Category: Medical

It had been there since the end of January 2017. At least that’s when I first felt it when I tried to carry Daffodil.  Instinctively, I immediately called the vet for an appointment but he was fully booked and about to go on leave. After pondering over it, especially at her age (Daffodil is estimated…

Yes, again. I’ve lost count and I think this must be the third time it has happened. Maybe he got into a fight with someone while we were out. I noticed it about a week ago and started administering daily cleaning with hibiscrub and applying povidone iodine. Finally, as of yesterday, it began to dry…

Today was the blood test to check if the EPO had worked. Rosie’s RBC and PCV (HCT) have both dropped further. The vet said we cannot tell for sure if the EPO had not worked as it sometimes take a longer time to work. In any case, we will continue to do all we can…

Today was an uneventful day for Rosie, but quite eventful for me. It was a lovely morning, so I put Rosie in the cage so that she could get some fresh air and sunshine. She soon fell asleep and it was all peaceful until… Yes, Mr Zurik had to come and Rosie started mewing. Rosie…

Watching early morning cartoon on tv! Eating with Ginger and Heidi. I’ve noticed that Rosie feels intimidated by Heidi and Tabs because these two are eating machines. They finish their food really fast and go after Rosie’s, so I have to keep these two at bay. Lunch with Ginger. Ginger is fine. As big as…

Today was Rosie’s 3rd EPO jab. It was a very long wait at the clinic. We also dewormed Rosie. Rosie weighed 3.91kg. This increase has been gradual but it is due to the liver being swollen. On the last trip just two days ago, Rosie was 3.6kg. She is actually losing condition, so the weight…

We’re really grateful to our vet-acupuncturist who made time for Rosie today so that she could have a session. Rosie is very perky now – trying to dig her way out. She even ate in the car! Twice. And she ate at the clinic too. Nine needles today. Rosie’s pulse is still weak. But with…

Today was Rosie’s second EPO jab. Rosie’s HCT (equivalent to PCV), at 20.3%, was below the lower boundary of the normal range, which indicates that she is getting more and more anaemic, which is, unfortunately, expected, since the liver makes blood and Rosie’s liver is badly injured. We decided to start her on the EPO…

So the prognosis is terribly poor, but Rosie seems to be feeling better. Last night, it must have been in the middle of the night (I don’t have a clock in the room), Rosie asked for food TWICE and she ate quite a bit. It’s definitely more than before. This morning, she ate on her…

This morning, after feeding Rosie her two meals, I drove to the clinic (by myself, without Rosie) to get yesterday’s blood test results. I had to wait almost two hours because the results were not in yet. When I finally got the piece of paper, I was already prepared for the worst, but I still…

We have not done subcut for two days now because the senior vet was worried that it could be ascites (accumulation of fluids). This morning, the senior vet said he would like to palpate Rosie’s abdomen. Rosie ate a little bit of kibble this morning, and I gave her her wetfood meal and her meds…

Rosie ate a little bit of kibble for breakfast. She gets five wetfood meals a day and she is more willing to eat now. In fact, she seems to like home-cooked now. There was no subcut today as her tummy still looks very big. However, if my eyes did not deceive me, I noticed her…

Rosie ate a little bit of kibble a total of 3 times today – breakfast, after-breakfast and lunch. By now, we are used to the pattern – it’s all up and down. One day, she will eat and the next, she will not. An after-breakfast snack Lunch And because Rosie would only eat kibble, everyone…