Category: Medical

Cow Mau’s SRR (sleeping respiratory rate) was about 32-36 this morning. It should not be above 30. Now, it’s 24. That’s a good improvement. He is definitely breathing very much better now. Not at all using his mouth. I fed him dinner just now. Altogether, Cow Mau has had four meals today. He sleeps after…

I learnt something new today and thought it might be useful for us to know. Products administered through oral route will not be found 100% in the bloodstream because 1) absorption by the gut is not 100% due to various factors; and 2) once absorbed they will first pass through the liver where part of…

I shared this article yesterday, but I’m not sure if you have read it: https://envisionhospice.com/considering-iv-hydration-for-your-loved-one-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ I’ve noticed that each time I post an article on FB which is not written by me, we don’t get any likes at all! I think the contents of this article is very helpful, so I’m going to copy some…

I figured since Cow Mau can eat raw minced chicken, I might as well try him with Cubgrub’s CKD Chicken. At least that’s a balanced CKD meal. Previously, Cow Mau’s favourite food was Coco&Joe’s, but its texture is too sticky and would irritate his mouth. So I tried Cubgrub just now and it worked! I’m…

It’s been a crazy few days when Cow Mau took a turn for the worse. His turn-around now is remarkable and totally unexpected, and we are very thankful to all of you for your kind and positive wishes. Here’s Cow Mau saying a huge “thank you” to all his aunties, uncles, brothers and sisters who…

It is now 5.40am. I have just finished doing the breakfast round for Cow Mau. This morning, as I entered the room, I was greeted by Cow Mau and his demeanour has improved so much! He already looks so much better now. In the past two days, his face was triangular and his eyes were…

Indy loves being nebulised. He’s a “druggie”. Simply loves catnip (goes totally crazy) and certain smells like Chinese ointments. Of course we don’t let him smell it, but if he happens to, he goes high. Today is his third nebulisation for his runny nose. It’s improved quite a bit, but he still needs it for…

I didn’t dare push it, but I thought I sensed Cow Mau wanted food again and this time, I was right! I prepared 3 mls of Japanese food and 4ml of diluted Hill’s KD. He finished all plus an additional 1.5ml of water!! Initially, he tried to fight it off, but after 2 syringes, he…

I sensed that Cow Mau wanted his RetroMAD1 and some food. I don’t know how it works, but I just sensed it. So I tried. He willingly took his RetroMAD1, and then I managed to syringe-feed him 4ml of the Japanese liquid food!! I almost cannot believe this! He was sitting in his favourite spot…

I bought these toothbrushes from Shopee. They are Japanese-made. It claims to have a rotating brush, but I doubt it rotates when brushing. It’s just a 360 degree brush, that’s all. Riley is the most obliging cat. Akira doesn’t like it. But she was okay with the rubber brush earlier on. Indra and Kai didn’t…

About 40 minutes after the Furosemide injection, Cow Mau was not at where he was earlier. I had placed a liner under his bottom half in case he needed to urinate, but instead, I found him walking outside. Then I saw a long stream of urine in the pantry so I suspect that must be…

I got up at 3.25am this morning to check on Cow Mau. Yesterday, after being on the oxygen, I think he felt better and he got up and walked to the garden to sit in his favourite spot. Whenever he was in the room, I did my best to follow him around with the nasal…

I finally managed to get the oxygen concentrator for Cow Mau despite the horrendous traffic jam. This is the difference between an oxygen tank and an oxygen concentrator: Oxygen tanks or oxygen cylinders are metal tanks containing pressurized oxygen. To use these tanks, a line of tubing is connected to the tank at one end…

We made it to the vet’s and back. Luckily we didn’t have to wait long at all. I’m so grateful the clinic slotted us in. The vet said Cow Mau has deteriorated and the priority now is to take care of his breathing. When we reached there, Cow Mau was struggling with his breathing. It…