Category: Medical

My plan was to release Gerald on Thursday, but he decided he’s had enough of being confined “in prison”. Today’s yowling has been very loud and nonstop. I remember the vet saying that if he’s yowling this much, it means he’s not happy and he wants to be outdoors, so for his happiness, I should…

Indra is definitely sneezing, though it’s not too bad yet. I’ve called the vet and the only slot available is at 4.30pm today, so I’ve since given her Vetri DMG, L-Lysine and 1/4 tab of Cetirizine (an anti-histamine). I’ve also given L-Lysine to Samantha since she’s willing to eat it. The matriarch is still a…

“Peek-a-boo!!” Juno loves her toy house! She also loves playing with the rubber balls. She would roll them around on the floor and when the balls roll towards her, she runs into her house for cover! Riley wants to play too! Actually, Riley has jumped in before. “Peek-a-boo again!!” I have not heard Juno cough-sneeze…

Indra is eating very well, but I noticed her sneezing this morning. I’ve already given her Vetri DMG and will monitor her through the day. Eating both raw food and of course, kibble. I only got Indra and Samantha to eat raw food this morning. Never mind, just be grateful it’s two and not zero.…

Gerald is probably yowling more because he knows he is much better and wants to go back outside. There is still a gap inside the wound because when I pump in the liquid to flush it, the liquid goes it and then spouts out like a mini fountain. But as long as there is no…

The daily routine of our current five special-needs cats: Gerald – medication twice a day (finishing in 9 days) – wound-cleaning twice a day (until the wound totally closes up) Indra – medication (3 more days only) Juno – medication twice daily (another 13 more days) – nebulisation (7 more days) – to monitor breathing…

Since coming back from the vet’s yesterday, I’ve actually only heard Juno cough-sneeze once. She’s been as normal and lively as ever, masking the fact that she has a collapsed lung. This morning, she ate a hearty breakfast and tipped the scales at 630g. She defecated too. All looks good. I hope we caught the…

As Jayden would say, “say ahhh, Gerald”! Last night’s yowling was a little less than the previous nights’ or were we so exhausted that we didn’t hear it or it didn’t wake us up? But I remember waking up at 2.30am and lo and behold…there was that golden silence! I didn’t even dare to tip-toe…

Indra was already as normal as can be yesterday evening. She ate a lot of small meals yesterday, from evening until night time. So far, she seems okay and completely back to herself, zooming around the garden and actively playing. There’s so much to be thankful for, most of all, to our amazingly knowledgeable and…

The vet sent these photo and videos of yesterday’s endoscopy: Pulling out the dastardly string! All out! About two hours later, already home. And eating, and being normal! Endoscopy is a non-invasive procedure, so we are so grateful that it could be done to remove that string that Indra had swallowed. A million thanks to…

The vet assistant called at 3.30pm saying the endoscopy had been completed and the vet would like to see me. I asked if Indra can be discharged and she did not know. Hmm….that sounded a little worrisome, but we quickly made our way to the clinic. At the clinic, I asked whoever was there if…

I showed a photo of Gerald’s wound to the vet while I was there and she said she would like to check the insides of the wound before it closes up. I had already made an appointment for Gerald on Thursday but the vet said by Thursday, the wound may have already closed up and…

As I was driving Juno to the vet’s for her 2-weekly deworming today, I heard her cough-sneezing in the carrier quite a number of times. It was the typical high-pitched “achoo” sneezing, it was like she was trying to get something out from inside, more like a low-pitched cough-sneeze. I managed to take a video…

I was at the vet’s this morning to see Indra, and I also brought Juno and Gerald for a check-up (more about them later). For Indra, the good news is that the food has dissipated, so this clears the way for the endoscopy. I didn’t get much time with Indra as I had to stay…

Gerald’s shoulder wound is really shrinking in size, very significantly. I see it getting smaller every day. I am giving him more e-collar-off time every day now because the wound is so small that his tongue cannot lick inside of it. Gerald is also so good that he knows there’s two sessions of daily cleaning.…