Topic: TARKA IS COMING HOME!!Kitten with "enlarged" bottom!! - anyone experienced this? (Read 20031 times)

Teresa Pawcats · « **Reply #59 on:** October 04, 2007, 15:56:52 PM »

If the samples have returned negative I doubt he is going to infect anything else Lesley. I still think he may have been born with a very small large intestine.
Keep fighting

puddypaws · « **Reply #58 on:** October 04, 2007, 14:38:49 PM »

to you and Tarka

LesleyW · « **Reply #57 on:** October 04, 2007, 14:35:32 PM »

Visited Tarka today, but no good news really. He is so lively and loveable and growing fast, but his bottom is still oozing poo - it seems no different to me really. He is eating well and very lively but the treatment he is getting seems to be making no difference to his bottom and I don't know how long it is fair to keep him in there in isolation with no improvement but, on the other hand, I cannot risk bringing him home and infecting anyone else.

Hubby says we cannot go on indefinitely paying for special treatment with no visible improvement and the only option may be to put him to sleep.

. I obviously do not want to do this but I cannot bring him home yet but cannot go on indefinitely with rising Vet bills.

I am going in again later this afternoon to see him again, as I have to pick Tilly up who has been spayed today and have another three in for vaccinations before going to new homes tomorrow.

I just wish I could see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Teresa Pawcats · « **Reply #56 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:43:58 AM »

Just caught up with this again,hopefully orange poo is down to vitamin injection. Keep your chin up Lesley sending positive vibes your way.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #55 on:** October 02, 2007, 22:15:10 PM »

Poor little Tarka

Fingers crossed the steroids do the trick, when Tiggy had chronic diaorrhea once the vet gave her antibiotics and then pro-kolin paste which didn't work. She had an anabolic steroid injection which didn't work so he tried a corticosteroid injection which worked a treat.

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #54 on:** October 02, 2007, 21:38:03 PM »

Sending love and positve vibes to Tarka and a hug for you

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #53 on:** October 02, 2007, 20:24:40 PM »

Poor little fella

Felix (Caroline) · « **Reply #52 on:** October 02, 2007, 10:30:49 AM »

Sending you both lots of love

LesleyW · « **Reply #51 on:** October 02, 2007, 09:02:22 AM »

Well the latest news is not so good. Tarka has the runs again

. The lab results have come back re his faecal sample and everything is normal so nothing to help us there either.

My vet is as in the dark as I am at the moment but she is now going to try him on steroids to see if that helps in any way.

Will try to find some photos of him later.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #50 on:** October 02, 2007, 08:01:14 AM »

Fingers crossed he continues to improve.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #49 on:** October 01, 2007, 17:37:05 PM »

Great news, fingers crossed he continues to do well

I think we need pics of the little fella

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #48 on:** October 01, 2007, 17:30:27 PM »

Fingers crossed that the little fella is on the mend.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #47 on:** October 01, 2007, 13:49:57 PM »

oooh sounds promising ...fingers crossed he is on the road to recovery. Lots of Love Tarka

clarenmax · « **Reply #46 on:** October 01, 2007, 13:44:56 PM »

Aw, everything crossed for this little one

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #45 on:** October 01, 2007, 11:56:10 AM »

Oh I do hope this is the beginning of a recovery and maybe if it was, then the 'swelling' will go down.

Lots of gentle strokes to Tarka

Felix (Caroline) · « **Reply #44 on:** October 01, 2007, 11:16:55 AM »

Thats good news
Sending you lots of :hug:s.xx

LesleyW · « **Reply #43 on:** October 01, 2007, 11:13:36 AM »

Sorry for delay in reporting on Tarka, busy weekend with other kittens!!

Tarka has done a normal shaped poo

. Apparently, it was very large and very orange

.

He has been taken off the drip, mainly because he kept chewing through it, and he is eating really well on his own anyway. His bottom is not looking as red as it was but is still larger than normal.

I will be phoning later today to see if there are any poo results back and hopefully to find out when he can come home.

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #42 on:** September 29, 2007, 18:03:01 PM »

Hope Tarka is feeling and looking better today Poor little darling.

Positive vides being sent to Tarka xxxxxxx

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #41 on:** September 29, 2007, 15:05:28 PM »

Love to you both

Max sends purry head butts

Déborah · « **Reply #40 on:** September 29, 2007, 14:15:13 PM »

Poor Baby! I'm sure he was very happy to see you Lesley! He does sound like a feisty one, he's obviously a fighter! Love to both of you

Déborah xx

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #39 on:** September 29, 2007, 11:52:38 AM »

Aww, I do hope they can find soemthing treatable.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #38 on:** September 28, 2007, 21:51:40 PM »

Oh thats so sad and it sounds like despite his problems he is still happy and active......arent they amazing

I hope fpr the results to come back quick and a fix to be possible

Teresa Pawcats · « **Reply #37 on:** September 28, 2007, 20:54:03 PM »

Sending you both big

.its even harder when you have handreared from such a young age and the kitten is so bonded to you just went to feed my bottlefeds Pushkin and Eugenie now almost 9weeks and thought of you and Tarka and felt like crying for you both. Lesley he is a fighter otherwise he wouldn`t have made it this far, keep strong.
Tx

Schmew · « **Reply #36 on:** September 28, 2007, 20:47:14 PM »

Keeping everything crossed for this little one Lesley, he sounds like a really special little lad

x

LesleyW · « **Reply #35 on:** September 28, 2007, 20:20:19 PM »

Well, the visit to Tarka was not so good. They thought he had been improving but just before I arrived he had covered the whole cage in runny poo and had just had a bath

.

He is eating well and is soo wanting cuddles etc but he hates his drip and I felt awful because all I wanted to do was give him a big hug but very difficult when I'm wearing disposable gown etc and he has a lampshade on his head, drip in a leg that is all bandaged up so he can't pull it out. I must admit I had a few tears but I know he appreciated the visit.

He is staying in over the weekend, so I will phone for progress reports and then probably go and see him again on Monday. I think until we have the poo results it is going to be a waiting game to see if he improves. Hopefully, the results will show something that can be treated and then progress can be made.

Teresa Pawcats · « **Reply #34 on:** September 28, 2007, 19:48:52 PM »

How did the visit go Lesley? any further news on Tarka?

Millys Mum · « **Reply #33 on:** September 28, 2007, 18:35:30 PM »

Poor boy, tickles to him.

The worse thing about them being on drips is the teeth grinding habit they can pick up, drives me nuts that noise

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #32 on:** September 28, 2007, 17:53:13 PM »

Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on September 28, 2007, 17:27:47 PM

Oh Tarka, what a boy

Please give him some cuddles from me and hope he gets well soon

And me

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #31 on:** September 28, 2007, 17:27:47 PM »

Oh Tarka, what a boy

Please give him some cuddles from me and hope he gets well soon

LesleyW · « **Reply #30 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:11:10 AM »

Latest update. Tarka is now being a terror and chewing his drip so he has had to have a lampshade put on. He is very bright, eating for himself now but still has sloppy poos

. His bottom is looking better though Debbie, the Nurse, says he still looks a bit like a baboon

.

I will be going to visit him this afternoon but sounds like he will be staying in over the weekend

.

Thank you to everyone for their best wishes, I will pass all the cuddles and hugs on to Tarka.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #29 on:** September 27, 2007, 21:31:25 PM »

Fingers crossed for him.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #28 on:** September 27, 2007, 12:58:06 PM »

Sending healing vibes your way Tarka ~~~~~~~ &

to you T

Teresa Pawcats · « **Reply #27 on:** September 27, 2007, 12:43:56 PM »

Hope little Tarka shows signs of improvement soon; keep cheerful

Tx

Felix (Caroline) · « **Reply #26 on:** September 27, 2007, 10:47:40 AM »

Will be thinking of you hope he gets better real soon lots of :hug:s

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #25 on:** September 26, 2007, 22:00:46 PM »

Poor little soul .... as Gill says he sounds like a little fighter and hopefully the vets will be able to get the bottom of his problems (no pun intended .. sorry!)

Sending lots of love and cyber hugs to Tarka xxxxxx

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #24 on:** September 26, 2007, 21:53:53 PM »

I hope they give him loads of cuddles and strokes so he knows he is loved

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #23 on:** September 26, 2007, 18:30:56 PM »

Poor Tarka but he sounds like such a feisty little soul

clarenmax · « **Reply #22 on:** September 26, 2007, 16:31:13 PM »

Hope he gets better soon

Dawn F · « **Reply #21 on:** September 26, 2007, 16:10:05 PM »

poor little Tarka, he's so lucky to have you caring for him

sheryl · « **Reply #20 on:** September 26, 2007, 16:00:00 PM »

Bless his little heart, hope he is better soon. Prokoalin made my Benglies worse when they had it for runny bums.

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