Category: Medical

  • Back to status quo as new coalition dissolves?

    Indy and Ginger have gone back to their irrespective clans now. For the past 2 days, they formed a temporary alliance (a “coalition” of sorts)…. But we did it for the greater good and for the greater wellbeing of our brothers and sisters. We were sick, so we quarantined ourselves so that our germs won’t…

  • Indy goes to the vet’s (It’s cat flu season)

    It’s cat flu season. Our cats have escaped many seasons…for years, but this year, we are not exempted. It started with Ginger and shortly after, Indy started sneezing too. So, we took Indy to the vet’s today, even though his appetite is intact and he did not even seem sick except for the occasional sneezing.…

  • Ginger….back on track?

    Last night, Ginger seemed to have bounced right back and started eating his usual food and behaving in his normal “Gingerly” ways. We felt sorry for him, so we let him stay inside the house (normally, his place is the patio at night – because he has a tendency to spray on all the cushions…

  • Ginger eats!

    I think Ginger felt much better with the nebulization done at the clinic, and the medicines must have taken effect because just now, he asked for food and ate his usual Cubgrub again! Yay! Raw food doesn’t smell as aromatic as Recovery or AD. He must have lost his sense of smell this morning so…

  • Ginger goes to the vet’s (sneezing problem)

    Ginger had been having some sort of cough/sneeze which sounded like Heidi’s “reverse sneezing” for about 4-5 days now. I had been giving him Vetri DMG with the hope that it would resolve by itself, but it did not. His appetite has been totally normal throughout and the cough/sneeze only happens at most about 3…

  • A single-handed subcut session

    Bunny is not a problem at all; Pole and Cleo are. These two girls are our feral cats even though we have looked after them since the day they were born. Cleo’s subcut. I wish I had four hands, but I only have two, so I have to grab her tightly with one hand, put…

  • Heidi’s updates

    It looks like Heidi is on the mend. As of yesterday, she started eating again, though not as much as she usually does. But she is back to her usual habits, so that is definitely a good sign. She came to the door to greet me when I came home from work. She is here,…

  • Zoonoses and disease outbreak

    A very good read: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157591104405219&set=a.10150260348875219&type=3&theater Some excerpts: Following China’s official announcement linking the virus to Wuhan’s wildlife markets, social media was rife with comments such as “Why can’t they just be civilised and eat domestic farmed animals like the rest of us?”, “Serves them right for eating endangered animals instead of animals raised for food!”, and…

  • Meat chunks as a dental treat

    I was asking advice from my raw-feeding friend today regarding Pole’s tartar problem. I would do whatever it takes as long as she does not have to undergo scaling. The advice was to give her Orozyme twice a day of which I am already doing AND to give her meat chunks to chew on. In…

  • Protect yourself from the Novel Coronavirus: “Your face is sacred”

    This is a very informative interview: https://www.facebook.com/onefm913/videos/2916759611719451/?__xts__[0]=68.ARBhXVolEQGQoOPUGg3-BTVmLgZHVPZghGZkRpT8hEmXVAFOqs9DfrT-qIDHv6gVXFJfjaouDpooEz1o5nZ-0Mw2vhZBVXS0eT4nn2kfqzOH8bpBhkJ2pICq7R7hVlp3IF6Nbi0ZmJrmYIl7C2Pda-ffq4-nKklaH2HAEOPV9rHkQ1FYN8GYx3HuSQMndAeURc2ZmaPMbjyqhGEYWLudpJbSdJx3FMfILwS8izQ56BVQWgaDr7DjFLb_IqpwMdV7ufmX3ofXinbMKORmmZw-bnLnfaCd4V-OIQOylQSOuzy2X57vHN05AZrCkuH1g4UfBOqEB7fuE7WZ_r7xAi3Zi6Tz-Q&__tn__=H-R The summary, as I understand: 1. Wash your hands with soap and water frequently. 2. Do NOT touch your face (“Your face is sacred”) unless you have just washed your hands thoroughly with soap and water. 3. Get some Vitamin D – from the sun, in the safety of…

  • Soap and water is preferred!

    The experiment: https://www.facebook.com/ali.daconti/posts/2726103890766094

  • The FCoV does NOT infect humans

    The FCoV is the Feline Corona virus. In the wake of the Novel Wuhan Corona Virus, below is an informative article, shared with the kind permission of Ms Aurora Lambrecht: https://www.facebook.com/aurora.lambrecht/posts/10158264189920312 Very important to keep in mind: FCoV does NOT infect humans. Commonly coronaviruses are host specific, only infecting closely related species. FCoV is genetically similar…

  • Pole eats!

    This morning I got up at 2.30am! Everyone had breakfast at 5.00am and Pole ate her Recovery. I did offer some Cubgrub but she refused.  Guess it’s going to take some effort to convert her back to Cubgrub or Coco&Joe’s. Perhaps the association of these foods with the mouth pain takes a longer time to…

  • Orozyme and Greenies for Pole

    Since yesterday, I had already started Pole on Greenies and Orozyme. Well, of course, everyone else wanted Greenies too. This afternoon’s experience with Oral Aid must have totally freaked Pole out. I was lucky enough that this evening, she was still willing to eat Recovery (no bad experience from there). But after that, when I…

  • Pole goes to the vet’s (pawing at mouth)

    I decided not to wait until Tuesday when the clinics reopen. So, we took Pole to the 24-hour vet hospital this afternoon. Despite being the first day of Chinese New Year and a public holiday, the clinic was packed – a grim reminder that sickness does not choose a time to happen. If it happens,…