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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Tiggy's Mum on September 02, 2010, 15:48:34 PM
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Took Riley to the vets this morning, he had been sick twice and was completely miserable and non-responsive. The vet said he didn't have a temperature and couldn't feel any lumps but that he was quite dehydrated.
He had an injection of Zantac and I have a liquid form to give him later and I also have to syringe feed him water. She said that if he is still the same tomorrow he will have to be admitted to go on a drip :(
Anyway, she said to keep him separate from Lu and gave me some Royal Canin sensitivity pouches to give him. He's not touched it and I'm wondering how palatable it is. If it's not very tasty then I'm not too worried that he's not eating it as if you feel a bit sick and are offered rubbish food it's the last thing on your mind to eat it. If it's supposed to be super tasty then that's worrying that he's not eating.
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I don't know Helen because I don't think mine have ever tried that but hope that poor Riley is feeling better soon :hug:
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Thanks Janey, I went and got him some cooked chicken, he's eaten a little bit but not much. The vet said it was OK to buy the tablet verison of the meds from a human chemist (the dose they had was too big to split accurately). As luck would have it I have some in but he wouldn't eat the bit of chicken that contained it!
I have the liquid version that the vet gave me but I'm holding off on giving that to him as I know that will really stress him out/annoy him if I try to squirt it in his face! Still got to try syringing the water yet, he had subcutaneous fluid at the vets so should be OK for a little while yet.
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Sorry to hear about Riley, hope he picks up soon :hug: I'm sure he's missing Lucas if you have to keep them seperate!
I have a friend whose cat is on Royal Canin and won't eat anything else so i'd assume it's ok, no personal experience though, sorry!
Please give both boys extra cuddles from me and Maizie ;D
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Hi Helen,
We use it at the cattery for upset tummies and I haven't come across a cat who doesn't like it.
The dry is very nice too (not that I've tried it but the cats like it)
Hope Riley feels better soon xxx
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Yes I agree I've used it several times including on my old boy Sooty (RIP) who ate it all even though he was generally fussy - so I would say that it probably does indicate Riley is feeling quite poorly :'( I really hope the little chap perks up and starts feeling better very soon xxx
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Helen we used this with b oth Cissy and Miss gracie our 2 old feral ladies - I heated it in the microwave fro 10 seconds seemed to like it better that way - our Riley sends get well hiss's - Daddy is hoovering! :hug:
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I hate to say this but even Pinball loves it and he won't usually touch wet food.
Definately try heating it (I put the pouch on the radiator if the heating is on or in a cup of boiling water as I worry about hotspots with the microwave), it will make it really stinky so might encourage Riley to eat it.
Hope Riley feels better soon. All the Team are sending him get well purrs xxxx
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giles wolfed it down after his op but wasnt interested in anything else.
Poor Riley, hope hes feeling better soon :hug:
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Thanks everyone, I put some more down (heated up this time) but he won't even lick it :( He did have some dreamies though which I was, unsuccessfully, trying to hide a teeny tablet in. Not ideal for a poorly tummy I know but at least it shows he is not completely off food. The vet today said to bring him in tomorrow morning so have an appt at 09:40.
I'm sure he's missing Lucas if you have to keep them seperate!
They're definitely missing each other, it's probably not helping him feel better as they're upset about being split up but the vet said it was best to keep them apart in case whatever he has is infectious.
Cuddles dispensed :thanks:
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Poor baby, give him a gentle cuddle for me :hug:
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Hope Rileys feeling better soon :hug: :hug: Good luck at the vets
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Aaaw Helen so sorry our handsome boy is feeling under the weather and hope he bounces right back by tomorrow am :care:.
Please dispense an extra hug to Lucas as hate to think of them being apart :hug:
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Good luck tomorrow.
I'm in the same boat with my Delphi who has developed an upset tummy following her op to remove a cancerous lump on a mammary gland.
I tried the royal canin sensitivity with her before and I think she didn't touch it.
I might get some tomorrow and try heating it.
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Jim and Boy were put on R/C sensivity pouches and they wouldnt touch it, but they did like the dry though!
Helen ask your vet for some a/d , its soft and i used to put it on my finger and feed Phoebe when she was poorly :( Riley might prefer this to R/C.
Good luck at the vets. :hug:
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I hope that Riley is feeling better today, it probably is the biscuits he doesn't like if he's had some dreamies. Being apart from Lucas won't help either because he won't understand why :hug:
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Sorry Helen - just noticed this thread. I hope he is feeling better today :hug:
Mine never used to like RC sensitivity. I know they do a few kinds - a couple of them are supposed to be given on vet advice. I tried it with Alice a couple of years ago and she wouldn't touch it. I'm not sure if they have changed the recipe, but recently I bought some SC29 sensitivity - Blue Whiting & Rice. They all seem to like it. Clapton is eating very little ATM but he was wolfing it down yesterday after turning his nose up at everything else.
btw - he seems quite nauseous. The vet gave him a jab last week and said there was a tablet version that isn't licensed for cats but he thought the pill was too small to cut into quarters. I really want to give it a try - It sounds like it must have been the generic version of Zantac?
As much as I don'r like feeding it, I know if the cats are feeling ill if they refuse to eat Whiskas dry - maybe worth buying some to try? - the problem is getting them to eat decent food once they have tasted it :-:
PS - Just checked and Zantax is ranatidine. I have some Sainsbury's generic ones - do you know what the cat dose is? - I could try to give it to Clapton and avoid a 10-mile round trip to pick it up from the vet.
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:hug: Hope Riley is feeling better soon. Never had any experience of the Royal Canin food I'm afraid. I'd always try a bit of tuna if they aren't well as I know that would tempt them.
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Thanks everyone :hug: It's the wet Royal canin sensitivity that I was given and he refused to eat. When I went to work last night he was a little bit improved and was accepting a gentle cuddle and had a nibble of chicken but when I got home this morning he hadn't eaten the fresh chicken and RC I put down for him and was the same as yesterday morning - completely un-responsive under the bed and he'd been sick on the duvet again :tired:
Just been to the vets and they've kept him in, he's going to have IV fluids and injectable Zantac. I can ring at 16:00 to see how he is and they said I could visit after that.
She spent ages feeling his kidneys and I had a horrible sick feeling come over me, it reminded me of Andrea's Leo :hug: After about 10 mins of squeezing/poking she said that one kidney felt slightly bigger than the other but that they quite often are and that she couldn't feel any nodules etc so wasn't concerned about the size difference.
btw - he seems quite nauseous. The vet gave him a jab last week and said there was a tablet version that isn't licensed for cats but he thought the pill was too small to cut into quarters. I really want to give it a try - It sounds like it must have been the generic version of Zantac?
PS - Just checked and Zantax is ranatidine. I have some Sainsbury's generic ones - do you know what the cat dose is? - I could try to give it to Clapton and avoid a 10-mile round trip to pick it up from the vet.
The vet said the same to me, the injectable form is licensed but the liquid/tablet form isn't. They only had 150mg tabs which are too big a dose to split. She said the dose was about 10 to 11mg so around a sixth of a Zantac 75 (Ranitidine 75) tablet but best to check with your vet as I think Riley weighs more than Clapton so prob needs a bigger dose :hug:
http://www.felinecrf.org/treatments.htm#ranitidine
Famotidine 10mg (Pepcid AC) worked wonders for Tiggy so worth trying to source some of those (think someone on here gets them from a Canadian online pharmacy).
http://www.felinecrf.org/treatments.htm#famotidine
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Once they get fluids in him he will probably improve no end. I remember when Lilly went off her food and she wouldn't eat anything. We had to take her back to the vets every day for a fluid injection (she was that lethargic she couldn't care less about going which was unusual). After a few days she was so much better and objecting to being taken anywhere!
They said if she hadn't responded to the fluid injections then they would have taken her in and put her on a drip just to get her properly stabalised - it didn't mean there was necessarily anything wrong with her just that she needed more help in getting re-hydrated.
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Hope for some good news later.
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Hope Riley is feeling better soon! Sending vibes and cuddles for Riley, more cuddles for Lucas and a :hug: for you, you must be so worried. ;D
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Poor Riley - I hope he's feeling better soon :hug: Poor Lucas too having to be separated from his buddy :hug:
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Hope he starts to feel better once he's hydrated :hug:
Maybe try him on A/D when he comes home?
To be honest I don't think theres much point in separating, after all if its infectious, they've already been together prior to this, when it was probably at its most infectious anyway - and if it stresses them.. :hug:
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Just been to visit him, he really isn't a happy bunny. His notes read: 10:30 - Hissed and growled at me, 11:45 - very angry, hissed etc etc He's such a gentle soppy thing so that's completely out of character for him.
I just spent an hour stroking him and he calmed right down but hisses everytime the nurses come through. Got to ring tomorrow at 10:00 to see how he is
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oh no poor Riley ......
Helen hope he gets better soon, must be horrible not having him at home :'(
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Yes it's horrible, trying to keep my mind off it by surfing Purrs!
He's so frightened there and all the hissing is completely out of character. The nurses couldn't believe how soppy he was with me. He's still feeling really poorly and wouldn't eat the chicken I took in and just kept licking his lips (nausea), they wouldn't let me try him on Dreamies!
The vets I go to is an official veterinary hospital and is actually the base for Vets Now so he won't have to be moved overnight. I'm going to ring them later tonight to check how he is.
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Helen
Hissing and Growling is good it shows he has fight in him :hug:
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Just rang and there's no change, he's curled up hiding under the blanket in there and still hissing at any passers by :(
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:hug: hope he gets better soon
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Oh Helen. So sorry to hear Riley having to stay overnight at vets :hug: Am pulling out all the stops with good vibes sending for our lovely boy :hug:
These are for you and Lukey :hug: :hug:
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Sorry hes not improving yet, have they done any routine bloods on him? I know part of the reason Leo was sent home was because he was more relaxed around us and the only time he ate was when we fed him. I really feel for you and hope things improve soon :hug: :hug:
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Sorry have only just seen this and send lots of good wishes to Riley :hug: :hug:
I suspect being at the vets is not helping him as was seperating him from Lucas.
I know Kocka was suddenly taken ill and then spent a week at the vets in isolation cos they were scared she had FIP or somethin g terrible...........she didnt and I visitred her every evening and in the end I said I was taking her home and they said it may have been a blood infection but never found out what was wrong with her.
I agree about the ad diet and it would always be the first thing I would try with a very sick cat but Kocka would only eat it off my finger but it was good to add bits of mashed tablet in.
I do hope he is improving and am afraid when Franta was in this situation about 18 months ago, I could hear him howling when I walked into the vets and the vet said he had trashed his cage............he just wanted company and to come home. Gradually he started eating again and xrays showed he had only one good kidney, the other was shrivelled and useless but Bristol said it was best to leave things as they were.............it may have been like that for many years.
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Poor Riley, I do hope that he can come home today if he is a sensitive soul then the separation from Lukey and home won't help really at all :hug:
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Only just seen this, Helen. Hoping Riley improves massively very soon, poor boy. :hug:
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Hope he is brighter today :hug:
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:thanks: everyone
Just rang and they said he is a bit better this morning, he has stopped hissing quite as much (she called it kennel guarding) and allowed them a little stroke. The nurse said he licked a teeny bit of the sensitivity stuff off her finger and that he seemed quite interested in the biscuits but didn't eat any.
The vet is going to examine him again and then I have to ring back at 11:30 to see whether he has to stay in. I did ask about the Hills AD, she said she she thought it was a bit rich for him considering he hadn't eaten in 48 hours but that she would speak to the vet.
Sorry hes not improving yet, have they done any routine bloods on him? I know part of the reason Leo was sent home was because he was more relaxed around us and the only time he ate was when we fed him. I really feel for you and hope things improve soon :hug: :hug:
They haven't done blood tests yet, when I left him yesterday morning they said they would have him on the drip for 24 hours and if he hadn't improved then do some tests. 24 hours is up now so I guess they will do blood tests if the vet thinks he's not well enough to come home.
Please everyone keep your fingers crossed that he can come home today :wish:
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Figures, toes and paws crossed here for Riley coming home!! ;D
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Please everyone keep your fingers crossed that he can come home today :wish:
Everything crossed for Riley :hug:
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Helen, you must be so worried. Sending positive vibes for you and Riley. :hug: :hug:
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Lets hope he's back home today and on the way to a full recovery. Hopefully just a virus :hug:
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He's home! :) He still hasn't eaten but the vets thought it might be as much to do with the stress of being there so thought it best that he comes home and we see how he goes. He's just had a wee so I'm going to let him settle back in for half an hour then try him on some chicken.
Literally as I was typing he's had a drink of water too, Lucas was fine with him from a distance but just got right up in his face to have a sniff and hissed at him :( I know it's becasue he will smell funny to him but still not nice to see :(
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Poor Riley. I don't blame him for hissing. Jaffa is like that at the vets or cattery. when he had his dental at the vets a few years ago they said he hid under a blanket after the op. I'm sure he will do better now that he is home in familiar surroundings :hug:
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He's had some chicken now! :happy dance:
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;D So pleased to hear that he's home and eaten! I'm sure the hissing will be over in no time. Hopefully he's picking up now, give him a big snuggle from me :hug:
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Am sooo pleased that boy is home and eating chicken :) :) :)
Have vets said OK for him to be with hissing Sid? :)
Have vets given you any other suggestions for food other than chicken?
Has vet any idea wot the problem is?
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So glad he's home and eaten something :)
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Sorry hun I've only just seen this :hug:
So glad he's home again, and hope he munches some more food tonight :hug: xx
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Hope he keeps eating Helen and picks up soon :hug:
Biscuit used to have the RC sensitivity pouches, he quite liked them but wasn't keen on the dry, so I put him on Hills I/d dry which went down well (and continues to do so with the other two)
I'm sure he'll love the chicken though (and bet Lucas is pretty happy with it too, I bet you're sharing ;) )
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Glad hes home and eating again :)
Literally as I was typing he's had a drink of water too, Lucas was fine with him from a distance but just got right up in his face to have a sniff and hissed at him :( I know it's because he will smell funny to him but still not nice to see :(
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When Leo got home from the vets Ozzie hissed at him and Larry sniffed him and frantically ran at the cat flap trying to get out. I figured it must have brought back bad memories of going to the vet and losing his man hood :naughty:
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He just refused some more chicken :( Really hope he's not going back to how he was earlier :(
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:( hope its just a temporary blip and he starts eating again soon
Andrea x
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May be his appetite will take a a bit to build up fully, hopefully he'll eat some more later
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Hope Riley is feeling better soon and Lucas forgives his buddy for leaving him!! ;)
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Thinking about Riley and sending get well vibeys :hug: :hug: :hug:
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If he hqasnt eaten for a time it will take time for him to be able to eat regularily again.............I would be tempted to leave some cat food down for him so he can help himself when he fancies.
Try rubbing a cloth over Lucas and then rub over Riley, may help with the vet smell.
Sending loads of good wishes for Riley and hope that he perks up soon :hug: :hug:
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If you can make sure Lucas doesn't eat it all I would be leaving food down for him. He could just be feeling poorly and sorry for himself and sensing your anxiety so won't eat whilst he is stressed.
Fingers crossed he will be more like himself tomorrow.
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How is he Helen?
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Bonny is sending special get well purrs today :hug:
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Hope he is feeling better - maybe try him on some white fish like Coley? I have had very few cats refuse RC Sensitivity though.
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He's not good :( The only thing he ate was the chicken in the few hours after he got home from the vets, he has drunk a little since then but is refusing chicken and the RC sensitivity stuff. Lucas is still hissing at him too :( Definitely back to the vets tomorrow morning.
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The vet said not to try him on the liquid Zantac as he's impossible to medicate (too strong, struggles and gets stressed) so I tried to give him a 1/6 of the tablet version I have with no joy. Now he feels poorly and frightened of me :(
I racked my brains for what I had in to tempt him with and remembered a trip to Home Bargains a few months ago where a tin of John West stewing steak had found it's way into my basket (those who have been to HB will know what I mean, you buy things you'll never need/eat because they are ridiculously cheap!). I washed the gravy off as it contained other bits and bobs and he's just eaten some! I know it's not ideal on a sensitive tum but he had to eat something so fingers crossed he can keep it down.
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Sending you lots of :hug: think I would give him anything he will eat rather than nothing.
What started his illness?
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Sending you lots of :hug: think I would give him anything he will eat rather than nothing.
What started his illness?
No idea, I went to work at 10pm on Weds 1st and he was completely normal, came home at 7am on Thurs 2nd and couldn't find him anywhere despite calling and calling for him. He was under the bed just laying there so took him straight to the vets at 9am.
The vet I spoke to on Sat said he felt that the not eating at the vets could be mostly to do with him being stressed at being there and sure enough within 10 mins of being home he was tucking into chicken. Obviously the meds (Zantac injection and Dexadreson) have worn off and now he's stopped eating again. He said to bring him back Monday if he still wasn't right and they would do some blood tests.
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:hug: No advice, but I know how you feel, although you don't expect it with a young cat :(
I agree anything is better than nothing. I have been struggling to get Clapton to eat any renal food and the vet said the wrong food is better than no food.
Have you tried tinned salmon? - not sure if he is a fishy cat or not. I hope he picks up soon :hug:
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Helen having been through this with Bailey last year and the vets being so negative and running up a nice 3 figure sum as to what was wrong with him - armed with cat milk and a feeding bottle I duly fed him this way for nearly 4 days at the vets whilst he was on a drip to
My strategy was well I will try anything and Bailey is a milk fiend so I bought in every type of cat food and human stuff to and thought it doesn't matter what he eats as long as he eats and drinks something - 12 months on he is now our Alpha male and a ginger hooligan
We can only cross all the clan cats paws and will chuck in the extra 8 from the dogs for your boy, his brother and you :hug:
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I agree about the cat milk it was the only thing that Leo would have other than drinking large amounts of water. I swear it also kept Nigel going during the last few months of his life. The vet also told us to keep him on a renal diet but did say anything is better than nothing. Hope hes back to normal soon thinking of you :hug:
Andrea x
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Thanks all, I'll try him on some cat milk and salmon tomorrow. He's more a meat eater than a fish eater but that's because I don't eat much fish so he never gets a chance to 'beg' any from me. He does like prawns so I'll get some prawns too.
We just had a little cuddle and he was sleeping on my foot which was at a funny angle on the settee. I tried to move my foot and he jumped down and then went to cuddle up to Lu (who was snoozing on the fleece that I tried to wrap Riley in earlier to give him a tablet :tired:) Riley flopped himself against Lu and Lu kept turning his head round and hissing at him still :( Riley was unperturbed and just snuggled his head into Lu's tummy :Luv2:
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/Image0523640x480.jpg)
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Awwwwwww, so cute. Hope he starts eating again. :)
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Lovely photo :)
Poor Riley, hope he picks up soon
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Only just seen this hun, really hope he feels better soon :hug: x
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He's had a few mouthfuls of 'normal' cat food too ;D I only fed Lu at dinnertime and he didn't come when I was dishing up but a few minutes later I heard a hiss from Lu and Riley was trying to see what was in his bowl. I dished him up his own portion and he had a few nibbles and has had another mini-portion just now. He still seems very subdued and miserable though, fingers crossed he's turning the corner :wish:
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Fingers crossed for Riley! ;D
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So pleased he is at least nibbling a bit of food Helen. Such a terrible worry when they won't eat :(
Sending more get well vibes for Riley and hope his buddy continues to help chill Riley out. I can't remember Helen :-[. Are they brothers?
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:thanks: PrincessMaizie & Rosella :hug:
Yep Rosella, they're brothers and normally very close - that's why it's so upsetting to see Lu hissing at Riley and I'm having to stop myself from being angry at Lu as I know it's not his fault it's just that Riley smells funny to him :(
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If you can get hold of VIYO cat milk that is very popular at chez Noah. Instead of diluting it I sometimes mix with a raw egg (protein in liquid form :sneaky: ). VIYO apparently contains vitamins, minerals plus taurine, can't tell you for sure if it is complete tho.
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Fingers crossed he eats a bit more today. Good luck at the vets :hug: Jaffa was exactly the same when Mosi was at the vets when he had his pyjama case surgery a few years ago (when he swallowed string and had to have his tummy cut open). It's that eau de vet surgery smell.
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Poor Riley, I'm hoping that he's feeling better today and eating a little bit more :hug:
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Aw hope Riley eats a bit more today, at least he's interested in food which is always a good sign :hug: :hug:
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Can't believe I missed this - hope that Riley feels better soon xxxxx
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Sorry that I missed this earlier.
Hope Riley is feeling better soon. I found that Tuna fish in oil not brine slightly warmed up when pussies are off their food.
Good luck with him – glad they are back together now.
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Thanks everyone, took him back to the vets today as although he is nibbling at food he is still very down/lethargic.
The vet gave him another steroid jab and said that given that he is young, fit and otherwise healthy he suspects it's a long lasting form of gastritis and that if he is no better by weds then to bring him back in for tests. He wasn't dehydrated this time which is good and he hasn't been sick since I bought him home on Saturday.
Went to the shop and bought him cat milk, tuna (in brine as had already been before you posted Yvonne), beef slices and gourmet gold. He ignored the stewing steak that he ate yesterday but has had a tiny nibble of normal cat food.
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Tuna in brine is ok it is just that they usually prefer it in oil - has he eaten any tuna yet?
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Sending loads more good wishes to Riley............at times like this you wish they could talk :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Helen, I am so sorry that I missed this thread :hug: I hope he is feeling better soon xxx
Sending heaps of love, huggles and positive vibes for the gorgeous Riley - get better soon handsome boy xxx
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Sending more cuddles and vibes for Riley, hope he picks up soon! Cuddles to for Lucas who must be really confused as to whats going on! ;D
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Hope Rileys managed to eat a little something more :hug:
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He licked the gravy off some gourmet gold earlier and had a few tiny nibbles of Bozita, I think because he's eaten so little the last few days that his empty tummy is making him feel sick so a vicious circle. I've not been eating much either as I've been so stressed and worried about him, last night I felt sick and stomach crampy from under-eating and if you had tried to make me eat it would have been impossible so I sort of know how Riley feels.
Cuddles to for Lucas who must be really confused as to whats going on! ;D
Lucas is loving it! He gets to eat all the food that I put down for Riley that Riley ignores :tired: So far he's had more chicken breast in the last few days than he's had his whole life, Royal Canin sensitivity (he was quite partial to that), Gourmet Gold, Beefy water and a few extra dinners too!
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LOL At least if Lucas is eating well you know he's not picked the bug up!
Try and take care if yourself Helen, you'll be no good to Riley if you get sick to!! :hug: :hug:
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:hug: for you Hun, we all know how much your adore your boys so its understandable that you are feeling stressed - take care xxx
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:hug: :hug: so know how you feel it is very stressful. My other cat Larry who always snuggles up with Leo has done nothing but hiss at him since coming home from the vets, even today. I can only assume he must smell funny because hes still not 100%. I assume the vet has looked in Riley's mouth to check for mouth ulcers etc, hope he starts to pick up soon.
Andrea x
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Helen can sympathise HRH Princess Sweetie has been on hunger strike today but walloped a sachet of kitten food as good as it looks and has been a lot perkier this evening - our other mob are enjoying all the extra good stuff!
We have all paws crossed here for Riley and our Riley is sending extra hisses - he doesn't do nice yet for the gorgeous nice boy he was named after :hug:
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Hopefully he is demanding breakfast this morning :hug:
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Hope he's looking brighter today Helen.
Understand how worried you must be :hug: but you need to make sure you look after yourself too (although I'd prob give the HB tinned steaky stuff a miss :sick: )
Thinking of you - come on Riley lad :hug:
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The Paws Inn mob esp Bonny are sending their very best purry vibes to you all :hug:
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Still thinking about our lovely boy and hoping things are improving. Such a worry :hug:
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Hope Riley is improving today :hug:
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Thinking of Riley and hope that today is a better day :hug:
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He seems brighter in himself today but is still not eating, he licked the gravy off some gourmet gold but ignored cat milk, chicken breast and beef slices :( No vomiting since Friday but he now has a runny bum :(
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Has vet ruled out Riley eating something that may have caused a blockage perhaps Helen?
I've only really got this possibility on my mind as our young un chewed through the thin wire aerial on our radio at the end of last week. He went off his food a bit so I rang vet and they said to keep an eye on his appetite and bring him in if he became listless as it may cause a blockage. I don't want to worry you further but just want to make sure vet has considered it.... :hug: :hug: :hug:
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He's been seen 4 times now and each time they had a really thorough poke and squueze of his innards, he's also poo-ing (albeit runny poos now :() so think this rules out a blockage.
I've booked the appointment for tomorrow morning already and picked one of the top vets who saw him while he was hospitalised on Saturday. I just want him back to normal :(
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Oh Helen. :hug: I thought he'd be back on form by now. Really hope the vets can figure out what's wrong with Riley and treat him accordingly.
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Poor baby, I really hope he's better again soon, he must be feeling rotten :hug: :hug:
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Hope he feels better soon :hug:
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Please give Riley and little gentle kiss from us all here :hug:
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Good luck for tomorrow I hope you get things sorted :hug:
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Helen hun Just catching up with this so sorry not seen it sooner.
Please give Riles my love and sending over loads of very best wishes he will feel better soon and the vets can find out whats wrong. Does sound tummy prob. Does his tum feel bloated? Rio had a tummy bug for about 2 weeks before i went to another vets and they gave him the right meds to get rid of it. That afternoon he was back to norm.
Sending over cuggles for you Riles and Lu
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Sorry Poor Riley is still poorly , hope the vets can sort him out this time -don''t they know how to worry us !!! :hug: :hug:
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He ate some chicken this morning - willingly and really tucked into it instead of halfheartedly licking it :wow:
Am going to cancel the vets as the vet he saw on Monday said that he would expect him to be better by Weds and if not to bring him back, he's been a lot brighter for the last few days it was just the lack of eating that was worrying me. I had to get up at 4am today to take my sister & family to the airport and while I was getting ready he jumped off the bed and pounced on Lu - that's my boy :naughty:
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:wow: Yay, I'm so pleased! hopefully he's starting to feel a lot better now :hug:
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"Riley it took you long enough" Bonny has offered to come and give you lessons on drip dumping and eating :hug:
xT
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:wooooo:
he jumped off the bed and pounced on Lu
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So very pleased Helen :) :) :)
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Yay, well done Riley, you're such a good boy - well Lu probably doesn't think so for the pouncing bit, but I'll be he's happy to see his bro feeling better too :Luv2:
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Great news :)
I guess it will take at least a few days to get his appetite back to normal but it sounds like he is on the mend :Luv2:
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;D ;D ;D ;D Good on ya Riles hun :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Just wanted to say a big :thanks: to everyone who posted and was thinking of Riley, I was so worried about him and it really helped to know that others were thinking of him and sending positive vibes :hug:
He's just had another snack of chicken breast, he lost 300g in just a few days so need to build him back up and restore him to his former hunky-glory :Luv: No runny poo today either so fingers crossed, I have some Activia (thanks DM :)) on standby if he does though.
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Yay for him eating and feeling better :Luv2:
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So glad he is starting to feel better hun :hug: x
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Thanks goodness, I tried to log on at work today to see how handsome Riley was doing but couldnt get on - so so glad that he is on the mend Helen xxx
Great big huggles for both Riley and Lu xxx
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So pleased he seems to be on the road to recovery. :)
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:thanks: all
OK, this may be too much info for some....
[spoiler]but he just did a small, but perfectly formed, poo :wooooo: :chicken:[/spoiler]
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:rofl: ;D well done! :rofl:
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:rofl: :rofl: yay, good boy!!!!
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Glad Riley is feeling better! It must be such a relief for you! ;D
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Glad Riley is feeling better! It must be such a relief for you! ;D
An overwhelming relief :) I'm such a worrier and at one stage honestly thought he might not make it :(
He's been on the computer tonight and has spent his pocket money on this personalised moonpig card for the vets, he wasn't very nice to the nurses that looked after him when he stayed so it's the least he can do :naughty:
Pic:
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so pleased such a handsome young man is very nearly back to his normal self
what's the verdict then, Helen? just some bug he picked up from who knows where?
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They are just going to love the card at vet practice Helen :) I always get our vets some posh biccies and a card at Christmas. It's really touching how surprised and grateful they are :)
Can't tell you how relieved I am that his highness is so much better :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Helen glad he is on the mend - the clan will now uncross their paws as it is so much easier to walk! ;)
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Great news. Even about the spoiler.... ;) And the card is wonderful. :hug:
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:thanks: Liz & JS, I know this thread reads like a minute by minute diary of his every move but it's really helped to be able to put it all down as I was so worried and the support has been great :hug:
They are just going to love the card at vet practice Helen :) I always get our vets some posh biccies and a card at Christmas. It's really touching how surprised and grateful they are :)
Can't tell you how relieved I am that his highness is so much better :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
I hope they like it, I know they were only doing their job but seeing how he was behaving - hissing wildly at anyone who dared walk past his kennel - and then hearing them talk about him tenderly and one particular nurse described how the next morning Riley licked a bit of food from her finger. There's no way I would have put my hand in the pen if I was her (he was obviosuly fine with me stroking him in there but if I was her I would have quickly slid a bowl in and legged it!). You've just given me an idea and I think I might get her some chocs too :)
so pleased such a handsome young man is very nearly back to his normal self
what's the verdict then, Helen? just some bug he picked up from who knows where?
Yep, no idea really! Gastritis of unknown origin, the vet said we can bring things in on our shoes or it might have been something a bird dropped in the garden. When I first found him he was completely listless, my heart was pounding as I thought the worst Strange that Lu didn't get anything though :shify:
Here's the main man half an hour ago on his new bed (my slanket :tired:) :) Such a change from 24 hours ago :)
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Helen wouldn't worry about teh hissing its usually my nice ones who do that and the ferals just freeze :shocked: :rofl:
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Yay! Well done Riley
:thanks: all
OK, this may be too much info for some....
[spoiler]but he just did a small, but perfectly formed, poo :wooooo: :chicken:[/spoiler]
I share your joy. Mosi has had soft poos for a while and last night he did a lovely firm one ;D Be grateful I didn't take a photo and post it on here!
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That's brill hun sooo glad Our Riles is back to his wonderful self.
I fink we should have a poop pic competition event in his honour!! :evillaugh: Pics of poop entered best poop pic wins from vote and winner gets to choose where £20 worth of Cat toys go to a rescue. ;D
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Oh Tan :rofl: I think you better go and have a little lie down, you've got poop fever :evillaugh:
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I fink we should have a poop pic competition event in his honour!! :evillaugh: Pics of poop entered best poop pic wins from vote and winner gets to choose where £20 worth of Cat toys go to a rescue. ;D
We all know that Aunty T has always posted the finest poop pics. :rofl:
Helen thrilled all is well again :hug:
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Hi Helen,
Glad hes feeling better, ;D if the pictures anything to go by you would never know he had been poorly. Love the card by the way I should have got one for Leo as he managed to scratch one of the nurses eye lids it swelled up lovely just like a black eye. I did take some chocolates though to help take her mind off it :)
Andrea x
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So pleased that Riley is back to his normal self and am sure that he will put the weight on quickly :hug: :hug:
You are right, its so helpful to write things down and helps to take the edge off the worry.
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Hope both boys are happy and well today and that you have eaten and feel less stressed Helen :hug: :hug:
As a follow on from Tans post :evillaugh:
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,34206.0.html
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So glad he's feeling better :wow:
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Yay , Riley is all better - so happy! xxx ;D
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Just stumbled across this thread whilst looking for some RC Sensitivity info.
First up though, I'm so glad to hear that you're gorgeous little fella is feeling well again :Luv2:
My three were put on RC Sens. wet last week by the vet to clear up diarrhea. Thankfully it worked well and 48 hours after everything was back to normal. Unfortunately we had a set back yesterday as I gave them a small handful of biscuits :doh: and I'm wondering if those who have used RC Sensitivity can help me on the following:
How should you 'taper off' the pouches and what to go onto?
What's the best online price for pouches of the wet and bags of the dry?
I really don't want to have to carry on for good with the wet stuff as it's very expensive but it seems like it'll be worth having some in for upset tums.
Thanks all. And big :hug: to Riley.
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Sorry to hear your little ones have had tummy troubles, it might be asking your vet about probiotics to get the tummy back in balance bacteria-wise. I know Daisymac's vet suggested natural plain activia yoghurt as a probiotic, you can also buy pet powder probiotics so worth mentioning them and see if he/she agrees.
No idea about the other stuff I'm afraid as I never did get him to eat it! Hope your little ones are back to normal soon enough :hug:
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Aw, thanks :)
Two of the three seem to be fine now. So frustrated really as all three had recovered and were good for about five days and then we had a relapse.
I'm not 100% sure who it is with the dicky tummy but the two suspects have unfortunately been eating spiders all this week :sick: Despite hating spiders I am not encouraging this at all. I wonder if spiders can cause the runs?
Although I've not seen any evidence of mice in the kitchen I wouldn't be too suprised if there are some as we live right next to fields and there was quite a commotion when one of the kittens got in an empty kitchen upboard yesterday. So perhaps that could be a source of trouble?
Am popping to the vets later to collect some supplies so will have a chat then.
Hope Riley's still on the mend :)
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Hmmn, I wouldn't have thought spiders would cause tummy troubles. More likely to be mice but could also just be 'one of those things'. I've had great success with probiotics in the past.
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Mosi has had tummy troubles recently too - just soft poos for a few weeks. He has also had fleas so I don't know if that's been a factor. After frontline and drontal, he still had the soft poos but I hadn't sprayed the flat. I did that about 10 days ago and at the weekend I put him on a diet of only encore dry and wet (he usually has a variety of wet foods with a little dry sprinkled on top), fed separately. Finally his poos seem back to normal.
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I would start using some lacto_B, a probiotic powder , works wonders here
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Do most probiotic powders contain similar enzymes? Just wondering as the cost of powders seem to vary greatly. Is it all the same stuff that goes into Activa yogs?
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I think they are different bacterias but there are probably millions (literally!) of different types so would be a surprise for any two products to have the same combo.
I didn't give Riley the Activia in the end as he seemed to clear up on his own (touch wood!) but as it's readily available and inexpensive (the massive pot I bought was £1.10 from Morrisons) then it's worth a go first. Double check with your vet but DM gave Ripley a teaspoon a few times a day, it's the 'natural' one and is often near the greek yoghurts in supermarkets.
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I would have thought that they would be pretty similar but I have had more success in the past with lacto b than with other powders.
Any live natural yogurt will do. I eat a lot of natural yogurt and always let them lick the carton out ;)