Topic: Swampy: it is his time now RIP little choc-o-late monster my love (Read 437883 times)

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #1893 on:** January 18, 2009, 22:33:25 PM »

Love the yoghurt video

Hope all is peaceful tonight.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1892 on:** January 18, 2009, 20:35:27 PM »

Just popped on to say hope you all have a quiet and restful night

bonnielass · « **Reply #1891 on:** January 18, 2009, 18:36:37 PM »

Hope you,ve had a reasonable day and that you all managed to relax a little bit

did Swampy get his yoghurt

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #1890 on:** January 18, 2009, 17:40:00 PM »

AWWW bless that yogurt loving babe - Max looking as if to say 'where's mine Mum?'

Baggy · « **Reply #1889 on:** January 18, 2009, 16:56:07 PM »

bless Swampy, and bless you. Hope you manage to have a better night.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #1888 on:** January 18, 2009, 15:50:28 PM »

Quote from: swampmaxmum on January 17, 2009, 22:17:11 PM

http://s330.photobucket.com/albums/l424/oldbrebis/?action=view&current=MVI_4324.flv

Swampy says he may be old and dizzy and very unwell but he still knows just what he likes best.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #1887 on:** January 18, 2009, 14:05:05 PM »

My beloved yoghurt eater is sleeping now, but we had a tough night from 4.30 onwards. I didn't get any sleep - too hyped up, like I'd had strong coffee (I hadn't). I hope tonight's better. I plan to give him some more yoghurt later as it's really something he loves. Selgian tonight then to see if it has any effect or not.

bonnielass · « **Reply #1886 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:49:12 AM »

Hope you and Swampy had a peaceful night after his selgian and that today is calm for you all, healing and calming vibes still coming your way

madkittyrescue · « **Reply #1885 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:42:17 AM »

awww bless him. Lots of

and extra

for little swamps. he's such a darling. and a extra

for you hun!

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1884 on:** January 18, 2009, 06:08:42 AM »

Aaaaah that little face tucking into his yoghurt with gusto. Made my eyes fill up. Hope you all had a good night and that you have a peaceful sunny day and a spot of sun for Swamps.

xx

Kirst · « **Reply #1883 on:** January 17, 2009, 22:50:22 PM »

bonnielass · « **Reply #1882 on:** January 17, 2009, 22:30:36 PM »

That was brilliant to watch, i love the yoghurt on his nose, hope your night is calm and peaceful

and lots of hugs for a special old and dizzy very unwell kitty and not forgetting Max,

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #1881 on:** January 17, 2009, 22:17:11 PM »

http://s330.photobucket.com/albums/l424/oldbrebis/?action=view&current=MVI_4324.flv

Swampy says he may be old and dizzy and very unwell but he still knows just what he likes best.

xx

(photobucket forum link 'copied' just fine but just wouldn't paste on here so please let me know if this isn't just the link to this video but my whole folder!).

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1880 on:** January 17, 2009, 19:44:39 PM »

Hope your day has been calm and that your night will be too

Kirst · « **Reply #1879 on:** January 17, 2009, 19:30:49 PM »

Not been on here for a while but wanted to pop in and top up these for Swampy and his family.

bonnielass · « **Reply #1878 on:** January 17, 2009, 18:57:36 PM »

Im glad Swampy was a bit calmer last night hope it continued through today as well, and that you managed to get some me time,as im sure you could use some.calming vibes coming over that you have a peaceful night and hugs for all

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1877 on:** January 17, 2009, 14:07:36 PM »

Bless. It might just be a cat thing? They are supposedly nocturnal and sleep during the day (wish someone would tell Charlie that). If the med does help calm him etc then probably better to give it at the night time instead. Hope you manage to get some rest and relaxation today whilst the little guy is zzzzzzing,. Sunny here too but very cold with it. Looks like spring until you go outside.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #1876 on:** January 17, 2009, 11:54:27 AM »

He's calm at the mo', asleep. He had his first Selgian today. If it does actually work to calm him, I will move the dose to at night. No point him sleeping all day and up all night. OH was in here most of the night and said Swampy needed help at 1, 3 etc as per normal, but he wasn't agitated. One day at a time, or even less than that.

xx

to everyone, hope the sun's out with you too.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1875 on:** January 17, 2009, 09:15:57 AM »

Ditto

bonnielass · « **Reply #1874 on:** January 17, 2009, 08:45:32 AM »

How are things this morning? Fingers crossed Swampy had a calm night and you all managed to get some sleep,sending those healing/calming vibes for you both and lots of hugs

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1873 on:** January 16, 2009, 19:39:57 PM »

Fingers crossed, am glad OH made it with you. Hope you all have a quiet night and the little fella calms down.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #1872 on:** January 16, 2009, 18:47:16 PM »

We both went down at 4.30 for a proper consultation with the vet. He says any meds are guesswork but suggests we try Selgian from tomorrow and a tiny bit of Xanax if necessary at night to see if it helps or not. It's been a very difficult 24 hours so we will see how it goes this weekend with my little one.

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1871 on:** January 16, 2009, 10:09:49 AM »

Many many prayers and every possible vibe is heading over to you all from Manchester.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #1870 on:** January 16, 2009, 09:18:53 AM »

Swampy had another bad night. I'm waiting for the vet to call me but I don't think there is anything except diazepam which would calm him and that isn't suitable. I'll post later on when I've spoken to the vet. Please send your prayers and vibes for Swampy. xx

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1869 on:** January 16, 2009, 06:50:07 AM »

Morning - how was your night? Hope the little fella managed to stay calm and sleepy

MrsR · « **Reply #1868 on:** January 15, 2009, 22:23:05 PM »

Good vibes being sent over x

bonnielass · « **Reply #1867 on:** January 15, 2009, 21:47:36 PM »

Hi Kate hope you had a reasonable day with Swampy ,and that you all manage to get some much needed sleep tonight, lots of vibes coming over and hugs

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1866 on:** January 15, 2009, 19:51:39 PM »

Hope he does get his down a bit tonight and you can get some zzzzz's.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #1865 on:** January 15, 2009, 19:14:22 PM »

BM - saying "Hi" to Lupus from me and Paddy.

What an inspiration his story is, and what a tribute to your care of him.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #1864 on:** January 15, 2009, 19:12:46 PM »

Topping up the hugs for Swampy, Kate.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #1863 on:** January 15, 2009, 17:38:19 PM »

Yes I think it's probably the greatest, most unconditional love there is. I wouldn't have missed a minute with Swampy, despite all the anguish now and to come. He's marked my life in a million ways, all good.

Mr French Passport holder has been asleep all day with even less loo and munch breaks than usual. So his mum had better rest as somehow I don't think he'll be kipping all night.

Bonkers Mad!!! · « **Reply #1862 on:** January 15, 2009, 10:34:02 AM »

Lupus still has bouts of overactivity which the vet puts down to his brain damage. his episodes always occur at night (typical) and he runs around the house making awful yowling noises, as if his tail is on fire or demons are chasing him. he always wakes me up when hes having a nutty half an hour and my dogs never know whether to chase him or to be scared of him. i took a long time before i got used to his mental behaviour and even now i worry if it goes on for too long. like i said, it took a long time before he was anything like back to normal and hopefully Swampy will make a good recovery too

. i sometimes wonder why we put ourselves through all the pain and heartache of having pets but id rather go through that than to ever be without them.

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #1861 on:** January 15, 2009, 10:23:49 AM »

Hi, thank you and welcome BM (bonkers mad!

). That's a lovely story; the vet has also said that with brains you can't be sure as they can improve sometimes. I'm so happy it worked out so well for Lupus. Give him a big kiss from us here. I don't think Swampy is too bad, but his overactivity (what the vets call it) is just so exhausting for us as it is at night and whoever is in the lounge, usually me as OH works full time, has to get up. It's a pattern of 1, 3,5am approx for 20 mins each time and he wants to eat each time too.

I didn't give him the vivitonin this morning and he's calmer and is fast asleep with Max on the heatpad. Happy snores, with their heads together. Off for some tea and rest for me.

xx

Bonkers Mad!!! · « **Reply #1860 on:** January 15, 2009, 09:58:13 AM »

hi ther Swampy's mum. i'm new here and your story is the first i've read. how incredibly sad, what you've all been through. i wanted to share my Lupus' story with you to try and give you a bit more hope, if thats ok.

Lupus was 15 weeks old when he ran up a wooden ladder which tipped and landed on his head. he had swelling of the brain and temporary (the vet said) blindness. he couldnt use his back legs and was at the vets for a week. it was touch and go for a while and the stress and worry when he came home was awful. he had major problems coping with the blindness but slowly, over the course of about 6 months, some of his sight returned ( i think he sees outlines and shadows). those 6 months while he was recovering were awful for me. i didnt sleep much either, every noise he made woke me up and i was always scared to leave the house in case one of the other cats bullied him while i was out. thinking back on it now it was a very very stressful time. Lupus was very confused and scared a lot of the time and i sometimes wondered whether it was fair of me to put him through it all. all in all in took around 6 months+ for him to be mostly recovered. his sight is still poor and he goes cross eyed and falls over every now and then but he is now nearly 11 years old.

my thoughts and best wishes are with you all. xx

bonnielass · « **Reply #1859 on:** January 15, 2009, 09:26:11 AM »

I hope you had a restful night both of you and that Swampy is calmer today positive vibes and lots of hugs for :Swampy,Max and for you

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1858 on:** January 15, 2009, 06:57:45 AM »

Morning Kate, Swampy, Max and OH, hope you all managed a restful night and have a calm day

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #1857 on:** January 14, 2009, 22:06:19 PM »

Hope you manage to get some sleep tonight, Kate

Sending lots of calming vibes for Swampy and hugs for Max too

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #1856 on:** January 14, 2009, 20:47:27 PM »

Just hoping you can all have some sleep tonight

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #1855 on:** January 14, 2009, 19:51:31 PM »

Sorry replied before seeing your reply kate

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #1854 on:** January 14, 2009, 19:50:29 PM »

I have just read back from the 4th Jan...and he hasnt had a good day in those 8, so putting him in a cage is probably not the best thing. The other thing you got to consider is that he only seems settled when he is asleep and if he becomes frighened because of the cage he would then think of sleeping with fear.

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