Category: Medical

I decided to take Zurik earlier for his check-up because the build-up of the abdominal fluids is very fast now. We drew out 325ml of fluids but there was more. Zurik’s urine had been dark yellow for some time now and today, his skin has a yellow tinge as well. Jaundice has set in and…

Yesterday, I drove to the clinic to change Zurik’s liquid antibiotics to a tablet. It had been very stressful for him to take the liquid (even though it is the same one that Pole takes willingly); he froths and spits it out, and most of all, it is extremely stressful for him. The vet changed…

Pole has been EXTREMELY good in taking her daily antibiotics and this evening’s dose will be the last dose. That’s 7 days of antibiotics. The antibiotics worked wonders because right after 4 hours of the first dose, she was already able to urinate. After that, there was no more straining at all. But we still…

Whether Zurik’s beginning jaundice is due to hepatic lipidosis or not, we are not absolutely sure, but the fact remains that he hasn’t had much appetite for the past week. It is also a fact that he needs to eat. Whether it is hepatic lipidosis or not, eating definitely helps. His loss of protein is…

The past few days have not been good for Zurik. Ever since the 375ml of fluids was aspirated from his abdominal cavity last Friday, he seemed to have lost his appetite. He only had one good day, which was on Tuesday, where he was able to eat. On other days, I had to force-feed him…

It’s been a few pleasant surprises so far…. After about 3-4 hours after Pole was given her first dose of medication at the clinic, I saw her squatting and urinating!  What a sight for sore eyes!  Yes, there was definitely a stream of urine. I hope this means the antibiotics is addressing the infection that…

The hardest cats to feed medicine to are Pole and Cleo, so we’ve been very lucky that both of them very seldom required any medication. But this morning, I noticed Pole squatting trying to urinate and nothing came out. This happened about 7 times in a 15 minute interval, so that was a cause for…

Today was Zurik’s check-up. His belly had already felt very turgid for a few days now. Prior to this, it was just soft and “fluidy”; not turgid. But for the past few days, it felt turgid, which is indicative of a fair amount of fluids in the abdomen. The ultrasound on both sides of the…

Today was Zurik’s check-up. There was no increase in fluids in his left and right lung cavities. It looks like there is no more fluid leakage in these two places. However, there appeared to be a slight increase in the abdominal fluids. Initially the vet thought it would not be necessary to draw out the…

A few days ago, we increased Zurik’s Vetri DMG to 0.5ml twice a day. Previously, it was just once a day. The vet agreed there was no harm in doing so. Hopefully, this increase would help slow down the progress of the FIP disease. Coincidentally with the increase in the Vetri DMG, I noticed some…

Today was Zurik’s check-up. There is good news and not-so-good news. The good news is that Zurik’s blood PCV has gone up to 30% from the previous 23% last week! And, there is no more jaundice too though Zurik’s gums still appear to be a little pale. This means that decrease in the PCV, and…

Yesterday, I noticed that Bunny’s right eye was swollen on the upper and lower lids. Bunny has always had eye discharge for years now, but this was different. The left eye had the usual discharge but the right was visibly swollen. Also, Bunny has been having his vomiting problem again and I needed to get…

Today was Zurik’s check-up. The small amounts of fluids in the right and lung cavity remains the same with no increase. But the abdominal fluids have a slight increase. However, these fluids are spread all over interspersed in the layers of fat, so it was not possible to have them drawn out. The vet thinks…

It’s been almost a week since Zurik was discovered to have fever, jaundice and pockets of fluids in his left lung cavity and abdominal cavity (which has caused a noticeable bulge). These came unexpectedly and it took me some time to take it all in. I had thought that Zurik’s condition had stabilised but I…

We just came home from Zurik’s check-up today. There is a minor setback. Zurik’s weight was 5.0kg on the clinic scale, which is an increase of 300g from two weeks ago. However, since Monday, I’ve noticed a slight bulge in his abdomen and the vet felt this too and it felt like a bulge of…