Category: Medical

  • All’s well with Cow Mau so far

    I got up at 5.00am this morning and Cow Mau was fine. The only thing I realised is that I’d forgotten to keep the back grille open for him last night because the e-collar would have prevented him from going out through the horizontal bars of the grille! We modified the width of our horizontal…

  • Cow wants to eat!

    So Cow is really hungry and asked for food! Nowadays, all the cats have supper as well. And because one of Bunny’s trials was to include some kibble in his diet (to bulk up his stools), everybody’s supper is now…kibble. Oh well…never mind. Let them enjoy the treat! The vet said to let Cow have…

  • Cow Mau’s third dental procedure

    “If you have anything important to say, please…start at the end!” Cow Mau is okay, dental done and is back home now! Last night, I wrote this: Cow had a dental procedure in March 2019 where two teeth were extracted. At that time, Vincent had just passed away from kidney failure and I decided to…

  • A Cindy’s “baby food” birthday supper treat for everyone!

    I use Cindy’s Recipe’s Original canned food with goat milk (in broth) a lot. I call it Cindy’s baby food because it is meant for kittens and special needs cats. It’s just so versatile. Mostly, it’s excellent for feeding medicines, even for someone as fussy and strong-willed as Queen Cleo. I’m thankful she is willing…

  • The ongoing trials for Bunny and his chronic constipation

    Bunny started on Cisapride on 15th April, which is almost a month ago. I can safely say that yes, Cisapride helps the motility in his intestines and therefore, his constipation problem. But we are still on Lactulose and the extra water. Lately, I also started giving Bunny some kibble with the hope that it would…

  • A cheat day for the cats

    Today’s breakfast was a “cheat day” meal for the cats! It’s all because Bunny had loose stools yesterday, so I gave him Cindy’s Tender Chicken with broth. Of course if Bunny gets, everyone wants it too. So, this morning, everyone had Cindy’s Tender Chicken…what a treat! Bunny, Cow and Cleo had pure Cindy’s while Indy…

  • The fanfare on subcut days

    Cleo and Bunny’s subcut days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (three times a week) because of their kidney insufficiency condition. For Bunny, it’s quite easy and I can do it single-handedly and even change bottles midway. But for Her Royal Cleo-ness….there’s always a bit of a fanfare. When she senses that we are going to…

  • Indy’s GI issues and other stories

    Indy has been having GI issues for as long as I can remember. He was rescued 14 years ago (as a tiny kitten) with many issues and barely made it through, but he did and amazed the vet. So, Indy having some medical issues has been his way of life. And whenever he was seriously…

  • The Blue Box for Cow Mau

    As promised, I ordered two new trays (boxes) and one of them is for Cow Mau. But Cow Mau is no longer interested in accompanying Bunny now, so Bunny has decided to use two boxes! Cow wants the pillows instead, which he “shares” ownership with Cleo. I did not see any evidence of sprayed urine…

  • Plans for Cow Mau’s hyperesthesia

    I was able to discuss plans for Cow Mau’s hyperesthesia with the vet today. The vet is interested to find the cause of the seizures, which could be due to (1) an ectoparasite bite (hence, we started with the Advocate spot-on yesterday to rule that out first), (2) some intense itch or (3) pain in…

  • Bunny rushed to the vet’s (check for jaundice)

    Remember I wrote about Bunny’s urine suddenly turning back yellow and smelly last week? I didn’t think there was anything to be concerned about. In fact, I had a silly thought – maybe Bunny’s kidneys are suddenly working well again and able to concentrate urine? Because previously, his urine had been colourless and odourless for…

  • Cleo and Bunny’s updates

    This morning, believe it or not, Cleo ate the bread-ball! I only offered one bread-ball this time. There was no decoy. Just the one. Take it or leave it, Your Royal Highness, it’s okay either way. She deliberated for awhile and then decided to “take it”. Thank you, Your Royal Highness. I thank my lucky…

  • Cow’s mild “seizure”

    This is a quick update on Cow’s recent episodes: https://animalcare.my/2022/04/26/cows-strange-back-biting-episodes-is-it-hyperesthesia/ The vet said Cow’s episode today was most likely a mild seizure because there was loss of urine control. So, before we start him on any anti-seizure medication, the vet recommended that we put Cow and everyone in his colony (Bunny, Cleo and Indy) on Advocate…

  • Bunny’s urine

    Bunny has kidney insufficiency. It’s been ongoing for more than two years now. But for Bunny’s case, his current creatinine level is below the borderline. Still, over the last one year, it has increased, so he definitely has chronic kidney disease. Bunny also urinates a lot and his urine has been very dilute (totally colourless)…

  • Cow’s strange back-biting episodes – is it hyperesthesia?

    I noticed it twice last week in the morning just before giving them breakfast. Cow suddenly flipped onto his back and started biting the middle of his back. It happened twice in a few minutes. When I saw it, it immediately reminded me of Tiger’s hyperesthesia way back in 2016. Here’s some information on this…