Month: August 2011
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Indy’s blood test and urine test results
Indy’s blood test shows his creatinine and urea are within the normal range. The urine results done at the lab shows normal pH and no presence of any protein in the urine at all (hooray). BUT….the initial test at the clinic (done with a test kit, and hence, may not be accurate) showed the presence…
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Looking after a loyal friend – our cats and Bobby
Bobby is 15 years old and blind now (because of cataracts). He is still quite perky, especially when I come home from work – that’s when you’ll see him bouncing up and down like a little puppy, getting all excited and (unfortunately) banging into the furniture legs and the wall (but no serious injuries, just…
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Visiting Karuna
Here are some pictures taken over two trips to my mum’s place: Hi, Karuna! My children and husband, meeting Karuna for the first time. My mum is concerned why Karuna sits this way (look at her hind legs). She cannot seem to stretch her legs out. But I think it’s a small worry for such…
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DonDon, RayRay and Mimi
Here are some pictures I took two days ago when I visited DonDon and friends at the clinic. DonDon was one of the Popsicles dumped at my front gate many weeks ago. Alex, the clinic assistant adopted DonDon and made him the new clinic cat, in place of Dodo (who passed away of kidney failure…
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Mimi, Mayo’s resident cat, on drips
I just heard the Mimi, Mayo’s resident cat has been put on drips. Don’t have any other details.Dodo, Mimi’s brother, just passed away last month of sudden kidney failure. They are the same age. Mimi, photo taken just two days ago, when I went to the clinic. Please pray for Mimi to be well and…
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Indy at the vet’s
I have been rather concerned about Indy’s excessive water-drinking. I’ve mentioned this to the vets before, so I thought to be safe, I’ll better bring him in for a check-up this morning.Since young, Indy has developed this habit of drinking running water from the tap. We suspect it was Vixey who taught him that he…
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Tommy passes away
Yesterday, we received the sad news that Tommy has passed away.Tommy was diagnosed with total kidney failure more than a month ago. The vets only gave him 3 days more to live at that time, but he pulled through and even regained his appetite and gained weight.But he deteriorated again and had to be put…
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Wolverine and X-friends at the vet’s (Jessy Lian’s rescues)
Jessy Lian wrote to me about her latest rescues who needed medical treatment. I suggested that she brought them to the nearest vet that is convenient for her and we will subsidise the treatment. From Jessy:Updates on Jaguar & it’s 3 siblings:- Yesterday afternoon I bought all 4 kittens to the nearest vet. The vet said…
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Cleo the poodle passes away
Cassandra sent me a video of Cleo yesterday afternoon. She looked alright, and had been given four blood transfusions.At around 7.45pm, Jessie (Cassandra’s sister) texted me to say Cleo had passed away about an hour ago. According to Jessie, when Cassandra visited in the afternoon she had given her blessings to Cleo to let go…
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Lolo’s post-mortem results (Maslinda’s)
Lolo’s blood test (sent immediately after admission) and her subsequent post-mortem has revealed that the cause of death was a severe (possibly prolonged) bacterial infection which had resulted in organ failure. Lolo’s heart, spleen and lung was covered with a whitish bacterial growth. Her earlier blood test had already shown liver failure but the kidney…