Topic: Good vet vibes please (Read 16327 times)

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #30 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:09:42 AM »

Luckily he was tricked with turkey this morning, but i am not cooking a turkey steak every day for him!! I will get some sliced ham when I Am out today, as that would be easier than Primula.

The top end of my vets scale is 55 JAne, but there is a chance his is actually higher than that, as his mouth could be suppressing it. i think my vets theory is that as it has been caught so quickly, rather than putting him on a lifetime of meds and regular bloods, give him a month or so to bring his levels down and then remove it, as he isn't an easy cat to pill or to take blood from - he is also quite a young cat at 11/12, which is probably another reason for wanting to remove it, and I have always said it is the way I would go when it did tip over due to him being such a nightmare with pilling and bloods. I dont know enough about thyroid issues to know whether the fact it has taken 6 months to go from 55 to 76 means that it would take ages to get worse, or whether the fact it has now tipped over means it would get worse quicker. They have a vet who does loads of these for the RSPCA, so at least he has lots of experience.

Janeyk · « **Reply #29 on:** August 05, 2009, 07:05:09 AM »

Desley, as Pav says 75 isn't that bad on Pep's results it says normal between 13 and 65, I'm actually surprised they want to remove the thyroid for that. Anyway at least he's getting some treatment in case it got worse.

pappilon · « **Reply #28 on:** August 04, 2009, 19:31:01 PM »

Thanks Desley, will pm you.

Does Sam like cheese, maybe you could try to hide it in primula or dairyle?

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #27 on:** August 04, 2009, 19:09:31 PM »

He will be on 2.5mg twice a day, once I figure out what I can hide it in!! Thank you very much for the offer Pav, I would appreciate it in case he needs a bit longer than the 50 or so i have here. I haven't been able to ring you yet as i can't find your number, if you want to pm me with it I will give you a bell.

pappilon · « **Reply #26 on:** August 04, 2009, 19:07:37 PM »

Desley 76 is not too bad and hopefuly they can bring it down soon. Do you know if Sam is going to be on 5 mg or 2.5 mg twice daily?
I have a new box of 2.5 Felimazole which igot only a week before Boy was pts, we went for B12 injections and he was doing so well that i thought let me get all his medications since i am here eventhough he still had some left

If you could use them for Sam i am more than happy to send it to you tomorrow, ofcourse with some treats .

x

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #25 on:** August 04, 2009, 18:20:51 PM »

Well, sadly I was right with Sam, he is now hyper-t. Luckily it has been caught early, his levels are only 76 (top end of normal is 55), so the vet is hopeful that a months worth of Felimazole will bring them down enough so he can have the op. Tried him on a piece of Webbox tonight with no pill in it and he wasn't interested, although am sure he has eaten it in the past. Looks like I might have to go and buy some sliced ham, even though I did a full shop today. I did find out last night though that the rescue I was fostering for is closing, so there is no longer any financial back up with him and he is uninsurable as we knew back in December that he was possible hyper-t - credit card will be geting used a lot in the next couple of months!!
Thanks Pav - I bought them some turkey steaks today, so will cook one of those for them tomorrow.
That's interesting MM, it got good reviews on CC as well, loads of people use it.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #24 on:** August 04, 2009, 15:03:54 PM »

Iv tried zylkene and not had any luck with it. I was hoping dexter would benefit from it but nothing happened

pappilon · « **Reply #23 on:** August 04, 2009, 12:01:29 PM »

Finger crossed for Sam's blood.

I am sorry that ZI and Molly have lost weight, hope more food and treats help them to put some weight back on.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #22 on:** August 04, 2009, 09:18:46 AM »

Might give it a go when the SErene-um runs out, and if it works, i shall tell the vet she can start prescribing it!! Would be cheaper online anyway.

Liz · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2009, 20:29:21 PM »

Des I have given one tablet - capsule opens and sprinkled it on Indies food and in one tablet I have a calmer feral still forgetting she is a lady by using language that would make a Marine blush but great - tablet sprinkled on to food almost disolves and she ate the lot - I have used it on ferals with great results

Our vet was surprised that we used Zylkene but it does have a calming effect - I only use it for 3 weeks then the happy cat usually appears

It is really easy and has no side effects - not on any of ours and with a large number of cats we would have seen something by now

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2009, 18:59:04 PM »

Yeah, better than I expected, although I was worried when the vet said we might have to redo Mol's bloods next month in case it is her kidney's or something, I am incredibly close to her and can't bear the thought of anything happening to her. Her heart was quite fast too, but she ws stressed before we even left the house, so I dont think it is anything too serious, and I think her weight loss is just due to the change to senior food, so she will get more treats. Luckily she isn't sulking too much, she was terrible when she first came, bed making day would make her refuse to talk to me for hours.
Sam's racing heart is likely due to his thyroid, he was bang on the end of normal 6 months ago, so likely hyper-t now, we will know on Wed. Kizzy is definitely an odd cat, I just hope someone will fall in love with her, she will hopefully be less stressed while I have my fostering break, but ultimately needs a home of her own with no other cats.
Thanks Jane

Janeyk · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2009, 18:56:29 PM »

Glad it's over for you and you may as well kill 2 birds with one stone. Hope they manage to gain some weight and it's a problem testing things which can be raised due to anxiety when it is stressful taking them, that's why Pep had to go in for the day to make sure he was calm for his bp and heart checks. Hope Kizzy feels better now and that Sam's bloods are ok

Bazsmum · « **Reply #18 on:** August 03, 2009, 18:44:55 PM »

PHEW! Glad that jaunt is over for you!

Well apart from the weight loss it all sounds not so bad, poor Sam though...hopefully his heart was racing just cos he was scared bless him!

I think it a good idea to mix the water in with the food....

And glad Kizzy was enjoying the fuss made of her as she obviously does her food!

Fingers crossed for Sams bloods!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #17 on:** August 03, 2009, 18:36:59 PM »

That's good to hear - I was going to get it from PAH, but it was about a £1 cheaper from VetUK. She hated the taste at first, but she is fine with it now - I dont measure it out though, I just squirt it over her food. Vet has only used Zylkene on dogs, and didn't get any results, so hasn't used it on cats yet. I debated with trying it, but if we did it at the same time as Serene-um we wouldnt know which one worked, so I will probably get some once the SErene-um has been used.
Only had 2 of them being vocal fortunately. Got quite a few looks in teh vets with teh 4 cat carriers!! A couple were quite taken with Kizzy, and she was allowing them to fuss her. She is the only one who hasn't lost weight, which isn't good as there was only her who needed to lose weight.
Zi was just weighed, as she is going for her boosters in 6 weeks, but she has lost weight.
Molly has also lost weight and was a tad dehydrated, so vet wants to see her in month and maybe redo her bloods.
I am going to increase their food and add water to it, and see if it helps in the next month.
Kizzy has stayed the same, and the vet has cleaned her anal glands as she thinks that is why her fur is going thin round her tail. Her bladder feels fine, so vet thinks she was either marking, or it is just stress as she is so highly strung. She was very clingy though, she kept clambering over my shoulder, it was really weird.
Sam was the hardest!! Vet thought he looked really well, until she started examining him - he had lost weight, his mouth is still bad again, but as it isn't affecting his eating, we aren't going to do anything for that. His heart was really racing, so we have tested his thyroid levels again, and they should be back on Wed. He is a nightmare to take bloods from though, we tried, and then had to put Emla cream on him, I went home with the other 3, and came back!!
So treats for everyone bar Kizzy tonight, and everyone bar Kizzy is going back in a months time - although I might have to do it in two trips next month.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #16 on:** August 03, 2009, 14:27:09 PM »

Ive used Serene UM with some of my cats Des and It does work and I think its good value to, bought it from PAH! I have both pill and liquid form and when I first got Blackie I used the liguid in his food and he wolfed his food down no bother and the effect was a good calming one!

Good Luck again Hun, Im sure a few extra arms today would come in handy!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #15 on:** August 03, 2009, 12:09:11 PM »

Thanks - think the biggest fun is going to be getting them all in and out of the car and I am very glad my vet is only a 3 min drive away as at least 2 of them like to be vocal in the car. Molly hasn't been sick since, so she clearly just gobbled her food too quickly, silly girl.
Liz - the vet gave me Serene-um, am sure she said that in her opinion it was better than Zylkene, but will check with her again. I cant get tablets into her, so I went for the liquid Serene-um, she didn't like it at first, but is now tolerating it quite well in her food.

clarenmax · « **Reply #14 on:** August 03, 2009, 09:16:42 AM »

Tons of good luck vibes on their way xx

MrsR · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2009, 20:55:16 PM »

Sending tons of vibes hunnie x

Baggy · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2009, 20:23:39 PM »

Sending 4x the usual amount of vet vibes for you!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2009, 19:49:02 PM »

Hope all goes well at the vets tomorrow

Millys Mum · « **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2009, 18:53:53 PM »

Have fun

pappilon · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2009, 17:41:00 PM »

Sending lots of good vibes for tomorrow visit, i do hope Molly is feeling better this afternoon.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2009, 17:03:21 PM »

Tons of positive vibes being sent to all your gorgeous babes~~~~~~Good Luck tomorrow!

Liz · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2009, 14:22:40 PM »

Des good luck at the vets have you tried Zylkene for Kizzy - the tablets seem to calm ferals when they are trapped - Sam is on day 4 and seems a lot calmer than when he first came home from his vets trip!

When Cissy, ragamuffin and Smudger came to us - the 3 farm ferals from last year they were on Margicol a Herbal supplement which calmed them down when they were in pens for 2 weeks during my back surgery - we stopped this after a week here and they are all fine now

bonnielass · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:47:59 AM »

Lots of positive healing vibes coming to you and hope all goes well tomorrow at the vets

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:44:44 AM »

Let us know how they all get on

Janeyk · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:17:21 AM »

Hope all goes really well tomorrow Desley xx

JackSpratt · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2009, 10:17:25 AM »

Good luck at the vets, Desley.

Kirst · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2009, 08:53:50 AM »

Loads of vibes heaing your way.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2009, 08:39:24 AM »

Am taking 4 cats to the vets tomorrow!!

Molly was supposed to just be going for her 6 monthly check up, but she has been loose overnight and then sick on my bed just after brekkie - she is very rarely sick, hopefully it is nothing as it was just the jelly from her food, but I always worry about her when she does throw up.

Zia is just having a weigh in, as she seems to have lost weight (although she has been on a diet since coming here) - hopefully it is just that the diet has worked, although she is also loose. The only difference this weekend is that I put these two on adult food yesterday rather than Senior, maybe they can't tolerate that - they can't tolerate anything with a high meat content at the moment, hopefully that is just their tums being sensitive with age.

Sam is hopefully having his bloods (as long as i remember to starve him) - it is 6 months since he last had any, he was bang on the end of normal for hyper-t, I feel his levels have gone up, he does struggle to maintain his weight, and I am sure I can feel his thyroid. He is also very fidgety and hyper. I need to have a quick look at his gums as well, but I suspect they will be red and his eyes are a tad weepy, so if anyone has any other suggestions for calici/herpes, I would appreciate them. It is very likely that I will be adopting Sam due to changing rescue, as my vet already feels he is unhomeable (not what I wanted to do though!!).

Kizzy is going as she has pulled fur out round her tail, and has weed in the house twice this week - the first time was when I got a new doormat, so I thought she just didn't like the rubber smell, but then she weed in a different part of hte front room, so she might have a touch of cystitis. She was having a lot of Oh So Fishy though, so have stopped that and cut out dry food, so hopefully that will be all and the vet will find nothing wrong with her. It does highlight the importance of her finding a new home though, she is such a highly strung cat, and the Serene-um clearly isn't doing a lot (and I think the Feliway has ran out too).

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