Topic: Willow is at the vets on fluids :-( (Read 18519 times)

Millys Mum · « **Reply #68 on:** April 09, 2009, 19:57:21 PM »

Im glad you have her home again

They dont need to sedate cats having fluids unless they are very agitated, the way the line is taped in they can move around without anything tugging. If she was that weak then her wobbly legs is probably just her regaining her step again

Mark · « **Reply #67 on:** April 09, 2009, 19:11:55 PM »

Quote from: Gillian (Ambercat) on April 09, 2009, 18:57:55 PM

Oh dear, and there will be so much more fluid to be 'peed' out now too

Which will pee me off

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #66 on:** April 09, 2009, 18:57:55 PM »

Quote from: Mark on April 09, 2009, 17:37:50 PM

We are back to normal. She just went and had a pee in the fireplace

Oh dear, and there will be so much more fluid to be 'peed' out now too

Glad she's home

Bazsmum · « **Reply #65 on:** April 09, 2009, 18:46:52 PM »

Quote from: JackSpratt on April 09, 2009, 18:44:50 PM

Oh Mark - she likes keeping you on your toes that one!

More like on his knees!

So glad Willow is home....

JackSpratt · « **Reply #64 on:** April 09, 2009, 18:44:50 PM »

Oh Mark - she likes keeping you on your toes that one!

Janeyk · « **Reply #63 on:** April 09, 2009, 18:25:26 PM »

Quote from: Mark on April 09, 2009, 17:37:50 PM

Quote from: Christine (Blip) on April 09, 2009, 17:36:07 PM

What would you have done with £70 anyway, eh? Spent it on tough meat?

True

We are back to normal. She just went and had a pee in the fireplace

ahh

home sweet home eh?

Zenith (Liz) · « **Reply #62 on:** April 09, 2009, 18:00:06 PM »

She's gorgeous MArk

Hope she regains her strength and feels better soon

Wibblechick · « **Reply #61 on:** April 09, 2009, 17:53:43 PM »

Missed this thread before - Im so glad Willow is OK - she is beautiful

for you all and lets hope she keeps getting better

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #60 on:** April 09, 2009, 17:47:36 PM »

Bless her I am pleased to hear she is home and feeling better - hope you can get her to eat something soon

Mark · « **Reply #59 on:** April 09, 2009, 17:37:50 PM »

Quote from: Christine (Blip) on April 09, 2009, 17:36:07 PM

What would you have done with £70 anyway, eh? Spent it on tough meat?

True

We are back to normal. She just went and had a pee in the fireplace

She is a bit wobbly - I assume they give them a sedative when they are on a drip?

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #58 on:** April 09, 2009, 17:36:07 PM »

I think Willow is beautiful and I'm glad she's home again

What would you have done with £70 anyway, eh? Spent it on tough meat?

Janeyk · « **Reply #57 on:** April 09, 2009, 17:35:09 PM »

yay great news

Mark · « **Reply #56 on:** April 09, 2009, 17:32:51 PM »

Just got her back. She is in the garden now. I'm quite surprised that she is having a really long drink

The vet has given me a 5 day course of Clavaseptin in case it was an infection that started "the episode" - with the tablets, that's another £70

pappilon · « **Reply #55 on:** April 09, 2009, 17:14:18 PM »

I am glad Willow is coming home and feeling better.

clarenmax · « **Reply #54 on:** April 09, 2009, 16:41:01 PM »

Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on April 09, 2009, 16:37:42 PM

So pleased she is coming home

I'll second that

Give her a gentle cuddle from me

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #53 on:** April 09, 2009, 16:37:42 PM »

So pleased she is coming home

Mark · « **Reply #52 on:** April 09, 2009, 15:44:26 PM »

Just phoned the vets. The vet came to the phone himself and I was getting worried but he said she is a lot perkier now and is well hydrated. He also repeated that she hadn't eaten much. I can pick her up in a hour

- I hope she isn't manic later and decides to have a long nap.

MrsR · « **Reply #51 on:** April 09, 2009, 14:48:00 PM »

Mark

bonnielass · « **Reply #50 on:** April 09, 2009, 14:43:24 PM »

Hope Willow is soon home with you and feeling a lot better,and they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and she is beautiful

Clapton is very handsome too

Mark · « **Reply #49 on:** April 09, 2009, 14:04:48 PM »

I must get on with some cleaning as I have been worrying and procrastinating all day

Only 1.5 hours and I can phone again

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #48 on:** April 09, 2009, 13:46:31 PM »

they are both utterly lovely, Mark. I hope Willow's home and you can all relax a bit really soon.

clarenmax · « **Reply #47 on:** April 09, 2009, 13:36:35 PM »

The waiting is the horrible bit Mark, hopefully they'll say she's well enough to come home when you call again this afternoon

I think she's beautiful

and Clapton is as gorgeous as ever too

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #46 on:** April 09, 2009, 13:22:49 PM »

All cats are pretty Mark

I hope she will be able to come home today and will recover to her normal self

Janeyk · « **Reply #45 on:** April 09, 2009, 13:03:45 PM »

glad to hear that Mark, crikey Willow's face does remind of Schui

JackSpratt · « **Reply #44 on:** April 09, 2009, 12:04:46 PM »

She's just fine, bless her.

Sending you both another hug, and hoping you get more positive news later.

Mark · « **Reply #43 on:** April 09, 2009, 11:59:34 AM »

Yep

Some pics I took last week. She isn't the prettiest cat but we love her

Also some of Clapton the other day. You wouldn't believe how bad his skin is from the pics as they are mostly on the other side.

JackSpratt · « **Reply #42 on:** April 09, 2009, 11:54:12 AM »

Waiting is sometimes the hardest part I think.

Mark · « **Reply #41 on:** April 09, 2009, 11:45:26 AM »

Just phoned the vet. They said she is much better than she was but they want to keep her on fluids for the rest of the day to see if she will perk up more. They said she has eaten a tiny amount - I said that is pretty normal for her. So I have to phone back around 3.30pm to see how she is.

JackSpratt · « **Reply #40 on:** April 09, 2009, 11:28:46 AM »

How's Willow doing, Mark?

Pica is fairly common in cats I'm led to believe. What does the vet suggest?

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #39 on:** April 09, 2009, 10:49:53 AM »

Quote from: Mark on April 08, 2009, 23:46:25 PM

And another thing I forgot to mention to the vet is that Clapton is exhibiting Pica -

OMG....Think I have said this before, My Son had Pica when he was little !!!!!
He would eat towels, carpet, plastic, velcro...he was under the hospital for it.

Does Willows medication come in injectable form Mark ?

sheryl · « **Reply #38 on:** April 09, 2009, 10:41:16 AM »

I hope that Willow is feeling lots better today xxx

Big

Mark xxx

MrsR · « **Reply #37 on:** April 09, 2009, 09:20:06 AM »

Hoping Willow is better today

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #36 on:** April 09, 2009, 09:15:29 AM »

(says she who has just been bitten....) the key to pilling an unwilling cat is speed in giving the pill - and not being put off by momentary annoyance/displeasure/anger and not feeling that you are a torturer or being cruel because you obviously aren't as she needs the meds. My worry would be that if you go into a long wrapping up in towel routine, you may forewarn her! Can you not just hold her quickly and firmly somewhere she feels safe (bed/sleeping place), scruff her and quick quick open her mouth and down it goes? Whole process taking just a second or 2? (Easter weekend so first find an open chemist for your antibiotics!

).
Or...scruff her and shoot the pill down with a pill shooter?

Hope it works and she's feeling stronger soon.

clarenmax · « **Reply #35 on:** April 09, 2009, 09:05:19 AM »

Hope Willow can can home today, and that you can pill her, I know you'll feel horrible doing it to her, but I think you're right that you have to try

Keep us posted x

Liz · « **Reply #34 on:** April 09, 2009, 08:40:46 AM »

Mark hope Willow had a good night at the vet and can come home today to her New strict parents!

The Pilling can be a pain but eventually they do give in or you just get better at it

We can now catch feals a lot faster or they are slowing down.

All paws here for Miss Willow and

to you and Dennis and of course the rest of the kids

Mark · « **Reply #33 on:** April 09, 2009, 08:21:24 AM »

Quote from: Dawn F on April 08, 2009, 16:40:11 PM

hope she is ok, what was stopping her going to the loo Mark?

The vet thinks she had got to the stage where she was too weak to find a tray or get a drink so she was going downhill rapidly.

Janeyk · « **Reply #32 on:** April 09, 2009, 08:21:15 AM »

Hope that Willow is much better today Mark

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #31 on:** April 09, 2009, 07:45:04 AM »

Fingers crossed she has had a good night and is feeling much better today, and can come home. Good luck with the vet visit next week

Mark · « **Reply #30 on:** April 09, 2009, 07:19:40 AM »

Thanks people

The mood of the house has changed. I can phone at 11am to arrange to pick her up. I have discussed with OH and going to try the cruel to be kind approach with pilling. She isn't scared and timid like Clapton, more like bolshy so she is more likely to get annoyed than scared - hopefully she will just get used to being scooped up in a towel and pilled. It has been a farce trying to wipe ground up tablet and katalax on her fur every night.

bunglycat · « **Reply #29 on:** April 09, 2009, 01:12:23 AM »

Sorry to hear about Willow , Mark.

Hope he improves tonight.
Gill -thanks for that information about pica - My Oscar had that looking back and he did die soon after from kidney failure -there was no fortekur then -it was 11 years ago - 14th April 1998.

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