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Title: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 28, 2007, 23:57:19 PM
Franta my seal point birman is not too well tonight so will be off to the vets tomorrow.

As some of you know I have been watching him recently cos I wasnt sure if he had lost weight or it was just the amount he is moulting. I decided it was the latter as he didnt feel any lighter to pick up but tonight he does not seem well at all and is lying on my bed and his fur looks very scruffy and he is more lethargic than even normal lazy Franta. :( :(
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Angiew on March 28, 2007, 23:58:46 PM
oh dear Gill, hope its nothing more than a fur ball!
Good luck at the vets
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 00:04:42 AM
Thanks Angie, he has been dumping fur balls all over my bed but his fur is coming out in clumps tonight.

He has just got up and is having some food, well licking jelly..............sigh
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on March 29, 2007, 00:11:58 AM
Sorry to hear that Gill, hope it's nothing serious.  Will be thinking of you both tomorrow  :hug:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 00:16:18 AM
Thanks Helen  ;D
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Amy on March 29, 2007, 00:20:33 AM
Good Luck tomorrow Gill..
Sending  :Luv: to the handsome franta.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: smudgepickles on March 29, 2007, 00:33:46 AM
Oh bless him Gill, sorry to hear is under the weather......sending lots of love and kisses from me and huge head kisses from all my babies :grouphug:

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Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 00:37:15 AM
Thank you everyone  ;D

He is now up and moving around and has eaten, so that makes me feel better but he is still off to the vets ....................getting out my earplugs for 2 hours of whining  :Crazy: :Crazy:

He actually is very quiet tonight, so thats another sign he not feeling to good I think.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Kittybabe (Ruth) on March 29, 2007, 05:20:43 AM
Hugs and furry headbutts from his girl Lexy.

Xxx
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on March 29, 2007, 07:11:45 AM
Gill, am sorry to hear the big feller's not well.   Will keep my fingers crossed it's nothing serious, and that he'll be back to his usual self real soon.  Good luck for later today
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on March 29, 2007, 07:33:25 AM
Fingers crossed it is nothing too serious for him Gill.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Mark on March 29, 2007, 07:42:47 AM
Good luck today Franta & Gill.

Let's hope it's nothing and Franta scared his mum for nothing  :ahh:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Rosella moggy on March 29, 2007, 09:00:08 AM
So sorry to hear Frnata is unwell Gill.  Hope the vet sorts him out and that it's nothing serious.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on March 29, 2007, 09:10:56 AM
Get well soon, Franta!

Good luck with the vet visit.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: tammy on March 29, 2007, 09:29:35 AM
good luck at the vets!!  :ahh:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: CurlyCatz on March 29, 2007, 09:30:33 AM
Good luck at the vets gill, what time is your app ?
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Ellie on March 29, 2007, 09:40:06 AM
Good luck at the vets Gill xx

Love and cuddles to the gorgeous Franta xxx

Muppet and Rascal send lots of purrs and headbutts xxx
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 10:50:00 AM
Thanks all, not got appointment till 1700 grrrrrrrrrrr, so will get stuck in traffic which was last thing I needed.

Feeling very stressed right now but he has eaten this morning and had a drink.................I didnt sleep well at all  >:(
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: tammy on March 29, 2007, 10:56:33 AM
ohh Gill thats awful-I knw exactly how you feel. I was like than (and still am now) before Fluff went to vets on Monday. Big Huggs to You  :hug:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Christine (Blip) on March 29, 2007, 12:42:10 PM
Just caught up with this Gill - fingers crossed for Franta this afternoon.

 :hug:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: ccmacey on March 29, 2007, 13:10:26 PM
Hope Franta gets back to his normal self soon, good luck at the vets.  :)
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Post by: Gillian Harvey on March 29, 2007, 13:12:16 PM
Good luck at the vets Gill, hope its nothing serious, at least he's eating.  ;D

Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: clarenmax on March 29, 2007, 13:19:29 PM
Good luck at the vets today, hope it all goes ok and its nothing serious  :hug:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 13:22:35 PM
Thank you, I am sitting here twiddlin thumbs cos cant do anything grrrrrrrrrrrr.

He does seem a bit better today now he has eaten but I need to make sure now cos dont want anything blowing up at weekend.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on March 29, 2007, 13:27:17 PM
Try not to worry too much or you`ll have no thumbs left to twiddle. Hope everything goes well.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 13:27:56 PM
Thanks Teresa  ;D
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Kittybabe (Ruth) on March 29, 2007, 14:38:38 PM
Thinking of you today. Speak to you later xxx
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Liz on March 29, 2007, 14:50:08 PM
Good luck with the visit Gill I'm sure franta will love you after he has been wrestled in to a box, had his sleep disturbed had a nice car journey, had the vet pokoing and prodding, returned to box, return journey home!

Instead of twiddling thumbs suggest one is now working on the major bribe this will need to placate the wee darling!

Good luck with the visit we did 5 nice and 1 nasty for boosters and programme the lot in 20 mins even our vet is amazed at the speed we can shunt them through - we got parcels from bith ends for our sins! :innocent:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 14:56:16 PM
Thanks Liz  :rofl:

I will be leaving in just over half an hour cos I will hit the traffic going onto the Gower, not looking forward to an hours wilingh and whining in the car. He isnfast asleep at moment lying on his cushion Ducha and alread meowed loudly at me this morning for disturbingn his sleep.

at least he was shouting at me again cos last night he was just a silent and lethargic, also he has clawed ne and had a nip at my arm, so he is better than last night  :shify: :shify:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: CurlyCatz on March 29, 2007, 15:08:01 PM
aawww cuddles to franta, hope he doesnt get too stressed with the car journey..are you going to ask them to do bloods gill to put your mind at ease since youve been a wee bit worried lately ?
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Ela on March 29, 2007, 15:10:31 PM
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I will be leaving in just over half an hour cos I will hit the traffic going onto the Gower

Having to leave an hour and a half before an appointment, I feel for you.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 15:11:27 PM
I am gonna wait and see what Richard says and recommends cos he is very good. I suspect it maybe mouth oriented and if so then he will want to do that any way cos of frantas age.

Lynn if u can reply real quick cos I about log off..........what bloods would need doing and where would results need to come from?
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: CurlyCatz on March 29, 2007, 15:22:42 PM
The bloods would be dont at the practice i would guess. Unless he also wanted to do thyroid ones which they sometimes send away..I'd mention you havent been 100% happy for a wee while now.

If he needs a dental etc if you think its his mouth then again due to age i imagine bloods (full bloods) would be a good idea before any ga etc (think of marks clapton)

hope you got that in time....dont worry
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: CurlyCatz on March 29, 2007, 15:23:48 PM
crap sorry...id day definately biochemistry (ie kidney/liver and everything else) and possibley haematology (blood counts etc)
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 15:24:02 PM
Thanks Lynn got it
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: CurlyCatz on March 29, 2007, 15:31:11 PM
 :Crazy: yeah if you understood..i just looked at the spelling  :rofl:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 18:55:35 PM
I am back with a sore head from non-stop meowing all the way there  :Crazy: :Crazy:

Turns out Franta had been in a fight and he had two puncture marks in the centre of his back so had been bitten. Vet thinks that it was starting the process to become an abcess and thats why he was down................also reckon his manhood was upset as it was likely ginger Jess who is a nasty female up the road, However the injury was still clean and looking fine and he has been given a long lasting anti biotic jab and Richard thinks he will not need any more treatment but to ring him and let him know how Franta is.

Franta also has a sore back cos he has strained a muscle, prob from the fight.

His weight is absolutely fine and only 2 ozs diferent from his health check in the Summer and apparently he is just moulting.

Yesterday my neighbour asked if i knew if there had been a cat fight during the night cos she found light coloured fur all over her path, well now we know yes and Franta was involved.

Anyway good thing I took him cos over the weekend the bite probably would have become nasty abcess.

Thanks everyonne for your concern and nice thoughts.

Hopefully my little gentleman will stay away from madam jess cos she is not the one for him, hes just far to gentle  ;D
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Baggy on March 29, 2007, 19:00:20 PM
Ouch!  :doh:
Please give Franta a gentle rub under the chin, glad he's ok.
Jess sounds like the kind of girl that mothers would tell him to stay away from  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Kittybabe (Ruth) on March 29, 2007, 19:07:09 PM
Aw poor Franta!


Hope he feels better soon....poor man!


Lexy sends a BIG nose kiss !
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Christine (Blip) on March 29, 2007, 19:08:22 PM
That's a big relief Gill.  Tell Franta to stay away from wild, wild women (and cigarettes and whisky, for that matter  :rofl:).
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Rosella moggy on March 29, 2007, 19:10:49 PM
Really pleased Gill and hope the abscess doesn't develop. I'm sure you'll keep an eye on it. Hopefully it is not possible for him to reach it to scratch it as that's why Billy's abscess wouldn't heal last year.  What's he got for a treat then?  Don't forget to treat yourself to something too to soothe your poor head.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Liz on March 29, 2007, 19:19:55 PM
So glad that you caught it before the abcess, I hope you have now bribed Franta and his siblings with something really tasty and you should have bread and water for tea so the treat can be really good!

Ours are on for Honey roast chicken tonight and all are currently massing downstairs even dear Bert who we usually put his tuff on a saucer and take to him is lying on the cat room bed waiting till he hears the fridge bleep then he can amble on in for some!
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Ellie on March 29, 2007, 19:33:41 PM
Hi Gill bless poor wee Franta I hope his wounds heal soon xx

Nasty Jess hurting Franta like that  >:(

Sending him lots of cuddles and healing vibes xx

 :hug: for you and I hope your head gets better soon  :)
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 29, 2007, 19:34:15 PM
Thank you very much you are all so kind.  ;D

Franta doesnt like nice food or treats  :( just plain old felix in jelly pouches!

I will ceratinly keep and eye on him and no I dont think he can reach it cos its on the spine just below the base of the neck, he would need to be a contortionist I think  ;D

At the moment it is just the two puncture wounds and it looks fine, he had been bitten sideways along the spine the evil little  :censored:

The jab he had is one of those two week jobbies, the new one. I said to Richard I had heard they were not too good but he said they are if used for the right things and they were no good on say mouth infections. At least no trying and failing with pills and having to another 40 miles cos i am nearly out of petrol now  8)
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Millys Mum on March 29, 2007, 19:41:52 PM
Thank god for Convenia!
Glad Franta is ok and wont need to go back too soon or be bribed to take tablets, you got off lightly with just the headache me thinks lol   :rofl:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on March 29, 2007, 19:46:02 PM
So pleased that it isnt anything too serious, I`m sure the little man will be better in no time.
Think you can stop the thumb twiddling now Gill  :)
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: CurlyCatz on March 29, 2007, 19:51:11 PM
thank goodness its nothing more serious gill  ;D 

atleast now he's been vet checked and weighed it can put your mind at ease about wandering if he'd loss weight or not..2oz is negligable and quite likely to be scales discrepancy so no worries  ;D
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on March 29, 2007, 20:27:28 PM
Am so glad that it wasn't anything too serious, and fingers crossed he feels better soon.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: ChrisB on March 29, 2007, 20:49:53 PM
Gill, so pleased to hear that Franta is OK.
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on March 29, 2007, 20:55:18 PM
Glad he's ok!

No more fighting now Franta - do you hear me?  Real men know when to walk away  ;)
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: smudgepickles on March 29, 2007, 22:47:24 PM
so pleased Franta ok Gill apart from a bad bite and a lot of pride being bitten by a female of all things  :hug: :hug: :hug:

Tell the bully ginger Jess to stop picking on him as he has lots of mates in P.I.O.H  :rofl: :rofl:

Hope he starts to feel a lot better by the morning

Head kisses from my fur babes

xxxxxxx
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Mark on March 29, 2007, 23:33:33 PM
Glad he's OK. Tell him girls that stay out late should be avoided and it's best to stay in of a night   :boxer:
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 30, 2007, 00:42:55 AM
Franta says thank you all for being so nice and he assures me he will stay away from ginger women in future  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on March 30, 2007, 07:06:26 AM
Glad to hear he's okay Gill.  Poor Franta - I agree with Jaffa's mum - discretion really is the better part of valour and girls like that - well, need I say more....?!    ;)
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: Kittybabe (Ruth) on March 30, 2007, 09:03:24 AM
I's sort of a ginger.....wonder if that means I can't cuddle Franta if I ever meet him? Hmmm
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: clarenmax on March 30, 2007, 09:05:59 AM
Aw, glad to hear Franta's OK, nasty ginger girl for biting him though.
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Post by: JackSpratt on March 30, 2007, 10:08:11 AM
Glad Franta's OK. Poor downtrodden boy, what a bully that Jess is!
Title: Re: Franta not well tonight
Post by: tammy on March 30, 2007, 10:26:03 AM
Glad it was nothing serious!!  :cheer: