Category: Medical

After doing the hunger strike all morning to prevent “capture” by me, Smurfy is so, so hungry now! In any case, I managed to catch him after persevering for 1.5 hours and have already fed him his Promax for the day. Since then, he has been asking for food all morning. That’s Smurfy on the…

I finally caught Smurfy! It took 1.5 hours of perseverance and patience. Initially, I thought of other plans like removing the platforms leading up to the lookout, or even caging him for another 48 hours but caging would feel like a punishment for him. To cage him just to be able to feed him his…

Smurfy has been refusing to come down this morning because he thinks he’s well enough and doesn’t need his Promax anymore. But he actually stills needs it because I still see slightly soft stools in the sandpit boxes. He’s super-duper stubborn. When he was sick in the past three days, he came down and I…

Today was Juno’s second vaccination! Her temperature was normal, heart sound all good. Juno weighed 1.58kg at the vet’s. The vet also advised that if we can wait, according to TCM principles, it is better to get a female cat spayed only at 7 months old, after the first heat (usually at 6 months). This…

Poop check – none and no diarrhoea. Smurfy and Ginger have really good appetite now, so I think they are definitely on the mend from that short episode of diarrhoea due to stomach upset. But yet, I don’t dare give them too much food at one go. And as always, once cats recover from any…

Dateline: Today, 1.30pm No diarrhoea! Just slightly soft stools from Ginger and Smurfy today. Also, from Juno. But all with form. All three have been eating very well. I’ve personally collected Rey, Lynx, Minnie and Robin’s faeces and none of them has diarrhoea. So while Juno’s was due to a coccidia infection, Ginger and Smurfy’s…

Finally, the magic happened at 6.05am just now. I heard Smurfy scratching at the sand and he was squating. It’s soft, but at least there is form now. It’s definitely an improvement from yesterday. Yay! Robin is still hassling Smurfy. But he is safe up here from the bully. I’ll monitor Smurfy and see if…

There were no loose stools or, for that matter, any stools, in the sandpit boxes early this morning at Ginger’s Catio. I got up at 3.50am to check. Minnie finally ate and quite heartily too. I’m so relieved. Because if ever Minnie falls ill, how am I going to get her treated when I still…

I was wondering why I didn’t see any of Juno’s stools in the two litter boxes all day today except for once in the early morning. Then, I realised why…she has been spending a lot of time upstairs. So I went up to check the litter box upstairs and true enough, there were two spots…

I’ve been doing poop checks every hour. In the last few hours, Ginger and Smurfy have been asking for their regular food. Both have absolutely refused to eat ID (sigh). Maybe they associated it with the feeling of being sick. Maybe they feel better now so they want back their regular food. Smurfy has been…

So far, so good. Touchwood! There has been no diarrhoea from Ginger, Smurfy or anyone since the last one at 8.30am by Smurfy. Everyone looks okay too. Rey Robin Smurfy; it’s going to rain so he usually hides out in his big cage. It’s good that all day, Smurfy has been around in the open…

I managed to get an appointment for Smurfy today. The vet checked and Smurfy’s temperature is normal, but his gut sounds quite gassy. There was insufficient fecal sample from the thermometer to check for anything though the slide was prepared and looked at under a microscope. It is probably a tummy upset like Ginger’s due…

Smurfy showed me that he had loose stools at 8.36am just now. It’s also blood-tinged, so I’m going to take him to the vet’s. It’s endless, isn’t it? Well, of course it is, when does sickness and aging ever end for any living being, right? That’s just life. Smurfy actually waited for me to sit…

Juno is now 1.52kg! Her stools are still a bit soft and wet, but her appetite is really fantastic and she is very active. There is also weight gain every day now. Juno can already receive her second vaccination this weekend.

And this time, it’s for real. So after searching through the CCTV footage multiple times, it was Smurfy who passed out the other lump of loose stools, at 1.30am. But Smurfy has been eating mostly kibble these days and he practically hasn’t eaten any of the new foods at all, so we cannot blame those.…