Topic: Riley poorly at vets - having seizures (Read 88301 times)

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #769 on:** July 29, 2013, 07:37:50 AM »

Just popping by to ask how things are doing, Helen, and to top up with oodles of love and snoozles for Riley, and Lu and of course you.

Janeyk · « **Reply #768 on:** July 29, 2013, 07:24:14 AM »

Great to read that Riley is home now, sending snuggles and more get well wishes xx

Tigerlily (Allison) · « **Reply #767 on:** July 28, 2013, 20:14:48 PM »

Lovely pic of Riley

He does look pleased to be home

Stuart · « **Reply #766 on:** July 28, 2013, 17:32:18 PM »

So Chuffed Master Riley is home again

Kirst · « **Reply #765 on:** July 28, 2013, 17:14:28 PM »

He does look happy to be home, and just a little bit gangsta....

maryas · « **Reply #764 on:** July 28, 2013, 16:35:51 PM »

Riles you are just as beautiful as ever and you still know how to pose for us all

Neat shaving and will grow back in no time

Mary

Tan · « **Reply #763 on:** July 28, 2013, 15:47:41 PM »

He's our stunning gorgeous lad he be

So wonderful to see him home and relaxed

Give him a squisgy from us all (gowd knows what that is really?

) but it's nice

and loads of hugs for you and our Lu too

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #762 on:** July 28, 2013, 15:14:51 PM »

What a handsome lad! I am so glad that he is home and doing well

CuteCats · « **Reply #761 on:** July 28, 2013, 14:30:53 PM »

Awww he's lovely! xx

Looks contented to be home, bless him.

sheilarose · « **Reply #760 on:** July 28, 2013, 13:47:05 PM »

He's as handsome as ever to me, Helen.

Glad he's taking his meds like a good boy, long may it last.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #759 on:** July 28, 2013, 11:20:18 AM »

I'm glad he's doing well. You are bound to be on tenterhooks at the moment but the longer he goes without seizures or any major problems, you more you will relax. Hopefully you'll be able to re-introduce him to Lu soon and things will get back to normal(ish). Fingers crossed he continues to take the tablets in treats too

sheryl · « **Reply #758 on:** July 28, 2013, 10:45:13 AM »

Baldy or not he is still a big handsome beautiful hunk - we are all so proud of you Riley

As for you Helen - you are a wonderful Mummy and a very special lady xxx

It always amazes me how much strength and determination us Cat Lovers can muster when we have to xxx
Still sending love and positive vibes for Riley to get stronger and stronger and stay as healthy as possible xxx

LouiseJ · « **Reply #757 on:** July 28, 2013, 10:16:19 AM »

Awwww he's lovely. I hope all the good progress continues and tablets aside everything is back to normal in no time at all

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #756 on:** July 28, 2013, 09:30:37 AM »

He might be a bit bald but he's still gorgeous!

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #755 on:** July 28, 2013, 08:07:25 AM »

Helen, I swear he looks like he's smiling in that photograph. And you know what? People have patterns shaved in their hair, so Riley shows how it can be done with just as much insouciance and flair by a cat.

Seriously though am very pleased he's remaining stable, and still have everything crossed here that he continues to make strong steady improvement over the next few weeks. And well done to your Mum on coming up with a sensible - and aesthetically pleasing way to portect your ~~junk~~ important stuff.

Sending tons of love to you, Riley and Lu and hoping you have another enjoyable and uneventful day today.

nickynoo93 · « **Reply #754 on:** July 28, 2013, 07:24:02 AM »

Very handsome as ever.

pappilon · « **Reply #753 on:** July 28, 2013, 01:12:12 AM »

Aww bless him. He is such a brave boy.

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #752 on:** July 27, 2013, 23:46:48 PM »

ah, bless him - though he's still a very handsome lad

and really the shaved look is not at all a bad idea given how hot it's been

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #751 on:** July 27, 2013, 23:41:11 PM »

Quote from: emmmy_lou on July 27, 2013, 23:05:36 PM

Hope you can start to sleep and relax a bit more soon Helen

Is the medication a temporary or permanent thing? It sounds like he is much easier to medicate than my two!

It's permanent

He has four tablets at 7am, two at 3pm, four at 7pm then two at 11pm. Thankfully he's taking them hidden in treats but I don't know what I'd do if he starts to play up, he's very difficult to medicate 'normally' as he's so strong. Just got to hope an dpray he continues to play the game!

Quote from: sheilarose on July 27, 2013, 20:26:57 PM

You got any pics of our brave soldier?

It's a bit rubbishy as had the curtains closed to keep the room cool for him.

Here he is earlier today, you can't see all his bald patches - he has one on the back of his head from the MRI, one on his throat for the blood tests, the back of both rear legs are shaved, plus the 'soles' of his back feet!

emmmy_lou · « **Reply #750 on:** July 27, 2013, 23:05:36 PM »

Hope you can start to sleep and relax a bit more soon Helen

Is the medication a temporary or permanent thing? It sounds like he is much easier to medicate than my two!

sheryl · « **Reply #749 on:** July 27, 2013, 22:47:27 PM »

Wonderful news that Riley is doing so well - hope you get some sleep soon Helen xxx

nickynoo93 · « **Reply #748 on:** July 27, 2013, 22:27:30 PM »

Great news, long may it continue.

Tigerlily (Allison) · « **Reply #747 on:** July 27, 2013, 21:38:22 PM »

Really good news

maryas · « **Reply #746 on:** July 27, 2013, 21:26:55 PM »

Oh Helen I'm sure he's gonna adjust very soon. More fantastic pics are due

Mary

sheilarose · « **Reply #745 on:** July 27, 2013, 20:26:57 PM »

So pleased he's progressing well, Helen. I'm sure everything you're doing is absolutely right, and the advice you've had from the vets has been spot on so far. May this continue until Riley is back to his full strength and we can celebrate a little rough and tumble with Lu.

You got any pics of our brave soldier?

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #744 on:** July 27, 2013, 19:47:33 PM »

He's doing OK *touch wood* - I've still got him separate from Lu as stress can be a trigger for seizures in general (not necessarily in Riley's case but I won't know til they happen). He's generally very laid back and unflappable but I don't want to risk stressing him out with Lu hissing at him at such an early point. Lu has been sleeping in the spare room all day so I closed the door and let Riley have the run of the house, I think he enjoyed the stairs although he's still a bit unsteady on his feet. Have just done a swap around so now Lu has the run of the house and Riley has just had his dinner in my bedroom.

Not only that but the vet said the medication would increase his thirst but he drank loads on the first day home so I measured what he drank yesterday and it was over 200ml, I want to measure again until 07:00 tomorrow so at least if they're apart I know it's only Riley who has drunk from the bowl.

I'm a little less on edge but think it will take a while before I relax completely, just got to keep everything crossed that the medication will keep the seizures under control and that he will start to adjust to it and be less wobbly

fluffybunny · « **Reply #743 on:** July 27, 2013, 19:18:21 PM »

How are you all today? I do hope that things are moving in the right direction

CuteCats · « **Reply #742 on:** July 27, 2013, 19:11:11 PM »

Well done Riley! Hope you're all getting on a bit better. xx

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #741 on:** July 27, 2013, 07:41:07 AM »

I hope you both had a good night's sleep

pappilon · « **Reply #740 on:** July 26, 2013, 22:44:15 PM »

Great news, so pleased Riley doing well

Well done gorgeous boy

Hope you manage to get a good night sleep

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #739 on:** July 26, 2013, 22:37:00 PM »

So pleased Riley is still doing OK .... I would let him and Lu meet up sooner rather than later ... the more you keep them apart the more Lu will start to resent him. While he was away Lu has you all to himself, now Riley is back he is getting all your attention and Lu is missing out. There may be a bit if hissing but it will pass quickly

emmmy_lou · « **Reply #738 on:** July 26, 2013, 22:20:22 PM »

So pleased to hear this, these posts have brought a tear to my eye - in the best possible way.

I can't imagine what you have been through the last couple of weeks, and am still keeping everything crossed that things remain stable and Riley and Lu will soon be sleeping side by side again in whatever bed they choose this time!

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #737 on:** July 26, 2013, 21:41:12 PM »

Not sure what shift you are on but if bed awaits you tonight Helen, try hard to make good use of it

Sleep well Riley honeybun

and Lu my darling boy, let your mom have some kip kid

jezebel · « **Reply #736 on:** July 26, 2013, 20:45:15 PM »

Brilliant news, well done!

Mymblesdaughter · « **Reply #735 on:** July 26, 2013, 19:23:34 PM »

Hurumble, that's such good news. Really hope Riley continues to improve.

Tan · « **Reply #734 on:** July 26, 2013, 19:14:25 PM »

Oh Gosh this is sooo sooo the best news to come home to

I just want to give you all bug hugs

love the bit where Riles did a bit of pawing at the blow up bed ... you did hear any sniggering going on as he watched the bed go down then?

Good lad Riles knew ya could do it darlin

keep it up and no more pretending to be disco dancing pwease!

Ya ma sounds like an excellent handyman

Hope you get a good night's kip tonight hun

sending so much love over

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #733 on:** July 26, 2013, 18:22:53 PM »

Wonderful how things are going

I could do with your handyman

Try rubbing riley with a damp towel and then rubbing Lu and exchange scent that way.

If I could i would be turning sommersaults now

Keep up the good work Riley

That tablet schedule is hell, know from mine when I had shingles and every one of the four had a different time schedule.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #732 on:** July 26, 2013, 17:23:51 PM »

Quote from: Jiji on July 26, 2013, 08:40:51 AM

Good news about Riley On the bed front I like to think it was Riley that surreptitiously put a claw out and made the teeniest of holes so him mum would be awake more on his first night home

You might not be that far from the truth there

Quote from: CatGirl on July 26, 2013, 11:06:25 AM

So glad to hear that he's progressing,couldn't you just put an old duvet,blankets eg,to fill the gap?

This is Riley we're talking about, what Riley wants - Riley gets and he wouldn't let a mere duvet or blanket stand in his way

My amazing Mum has added plinths to the sides and bottom of both beds now so there's no hiding allowed - the wood is virtually an exact colour match so I'm really chuffed. I will be taking Riley to sleep in my room tonight, a tad comfier for me than the deflating blow up bed

I was thinking about reuniting him with Lu tonight but they just had a mini meetingwhich didn't go well so will leave it for a while. Lu was meowing to come in the living room (where me and Riley have been staying), I picked Riley up and opened the door, Lu just looked at him with huge round eyes then shot off upstairs

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #731 on:** July 26, 2013, 12:51:00 PM »

Quote from: Sue P (Paddysmum) on July 26, 2013, 06:58:32 AM

That spray sounds amazing. What is it?

Sue, the spray / plug-in they are talking about are from Pet Remedy. FYI Pet Remeday are suporting the auction this year and have supplied my with aprox £150 worth of goodies.

http://www.petremedy.co.uk/

LouiseJ · « **Reply #730 on:** July 26, 2013, 12:25:53 PM »

This is all excellent news - well apart from your lack of sleep
Blow up beds aren't great as paws can be inserted for the fun of it and I'm imagining Riley might just be wanting a bit of fun right now.
Can you put any obstacles in his way with respect to your bed? Cardboard boxes? I know how important important stuff is.

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