Category: Medical

  • Panna’s updates (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    The vet sent me these videos today. Panna is eating on his own! I have asked Szetoo (who is visiting right now) to ask the vet to advise on physiotherapy for rehabilitation, if that’s needed. Luckily we have a pet physiotherapist right here in Subang Jaya! The vet told me that the wound is healing…

  • Good morning, Panna (Szetoo Yu Ming visits)!

    Here’s the updates we have been waiting eagerly for! Szetoo and his wife visited Panna this morning and sent these photos! According to Szetoo, Panna looks happy and alert, but a bit tired. It is probably due to the long hours of surgery last night. Anyone would! Szetoo feeding Panna a strip of treats! According…

  • Indy still on top of the world, with Tabs and Ginger

    It has been five days since Indy, Tabs and Ginger went for their stem cell therapy. The expected immediate side effect was to feel tired and sleep a lot for a few days, but that did not happen! All three of them behaved normally and were their usual selves. Their appetites were normal too. So…

  • Cow Mau’s small bites

    Whoa…no, no, I did not get bitten again!! Haha…. I’m talking about feeding Cow Mau small portions of food so that it is easier for him to take it up in his mouth in each bite. This is because Cow Mau has that mouth pain that nothing seems to be able to solve. The Solensia…

  • Panna eats and drinks…enthusiastically too! (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    The vet just sent two beautiful videos, or Panna eating and drinking enthusiastically!! The vet also says that the top half of the thigh muscle and tissue are all still fine. This probably means the gangrene had not spread upwards. Luckily!! She has she will monitor Panna for another 3 days to see his progress,…

  • Panna’s surgery went well! (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    Szetoo and the vet both just texted the good news!! Panna’s surgery went well and he is waking up from the anaesthesia now! Both limbs have been amputated. (My apologies this post is late; my wifi is acting up.) You did it, Panna!! You did it! This video was sent by the kind and amazing…

  • Panna’s surgery is underway (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    Panna’s surgery started at about 3pm. Both the clinic and Szetoo updated me. Szetoo says the vet explained that the surgery would take FOUR hours, with 2 hours per leg. The amputation would be done from the hip. Another hour is required for waking up from the anaesthesia. That’s going to be a very long…

  • Panna – waiting for his surgery (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    I texted the clinic first thing in the morning to find out how Panna is. According to the assistant, Panna looked alert and stable. That was a relief! Szetoo also woke up very early and lighted a candle for Panna to wish him a smooth and successful surgery and quick recovery. Right now, Szetoo is…

  • Fundraising for alley cat Panna (double amputation) and a message from Szetoo Yu Ming

    Ref 1: https://animalcare.my/2024/01/08/a-special-fundraising-for-panna-alley-cat-who-needs-a-double-amputation-szetoo-yu-mings/ Ref 2: https://animalcare.my/2024/01/08/fundraising-for-alley-cat-panna-for-a-double-amputation-surgery-tomorrow/ Panna’s double amputation surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. According to Szetoo, the vet would only be able to determine how far the gangrene has spread after they do the incision. Meanwhile, Panna is on two antibiotics. From the vet’s report, I saw Clamentin Inj, Metacam Inj, Midazolam Inj, Fentanyl…

  • Fundraising for alley cat Panna, for a double amputation – surgery tomorrow (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    Ref: https://animalcare.my/2024/01/08/a-special-fundraising-for-panna-alley-cat-who-needs-a-double-amputation-szetoo-yu-mings/ Szetoo has shared the vet’s estimated itemised costing with us. The whole procedure is estimated at RM4150.00 and this includes a minimum of a 3-day hospitalisation. He has already paid a RM2000 deposit for the clinic to proceed with the treatment. The vet will try to stabilise Panna with aggressive dressing today, take…

  • The Cow Bite wound story (no more clinic dressings required!)

    I went for my last clinic dressing today! The doctor says I only have to do it myself at home as the wound is healing well. But it would have to remain plastered for it to heal properly. I had always thought that we should expose the wound to let it dry faster, but the…

  • The Cow Bite wound story (after 7 days)

    At 8pm tonight, it would have been exactly 7 days since the night Cow Mau bit me last week. I’ve been going daily for dressing. As it turns out, I’m sensitive to the normal bandage as well as the waterproof bandage, so it’s just a plaster now. There was still some slough today but otherwise,…

  • The day after the stem cell therapy

    Indy, Ginger and Tabs went for the stem cell therapy yesterday. The vet said it is normal for them to feel tired and sleep a lot for the next few days. Well, Indy was still busy scolding the Monsters at 3am this morning and woke everyone up. He did not seem to be slowing down…

  • Indy, Ginger and Tabs’ stem cell therapy at the vet’s

    Today was Indy, Ginger and Tabs’ stem cell therapy at the clinic. It was supposed to be last Friday, but it got postponed to today. For new readers, Indy was suddenly diagnosed with Stage 3-4 CKD in September last year. He showed no symptoms except for being fussy over food which I thought was just…

  • The Cow Bite story continues again…

    I went for dressing today and the wound is finally healing! There’s a hole, do you see?  Well, that’s the puncture wound. There is still slough (dead cells) in it, so that had to be removed (ouch!). It is plastered up again. Dressing is still needed for another few days, depending on the healing each…