Topic: Geoffrey is very poorly this morning (Read 17511 times)

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #98 on:** December 28, 2013, 12:14:02 PM »

That is good news!

Such a handsome chap he is

fluffybunny · « **Reply #97 on:** December 28, 2013, 09:39:33 AM »

Geoffrey is very much back to normal...here he is enjoying his favourite spot

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #96 on:** December 19, 2013, 17:12:15 PM »

great news

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #95 on:** December 19, 2013, 15:49:06 PM »

Brilliant news, FB. Well done on you inventiveness, and bless Geoffrey's paws, may he never look back or be troubled with this again.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #94 on:** December 19, 2013, 15:33:27 PM »

Excellent news - sample is clear, no blood or anything in the sample, so hopefully everything can now go back to normal

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #93 on:** December 19, 2013, 14:19:03 PM »

Hurrah!

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #92 on:** December 19, 2013, 11:21:38 AM »

The woman is genius!

fluffybunny · « **Reply #91 on:** December 19, 2013, 11:01:31 AM »

HA! Why didn't I think of this sooner? Great idea, sheilarose!

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #90 on:** December 19, 2013, 07:29:07 AM »

May your cup be full, as they say......

fluffybunny · « **Reply #89 on:** December 18, 2013, 22:58:46 PM »

Right, I've rigged up my wee-catcher...I wonder if it will be full by the morning

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #88 on:** December 17, 2013, 07:09:04 AM »

Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 16, 2013, 22:05:25 PM

Sorry but

And I confes to a little giggle here too......

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #87 on:** December 16, 2013, 22:05:25 PM »

Sorry but

fluffybunny · « **Reply #86 on:** December 16, 2013, 21:12:45 PM »

I've been desperately hunting for some

Sellotape to create my wee catch-pit, which is something that hasn't emerged from moving house yet...and while hunting yesterday evening, sir strolled into the litter tray and did a giant wee. I tried to pop a little tub behind him but as he squeezes it up the wall, I didn't manage to catch any. So still no wee sample, and a freshly emptied bladder!

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #85 on:** December 16, 2013, 07:21:48 AM »

So very pleased to hear that Geoffrey's bounced back.

Good luck with the wee sample.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #84 on:** December 15, 2013, 14:45:44 PM »

Oooh now there's an idea...I will need to be able to have it up off the base of the box as otherwise Milly could potentially wee on it, whereas if I fashion something like a bib a bit higher up, only Geoffrey will wee there. Think I'll go and have a play and see what I can get to work

sheilarose · « **Reply #83 on:** December 15, 2013, 13:37:43 PM »

If you tape some cling film to the back wall and drape it into the litter box could you collect a sample that way?

So pleased he's feeling better, its such a worry when they're sick.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #82 on:** December 15, 2013, 12:23:12 PM »

My boy is very definitely back

his eyes look normal again now and normal service constantly whining for food and attention has resumed

Protexin are definitely wonder pills! Still haven't managed to get a wee sample though, he's cottoned on to the fact that he gets shut in with me at night and if he holds on long enough he will get let out in the morning to do his wee without having to use the plastic balls. As he sprays up the back of the litter tray I'm wondering whether I could tape the wee pot up the back corner and see if I can get it filled that way

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #81 on:** December 14, 2013, 12:16:54 PM »

Quote from: fluffybunny on December 13, 2013, 19:06:12 PM

Geoffrey is better still this evening and he's being a pest for food again. I can only imagine that this past week he has felt like he has had food poisoning, but he's definitely on the mend now. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

Very pleased to hear this

Stuart · « **Reply #80 on:** December 14, 2013, 09:43:39 AM »

Good news....keeping fingers crossed

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #79 on:** December 13, 2013, 22:08:26 PM »

Thank you

Hope that Geoffrey is feeling loads better

fluffybunny · « **Reply #78 on:** December 13, 2013, 19:06:12 PM »

I bet this explains the change:

http://www.protexinvet.com/pet-health/362/general-faqs Scroll down to 'what makes a good probiotic' and it says that " Within the EU all probiotics must be registered for use in an individual animal species. For example, Enterococcus faecium (NCIMB 10415) E1707 is registered for use in dogs."

So I reckon a few years ago there was a change in EU regulation as above, and while this particular strain of bacteria is registered for use in dogs, it isn't for cats so they aren't allowed to claim on the labelling that it has health benefits for cats even though actually nothing has changed in practice. If the same is true here as it is with rabbits which it probably is (especially given all the literature about the use of c.faecium in cats) it's nothing to do with safety, but probably just the cost/faff is prohibitive for them to bother registering it with cats so they rely on people using the prescribing cascade for its ongoing use.

Geoffrey is better still this evening

and he's being a pest for food again. I can only imagine that this past week he has felt like he has had food poisoning, but he's definitely on the mend now. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #77 on:** December 13, 2013, 15:13:44 PM »

Thank you for that info, so helpful. 2 yrs ago it was for bothe cats and dogs and suddenly it changed, so guess you are right

So pleased that Geoffrey is improving

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #76 on:** December 13, 2013, 15:00:58 PM »

Attaboy Geoffrey!

fluffybunny · « **Reply #75 on:** December 13, 2013, 07:38:43 AM »

Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 12, 2013, 23:40:34 PM

Are they capsules? Thats what Lupin had but online they are now saying dogs only

Yes that's them. I'm so used to using things off licence for the bunnies that to be honest I never really bat an eyelid at using a product aimed at a different species...I suspect that it's something to do with a technical paperwork requirement rather than a 'real' reason they're no longer suggesting use in cats on their bumpf. Have you ever contacted them to find out why? I've just done a quick google search on the bacteria in it and although this is a biased article, it does say (and cite) that multiple studies have shown its benefits in both dogs and cats http://www.purinavets.eu/uk/no-messing/PDFs/related_articles/PVD_2.13.8_FF_KOL_Newsletter.pdf and purina sell fortiflora for cats which contains the same bacteria, so personally unless there was a jolly good reason otherwise, I'd probably just carry on using it anyway

Geoffrey is quite cheerful this morning, he spent all night right in the middle of the bed with me desperately trying to get comfy around him.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #74 on:** December 13, 2013, 07:06:30 AM »

Very pleased that Geoffrey seems to be much brighter. Long may it continue.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #73 on:** December 12, 2013, 23:40:34 PM »

Are they capsules? Thats what Lupin had but online they are now saying dogs only

They were brilliant and Lupin had been ill for months

fluffybunny · « **Reply #72 on:** December 12, 2013, 22:11:23 PM »

I've finally been allowed to get up

they're protexin synbiotic, I've had them before I think, they sound familiar anyway. Geoffrey seems more cheerful this evening and is actually asking for food, so that's progress too

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #71 on:** December 12, 2013, 20:33:35 PM »

Hope all this sorts him

Please can you tell me what probiotics were given

fluffybunny · « **Reply #70 on:** December 12, 2013, 18:09:36 PM »

Thanks all. OH has stayed at home with him today and says he has perked up a bit, so that's good. Vet rang, the pancreatic blood test was normal, so she suspects that it's the abx he has had for the infection which have upset his tummy. She's given me some anti-nausea tablets and some probiotics so fingers crossed it's 'just' that the aggressive abx to treat his kidney infection have upset his gut flora. I do feel happier knowing that his bloods are heading back to normal at least. Thanks for all the good wishes x x

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #69 on:** December 12, 2013, 14:58:59 PM »

Sending loads of get well vibes to Geoffrey

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #68 on:** December 12, 2013, 10:43:11 AM »

Poor little chap, he is having a rough time

! I do hope that he soon starts to feel better.

for both of you.

Tigerlily (Allison) · « **Reply #67 on:** December 12, 2013, 08:40:21 AM »

Poor Geoffrey. Sending lots of get well vibes

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #66 on:** December 12, 2013, 08:07:51 AM »

Sending very gentle snoozles for Geoffrey's poorly tum this morning.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #65 on:** December 12, 2013, 07:50:02 AM »

No wee overnight, plenty of diarrhoea though. I remember now, the vet said yesterday that he had a very gurgly tummy, so when he went and hid when we got home from the vet he probably just had a very nasty tummy ache. I don't think it has all come out yet but some of it has, so I think he is starting to feel a bit better. He's eaten a little breakfast and has now gone back under the bed

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #64 on:** December 12, 2013, 06:36:18 AM »

Of course you do.

Keeping fingers crossed that the results will indicate what's been going on, and get Geoffrey back to full health again.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #63 on:** December 12, 2013, 01:16:17 AM »

fluffybunny · « **Reply #62 on:** December 11, 2013, 20:24:40 PM »

Well highs and lows - the good news is that his creatinine levels are back to within normal range, but he has lost 400g in the past 11 days

So she's running a pancreatitis blood test and will let me know the results tomorrow. He had one the first time he had the bloods taken and it was clear, but because there was about a week between his first visit and the first bloods, she thinks it's possible that he had an episode which had cleared by the time we ran the bloods and has now had another one so thought it worth repeating. I'm going to try and get a urine sample overnight too.

She's also given him an anti-nausea injection which won't last all that long but we thought it was worth a go to see if that perks him up overnight as he's clearly feeling nauseous - and even more so now after the car journey to the vets and back. Of course it's always possible that the antibiotics themselves have been working to clear the kidney infection hence those bloods returning to normal, but they have also made him feel poorly. I just want my poor little man back to normal

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #61 on:** December 11, 2013, 12:53:55 PM »

Sorry to hear this, fingers crossed for tonight

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #60 on:** December 11, 2013, 12:51:22 PM »

Hope the vet can sort this out asap

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