Category: Medical

  • Indy’s diarrhoea and Bioflor

    For those of you who have been following this blog, you might remember Indy’s 7-week bout with bloody diarrhoea (the stools had blood in them) in October-November 2019. At that time, I tried everything I was advised to, by the vet as well as well-meaning friends. Nothing worked until I switched his diet to raw…

  • What does Bunny want to eat?

    It’s back to the Surprise-Me-Happy-Meals again for Bunny now. But Bunny clearly has a preference for fish these days. I know the vet says fish isn’t suitable when there’s diarrhoea, but that’s what Bunny wanted and so far, he has been diarrhoea-free for 6 days now and switching to fish was one of the changes…

  • YES! It IS Bunny’s glorious poo!!

    I saw it happening before my eyes just now!! It IS Bunny’s well-formed big poo!!!! No more diarrhoea. It’s suddenly all back to normal now. Thank you, Bioflor and/or Clavamox! I don’t know which one worked but something worked!! Bunny has 3 more days of Clavamox and I’m giving it in the morning and evening,…

  • Bunny’s updates – no diarrhoea

    It’s looking good…finally! No diarrhoea today too. But…yes, there is a “but”. After breakfast today, Bunny tried to defecate but nothing came out. So I think the chronic constipation may have returned again, which isn’t surprising since Bunny does have chronic constipation since July this year. The motility in his gut is compromised, probably due…

  • Bunny’s updates – are his diarrhoea days over yet?

    I don’t even dare to write this post or even say it. But Bunny has been diarrhoea free for more than 48 hours now. The diarrhoea had persisted for a total of 18 days. Our first regimen of treatment completely failed. Metrogyl and the supplements did not work at all. I gave him Saccharomyces Boulardii…

  • Bunny’s diarrhoea – the second line of treatment

    It has been extremely challenging managing Bunny’s diarrhoea. The first treatment of Metrogyl did not work so I stopped that but continued with his supplements of folic acid and B-12. Then, we saw the vet again and now we are embarking on a fresh regimen of treatment. The first line of treatment in this new…

  • Bunny to the vet’s (persistent gut problem)

    I communicated with our vet on Bunny’s condition and she said she would like to see him and give him another B-12 (methycobal) injection. So off we went to the vet’s this afternoon (in the pouring rain!). The vet did a fecal examination of Bunny’s stool and found a tiny bit of blood in it…

  • Bunny’s persistent diarrhoea

    The medication isn’t working. It’s already been 15 days now and Bunny is still having diarrhoea. Bunny has had diarrhoea before this, but it always resolved itself within a day or two. But this time, it has persisted. This diarrhoea has resulted in weight loss and of course, discomfort, I’m sure. After 7 days on…

  • Ginger’s thigh cyst

    Yesterday, Sihui was patting Ginger and she felt a lump on his body near his thigh. So today it’s off to the vet’s. The vet said it’s really lucky that Sihui felt the lump because indeed there is a lump there. The lump is where my thumb is. An ultrasound scan was done and it…

  • Cleo’s eye and Rey’s attack

    Yesterday Cleo’s eye got scratched by Smurfy when the boys came over to eat grass. On my immediate check, I thought it was a scratch just below the eye and I quickly applied eyedrops to it. Cleo could not open her eyes right after the attack but very soon after that, she could. So I…

  • Bunny and Indy’s updates and some reflections

    Indy had an eye injury almost a week ago, but it healed very well after only 2 days on the eyedrop, Tarivid. Bunny’s recovery from the gut problem will take a longer time, I know. But as of this morning, he already seemed to be in better spirits. I’m trying my best to convert them…

  • Bunny to the vet’s (GI intolerance)

    Bunny has been having soft stools for 5 days now. When it first happened, I thought it was the usual thing where I’d have to adjust the Lactulose dosage, which I did. Normally, his soft stool problem is self-limiting and it will resolve itself after a few days. But it has not. Also, about a…

  • Bunny Bun Buns – some photos

    Bunny’s health has been up and down lately. We know he’s as good as he can be, given that he is FIV-positive (on Vetri DMG), has chronic kidney disease (on thrice-weekly subcut), has chronic constipation (under control with medication, laxatives and probiotics), is blind but has eye problems (on Maximum Ophtal) and Bunny is already…

  • Indy to the vet’s (eye injury)

    Indy had been on the sick bay for a few days now but I didn’t suspect anything until he started squinting his left eye yesterday. I checked this eye and it looked inflamed. So today we went to the vet’s. Indy’s third eyelid is inflamed. He also has an ulcer but there are many blood…

  • Our Super Seniors….and Rey

    Our Super Seniors are back to raw food again now! But they do still get various kinds of food for variety and satiety. Here’s Bunny and Cleo eating their lunch this afternoon. Cleo is on 200ml subcut three times a week. She is also on Amlodipine for borderline high blood pressure and Renal-N for her…