Category: Medical

  • Indy, after one day on Metrogyl

    I started Indy on Metrogyl (Metronidazole) yesterday. It was not exactly an easy decision because as far as possible, we would like to avoid the use of antibiotics. However, I think this problem has gone on for too long and we have tried natural remedies and other methods that avoided the use of antibiotics. While…

  • Indy and the Cowboys

    Bunny sunbathing. His right eye is not back to normal yet, but there is some improvement. I made a decision and started Indy on Metronidazole this morning. This loose stool problem has been ongoing for too long now. Obviously, something is wrong in his gut.  I’m going with the vet’s hypothesis that there is bacteria…

  • The loose stools came back

    As expected, the loose stools came back. We came back from taiji and there it was – loose stools on Indy’s poop-spot. It so happened too that Indy’s vet was online, so we discussed his case and I showed her the photo of his latest poop. The vet suspects that there is already bacterial overgrowth…

  • How’s Cowboy Bunny’s eye?

    I think there is a slight improvement in Bunny’s eye. We only put the e-collar on during and after an eyedrop session because that’s when he tends to rub his eye. At other times, we don’t see him rubbing at all. But it’s a huge problem applying the eyedrop. It’s not easy to hold Bunny’s…

  • Ethics, Morality and Integrity

    If you are an FIP cat parent, this article might be of interest to you. It is from the FIP Care and Advisory Group, shared with permission from the author, Ms Aurora Lambrecht. https://fiptreatmentnews.com/ethics-morality-and-integrity/?fbclid=IwAR0gt8F6at4w-yhfVGk5GteV8hPLbXuj7uRkMQ1mQUDeFVYXZAAauXXn0tE

  • Of cow grass, serai and Indy’s poop

    How hard is it to buy cow grass? We could only grow cow grass in Bunny’s Garden because of the spraying by Cow, Bunny and Indy. Pearl grass died. Even with cow grass, there are many bald patches because of the spraying. So, actually, no grass can survive their spraying! So I went to the…

  • Indy, it has been 24 hours now…

    It’s been 24 hours… The last loose stools was at 8.20am yesterday.  I couldn’t believe my eyes when I woke up this morning and scrutinised the entire length of the sandpit. No loose stools. Pinch me, please. That was at 5.45am. And it was still dark. I waited until it was brighter and scrutinised every…

  • Indy’s news

    With Bunny “down” with his eye injury, Indy started targeting Cow instead. I have had to break up a few war-crying posturing episodes between the two. Cow did not start them; Indy did. Then, just now, Indy chased Cleo all over the garden to the room. Maybe he is just playing, or maybe he has…

  • Indy: It is probably giardiasis

    Is there good news today?  I don’t really know. There is still blood-tinged soft stools. Once, yesterday at 12.30pm and again today, at 8.20am. But it isn’t as frequent as before, though, and there is no shooting diarrhoea anymore. It looks like Indy can retain the raw chicken fillet. I also begun adding back some…

  • Bunny’s eye – to the vet’s

    It’s been practically a month of frequent vet visits for us. On Saturday night, Bunny got bullied by Indy. Indy has been taking it out on Bunny lately. I think perhaps Indy is a little moody because he hasn’t been getting his full meals, so he took it out on the easiest cat to bully…

  • Indy’s updates

    I wish I had better news, but I don’t. Indy was able to retain the raw chicken all night without vomiting or passing loose stools. I waited until after midnight and kept checking. This morning, I found a few patches of small soft stools. I guess his intake is little, so the stools would be…

  • Indy’s food trials

    The quest continues… Indy has been back on ID ever since his loose stools started again. But this afternoon, things took a turn for the worse. Right after a lunch of ID, Indy went straight to the sandpit and passed out a patch of very thick brown liquid. It reminds me of how we sometimes…

  • Indy’s reward – a trip to the patio

    Indy has been REALLY good, especially to me. He didn’t like the ID, but after I explained that he needed it, he started eating it. Now, it seems that he actually likes it. Then, he didn’t like the Slippery Elm at all, but again, after he realised I was pinning my hopes on it working,…

  • Cleo discovers Indy’s secret

    Cleo is lining up too. This is Indy’s secret dining place, which he decided for himself. It makes it easy for me to feed him his ID and the rest cannot disturb him or hound him for it. But Cleo found out about it yesterday and starting lining up too. Sorry, Cleo. This is not…

  • Cleo and Pole’s check-up

    Today was Cleo and Pole’s check-up after 6 weeks. Cleo has been quite stressed during the twice-weekly subcut sessions, so I was really hoping she wouldn’t need it anymore after this. As usual, Cleo mewed all the way in the car, at the clinic and during her check-up. The vet suspect she might be hyperthyroid…