Category: Medical

  • Use of probiotics in dogs and cats

    A fact sheet: https://vetspecialists.co.uk/fact-sheets-post/probiotics-use-in-cats-and-dogs-fact-sheet/ Excerpts: Improving the gut microflora may have more systemic effects as the intestinal microorganisms are thought to have a variety of roles, from digestion of nutrients and vitamins to production of beneficial compounds or regulation of the immune system. Although more studies are needed to assess the true effect of probiotics,…

  • Indra check and Love Bugs to all

    Dateline: 11th Nov 2023 at 2.45am. I got up early today. This must mean I must be getting better from the after-effects of the dreadful Covid-19! I went to check on Indra and she seemed fine. There was no poop along the wall in her usual spots. Also, none in the sandpit or near the…

  • Indra’s dinner

    Indra ate a proper dinner today. She came to her usual spot to eat too. I first offered raw chicken which she didn’t want. Then, Cubgrub, she didn’t want that too. So I tried Coco&Joe’s and voila! She ate a moderate amount. Not too much. Just enough, which is good. Chillaxing with mom! Let’s hope…

  • Indra eats some raw chicken

    Looks like today’s going to be all about Indra! Cow Mau asked for food at 12.36pm and Indra looked hungry too. So I carefully offered some raw cut-up chicken. She ate! Akira and Samantha were also there and they had Cubgrub. Cow Mau has his baby food (Cindy’s pureed canned food). Tomorrow is the appointment…

  • Indra eats some kibble

    It was at 9.58am that Indra looked a bit hungry. I offered raw food but she sniffed at it and walked off. Then, I offered some kibble and she ate some of it. So that’s her second meal of the day. She didn’t eat it as voraciously as yesterday, though. No poop detected anywhere so…

  • Gerald’s worrisome lightening flanks

    I’ve noticed recently that both sides of Gerald’s flanks have been lightening in colour, from his radiant ginger stripes to a very light colour. I did a search on Google and it says it’s sometimes normal that cats’ pigmentation undergo changes; it could be caused by harmless genetic mutations or even life-threatening diseases. Gerald doesn’t…

  • Indra’s progress

    There was no massive puddly poop this morning, which is good. There was only a tiny itty bitty spot of loose stools at Indra’s regular spot along the wall of the room. So tiny, it’s almost negligible! But I did noticed well-formed soft stools at Indra’s right most far-end corner of the shared sandpit. There…

  • Indra eats every 1-2 hours now!

    Wow, Indra is certainly catching up for the two lost days! And there I was worried about her losing weight… But she’s only eating her new-found tasty junk food – kibble!! At 2.25pm, Indy came to the screen door to ask for food. Indy and Cow Mau get to eat whenever they please. They are,…

  • Hungry Indra eats….kibble??!!

    Yes, she must be REALLY hungry!! I was doing some work in the garden when I suddenly caught a glimpse of Indra walking towards a bowl of remaining kibble. Then she started eating it! What??? Indra has never touched kibble before! She must be really, really hungry now. I was at odds wondering if I…

  • Medicines, medicines (and about Promax)!

    I think I am suffering from some brain fog ever since getting Covid-19. Besides making loads of typos, I sometimes stare at a word and cannot spell it correctly. Sort of getting all my letters jumbled up and not knowing which to put first. Yikes! I hope this isn’t permanent. The last thing I want…

  • Indra’s progress

    Indra’s morning began with me giving her Promax. After that, I saw poop in her usual spot. Now, this is a time when I’m thankful she still pees and poops on the floor in Bunny’s Room because it is so easy to monitor! The poop was totally wet followed by a short bit that was…

  • Checking in on Indra (no poop and she eats…a bit!)

    Dateline: 1.10am, 9th Nov 2023 I woke up to check on Indra. Found her awake and grooming herself here, near Samantha. We recently brought this bench in here from the porch and the cats are loving it. Gerald used to use it a lot last time and nowadays, he either goes elsewhere (maybe another home?)…

  • Indra to the vet’s (bloody-jelly-like and puddles of poop)

    I starting noticing yesterday evening that Indra wasn’t herself. She skipped dinner (which is rare and has never happened before because Indra always eats a lot at every meal). But actually, she has not been eating a lot for a few days now. She still ate, but just not a lot and I left it…

  • Indy’s last nebulisation today

    Today is Indy’s last nebulisation. Well, not that it’s difficult to do, actually. He loves it! Kai being a KPC. This is his subcut. He cooperates very well during subcut too. I can handle everything singlehandedly, including changing bottles midway. Indy is pretty easy to handle. Maybe it is because he trusts me and hence,…

  • The work goes on, of course (trying Love Bugs and pilling Rey)

    Covid or no Covid, nothing changes as far as cat management is concerned. I tried giving Adored Beast’s Love Bugs to the Monsters today and hmm….I think it performed better than Fera Organic’s probiotics in the department of staging a hunger strike and protest. Everyone ate their laced food. Well, with a little less fervour.…