Category: Medical

I know it is wishful thinking hoping I would have good news saying Indra had pooped out the string. That did not happen. The vet just updated that Indra is okay, showing no signs of nausea and has not vomited, which is good. She also has not defecated as well. A X-ray was done in…

I didn’t take a chance since string-swallowing is supposed to be treated as a medical emergency. So I took Indra to the vet’s. I also took along a sample of the string in about the same length as the one she swallowed so that the vet would know the material and the length. The vet…

Oh no… Not again. It was around 5th September 2023 (a year ago) that Akira had a string-swallowing episode. She had swallowed two pieces of strings and passed them out. But to be sure, I sent her to the vet’s, X-rays were taken and the first vet thought there was still some string in her…

Gerald was given an extended self-grooming session today. His shoulder wound seems to have become much smaller now and when I take away his e-collar, he doesn’t try to feverishly lick the wounds at all. In fact, he grooms elsewhere. So, he was given a long grooming session this afternoon. For his wound-cleaning, Jayden dragged…

This afternoon, I chanced upon a random check of Gerald’s shoulder wound and I saw pus flowing out! Since Gerald came back from the clinic, there had been no pus, so I quickly cleaned it off thoroughly and informed the vet. The vet said this means that the infection hasn’t cleared yet, but it’s also…

There has been no improvement in the department of yowling. It’s sort of getting worse because Gerald seems to have developed a habit of taking long naps in the day time (when he sleeps, he doesn’t yowl, of course) and then, he’s wide awake at night, so that’s when he yowls. Last night was quite…

I found some vomit beside Juno’s litter box this morning. However, I cannot be sure if it’s urine or vomit. But I’m inclined to think it might be some vomit of undigested food. Something to monitor closely. But she’s as active as ever and ate her breakfast heartily. The incubation period for parvovirus is 2-7…

It’s been four days since Gerald was disharged. Today was his check-up. As usual, Gerald was yowling at the vet’s while we waited and he ended up with a temperature of 40.2 degrees. The vet said we’d let him cool down first and retake his temperature. The wounds are healing. But the shoulder wound is…

The lab test results finally came back with the identification of the bacteria. It is the alpha haemolytic streptococci (heavy growth) and Clindamycin is one of the suitable antibiotics. So we shall continue with this course. Gerald has already finished the Baytril. Today, he didn’t yowl as much as usual. He took long naps, which…

Poor Gerald, I know how much cats need to groom themselves, so I let him have collar-off time to do it, under strict supervision. I had to watch him very carefully because he can easily reach the shoulder and paw wounds. And he will try. Time off from the plastic e-collar, but also under strict…

Gerald yowled all night. I’m exhausted. I don’t know if the Blondies are too. I let him out of the cage this morning and he ate his breakfast. But even when out of the cage, he’s yowling. This morning, I found that Gerald had toppled everything inside his cage, not just the platform but also…

Juno had her dinner of Cubgrub this evening. As usual, she doesn’t each much at one go. She would eat a bit, then play, and I’ll have to offer the plate of food again. Repeat. After eating, she went into the litter box and urinated into the cat sand. A milestone! Good girl, Juno. The…

It was easier than I thought. I was able to do it singlehandedly, for today. This is the paraphernalia – a big syringe, iodine, normal saline, Fustadin cream. Flushing with normal saline for a few times, then followed by diluted iodine (1 part iodine to 19 parts normal saline), press out pus (there was none),…

Finally, Gerald can be discharged today!! His temperature is normal, his blood test shows all readings within the normal range too, including his liver readings (yesterday he was slightly jaundiced). His blood glucose has normalised to 5.39 (what a relief!). So, the vet says he is fit to go home!! But we would have to…

The vet updated this evening that Gerald’s temperature is 38.3 degrees (normal) without the aid of any anti-inflammatories the whole day. I guess that’s encouraging news. He is still refusing to eat on his own, but when food is placed into his mouth, he willingly swallows. I’ve noticed that every day too. Maybe the clinic…