Topic: Dougie's under the weather (Read 3831 times)

JackSpratt · « **Reply #27 on:** October 21, 2009, 09:24:55 AM »

Hope this charming man (hums Morrisey in her head....) is feeling a lot better.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #26 on:** October 21, 2009, 03:03:10 AM »

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #25 on:** October 20, 2009, 23:20:24 PM »

I do hope so Baggy

Baggy · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2009, 21:29:32 PM »

Interesting about steroids causing sore gums - you learn something new every day!
He's just come in and eaten another half pouch so maybe he's feeling a little better.

Janeyk · « **Reply #23 on:** October 20, 2009, 21:13:43 PM »

Good to hear he's enjoyed some Dreamies today

Steroids can cause sore gums as far as I know - my dad suffered with a sore mouth when he was on them. Schui though, always did really well on steroids for his teeth and gum probs (but they were much better when his teeth were removed) so I suppose it depends. Byron and Pep take Antirobe for infected teeth on and off and it is good.

Baggy · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2009, 20:59:38 PM »

He's eaten a bit more today, but still mothing like normal. Still, it's the first time for a few days that he's been interested in Dreamies

Desley, he was still eating Classic up until the weekend and then turned his nose up at it so he's been eating anything that he shows an interest since (mostly Gourmet Perle).

I didn't know steroids could make mouth problems worse in the long term, I hate him having steroids anyway. I'll ask about Antirobe again next time we're there.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2009, 11:34:07 AM »

Hope the steroid gets his appetite back to normal....C'mon Dougie, there's lots of yummy food waiting for you!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2009, 07:45:50 AM »

Glad his results came back fine - steroids aren't a good thing for mouth issues though, they can make it worse in the long term. Antirobe will help a lot, even when they have no teeth left, and Metacam to help the pain, but he wont be able to have that as they gave him a steroid jab. Is he still on Classic cat food?

JackSpratt · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2009, 20:48:34 PM »

C'mon Dougie, stop making your hoomans worry.

Janeyk · « **Reply #18 on:** October 19, 2009, 20:34:05 PM »

Hope that the steroid helps

Baggy · « **Reply #17 on:** October 19, 2009, 20:28:58 PM »

Managed to get him into the vet this evening, his mouth didn't actually look too bad but he's lost 150g over the last week so has had a steroid jab.

We've to see how he gets on, she recommends bringing him back for the x-ray in a few weeks, or sooner if he doesn't perk up. If there is anything wrong they will sort it out while he is under. His bloods did show higher than normal urea, but this was high last time as well so they don't seem worried, but will test his urine as well.

He's nibbled on some cheese and some chicken hi-life this evening, hopefully we'll come down to clean plates tomorrow...hope he cheers up a bit too, he does tend to nibble us when he's feeling sorry for himself!

Janeyk · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2009, 19:18:17 PM »

Glad the results were ok let's hope that they can help his mouth too

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2009, 19:10:55 PM »

Good news about the Doug-let's blood results

Sorry he's not feeling any better mouth-wise though, hope you can get to the bottom of it

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2009, 16:08:45 PM »

could you maybe arrange with them that if the roots are still there they could do this at the same time as the xrays?

lots of love to dougie

Bazsmum · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2009, 13:39:52 PM »

Glad his results were fine but what a worry with his mouth...Hope they manage to sort the gorgeous guy out!

Baggy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2009, 13:08:03 PM »

Good news in that Dougie's tests have all come back absolutely fine

Bad news is that he's not been eating properly again for the last 48 hours, so his mouth must be sore again

One thing the vets have suggested is x-rays to make sure that when his teeth were extracted the roots were removed completely. We're not keen to do this as it means another sedation but I suppose it's one more thing to eliminate. Poor chap will be going back to the vet for another steroid jab so I'll talk things through then.

Am relieved about the tests, but worried that his mouth is so sore again already - he's starting to lose weight.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #11 on:** October 14, 2009, 00:36:09 AM »

My goodness , the birmans here would be upset to be called geriatic and they are 16!

Hes just a young gent still I reckon

Janeyk · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2009, 22:37:42 PM »

Best of luck for dear Dougie

ChrisB · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2009, 22:36:59 PM »

Lots of good wishes for this lovely guy.

JackSpratt · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2009, 22:11:21 PM »

Hmmm, geriatric. What an impertinent vet, he's obviously distinguished.....hope D. Meowser's back on top form soon.

Baggy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2009, 21:54:26 PM »

Best estimate of his age is between 11-13 years, he could be younger but have had a hard life, or older and be well preserved!

Thanks for the good wishes, will report back as soon as we have results...

Oh, and he seems to like being called Doug-let

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2009, 21:43:35 PM »

How old is Dougie, I am sure he is not geriatic

Hope all the tests go well and they find out what the problem is

Starpixie · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2009, 21:33:07 PM »

Aw I hope he's ok and gets better soon

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2009, 21:13:05 PM »

geriatric is just a technical term for fully ripened

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2009, 21:00:10 PM »

Poor little Doug-let (my own personal nickname for him

) - hope it's nothing too serious and

for the bloodtest tomorrow. As for him being 'geriatric' - I think she needs to get herself a new dictionary!

Bazsmum · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2009, 20:56:16 PM »

Aw bless him!

Sending positive vibes for his bloods tomorrow~~~~best of luck for the results!

Baggy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2009, 20:52:44 PM »

Poor Dougie, since his dental he's had a couple of episodes of gum problems and has recently had antibiotics and steroids, which seem to improve things but not get rid of it. He went back to the vet for a check over today, but his gums are still sore and he's lost a little bit of weight. He doesn't seem really poorly, just not as perky as he has been.

The vet has looked through all of the records and the blood tests he had done when he was first rescued, all were all fine, including negative FiV, but his thyroid levels were at the high end of normal so she wants to investigate a bit more.

He's having a full blood panel tomorrow

The vet described him as "geriatric"

He's definitely senior, but I thought that was going a bit far!

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