Month: November 2024

  • Finally…the magic happened (firm stools from Juno)!!

    The last hurdle in this nasty coccidiosis of Juno’s – to produce firm stools happened at 9.40pm just now!! Take a look at these lovely, wonderful stools! The loveliest stools I’ve seen since Tuesday. Still a bit wet and slightly blood-tinged, but that’s because of the inflammation in the colon. Did the steamed pumpkin do…

  • Creamy eats again!

    This morning, Creamy did not even touch his food. Then later, as I was walking on the road, I spotted him going to the grass in the park and getting into position to defecate. Then, he went a little further into the park, and this time, I was already up there with him. He passed…

  • Home-cooked food for the cats

    The issue of what food to feed our cats has been on my mind ever since Juno got infected with coccidiosis. I’ve been doing a lot of reading too. Of course, it all comes back to the few schools of thought – raw is the most species-appropriate, but raw may have foodborne disease, so go…

  • Juno’s evening

    Juno still had soft stools (like a lump) this afternoon. So I had to give her the Kaolin-Pectin. Luckily it wasn’t so difficult to administer it this time. Well, it isn’t as bad as Baycox, Luckily, the Baycox treatment was only for three days and that’s done. In fact, on the second day, there was…

  • Juno is awake from her long nap!

    She’s bouncing all over the place! Hi Juno! Waking up from her 1.5 hour nap now. Playing with her favourite toy. We fashioned an e-collar out of a thin plastic plate but that didn’t work at all because Juno pushed it out immediately. So to prevent her from biting the sore at her anus, we…

  • Juno is home!!

    The vet texted first thing this morning that there had been no diarrhoea but also no bowel movement from Juno through the night. She sapu habis all the kitten kibble left overnight (I learnt later that they had been giving her IAMS Kitten and not RC Kitten as I had previously assumed). So, most likely…

  • Neutering aid for 1 cat in Lubok Merbau, Kuala Kangsar (Zulhusna bt Rozali’s)

    We have provided a full sponsorship of RM140 for the neutering of this female cat. Ms Zulhusna is a new applicant.

  • Whole foods vs ultra-processed foods for pets (and us)

    I plucked this out of this pet food review; I think it’s interesting to be discussed, whether we are talking about pet food for our pets or even food for us humans. Some people think that humans don’t fully understand how whole foods nourish the body. It’s impossible to break down food into macronutrients and…

  • Juno’s slow weight gain

    The vet discussed Juno’s slow weight gain with me today. That’s when I plucked up courage to ask if Juno might be afflicted with lymphoma and she said no. What a relief. But Juno might have some underlying undetected medical issues which may be congenital in nature. Even though Juno has tested negative for FIV…

  • The Blondies’ dinner and Riley’s fussiness

    I haven’t written about the Blondies’ eating stories for the past few days as I didn’t want to sound like a broken tape-recorder! But I also gave in to them as I was too engrossed with Juno’s illness. So yes, they had their urban food (kibble!!) alright. Happy Blondies! For the past few days, I…

  • Tabs’ check-up at the vet’s

    Tabs doesn’t have very good news to share, but it’s okay as this was already expected. Tabs has polycystic CKD (PCKD) and there is only palliative care for it. PCKD means that there are many, many cysts in Tabs’ kidneys and these cysts will take the place of healthy kidney cells. Nothing can stop the…

  • Ginger’s check-up at the vet’s

    We took Ginger and Tabs for their check-up today. Let’s talk about Ginger first. Ginger’s lungs sound better now, so his inhaler can be reduced to twice a week and slowly tapered off. Blood was taken for his CKD check-up and his SDMA is an amazing 6 (I was shocked!). Two months ago, it was…

  • Visiting Juno this afternoon and updates (some improvements)

    We visited Juno this afternoon when we took Tabs and Ginger for their check-up. Juno has been moved out from the isolation ward to the normal ward now. But she’s afraid of the barking dogs. Luckily one particularly noisy dog went home today. Eating on her own again! This is great. Husband stayed with Juno…

  • Visiting Juno this morning (still has diarrhoea)

    As I was on my way to visit Juno this morning, the vet texted that Juno is alert, but still had pasty stools through the night. And while she is willing to eat the ID when syringe-fed, she is still not eating on her own yet. When I arrived, Juno was definitely very happy and…

  • All ready to welcome Juno back home!

    I changed all the cushion covers last night. Tabs slept in Juno’s special place amongst Jayden’s books. This morning, we changed all the bedding covers and the rest of the cushions. Everything is clean now. These stick toys are Juno’s favourite toys. They are worn out due to daily use, but I’ve just added in…