Category: Medical

A quick check of the two areas where I’m waiting patiently for the sores to disappear so that we can begin the 30-day countdown to freedom from Sporonox. Left front paw – it’s already crusted when I touch the sore. Left leg. We will reach there….soon. Praying… Am I good? I let Tiger sit on…

I think we should soon be able to start our 30-day countdown soon, I hope! Left front paw. You can hardly see it today as it’s crusted. I hope it doesn’t flare up anymore! I think the pet spray stops Tiger from licking, so the sores don’t flare up anymore. Otherwise, it’s very hard to…

Today, I went to buy another strip of Sporonox for Tiger. Since the vet said Tiger has to take the medicine for another 30 days post-healing, I had to top up his supply. I managed to get the original Itraconazole (Sporonox) for just RM7.50 per capsule at another pharmacy. The previous one charged me RM9.50.…

I’ve been very anxious thinking about this day – where I take Tiger to the vet’s for a check-up and hear the verdict – is he healing or not? So, Connie came to take us today. But something very funny happened before we embarked on our journey to the vet’s. My husband carried Tiger and…

Oh hooray, Tiger’s asleep…maybe I can sneak up and take some photos of his sores… Shh….*tiptoe-ing* Right hip Left leg! Oh boy…I hadn’t been able to even look at these sores for more than 2 seconds in the past week! Just enough time for someone to hold Tiger down and let me quickly rub some…

Day 39, and the sores continue to dry up with the pet spray! Left front paw Left hip Right hip – a lot less inflamed and has turned pink! I still don’t like photos taken of my sores! But Tiger, your photos are going to be a source of encouragement for other sporo-cat caregivers to…

Tiger was so sure he didn’t want his sores to be photographed today. But I still had to check… The left front paw looks very dry and very small today. I’m still trying to dab the pet spray, if possible, twice a day, onto his sores. The left hip sores are almost disappearing now. There’s…

It’s getting increasingly difficult to dab anything on Tiger’s sores (could that be an indication that he feels he is better and doesn’t need the medicines?) and even more difficult to approach him with the camera! And yet, there is a need to monitor his sores so that I know when healing begins and to…

Tiger runs the moment he senses I want to apply anything on his sores or take photos of his sores, so it hasn’t been easy applying the pet spray (I need two people and even one person finds it hard to hold him down. Tiger is mighty STRONG). I now dab the liquid in a…

This morning, all of Tiger’s sores looked promisingly dry but I didn’t have time to take any photos. These are photos taken this evening – it seems like some of hip sores have flared up a little again. Yup, it’s a roller-coaster ride, but we will get there soon. Tiger now runs for his life…

After Tiger got back from his jungle adventure, I quickly sprayed his sporo sores and his legs with the pet spray. Tiger was lying on the soil, and there could be bacteria or fungi in it.   I must say I’m amazed at the effectiveness of this spray! I sprayed Tiger’s sore yesterday and today,…