Category: Medical

  • Milky and Cash to the vet’s (news from Survivor Shelter)

    Ms Ong sent news that she had taken two dogs to the vet’s for treatment. Milky has been to the vet’s three times now for her swollen leg. Her condition is improving. Cash had a bit of fever and is not eating too well.

  • Gerald has a rod bacterial cough

    There is no public holiday for animal caregivers. Gerald started coughing three days ago. Initially it sounded like he was trying to dislodge something from this throat. I thought he had eaten something and it had got stuck in his throat. But he was eating his food well so I left it at that. When…

  • A setback for WinWin (from Survivor Shelter)

    According to Ms Ong, WinWin blood PCV dropped this week despite having resumed the steroid treatment. But another more serious setback is that WinWin has been diagnosed with tick fever as well. From what Ms Ong understands, the treatment for IMHA conflicts with the treatment for tick fever. Ms Ong’s decision is to take WinWin…

  • Hiro has stopped eating

    Hiro’s condition is deteriorating.  It is really sad but not unexpected because the prognosis was already very poor yesterday. He had some outdoor sun this morning. Hiro only ate on his own this morning. Subsequently, he has rejected all food. I force fed chicken liver soup with a syringe, some pasty foods and whatever I…

  • Good morning, Hiro

    Hiro ate a little bit of Cubgrub’s Rabbit and some Coco&Joe’s this morning. It took a bit of coaxing but he is eating on his own, which is a miracle. But he would eat and stop, then I had to change the location and he would eat again. Small amounts at a time. Then he…

  • Little Hiro eats…a little

    This afternoon, I made chicken liver soup for Hiro and to my surprise, he drank a little bit of it. This is so much better than previously where no food could attract him enough to eat it and he would just paw beside the bowl. I was pleasantly surprised. At least he is drinking something.…

  • Little Hiro has IMHA

    Hiro’s prognosis is very poor. I had already feared it would be IMHA, same as what Heidi had. I asked the vet on Sunday, but at that time, there was no evidence of IMHA yet. Today I thought it was liver failure or FIP, but it is neither. It is IMHA = Immune-Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia.…

  • Hiro visits Bunny’s Place

    Hiro wanted to go out to Bunny’s Place this morning so I let him. Our Super Seniors were kind to him. But I had to lock Rey in the cage before letting Hiro visit. Rey cannot be trusted. Hiro watched as the Super Seniors ate their breakfast. I gave him a bowl too, but he…

  • WinWin’s update this week (Survivor Shelter’s)

    Last week, the vet started to decrease the medication for WinWin with hopes that she would continue to improve. The steroids was removed. This week, WinWin’s blood PCV only increased by 1%, which is not what was hoped, so she is back on steroids again. But all in, WinWin is doing very well, eating and…

  • Hiro’s very yellow urine

    My fears are more or less confirmed. Hiro’s urine is very yellow. I saw a urine ball when I woke up today at 3am. Based on my untrained knowledge, it is very possibly a sign of liver failure. Maybe his liver has not matured since he is still so young and did not have a…

  • Hiro’s day

    We already know Hiro isn’t well, and the vet had already said he might be a fading kitten because of the acquired FIV from his mum during her pregnancy. Infant-FIV is a totally different ballgame from FIV contracted in an adult cat. The adult cat has a better fighting chance to overcome the symptoms from…

  • Hiro’s RetroMAD1 has arrived!

    Singaporeans are very efficient. Hiro’s RetroMAD1 has arrived! And I’ve given him a first dose. The recommended treatment is 3 times daily, in between food, for a minimum of 90 days. So we will do that. This is the box and there are 2 bottles inside. Based on Hiro’s weight now, it will last me…

  • Indy and the story of my pilling finger

    Indy has always been an enigma. To tell you 15 years of unexplained issues in Indy would require me a write a book, but I think regular readers would remember the many times that Indy had baffled vets with his unexplained and unidentifiable illnesses which miraculous resolved itself either by trial and error or by…

  • Hiro’s morning and the scratching – what does it mean, please?

    I really need your help on this (please scroll down). But before this, let me write about last night and this morning. Hiro was back to his usual self last night. He sat on my lap all night until we went to bed. There is a problem in the house, though. I think Riley is…

  • The Blondies to the vet’s too – a merry-go-round of mild flu

    Along with Hiro, I also took the Blondies to the vet’s yesterday. I don’t think there was anything very serious with their flu, but since I managed to get an appointment for Hiro, I might as well take all three of them along. The vet says the three ought to be separated into three different…