Category: Medical

It had been seven hours since his last meal of a tablespoon of raw food. The vet said to not feed him until 6pm to see if he would be willing to eat on his own. She was sure he would. At 6pm, Indy came out from under the bed and waited at the grille.…

Indy has been doing self-imposed “lockdown kendiri” for two days now, hiding under the bed most of the time. He also has not been eating by himself since Wednesday afternoon. I have taken him to the vet’s twice now and his blood tests are all normal. The diagnosis is gastro-intestinal issues. This morning, at 4.20am,…

The vet suggested on the phone today that perhaps we could consider putting Indy on IV-fluids. I was hesitant initially as I know Indy would be very stressed with hospitalisation and the IV-pod on his paw. If he needs fluids, I can always do home subcut and still continue to force feed him small meals…

Indy has been having this eating problem for some months now. It is very hard to get him to eat. Once food is served, he will look at the bowl (as though he has never seen this food before and what-am-I-supposed-to-do-with-this?). Then, I would have to spend five minutes coaxing him to eat. But the…

It started about two weeks ago. First, there was just one bald patch on the head. Then, there was a lot of shedding on the floor. Over the years, Tabs have had this shedding/balding problem before and it would resolve itself after a few months or so. I thought I’d let the problem run its…

Yesterday afternoon during the thunderstorm, Ginger started sneezing. Oh oh….I remember his sneezing last year, which later developed into a cough and it took more than 2 months and 3 different antibiotics for him to recover. That happened from February to April last year. Ginger is FIV+, so the long period of recovery is due…

Bunny has been alright after the Sunday fight with Indy. The only thing is he showed some mouth pain whenever he eats and he has been eating a little less than usual. But yesterday, when I opened his mouth to give him is Maximum Ophtal (his eye anti-oxidant), I noticed a significant swelling way back…

After two days of a slight glimmer of hope where Pole was exploring the house and even going upstairs, she was very down again today. It’s getting increasingly difficult to feed her now. I’ve tried various types of food and even coconut water, but nothing works. Today was Pole’s check-up. I decided to spare her…

Last night, Pole decided she wanted to venture out of the rest of the house. We carried her out to the living room for awhile but later in the night, she sat at the grille. This is a rare photo of the “Originals”. Indy and Cleo came too, but I was not able to get…

I was surprised but very thankful to receive an unexpected email from Astro’s Oil yesterday. It’s been quite long since I last contacted them when I first ordered the renal care package. The person-in-charge, Ms Bianca, remembered Pole. She found this blog, read about Pole’s condition and wrote to me. I’m very surprised as I’ve…

Pole has been very quiet since the Darbepoetin jab on Saturday. Visible muscle wastage had already set in since last week , so we know that her condition is deteriorating. Kidney degeneration is a very debilitating and long-drawn illness….sigh. She is still unwilling to eat on her own, so I still have to force feed…

Pole went for her one-week check-up yesterday. Clinically, ever since administering the Kaminox, Pole seemed more alert and mobile. The blood test shows her electrolyte levels have improved slightly, which is good. Unfortunately, Pole’s PCV dropped from the previous 20% last week to only 15% yesterday. While drawing her blood, the vet already noticed that…

Barely one-and-a-half days after returning home from the clinic, Pole started deteriorating quite rapidly. Her head was constantly down and she looked very lethargic. I know this “head down” syndrome is a sign of low electrolyte level, so I actually contemplated sending her back to be on the IV-drip so that electrolytes could be administered…

I went to visit Pole yesterday and found her looking very depressed and miserable. The vet said it could be due to the pain medication which has a sedative effect. She just lay in the cubicle and did not move at all, looking very lethargic. I spent more than an hour there with her. This…

Pole’s condition did not improve with the treatment. She still refuses to eat and I could only forcefeed her a teaspoon of AD every 3-4 hours. Anything more and she would growl or spit the food out. She just sat quietly and barely slept. It was truly painful seeing her like this and not knowing…