Category: Medical

Indy has to drink more water in our attempt to get his creatinine level down (if at all possible) so that we can do his dental scaling and tooth extraction. Actually, among the four of them, Indy has the worst dental hygiene because of the presence of pus in his mouth. However, due to the…

This is how the Rivalta Test is done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmOk2veunqA&fbclid=IwAR0iaN0Le0YEGA84IQUcm85hIYFES74gTTdDdISeBHngWvRERHC0aTqqwLU Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivalta_test I got this from the FIP Advisory Group. They have been so helpful. If the “jellyfish” appears – that’s a “positive” result and it means the cat has an 86% chance of having FIP. If the effusion diffuses into nothingness, no “jellyfish” – that’s a…

I’ve just returned from the vet’s with Zurik.  He was so good in the car, to and fro. An ultrasound was done for the lungs, there was presence of fluids in the right cavity again and very little in the left.  We had about 40ml of yellow effusion sucked out from the right lung this…

I discovered yesterday that Zurik likes to eat raw chicken fillet! He doesn’t like Cubgrub (which is balanced and hence, better) but he likes raw chicken meat, so I went out to buy some. Ginger also likes raw chicken, but not Cubgrub. Although plain raw meat doesn’t have the full range of nutrients that cats…

I was very worried about Bunny last night. Although he ate, he seemed very down and depressed. Was it due to the pain?  He was already on the transdermal Tramadol (as a painkiller).  I asked the vet if I could give him some B Complex (the sunshine vitamin) and she said yes. So I gave…

I joined the FIP Advisory and Care Group on FB and the members there (some are vets and professionals in the field) have been extremely helpful. It’s a global group. FIP is a very poorly understood disease so I really have to learn more about it in doing my best to support Zurik. There was…

I got up at 4am this morning to check on Bunny. He was sitting in the cage, e-collar still intact (luckily!). I fed the Cow Clan and Blanket Cats first (including Zurik).  They all ate. Then, it was Bunny’s turn. I took his e-collar off so that he could eat in peace and gave him…

Very sorry for the delay in this post, and many thanks to the few friends who texted to ask about Bunny. Bunny is home now, he is okay, the surgery went smoothly and two teeth were extracted. Bunny now has clean and polished teeth!! We had a little mishap after coming home, but all should…

Last night I was a bit worried about Mr Zurik as I am still unable to tell whether his breathing is “laboured” or not. I took a video and sent it to the vet to ask if I need to bring him in today. Zurik also coughed last night. Therapy Tabs was immediately at the…

Mr Zurik spent all night on the sofa. He didn’t come upstairs. Last night, he ate at the patio. His favourite food is Monge kibble, so that’s what he got. On a side note, Zurik has been eating Monge kibble all this while and it was only lately that I started to train him to…

There is no cure.  It is terminal. It is one of the most dreaded diseases in cats, but it normally happens to young kittens. So, Mr Zurik’s case is considered “uncommon”, according to the vet. We started noticing weight loss around January this year. There was also a loss in confidence and gradual loss of…

Here are photos of Indy’s first home subcut, done this morning. I decided to use Ming-Yi’s bedroom upstairs because downstairs has too many distractions. Indy…!! Yes? You called?  We are doing this so that you will feel better, okay?  Just relax…. Lift skin, needle in…okay, not as thick-skinned as “DragonBunny”. Haha… He fidgeted all the…

I was very concerned about Indy’s increased creatinine readings, so I did some research today by speaking with two vets. The first question to be answered would be this: What is creatinine? The answer: Creatinine is a waste product that comes from the normal wear and tear of the muscles of the body. Everyone has creatinine…