Category: Medical

I think it’s going to take many laser therapy for Cow Mau’s gingivostomatitis to heal. Yesterday, after the treatment, his demeanour definitely improved. He seemed much more relaxed too. He was able to eat a little bit better upon returning home. But by dinner time, the pain came back in full force. I had to…

Cow Mau perked up a little this morning so that was such a relief. We decided to leave earlier for the (new) clinic as we have never been to this area before. For the previous trips, I had been driving him alone and he would mew all the way there and back. Some of our…

Cow Mau was in such a bad condition yesterday. He was in his tray inside the cage all day and only came out to the pantry when the afternoon got too hot. The mouth pain was incredibly bad. I managed to feed him three times, but each time was heart-breaking because of the pain. By…

I sent in a request early this morning to the clinic if they could somehow slot Cow Mau in for tomorrow. I’ve never been to this clinic before but the staff was so very kind, so we have a slot tomorrow! Meanwhile, I’ve informed our vet that yesterday’s protocol did not seem to work at…

It looks like the ketamine injection was too low a dose to make a difference today. Cow Mau came home, ate some lunch (there was some improvement) but by dinner time, it was back to square one again. He gets very angry with the pain, and that makes him very difficult to manage. And when…

Today was Cow Mau’s second acupuncture treatment. Last week, he was given acupuncture as well as a combination of three injections for pain management. While acupuncture takes time to work, the combination of the three injections (Ketamine, Convenia and Vetacortyl) was so very effective that Cow Mau immediately perked up after that and could eat…

I found this website while researching on feline dental health: https://www.wellpets.com/blog/170-wet-vs-dry-cat-food-dental-health/ Do please take a look at the articles as dental health is really important for our cats (and dogs!). I’ve copied this part out below. There’s always been the age-old contention about kibble being good for dental health. The ones who disagree would ask…

Believe it or not, I managed to collect Cow Mau’s urine today. I happened to see him urinating so I took a chance and walked towards him with a bottle. Luckily he didn’t mind it and I managed to fill up half the bottle with urine. I’m relieved that the colour looked “okay enough” and…

I took a chance and added water to the Hill’s KD and made the mixture as smooth as I could. Normally, he doesn’t like water added to his food at all. Lucky, lucky! He’s eating the diluted food! He didn’t finish all of it, though. I can see he prefers it undiluted. But when diluted,…

I came downstairs at 5.30am this morning to find Cow Mau waiting eagerly for me at the door of Bunny’s Place. He looked hungry….and he was!! I know Cindy’s pureed food will not be able to satiate his hunger as it is only 8% protein, so I took a chance and offered Coco&Joe’s, which is…

By evening yesterday, Cow Mau was clearly feeling much, much better. After dinner, he was very alert and spent many hours in the living room with us. This morning, he was waiting eagerly for breakfast too and guess how many helpings of food he ate? THREE!! This is a can of tuna and sardines from…

I had no choice but to try and do Cow Mau’s subcut all by myself this evening. I didn’t know what to expect, but Cow Mau was so good. His very first subcut and it went without a hitch. We did 60ml, as the vet had advised. Because of his heart condition, the vet says…

Cow Mau has been pawing a lot lately. His mouth pain has been getting worse. Yet, he tries his best to eat, which is really heart-breaking. I’m at my wit’s end deciding on a suitable food because he paws even when I syringe liquid into his mouth. So I give him whatever he can tolerate,…