Category: Medical

  • Not Ginger’s turn, but Bunny and Indy’s

    I remembered that Cow needed 5 days’ antibiotics before his dental scaling and extraction, so I asked the vet if Ginger needed it too, especially since Ginger is also FIV+. The vet said yes, it would be better to do the antibiotics prophylaxis. This means, Ginger cannot get his dental done today. Instead, the vet…

  • Ginger’s turn today

    Today is Ginger’s turn to go to the vet’s for a review and if his blood test is “okay” and everything else is okay, it would be his turn for the scaling and extraction of one bad tooth. I decided Ginger would be next because his previous BUN and creatinine readings were within the normal…

  • Fear free and low stress handling

    For those who are interested in lowering the stress and fear in animals, especially when taking them to a clinic, you may wish to read these: Fear free pets: https://fearfreepets.com/ Low stress handling (in memory of Dr Sophia Yin): https://lowstresshandling.com/

  • Bunny’s subcut

    I decided to shift Bunny’s subcut venue to Bunny’s Room instead of using upstairs. I moved all the paraphernalia down. I’ll be using his favourite wooden chair. Here we go… When we almost reached 200ml, he knew, so he started fidgeting (Vincent used to do this too). But otherwise, he is totally cooperative and manageable,…

  • Apple cider vinegar for pet use

    There are two articles here on the uses of ACV for pets, but please consult your veterinarian first. For fleas in dogs: https://www.petmd.com/parasites/apple-cider-vinegar-for-fleas Many uses for cats: https://www.petnet.io/blogs/food/holistic-healing-for-cats-apple-cider-vinegar

  • New FDA warnings about flea and tick medications

    The article: https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/new-fda-warning-about-flea-and-tick-medications/?utm_source=ontraport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content&utm_content=fda-warns-flea-and-tick&fbclid=IwAR1NatkIO8ogK1-kSrnuLxAHi-1Hq8WKhH–dbWqpn1QyafGFJvC9FbxRtw

  • Bunny’s Sunday subcut and the switch-a-lunch

    We did Bunny’s subcut just now. There were no problems except that before we started, Bunny sprayed onto the curtain…massively. His urine stank – glorious stinky pee!  After knowing what kidney failure cats go through, I am very grateful for stinky pee. Again, it wasn’t easy poking through his thick skin! How resilient is a…

  • Breakfast, the plonkables and the unplonkables

    Back to many varieties, because we have the CKD diet and non-CKD diet. Actually, the only early-CKD cat now is Bunny. Indy and Ginger are borderline SDMA, but Indy has high creatinine. The SDMA may be a better indicator of CKD.  Bunny’s SDMA reading is 18.  Ginger and Indy’s are 15.  The upper boundary for…

  • Tabs, Heidi and Ginger’s check-up (again, girl power!)

    Today is Tabs, Heidi and Ginger’s turn. This new carrier was meant for Tabs (as it’s bigger), but since Heidi had gone in to make it her home, we let her be and just closed the door. Tabs had to use the smaller one, but it was big enough. Ginger was nervous and mewed all…

  • Fish oil for cats – a comparison

    A comparison between NatureMade (for humans) and Coatex (for pets): Coatex has borage oil and its fish oils’ source is not specified. NatureMade’s fish oil comes from mackerel, anchovies, etc. The smaller fishes are supposed to be less toxic because they are lower on the food chain. Borage oil is rather controversial. Some websites say…

  • Everyone’s breakfast

    I started by mashing the chicken feet broth with my turbo chopper. Heidi loves it. Ginger too, but not Tabs. Fuss-pot Ginger is difficult to please. Today, the only thing he would eat was the chicken feet broth and rehydrated Primal. His taste is unpredictable. Maybe today’s check-up at the vet’s will shed some light…

  • Officially off-collar for Cow!

    I think it’s okay to let Cow be off the collar now. It’s been more than 24 hours already. And in any case, he already took it off last night and was probably off-collar for a few hours. He was so happy and spent almost an hour grooming himself. Sleeping restfully….after a huge supper! I…

  • Cow Power!

    I tabulated the Cow Clan’s kidney readings: Looks like Cow Mau has the lowest creatinine reading!! Somehow, instinctively the vet didn’t think it was necessary to do the SDMA test on Cow Mau and she was right! The SDMA test is pretty costly…. Super Cow Mau!!! And on top of that, he has the cleanest…

  • Pole and Cleo’s check-up – No kidney issues!

    Today was Pole and Cleo’s turn to go to the vet’s for their check-up. Cleo was so extremely stressed, she mewed very loudly all the way in the car, at the clinic, and inside the consultation room! Pole was quiet. Cleo’s obvious issue is the shedding at her flanks. This has been ongoing for 10…

  • Bunny’s first home subcut

    Jia-Wen helped me with Bunny’s first home subcut this morning. I didn’t know what to expect, but I know Bunny is very strong, so it was wise to have someone help. I used Vincent’s favourite minky cloth again, prepared the kit and brought Bunny up. This time, I decided we’ll do it higher up and…