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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #109 on: September 20, 2010, 13:33:31 PM »
Hope you are feeling better today little Squirt!  :Luv:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #108 on: September 20, 2010, 13:10:16 PM »
Sending more positive vibes for this little fella Angie  :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #107 on: September 20, 2010, 12:40:14 PM »
 :( What a worry, best of luck getting what Squirt needs  :hug:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #106 on: September 20, 2010, 11:55:30 AM »
 :hug: :hug: :hug: Hope ya get the script today hun  :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #105 on: September 20, 2010, 09:44:23 AM »
Oh Angie, you must be frantic.  :hug: I'd call your vet and say something; maybe he can redo the prescription PROPERLY and you'll be able to get it more rapidly.

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #104 on: September 19, 2010, 19:30:33 PM »
This is appalling, surely your vet should have collected prescription from chemist for you, mine does.
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #103 on: September 19, 2010, 18:33:26 PM »
got the new script today, went to boots as they had it in and the pharmasist refused to give them to me. The drug is not licensed for vet use and apparently the vet has to mention "cascade" on the script.
I actually added the word, took it back and he still refused to let me have it.
I have then spent another 2 hours phoning around. LLoyds at solihull had it and I rushed off at 4 but couldn't find them , and by the time I had given up asking it was well gone 4-30 when they closed.
I have got back about 5 mins ago from trying other chemists at random in birmingham and none of them stocked it.

So I am tired , frustrated and angry.

Hopefully tomorrow we can try and get something sorted in Dudley - perhaps they will issue a script with the correct wording that we can then get.

I have just given Squirt a hug and apologized to him on behalf on the world.

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #102 on: September 19, 2010, 11:08:19 AM »
Hope ya can get the tabs for him hun

Sending loads more get well vibes for him  :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #101 on: September 18, 2010, 22:06:17 PM »
Sending big  :hug: to Squirt.

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #100 on: September 18, 2010, 20:31:06 PM »
Hope you can get the tablet tomorrow Angie, have everything crossed for him  :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #99 on: September 18, 2010, 18:46:00 PM »
have a prescription for 125mg Famciclovir tablets for his eyes (treats human herpes) but can i find a chemist who stocks them. tried most of coventry, some in leicester, birmingham and warwick.

damn, i feel like a failure! some stock the 250mg but can't give me that unless script is changed (its for a quarter of the 125 tablet anyway).

unless any one has any bright ideas it'll have to wait now for vet tomorrow to hopefully change it and pray that the delay doesn't have any effect.

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #98 on: September 18, 2010, 14:39:33 PM »
Get well Squirt vibes still coming over strong hun.

Sending all me love and gentle hugs for him and you  :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #97 on: September 18, 2010, 08:46:36 AM »
More love and cuddles being sent for Squirt  :hug:

I hope that he's well enough to go on Monday :scared:  :hug:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #96 on: September 18, 2010, 01:12:26 AM »
Lots more good wishes to Squirt  :hug: :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #95 on: September 17, 2010, 22:38:51 PM »
Keep those vibes coming!

Squirt is still very lethargic but eating on his own.
 His eyes are a worry. They put some stuff in to look at his ulcer again and he reacted to it - he was pawing his eye as I left and apparently it swelled up badly this morning so they say he has an allergy to the anaesthetic.

They are offering to take him in again tomorrow and I will so I can get on and do the jobs I didn't get round to today (not to mention a trip to the police station with my motoring documents  >:( and dropping the trap round to a fosterer who has lost one of her feral charges behind the kitchen cupboard  :rofl:)

I am taking Squirt to Dudley on monday with his mum and brother for the C4 program on neutering.
mum is getting neutered and as its out most of the day, I didn't want to leave Squirt from 7am until the evening - besides which I think his story is also important for a show designed to promote neutering.
I checked with the vet that they had room for them all in the surgery for the day and she tells me the practice has a CH cat and she also has one at home so I am happy he will be well looked after. I have all the notes from the vet Re the medical sage of the last 5 weeks - if I remember them  :-[
« Last Edit: September 17, 2010, 22:39:44 PM by Angie (covcats) »

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #94 on: September 17, 2010, 12:30:47 PM »
Keeping everything crossed that Squirt pulls through Angie  :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #93 on: September 17, 2010, 09:37:32 AM »
Sending more love over to Squirt  :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #92 on: September 17, 2010, 08:47:22 AM »
Heres hoping that Squirt is feeling better today! :Luv:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #91 on: September 16, 2010, 21:53:07 PM »
Come on Squirt, keep fighting little one  :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #90 on: September 16, 2010, 20:16:23 PM »
Sending lots of love, huggles and get better vibes for little Squirt xxx

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #89 on: September 16, 2010, 20:08:09 PM »
Sending more love and snuzzles for little Squirt  :Luv2: :hug:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #88 on: September 16, 2010, 19:50:58 PM »
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #87 on: September 16, 2010, 19:17:22 PM »
Sending lots of goode wiahes for little Squirt and hope he improves  :hug: :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #86 on: September 16, 2010, 14:59:23 PM »
Bless his little paws  :Luv2: glad he seems to be a little better today and am still keeping everything crossed for him  :hug: Hobbes sends some of his best purrs too and hopes little Squirt will soon be able to play with his new toys

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #85 on: September 16, 2010, 13:34:40 PM »
Hopefully he's picking up that little bit all the time, fingers crossed  :hug: :hug:

 Lovely that he'll have some pressies awaiting him when he gets home too :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #84 on: September 16, 2010, 13:26:04 PM »
squirt is at vets. no temp today though he's not right poor thing. hes looking a bit pale. we are going to worm him today - something i was planning to do earlier this week as he was looking so much better. glad i didn't else that would have got the blame for his relapse.
so vets will worm, give him some fluids and look after him while i go out to get shopping (cat stuff!) and i'll pick him up this evening.

also a big thank you to T, his toys arrived today, though I haven't told him yet.
« Last Edit: September 16, 2010, 13:27:20 PM by Angie (covcats) »

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #83 on: September 16, 2010, 12:38:21 PM »
That's brill to hear hun.

Sending all my love over for him and get better vibes every second  :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #82 on: September 16, 2010, 10:28:54 AM »
He's still with us and ok for me to leave for the next hour while I go to judiths for this litter demostration I think. Will check again after I've finished my coffee. Will update when I get back from vets....

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #81 on: September 16, 2010, 10:21:34 AM »
How's our little man Angie?  :hug:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #80 on: September 16, 2010, 08:49:47 AM »
I'm so hoping we have some good news today, I've been thinking of dear little Squirt  :Luv:  :hug:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #79 on: September 16, 2010, 08:06:45 AM »
Fingers crossed for him Angie.
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #78 on: September 16, 2010, 07:47:57 AM »
Mornin ickle Squirt, we finks itz time youz got yaself proplea betta; youz iz a brave ickle soul and youz deserve to av lotz of fun time,so eat up ya fud and get yaself betta real quik, then ya can play.Tell ya mum if she az to then put ze boxin gloves on wen she sees ze vet and giv em wot for .
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #77 on: September 15, 2010, 23:57:37 PM »
Come on little boy! Glad hear he has made it through the day at least :) We are keeping everything crossed that he will be able to be our next addition to the family :Luv2:

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #76 on: September 15, 2010, 21:52:52 PM »
Angie haven't been posting 'cos up to my eyes too with kittens with "issues".  All I can say, to add to all the sensible advice so far, is just to hang on in there and not be pressurised into giving up too soon. I used to follow vets advice and pts cats/kittens I know now with a bit more time would have been just fine.  So I now force myself to take a step back and have a hard think about what is best.  My mum and 6, part of the 13 brought in on 13th, have been up and down and up and down and finally taken to the vet today with squits.  One is borderline cerebellar hypoplasia anyway and she is the worst.  Only 500gr and 7 wks old... 

You will know when enough is enough, always trust your gut instinct.  It's telling you what is the right thing but it's not always easy to hear!

Really rooting for you and Squirt. x

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #75 on: September 15, 2010, 21:40:03 PM »
Angie Send more love over for Squirt and all there.  I will keep sending get well vibes to him  :Luv: :Luv:

He will have a delivery tomorrow just for him to play with when he's better from Auntie T.  :)

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #74 on: September 15, 2010, 19:58:39 PM »
Angie the only thing that I keep thinking about is the wobble, it could be a meningitis type germ, could even be toxoplasmosis like Bonny has, so easy for vet to say its due to parvo and write everything else off. Think you will end up like me spending a fortune on blood tests until you hit the right thing.
Whatever you do for Squirt will be the right thing, you know him best in this world,all I can do is offer you hope and send vibes for his recovery and tell you that we are all feeling your pain. :hug:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #73 on: September 15, 2010, 19:03:53 PM »
Awww poor little soul  :( but glad he's able to come home.  More love and get well wishes being sent his way  :hug: :hug:
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #72 on: September 15, 2010, 18:52:58 PM »
Poor little Squirt.

Sorry I don't have any advice Angie but just wanted to sends lots of hugs and positive vibes to you both...come on Squirt you can do it...you've gotta get strong so you can play with the new toy Aunty T won for you at Purringo last night :)
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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #71 on: September 15, 2010, 18:47:52 PM »
squirt is back with us. been on fluids. he has synulox and eyecream for an ulcer. he had a temp of 40 as well so i suppose that could explain his reluctance to move much and stiffness.
he has to go back in tomorrow and I'm to give him some fluid tonight.

vet is worried that there is something viral systemically going on and that this may be the pattern of his life in that he will always be sickly and if that is the case then pts may be on the cards.
we briefly discussed interferon but she wasn't sure that it would make a difference.

any thoughts out there on what could be happening?

he is once again in a pen on his own.

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Re: covcats - yet more new arrivals (aka the garage cats) Squirt is very poorly
« Reply #70 on: September 15, 2010, 17:55:13 PM »
The Clan have everything crossed for little Squirt and Angie :hug:
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