Category: Medical

Indy is having loose stools again and this morning, he vomited all his breakfast out. The vet says to give him Vitamin B12 on alternate days and put him on Vetri DMG. Gastrointestinal problems are not easy to solve because it is not easy to identify the cause. We’ve tried so many things now. However,…

I must give full credit to Indy for being as cooperative as any cat could be ever since we started on this quest to help him with his loose stool problem. When he first had to eat ID, he didn’t like it at all, but very soon, he grew to like it and ate it…

It was too early to celebrate. His stools were firm, well-formed and normal for a week. But yesterday, he had blood-tinged stools again and by this morning, I found three patches of diarrhoea. Is it back to square one? That’s the thing with Indy’s bowel issue. Something will “work” for a while and then it…

Remember Ginger’s incessant and non-stop whining which has been happening for many weeks now?  We decided to let him out and he seemed to enjoy his few hours of “freedom”. Unfortunately, Saturday’s outing proved to be a huge mistake. An “expensive” one too. I was at work that day (a weekend event at the workplace)…

It’s been 7 days since Indy started on his treatment for diarrhoea and vomiting. Today is also the last day of his antibiotics – this is a big relief as we now can focus on replenishing the flora in his intestines. I ordered Naturvet’s Digestive Enzymes with Pre- and Probiotics and started it on Indy…

Indy had a quarter teaspoon of steamed pumpkin with every meal yesterday and this morning, I found normal-looking, well-formed and firm stools at this spot in the sandpit. No blood. Still too early to celebrate…but am hopeful. Today is Day 4 since he went to the vet’s. Indy was put on antibiotics (Clavamox) and in…

It’s a home remedy and it was at the back of my head for some time now. But I wanted to give the other options time to work, so I could only try one thing at a time.  The problem was, whatever I tried seemed to work for a few days and then, it would…

Indy dutifully ate his ID for the first 2-3 meals, but by evening, he didn’t want it anymore. There has been no vomiting or diarrhoea yesterday but this could be due to the anti-vomiting jab. We are not out of the woods yet. It’s too soon to tell. By last night, I had to add…

It’s been a very stressful week for me.  Indy has been having chronic loose stools for more than a month now. We had already had him checked at the vet’s one month ago and was advised to put him on probiotics.  He was also dewormed twice during this period. But the loose stools continued and…

It’s been 20 days since Pole was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and we started her on the transdermal Methimazole cream. She seems calmer now. We don’t see the leg trembling anymore and she is less easily agitated. Goodnight, everyone! Her check-up is at the end of this month, along with Cleo. We do subcut for both…

Today was the second subcut for Pole and Cleo. Generally, it had been pretty easy doing subcut for Vincent, Zurik, Bunny and Indy. But for the girls, it’s a little tricky. This especially so as both Pole and Cleo tend to be easily spooked and highly defensive. Jia-Wen was on hand to help with both…

After letting Pole and Cleo rest for a few hours, I decided to try the subcut for both just now. The vet had said perhaps it would be a better idea to do it tomorrow as today’s consultation took almost one-and-a-half hours, plus the waiting time. Blood was also taken and the ultrasound was done…

Six months ago, their SDMA readings were both normal, but their creatinine levels were on the higher end of normal. I have also been rather worried about Cleo and Pole because I noticed both have been drinking water more than before. This is one symptom of possible kidney issues. Cleo also has been peeing more…

It’s been six months since Ginger’s last check up where his SDMA reading was 15 (0-14 is normal) but his creatinine was only 100 at the time so we did not start him on any treatment. Ginger’s check-up was all okay except that he has gained too much weight. He is 6.6kg now and yes,…

It was six months ago that Bunny & Indy’s SDMA tests showed early kidney degeneration. We started on twice-weekly subcut and have maintained that since then. Three months ago, the SDMA readings went down, which was good. The subcut sessions continued. Today was their check-up after six months from diagnosis. I was a little worried…