Long overdue update on Charlie:)

[Leanne]

Its lovely to hear from you I was thinking about you and Charlie the other day 

Sounds like you have had a tough time with your little man, Jess had hypovase after his blocking too. Can they try Charlie on Amitriptyline?

[Gillian Harvey]

Gosh, that is scarey about his bladder blocking on the prozac, glad to hear things have improved since then though. 

[Bazsmum]

Sorry to hear your still having probs with your shoulders....Have you ever tried Amitriptyline for this? 

Hope that Charlie's bladder probs start to get better, and glad that Charlie is otherwise coming on fantastically! 

[Debsymiller (Rufus' mum)]

Lovely to hear from you hun, I have often wondered how you and Charlie are so it's good to have an update. I hope you manage to get the bladder probs sorted but overall it sounds as though your months of hard work are paying off, cuddles on the bed eh?! What a result! Have a wonderful xmas xxx

[Kirst]

It's lovely to hear form you Maddiesmum , I wondered how you and Charlie were doing!

[Janeyk]

Good to hear that Charlie seems to be having good and happy days, just hope you can get his bladder probs sorted  .  It's good to hear from you Chrissie but shame you can't get on Purrs more with having the shoulder probs, if you don't manage to get on again before Chiristmas, hope you and Charlie have a good one too 
 

[Maddiesmum]

Sorry I haven't been on for ages but have been having all these problems with my shoulders and arms everytime I had to use the computer.  It certainly eases when I stay off.

I have been meaning to update you on Charlie and now I will.

He has been up and down. He is now on week 47 of his treatment.  He has been diagnosed as having feline idiopathic cystis and we are unsure if this is what has been causing his hyperesthesia or vice versa.  However he was prescribed prozac in increasing doses, expecting to go up eventually to 0.8mls.  When we got to 0.7mls his bladder started blocking and we had three episodes of emergency hospitalisation and unblocking.  The behaviourist vet and my vet decided between them that it was probably the prozac as this is a very very rare side effect of the drug.  SO he has been on a reduction programme and will completely be off the prozac next Thursday.  His bladder situation, touch wood, has improved, although his anxiety seems to have increased this last week.  We have had wonderful days though with Charlie sleeping on the bed (he never did that before) and chirping and playing.  I got him a halogen heater which he adores and chirps and rolls over in front of it.  He is basically a much happier cat though he still has his skitzing moments and his aural sensitivity issues sometimes.  By no means all the time though and overall I would say things have improved.  Still work to do and sometimes I get exhausted with anxiety.  He is blissfully unaware that I have been waiting 14 hours for him to pee and just goes on the tray and does a lake LOL.

He is on hypovase which prevents bladder spasms, cystaid for his bladder lining and occasional metacam, in addition to the final week of prozac.  He is still very naughty sometimes though LOL but he wouldn't be Charlie if he wasn;t

I would like to say to you all that your support is so appreciated.  I am sorry I haven't been posting when your cats have been sick or gone to the Bridge but I give you my word I have been thinking about you all.

Merry Xmas to you all and I hope Santa Paws brings all our pets lots of great pressies.
Chrissie xxxx