Category: Medical

  • Our Super Seniors and Seniors

    Our Super Seniors are Cow Mau (17 years 7 months) and Indy (15 years 7 months) and our seniors are Ginger and Tabs (both estimated at 13 years old). This is Indy after his subcut today. He’s such a good boy, really. Based on his kidney readings, Indy was already at Stage 4 of CKD…

  • Tabs, after the first subcut

    I am not imagining this. After the very first subcut, Tabs’ appetite has improved. So fast? Yes, I’m not imagining it. So the elevated creatinine and BUN must have been making her feel uncomfortable for weeks now, hence, the reduced appetite and tonight’s first ever 200ml subcut must have made her suddenly more comfortable with…

  • Let them graze! (and a discussion about canned food)

    I learnt something new from the vet today. I told him that Tabs often asks for snacks and the vet said, “Let them graze, because that’s their natural way of eating!” I was quite surprised because I thought they should only be fed twice a day, at fixed times (yes, proper meals) so that their…

  • Tabs to the new vet’s (early kidney disease and needs a heart scan)

    I won’t sugarcoat it or keep anyone in suspense here, Tabs has early kidney disease. I’m shocked. Tabs’ previous blood test results was done this September. It was just three months ago and everything was still normal. If I had not taken Tabs today, I would only have done the next blood test NEXT September…

  • Ginger to the new vet’s (needs dental scaling soon)

    As mentioned in the earlier post, I decided to take Ginger and Tabs to get a geriatric check-up at the new vet’s this evening. This clinic is much, much nearer to our home, so in case of emergencies, it would be faster to reach them. Also, it saves me a lot of travelling time. I’ll…

  • Indy goes for a second opinion at a new vet’s

    I don’t want to leave any stone unturned with Indy. His kidney readings are off the roof and he remains clinically well enough. I just need to know if I’ve missed anything or there are other options that I could try for Indy. So I found out that there’s a vet much nearer to our…

  • Creamy has stopped sneezing

    I laced everyone’s food with Vetri DMG today, and thankfully, Creamy ate all his food up! He is normally very choosy and discerning of “new smells”. I haven’t heard Creamy sneezing anymore so I hope he’s cured. I am very sure Creamy has a home in the back road, so I only gave him Cetirizine…

  • Welcome to the special (nebulisation) room, Akira!

    It was bound to happen… I was hoping against hope that it won’t, but it did this morning. Akira started sneezing a lot. Indra and Kai are both definitely getting better, so it’s Akira’s turn now. If angels, fairies and nymphs exist, I would like to pray to them to intervene so that the sneezing…

  • An important tip on powdered probiotics

    If you are using a powdered probiotic, please remember that it still contains freeze-dried live probiotic strains. These probiotic strains are activated when in contact with moisture, which is usually saliva or digestive juices (when it is consumed). So, if your pets’ powdered probiotic has hardened, it means it has already been in contact with…

  • Starting nebulisation for Kai

    I nebulised Kai last night and again this morning. The sneezing has not reduced so I decided to take the next step. She was really good with the nebulisation process and did not struggle at all. I did it again this morning and she was most cooperative too. She’s also easier to feed medicines to…

  • Capsules for Indra’s flu

    I gave up with the liquid Curam so we drove to the vet’s to purchase Clavamox capsules for Indra’s remaining four more days. The whole antibiotic course is for seven days. We’ve done three days now, miserably, with Indra foaming at the mouth with the liquid. Clavamox is the same medication as Curam. It is…

  • Kai and Robin are sneezing now

    Indra is in closer proximity to and spends more time with Riley, and yet, Kai started sneezing today. And Robin started yesterday. Robin has no contact whatsoever with Indra at all. So I think it’s not spread from Indra, but it’s probably in the air. A cat-flu virus in the air. I started Kai and…

  • Indra’s sneezing (starts on Curam)

    Indra wasn’t sneezing as much this morning, so I was really happy. I did the nebulisation as usual. But by afternoon, I heard her sneezing a little bit more so I did not want to take any chances and have now started her on the antibiotic, Curam liquid, which the vet gave on standby yesterday.…

  • Indy to the vet’s for his monthly check-up (creatinine and urea off the charts)

    Indy went for his monthly kidney check-up today. Sadly, there is no good news at all. In fact, it’s bad. The mysterious thing is that Indy look so well, clinically. First things first, last month’s PCV reading of 35% was a mistake. I had expected it because it seemed impossible that his PCV would increase…

  • Indra to the vet’s (for sneezing)

    Luckily I asked permission to bring Indra along to the vet’s today. She has sneezed less since I started her on my home combo for flu (Cetirizine, Bromhexine, Nebulisation), but I still wanted her checked, especially her lungs. Indra has a low-grade fever of 39.2 degrees, but this could be due to stress (and yes,…