getting any better so we agreed the best thing was to let him go. I went up to see him and the vet was lovely, she gave me a cuddle when I went in and she brought my boy in to see me. It was obvious he was very poorly, it wasn't the Dylan I know and love and I knew this was the right decision for him. She let me spend a while with him and I had half an hour giving him cuddles and kisses and telling him how much I loved him. He already had a canular in his leg so fortunately he didn't have to have another needle, I was with him while he went to sleep and it was very peaceful and quick. I stayed with him for a few minutes on my own with him then had to leave him. I will miss him more than words can say and the house is not the same without him.
RIP my darling, darling boy - find your way to the bridge and your girl Sophie and say hello to Cleo for me. I love you so much and always will.
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:'( :'( oh Ann I'm so sorry :hug: :hug:
RIP Dylan xx
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:'( RIP Dylan
So sorry Ann :hug: He'll be safe and sound at the Bridge by now, waiting for you until you're ready to collect him xx
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So sorry, Ann. :hug:
RIP Dylan
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I am so terribly sorry Ann - nothing anyone can say will make you feel better at this moment in time :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
RIP Dylan -safe and healthy again at the bridge with so many other Purrs fur babies .
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I'm so sorry sweetheart :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
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there are no words Ann - just lots and lots of :hug:
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So sorry Ann - sleep tight Dylan , safe at the bridge. :'( :'(
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Sorry Ann :'( :hug: :hug:
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:hug: So sorry.
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My thoughts are with you, Ann.
xC
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I'm so sorry Ann. Dylan will know he was loved and that means a great deal. :care:
RIP Dylan.
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I'm so sorry Ann :hug:
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Im so sorry to have missed this,
Please accept my sincere condolences on your lose of a very much loved furbabe :hug: :hug:
RIP Dylan free from pain and happy on the bridge till you meet again :Luv2:
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So sorry Ann - my thoughts are with you :hug:
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Very Sad :(
:RIP: Rest easy little one :'(
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So very sorry Ann :'( Rip sweetheart
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So sorry to hear this sad news
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And now we lay you down to sleep,
You're finally at rest
Our love for you we'll always keep,
You were the very best.
You gave us many precious years
A memory for each new day,
Then came the day of all our fears,
The day you passed away.
A part of us you took with you
Our hearts are filled with pain,
But when this life on earth is through,
I know we'll meet again...
:RIP: DYLAN
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Ann I'm so sorry ... please accept my very sincere condolences.
Dylan was a trully stunning boy and he will always be with you in your heart.
Gold bless you Dylan ... much loved and sorely missed. Play hard at the bridge little man xxx
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Ann Im so sorry to read this! Lovely that you got to spend some time with him first! :hug: :hug: :hug:
RIP Sweet Dylan, play hard on Rainbow Bridge xxx
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i am so very sorry Ann :hug: :hug:
RIP Dylan play hard on the Bridge
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So sorry to read this Ann, :hug:. Have fun at the Bridge Dylan, free from pain and with friends who love you until mummy comes. :Luv2:
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I am so sorry to hear this Ann, RIP little one
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RIP little one. reading this and the tears are running down my face. such a horrible thing to happen but especially at this time of year.
My mums little dog wee is very poorly just now and i know what you have gone through over christmas
RIP Dylan and play hard at the bridge
xxxxx
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Oh Ann Im so very sorry for your loss :(
RIP Dylan xxx
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I am so so sorry Ann - thinking of you Hun :hug:
RIP sweet Dylan - play hard at the Bridge handsome boy, forever in your Mummies heart xxx
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Thinking of you Ann! :hug: :hug: :hug:
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So sorry for your loss he was a darling tabby boy :hug:
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RIP Dylan. :(
I am so sorry. :hug:
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haven't been on for a few days, I am so sorry to read this
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I just wanted to say thank you for all your thoughts and messages, it means a lot to share this with people who know how I feel. Hobbes and I are feeling very lost at the moment, the house is very quiet without my boy. I chose his casket yesterday, it is a lovely wood one with flowers, and Dylan will be home again where he belongs. I'm not looking forward to going in to work tomorrow as I'll have to tell people and try not to burst into tears. I cannot fault the treatment he had at the vets, they tried so hard with him and even took him home to one of their houses on Friday night to see if that would get him eating but to no avail. My one consolation is that until Thursday morning he had been his usual self, eating and playing with Hobbes, unfortunately the tumour that we didn't know about just got too much for his body to cope with. I will put something on the Rainbow Bridge thread when I feel up to it.
Thanks again :hug:
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I haven't been on properly for a few days either so have just seen this.
RIP Dylan and :hug: :hug: for you Ann
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Ann :hug: :hug:
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I missed this earlier :( So sorry, Ann :hug: RIP Dylan you beautiful boy.
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Ann, am so sorry. Be at peace, Dylan.
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Just caught up with your thread and so sorry :( :hug:
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I missed this too, I'm so sorry for your loss. :hug:
RIP Dylan. xx
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I can't believe it is two weeks since I lost Dylan, in one way it seems like no time at all and in another it seems like ages. It's the little things that set me off. It was really hard at work the first couple of days this week as people kept asking me if I'd had a nice Christmas so I had to keep explaining things. Everyone has been lovely but it's still hard. I had a lovely card from one of my friends yesterday and that set me off again. Most of the time I am fine but every now and again it gets to me and there are tears. I am still waiting to get his ashes back too which doesn't help. I know they will be delayed because of the holidays and the weather as the crematorium is in a rural area so badly affected by the weather but I just want him home again where he belongs.
Thanks again for all the messages they really do help :thanks:
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Ann :hug: :hug:
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Sorry Ann - I know how you feel :(
I tried to take the car out today for the first time since last Saturday when we took Willow for her last trip to the vet. The carrier was still in the back with her bed. I had left it in the back of the car as there is still a bit of blood from her mouth on it and I didn't want OH to see it.
I completely understand what you mean about time. Although it is a week, it seems like forever. At times I feel guilty that I am smiling or laughing about things - I have to say that as bad as it is, it must be worse for people without another cat or cats as we have both been taking so much comfort from them. Although OH loves the cats, it is me that does most things for them but OH has become extra attentive and telling me to make sure the heating is on full 24/7 for Alice while she has a cold etc.
I am lucky in that I didn't have to go back to work although I have exams next week. I also tried not to be over-sensitive when I phoned my friend the other day. Her husband answered the phone. He said he had heard about Willow and made a stupid insensitive remark that it must be "Like losing a chicken" >:( - luckily I didn't go off at him as when I thought about it afterwards, he lost his 17 year old cat, Kev about 3 years ago - also with CRF, the difference was, Kev was on a drip and alone at a vet with no night staff. I think he may have been trying to be manly about the whole thing.
Anyway, sorry to hog your thread but I do understand. Even though we aren't believers, I have left Willow's bed by the radiator and we have both also told her that we would lover her back here with us if there was any way as we still love her so much.
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So sorry Ann- feeling in the same boat too -4 weeks from Losing Bungly and i still expect to see her asleep upstairs .
Yes Mark - i feel guilty too if i laugh or smile about something and then Bunglys little face pops into my head :'(
Lots of these Ann :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Im so sorry Ann
I missed this
RIP Dylan
Play well at the bridge baby
I too am finding it really hard. I find myself in tears because something makes me think of Mogs and all the things I'll never see again. Im also finding it hard that Amber seems to have moved on so fast. Last week she was clingy and needing to be with me all the time this week shes gone back to the cat that sleeps under the bed all day. I know I should be glad shes ok but its hard to watch.
Theres so many of us going through the same thing at the moment
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love
Tab
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Ann, I'm the same. Seems like no time at all and an eternity ago that I lost my Bridge Babes. And I can still get set off by little things that remind me of all three of them. Sending you (and everyone else who has suffered a loss recently) a hug. :care: