Topic: Swampy: it is his time now RIP little choc-o-late monster my love (Read 437640 times)

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2093 on:** February 21, 2009, 20:50:57 PM »

Just popping on with goodnight wishes, hope you all have a peaceful one with some rest

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2092 on:** February 21, 2009, 17:05:24 PM »

Wonderful news. How he must have enjoyed himself today. Hope he continues to do so well lots of hugs

bonnielass · « **Reply #2091 on:** February 21, 2009, 16:21:11 PM »

Glad to hear Swampy has enjoyed some sunshine

it will do him a power of good and you too,hope things continue to improve and you manage to sort his medication out

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2090 on:** February 21, 2009, 13:23:02 PM »

found his way to sleep on the futon in the sun while I was out. Then he's had 10 minutes on the flat roof while OH potted some primroses. He sat on a wooden pallet square in the middle of the roof in the sun (a Swampy island!). He seemed to enjoy the sunshine and being outside, but as soon as he got a bit oops where am I - I brought him in. He can only go out when the 2 of us are here as the roof is accessed via the kitchen window (so he has to be passed through), Council having deemed that we should not be allowed a door in case we enjoyed the use of the roof

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2089 on:** February 21, 2009, 09:36:09 AM »

not too bad so far today but the steroids will have to be moved to the daytime as it's impossible to get up so often at night (IF that's avoidable) and still feel human. I'm holding off on the Baytril until he isn't so good as have found that the more days I can wait between a.bs courses, the better they work.....I hope. It's all a bit voodoo science now.

hope everyone has a bit of hazy sun and has a peaceful and loving weekend with their furbabes, remember that every moment and purr is so special

xx

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2088 on:** February 21, 2009, 07:06:35 AM »

Hope Swampy is feeling better today and that he has a calm day with a little fresh air up his nostrils.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2087 on:** February 20, 2009, 19:58:37 PM »

He is probably tired because he has been a bit stressed. Hope he stays settled and starts to eat. Hope too you all get a restful night. Love and hugs xxxx

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2086 on:** February 20, 2009, 18:29:36 PM »

He's quite relaxed & has had a good sleep and a purr, but is hardly eating. When offered a plate of his usual k/d, he backs off to the back of his bed, head down. Just had a snack or 2 today instead of quite a lot of food. His Baytril is 1/2 daily so think we'll start it in the morning. I will up his steroid to 1 1/4 tonight again to see if he improves. If not, will have to go back to 36 hourly as he must eat. I was wondering (with our own interest of sleep at night in mind) if a smaller dose every 24 hours in the morning might not work, if this doesn't. Also gave him Zentonil which sometimes improves appetite. There's no point in trying foods other than k/d as he likes it a lot when he's feeling hungry.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2085 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:04:08 AM »

Well there is no harm in trying the daytime steroids in smaller doses. It's finding the right balance when new meds are introduced. Hope the baytril helps and he is soon back to his little purry self

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2084 on:** February 20, 2009, 07:32:12 AM »

Yes he says Baytril is one that works on the brain and I must start it tonight, twice daily. However perhaps I shouldn't have cut the steroid dose as Swampy isn't good. His cold has returned and he is agitated this morning and he's stopped eating other than a tiny mouthful from last night. I don't think it's from his cold, I think he's not eating because he's agitated. He was quite calm overnight though - probably because he didn't want to eat anything. Maybe daytime steroids at a lower dose are the answer but right now I've no idea. I hope the Baytril helps and doesn't make him feel worse.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2083 on:** February 19, 2009, 21:15:38 PM »

What did he say about the ab for the brain infection? Is that the Baytril. Did you speak to him about giving the steroid in the mornings? oooh 20 questions here! Anyway hope the day was ok and that you have a quiet night. I have to spend some time this weekend catching up on Purrs

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2082 on:** February 19, 2009, 11:27:35 AM »

The night was normal (ie get up every 2 hours, eat and back to bed) until 4.45am and then it was hourly until 7.15 - despite meals every hour. I think that is when the 11pm steroid kicked in. But he settled then until 11am. Not too bad but am pretty knackered as think only about 2 hours sleep for me. I'm waiting for the vet, who is due to come about 12.30 or so. I also want to ask him about the a.b that Bristol gave Franta (Gill) which stopped his vestibular problems. For ages now, each time I start Swampy on a.bs they have a good effect for a few days, then it sort of wears off. From what I gather from Gill, Bristol said only this one works on brain infections - IF that is what this could be.
My chances of him calling Bristol aren't good but I want to try. OH is at the dentist but I've begged him to get back here so he can also back me up on this. It's probably a dead end, but think we should ask. I would not give such a strong drug without a specialist having seen Swampy's notes though.
this is called a long shot!

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2081 on:** February 19, 2009, 10:52:41 AM »

Morning. How was your night? Hope you all managed some rest. Best of luck with the vet visit today, will check back later for update. Hope Swampy has a good day and Max too plus of course you and OH

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #2080 on:** February 18, 2009, 21:30:14 PM »

Try and get some rest Kate and

to Swampy xxx

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2079 on:** February 18, 2009, 21:29:49 PM »

Worth watching Kate. Hope you all have a peaceful night

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2078 on:** February 18, 2009, 20:50:07 PM »

this may or may not be coincidence but with the moving of the steroids to 48 hours, this afternoon he's been better in his walking. He has to have 1 at 11pm tonight and we'll see how he goes. It would be maybe too good to be true if it's the steroids, not the istin, making him poorly. I am trying not to anticipate and get ahead of myself as it is often just the way his brain is and can change at any moment.
Hoping for a few hours' sleep tonight....

to everyone xx

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2077 on:** February 18, 2009, 10:35:48 AM »

I have pm'd you Kate. Big

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2076 on:** February 18, 2009, 09:39:02 AM »

Nights are usually (or at present) so much worse than days. He is so awake and wanting to eat little amounts constantly and won't settle so 'sleeping' in here is getting more and more difficult. At best he may settle for an hour only then up again and with his restlessness is peeing too often too. We don't think we can leave him unattended as he would get too stressed out. It's exhausting. He tends to sleep a lot of it off during the day. Not sure what, if anything, we can do. Swampy was ok this morning, purring and being cuddled while I held him in the sun - before it goes for the day by the look of it. The vet is coming tomorrow. With all the agitation at night, I'm not convinced that Swampy's bp will have fallen as I don't think it's high bp causing agitation but the other way round. In january his bp was an acceptable 170 when he was relaxed.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2075 on:** February 18, 2009, 08:14:02 AM »

I know your OH didn't have too good a night with Swamps but am hoping he settles down during the day and you can relax a bit. Big hug for Max too

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2074 on:** February 17, 2009, 18:51:40 PM »

So sorry Swampy has had a bad day. Hopefully he will settle down like he always does. big hugs to you all and wishes for a calm sleep filled night x

bonnielass · « **Reply #2073 on:** February 17, 2009, 17:57:42 PM »

Im sorry your having a rough time of it again with Swampy

just been catching up,i dont have any suggestions but will send some calming vibes for you all and hope you can stabilise him again

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2072 on:** February 17, 2009, 15:26:32 PM »

Can you take the Selgian up to three quarters? See if that helps and then if not move it up again? Hope he settles

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2071 on:** February 17, 2009, 12:26:16 PM »

steroid moved to every 48 hours to see and Istin to be continued until the thursday home visit where we'll have his bp taken to see if it is doing any good and reassess. Betablockers (vet has done some research) will be no good with any cat with vestibular symptoms as they will make him dizzy. So if we stop Istin, we have to risk the high bp during any manic episodes.
Only alternatives are now to increase the Selgian up to a whole one again if he can tolerate that and definitely to restart the a.bs from thursday as they've helped him in the past.

I feel quite anxious about it all. I know (and I tell myself) he has bad days and better days.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2070 on:** February 17, 2009, 11:28:06 AM »

He had a bad night - constantly getting up and restless. it all started with the coinciding of the peak of his steroid dose so now I have to ask the vet about steroids. I'm waiting for him to call after surgery as I just don't know what to do, but think we have to change things around a bit. Swampy's better now but from 4.30 am to 8am he was really difficult.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2069 on:** February 17, 2009, 07:40:12 AM »

Morning to all in the Swampy camp. I am hoping to hear your night was fairly calm with lots of snoozes. Hope the day is nice enough for Swampy to have another breath of fresh air.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2068 on:** February 16, 2009, 22:28:03 PM »

How lovely for Swamps to go outdoors, albeit briefly. Hope he enjoyed the rest of his day (and hope you enjoyed your lunch). Good night wishes for lots of calm and sleep

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2067 on:** February 16, 2009, 11:15:24 AM »

He got more than a breath of fresh air today as OH took him out on to the flat roof in the feeble sun and where the plants are, for 5 minutes. At first he loved it, but after the 5 mins he got a bit miaowy so I've brought him in and fed him. But I do think the adventures in little doses are very good for him. He's burmese of course and so needs adventures and lots of people interaction - and as we can't just talk to him or he watches us around him any longer, it has to be touch and feel.

I picked up more bp pills and left a message that I think they may be increasing his dizziness. I think the next home visit for bp measurement will be thursday. I am going out today as OH is home today and so I must divvy up the pills and leave a detailed note now so that he duly gets his right pills on time!

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2066 on:** February 16, 2009, 09:06:45 AM »

Morning hope all is well? In a way Swampy being bored shows he is interested in things if you know what I mean. He wouldn't get bored if he didn't want to do things. Glad he got a breath of fresh air and hope he can have some fun with Max today and be calm. Hope you manage your trip too

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2065 on:** February 15, 2009, 22:34:27 PM »

thanks

he is a bit restless this evening, getting up a lot but not wanting to eat too much (yet) and weeing a bit more often which isn't good. Seems bored in his bed but not sure what to do when out of it. I will take him for a walk I think. He stuck his head out of the window to get some fresh air today too as it's a bit warmer. I still think istin doesn't help his vestibular symptoms, but need to get him more of it tomorrow. The only alternative med seems to be betablockers - not sure if anyone has used those for high bp?

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2064 on:** February 15, 2009, 20:38:46 PM »

Hope our little friend has managed to stop being dizzy and has had a calm and fun day with Max. Hope your night is quiet and you can get some more much needed sleep x

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2063 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:36:09 AM »

OH did in here last night so I did get some sleep. However Swampy got a bit more dizzy I think about 2 hours after he was so good (when the bp pill was given a bit late because I was out). So maybe they make him dizzier. They can make humans dizzy so why not cats? I will see how it goes today - add on about 1/2 hour in time to see if he's good again. It could have been coincidence yesterday that he was so well at 1pm.
He's still eating a lot at night so something is going on; he didn't used to eat quite so much at night.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2062 on:** February 15, 2009, 06:43:37 AM »

Good morning hope Swampy continued with his adventures and playfulness throughout the day and that he is calm and you all had a good night

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2061 on:** February 14, 2009, 20:00:06 PM »

Glad to hear from your pm that Swampy has had a little adventuring and playing with Max. Hope he tires himself and you can all get some sleep tonight

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2060 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:07:15 AM »

He's a bit vestibular and if the istin is supposed to chill him out - er not yet. I've emailed the vet and will see if he still wants the dose upped or not. It's always tricky at weekends. Max has now arrived in his bed which is calming him and they are now zzzz. He's still eating quite a lot but not putting on any weight, which is a worry. But very purry when cuddled and loving being cuddled so that is good.

to you too xx

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2059 on:** February 14, 2009, 08:38:45 AM »

Good morning and I hope you had a peaceful night. Hope too that Swamps settles today and you have a better day.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2058 on:** February 13, 2009, 20:36:24 PM »

Another difficult dilemma Kate. Maybe just have to see how he goes over the weekend and talk to Alan again on Monday? Hoping you all have a restful night

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2057 on:** February 13, 2009, 19:02:01 PM »

Still a bit of agitation this afternoon a few hours after the dose. So how to know if it's the meds, or if he needs more of them? If it wasn't the weekend I'd be more inclined to try new ideas. But he has his istin at 1pm so after the vet has closed until monday.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2056 on:** February 13, 2009, 14:43:27 PM »

Well of course he was displeased Kate HOW DARE HIS MUMMY GO OUT and leave him! If it was the meds that made him so bad last time then doubling the dose when he is quite stressed already might only make it worse but of course I am not a vet. However since Swampy hasn't really had time to acclimatise to this new med who knows it may well work at the dose he is having right now. Hope so.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #2055 on:** February 13, 2009, 13:03:02 PM »

I think he is fussed because Swampy's bp was so high when he was here. But Swampy isn't always like he was during that hour. He is mostly calmer when I'm sure his bp is lower. I agree, I want to see what difference 1/8th makes both to him and his bp before agreeing to up the dose. Mr Swamp is quite lively now; I went out as was waiting for him to wake up and thought oh well -of course he woke up when I was out. Now he is needing attention. I think he was displeased that I was out!

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #2054 on:** February 13, 2009, 11:38:31 AM »

Why does he want to double the dose so quickly? He doesn't even know if the dose Swampy is having is working!

Author Topic: Swampy: it is his time now RIP little choc-o-late monster my love (Read 437640 times)