Topic: RIP Ginger 29-7-15 :( (Read 38927 times)

hollycat · « **Reply #98 on:** June 18, 2015, 18:51:21 PM »

I bet he was a bundle of trouble

Sootyca · « **Reply #97 on:** June 18, 2015, 13:58:25 PM »

He is so lovable for all that is wrong with him. the photos don't quite show how tiny he is - but if he carrys on eating like he has done over the last 24 hours he won;t be tiny for long!

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #96 on:** June 18, 2015, 13:56:29 PM »

Oh gawd - he's just adorable. All of my love for gingers is aroused by his photograph.

Sootyca · « **Reply #95 on:** June 18, 2015, 13:54:42 PM »

He's gone from one extreme to the other - actually wanting food now and really eats his food like he used to. I know it may only be short-lived and probably due to his new tablets but it's amazing the difference in him in just a few days.

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #94 on:** June 16, 2015, 23:29:50 PM »

The time you spend together will be extra special

hollycat · « **Reply #93 on:** June 16, 2015, 19:53:05 PM »

For you and Ginge

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #92 on:** June 16, 2015, 19:44:49 PM »

So sorry the news isnt better but hope he keeps eating for ages

Jiji · « **Reply #91 on:** June 16, 2015, 18:59:13 PM »

So sorry the news wasn't better, hope the tablets help and he continues to eat

Sootyca · « **Reply #90 on:** June 16, 2015, 18:32:26 PM »

Thanks

I'm a little upset - and will be more so when I have to make the decision. Knowing this tough little cat he could survive for months.

At least I'm forewarned as to what to look out for. I've had a cat with kidney failure before and didn't know about it so it was heartbreaking to see his deterioriation.

Dawn F · « **Reply #89 on:** June 16, 2015, 17:46:52 PM »

what a horrible situation

keep on eating ginge

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #88 on:** June 16, 2015, 17:33:44 PM »

Oh treasure. Sending you both a heartfelt

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #87 on:** June 16, 2015, 16:55:08 PM »

Sootyca and Ginge

Sootyca · « **Reply #86 on:** June 16, 2015, 13:58:27 PM »

Took him in this morning - I rang up again and they wanted to see him. Never usually a good sign. He is now officially on "borrowed time". His weight hasn't dropped any more. The only reason he is still with me is because he is fairly alert and playful and I have found a food he will eat. And because I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye today.

He is showing signs of kidney disease - they couldn't take a urine sample as his bladder was empty but they are pretty certain after having the results back. Something in his bloods is very elevated but I can't remember what. he has some more tablets to try and help - they think that it could be nausea stopping him from eating and the tablets are supposed to help with that. They should also help with his heart murmur.

Given his age there isn't much to be done other than to monitor. Whilst he eats and doesn't lose weight he will be fine.

So he has to keep eating

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #85 on:** June 16, 2015, 12:05:21 PM »

Hope you have heard from the vets

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #84 on:** June 16, 2015, 07:18:08 AM »

Hope the Vet gets in touch with you today. Sending a gentle ear rub for Gige, bless him. Goood to hear there are things which are tempting his appetite.

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #83 on:** June 15, 2015, 20:45:46 PM »

Sootyca · « **Reply #82 on:** June 15, 2015, 19:34:21 PM »

Thanks - I just wonder if he has gone on hunger strike to get better food!

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #81 on:** June 15, 2015, 18:49:46 PM »

Fingers crossed that the bloods will be ok

Glad he is eating a little and hope he starts to eat more

Sootyca · « **Reply #80 on:** June 15, 2015, 18:33:55 PM »

Bloods are back but waiting for vet to look at them and ring me today......this was 4 hours ago so I'm not holding out hope of a call!

However, I have discovered he will eat ham, warm chicken and some tuna - not Applaws but proper human tuna and chicken. He has also developed a taste for Gourmet Souffle. He isn't eating anywhere near what he should be but at least I can get some substantial food in him...along with the Dreamies :D

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #79 on:** June 10, 2015, 21:36:48 PM »

All the best for the blood checks

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #78 on:** June 10, 2015, 20:20:34 PM »

Hope the bloods identifybsomething that can beveasily treated

Sootyca · « **Reply #77 on:** June 10, 2015, 19:12:52 PM »

Ironically he chooses today to be quite lively and eat more than he has been doing. He has lost weight - down to 2.4kg from 2.56kg since the end of April. I had forgotten that on the last set of bloods taken his liver enzymes were slightly elevated so the vets are now suspecting it is liver problems more than the thyroid causing issues - last time his bloods were taken they concentrated more on getting his thyroid sorted out so didn't really focus on the liver as they said the problems with the thyroid could be interfering with the liver enzymes. His heart murmur is also more pronounced today but that could just be the stress of the vets.

He has had his blood taken and will see what comes of it - hopefully it will show something conclusively. As much as I don't want him to be ill there has to be something causing these issues and he certainly can't keep losing weight and he can't live off Dreamies for the rest of his life!

Thanks for the good wishes

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #76 on:** June 10, 2015, 16:08:23 PM »

and more

hollycat · « **Reply #75 on:** June 10, 2015, 12:22:57 PM »

Jiji · « **Reply #74 on:** June 10, 2015, 08:46:04 AM »

Hope all goes well today

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #73 on:** June 10, 2015, 06:46:15 AM »

Adding my thoughts to all of the others.

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #72 on:** June 09, 2015, 21:56:27 PM »

Thinking of you at the vets

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #71 on:** June 09, 2015, 21:35:36 PM »

Hope all goes well at the vets

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #70 on:** June 09, 2015, 21:29:29 PM »

Sootyca and Ginge

Sootyca · « **Reply #69 on:** June 09, 2015, 18:16:35 PM »

Back at vets tomorrow - if I can get half a sachet of food into him a day it is a miracle. He hasn't really picked up properly from his last relapse and hasn't been eating properly but he has managed to eat enough to take his thyroid medication. He is out of tablets anyway next week so booked him in early to get a check up. He does look frail but he doesn't look like he has lost weight - I do wonder if he is eating elsewhere but I'm not convinced.

The one thing he will eat is Dreamies

Even things like ham and chicken will just be picked at. He's also drinking a lot of water - never seen him drink up until the last month or so. no doubt he will have more bloods stolen from him.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #68 on:** April 20, 2015, 06:42:49 AM »

Glad to hear he's showing signs of improvement.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #67 on:** April 19, 2015, 22:55:41 PM »

That sounds 'cautiously optimistic' Sootyca

Sootyca · « **Reply #66 on:** April 19, 2015, 19:44:43 PM »

He's eating again

Not as much as he used to but using the "little and often" theory on him. I don't think he's out of the woods yet but he is getting his enthusiasm back

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #65 on:** April 16, 2015, 16:06:23 PM »

If he had a tumour something would show in the bloods cos this was mentioned by my vet for Misa.

I hope the tablets work great for him and he starts to eat and put on weight again

Sootyca · « **Reply #64 on:** April 16, 2015, 13:25:38 PM »

Thanks everyone. The vets have just called and his Thyroid levels have gone very high - can't remember what it is they check. He is coming off the transdermal ear gel and going back onto tablets, but at a higher dosage. Hopefully he will be eating again in no time - when he was on the pills he was responding well to them. To be retested in about 3 weeks and then should see a difference again.

He's not had an xray as they are fairly sure it is thyroid - he isn't being sick off his food, he's just not eating and it is typical of how he was before he started the tyroid tablets.

Thanks for the tip on the Complivit - I will pick some up as he does need to get some weight on him.

hollycat · « **Reply #63 on:** April 16, 2015, 11:23:07 AM »

Sorry to read about Ginge's probs and hope they are resolved soon.

My Tigger (RIP) lost a lot of weight, about 750g in a week. He hardly ate and if he did he just brought it straight back up. An xray showed a tumour.

Has Ginge had an x ray?

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #62 on:** April 15, 2015, 22:44:59 PM »

Poor lad

for you both.

Liz · « **Reply #61 on:** April 15, 2015, 18:49:47 PM »

Complivit food supplement added to normal food will help with the weight I put 200gm on a kitten much to the vets surprise and am convinced it kept my Calichi boys weight stable till he got stuff for his mouth

You can get it from the vets and online it is wonderful stuff - looks like Bovril and 1 pump about a teaspoon is equal to a 4kg cats full days calories

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #60 on:** April 15, 2015, 17:49:11 PM »

So sad when they are this light and dont eat..............just like my Ducha wqas.

Hope blood results are not too bad

Sootyca · « **Reply #59 on:** April 15, 2015, 17:29:55 PM »

Well, he's had his appointment and had bloods taken. His temperature is fine but he has lost most of the weight he has put on - I think it was late Feb when he was last weighed and he was 2.9kg (up from 2.2kg in Nov). He is down at 2.5kg so has lost quite a bit in a short time. Hopefully the bloods will be back tomorrow or Friday and will show something up. No real surprise he has lost weight - all he has had here today is 5 biscuits and a quarter of a sachet of chicken hilife. I think Sky needs this diet :D

Author Topic: RIP Ginger 29-7-15 :( (Read 38927 times)