Report from the Meeko camp.He seems fine,seems to be eating okay,seems happy and energetic,in fact in general all seems well,(refuse to use the "is" word 0

 

Report from the Meeko camp.He seems fine,seems to be eating okay,seems happy and energetic,in fact in general all seems well,(refuse to use the "is" word 0

Me to, like tempting fate! Anyway 'seems fine' is good enough for me. How about a vomit report? No vomit from Mittens but Fluff Beast decided to do one on the back door mat (always where someone is likely to tread), whilst I was at the vets. I think it was a protest vomit because after yesterdays debacle I refused him any breakfast until Mittens was safe in the carrier. He obviously just stuffed himself until he was sick whilst we were gone.....:nonod:

 

No vomitting for 3 months now,since he went back on to the famotidine.Fairly certain if I stop it he will be vomitting within the week though

 

Me to, like tempting fate! Anyway 'seems fine' is good enough for me. How about a vomit report? No vomit from Mittens but Fluff Beast decided to do one on the back door mat (always where someone is likely to tread), whilst I was at the vets. I think it was a protest vomit because after yesterdays debacle I refused him any breakfast until Mittens was safe in the carrier. He obviously just stuffed himself until he was sick whilst we were gone.....:nonod:

Poor fluff beast! Maybe he wanted to goto the vets too

 

No vomitting for 3 months now,since he went back on to the famotidine.Fairly certain if I stop it he will be vomitting within the week though

Pleased to hear! Tho I agree I think all we can hope for is to manage symptoms..

 

On a different note..I will be going to Florence..booked it later for the year..already panicking, hoping Riley won't be on any meds..

 

On a different note..I will be going to Florence..booked it later for the year..already panicking, hoping Riley won't be on any meds..

Ooo lucky you How long are you away for

 

Ooo lucky you How long are you away for

3 nights..

 

I'm so annoyed..Riley came home poo all up his tail, over his legs, every where!

I just don't get it..I've seen his poo in the tray and ok little squidgy and soft at the end..no way could he get it all over himself like he has tonight..

I just don't know what to do! I try to keep him in and he is getting so stressed I let him out and his poo turns into evil devilness!

Clearly the steroids are not helping.

He is not happy being 24/7 indoor cat.

I can't build a run or enclosed garden.

I can't give him what he needs to make him happy/healthy!

Ok my rant over..just does not make frickin sense to me..:crying:

 

I'm so annoyed..Riley came home poo all up his tail, over his legs, every where!

I just don't get it..I've seen his poo in the tray and ok little squidgy and soft at the end..no way could he get it all over himself like he has tonight..

I just don't know what to do! I try to keep him in and he is getting so stressed I let him out and his poo turns into evil devilness!

Clearly the steroids are not helping.

He is not happy being 24/7 indoor cat.

I can't build a run or enclosed garden.

I can't give him what he needs to make him happy/healthy!

Ok my rant over..just does not make frickin sense to me..:crying:

Very odd,I know this sounds mad,but perhaps obvious at the same time .he must poo in a different way when he's outside to when he poops in the house.
Does he ever get poo up his tail ect on the few occasions that he poops inside?

 

Argh!! I wrote a really long post to everyone and my iPhone deleted it and now my battery is dying and I'm out so will just do a short one instead- sorry guys I'm not ignoring you all, I'll have more to say to each of you later!!

Nicola- poor Riley despite the poo issue I think it's best to let him out since the stress of not going may make him worse in the long run.
Tao- glad Mittens vet trip went well- keep us posted on the results and I haven't fingers crossed re the pancreas!
Buffie- gla Meeko 'seems' well- long may it continue!

Tom is not so good. Antibiotics stopped, he's on pro-kolin entrogenic and steroids (prednisolone or whatever it's called). He's also on Hills z/d now so all the food I ordered is going back unless anyone wants any Kattovit? Lol.

Vet thinks this is it now, no getting better and since he's still a baby he's very worried about what the future will hold.... Whether he will carry on growing or get worse plus side, he's put on 260g in a week, he's upto 1.89kg now!!! Vet VERY pleased with this, since he seems to be growing against the odds.

 

Very odd,I know this sounds mad,but perhaps obvious at the same time .he must poo in a different way when he's outside to when he poops in the house.
Does he ever get poo up his tail ect on the few occasions that he poops inside?

Indoors I have had to wipe his bum, but never clean his tail and legs..even when it's been liquid!

But he would have to drag his bum and tail through his poo to achieve the same and that does not seem likely for a cat? Like literately do the twist on his poo the way it's the length of his tail just does not make sense he would do this??

 

Argh!! I wrote a really long post to everyone and my iPhone deleted it and now my battery is dying and I'm out so will just do a short one instead- sorry guys I'm not ignoring you all, I'll have more to say to each of you later!!

Nicola- poor Riley despite the poo issue I think it's best to let him out since the stress of not going may make him worse in the long run.
Tao- glad Mittens vet trip went well- keep us posted on the results and I haven't fingers crossed re the pancreas!
Buffie- gla Meeko 'seems' well- long may it continue!

Tom is not so good. Antibiotics stopped, he's on pro-kolin entrogenic and steroids (prednisolone or whatever it's called). He's also on Hills z/d now so all the food I ordered is going back unless anyone wants any Kattovit? Lol.

Vet thinks this is it now, no getting better and since he's still a baby he's very worried about what the future will hold.... Whether he will carry on growing or get worse plus side, he's put on 260g in a week, he's upto 1.89kg now!!! Vet VERY pleased with this, since he seems to be growing against the odds.

So sorry to read that Tom is not so good.I may be wrong here ,but do you think your vet's are doing everything possible,I dont mean that I think your vets are negligent,but it may be possible that Tom needs to be referred to a specialist in this field.Vets cant know everything about all ailments and sometimes they have to admit defeat and bring in the "big guns"

 

Argh!! I wrote a really long post to everyone and my iPhone deleted it and now my battery is dying and I'm out so will just do a short one instead- sorry guys I'm not ignoring you all, I'll have more to say to each of you later!!

Nicola- poor Riley despite the poo issue I think it's best to let him out since the stress of not going may make him worse in the long run.
Tao- glad Mittens vet trip went well- keep us posted on the results and I haven't fingers crossed re the pancreas!
Buffie- gla Meeko 'seems' well- long may it continue!

Tom is not so good. Antibiotics stopped, he's on pro-kolin entrogenic and steroids (prednisolone or whatever it's called). He's also on Hills z/d now so all the food I ordered is going back unless anyone wants any Kattovit? Lol.

Vet thinks this is it now, no getting better and since he's still a baby he's very worried about what the future will hold.... Whether he will carry on growing or get worse plus side, he's put on 260g in a week, he's upto 1.89kg now!!! Vet VERY pleased with this, since he seems to be growing against the odds.

Poor tom, hope the pred works..the z/d is yuck if its the wet..the dry is not so bad..just hope he continues to put weight on and beats this..

 

Indoors I have had to wipe his bum, but never clean his tail and legs..even when it's been liquid!

But he would have to drag his bum and tail through his poo to achieve the same and that does not seem likely for a cat? Like literately do the twist on his poo the way it's the length of his tail just does not make sense he would do this??

I told you it sounded mad ,but if it only happens outside it does seem to point to that playing a big part in the end result.

 

I told you it sounded mad ,but if it only happens outside it does seem to point to that playing a big part in the end result.

I agree, but there is no logic to this!

Plus he is not happy staying indoors, so can't keep him in..honestly I don't know if to scream or cry!!

I think he has possibly lost weight as well..I can feel his ribs with out any pressure..we are back to vets in a week for a check up..I don't know what to ask for next..but I'm certain on one thing I can't put him through the full biopsy..

Maybe one option is to get another cat for company and keep the pair of them inside? And hope I can keep him from being depressed..it was horrible before I let him out..he had a look in his eye that life was not worth living..

I feel pretty **** tonight

 

So sorry to read that Tom is not so good.I may be wrong here ,but do you think your vet's are doing everything possible,I dont mean that I think your vets are negligent,but it may be possible that Tom needs to be referred to a specialist in this field.Vets cant know everything about all ailments and sometimes they have to admit defeat and bring in the "big guns"

My vet has been consulting with a specialist on the case as it happens. It's the first time he's ever seen this in 23 years as a vet so he's consulting with specialists and also with other lecturers at Cambridge (he lecturers part time there since that was his uni and vet school) and he's been doing his own research with the pharma companies. Normally I'd think it's time for a referral but I really do trust Steve and that he's doing everything possible. He LOVES Tom as well so I feel like he is trying everything to fix the problem.

I know exactly what you mean though Buffie- if I didn't know all of the above I'd be requesting a direct referral by now!!

In other news, forgot to say- when I went to the vet there was an RTA and a dog was in the vet that was in a very bad way... The owner was a teenage girl who stormed off and left the dog there, without permission to the vet to treat or euthanise. The poor thing was in so much pain I understand she was upset, but to leave the dog in pain like that ( we could hear it) and storm off is terrible.

 

My vet has been consulting with a specialist on the case as it happens. It's the first time he's ever seen this in 23 years as a vet so he's consulting with specialists and also with other lecturers at Cambridge (he lecturers part time there since that was his uni and vet school) and he's been doing his own research with the pharma companies. Normally I'd think it's time for a referral but I really do trust Steve and that he's doing everything possible. He LOVES Tom as well so I feel like he is trying everything to fix the problem.

I know exactly what you mean though Buffie- if I didn't know all of the above I'd be requesting a direct referral by now!!

In other news, forgot to say- when I went to the vet there was an RTA and a dog was in the vet that was in a very bad way... The owner was a teenage girl who stormed off and left the dog there, without permission to the vet to treat or euthanise. The poor thing was in so much pain I understand she was upset, but to leave the dog in pain like that ( we could hear it) and storm off is terrible.

Good to read that your vet is discussing Tom with specialists,my vet did the same with the Edinburgh Vet School and they are happy to have him as a referral to see if they can come up with a true diagnosis using their high tech equipment rather than surgery.
Hope Tom starts to improve and manages to come through this soon.

 

I agree, but there is no logic to this!

Plus he is not happy staying indoors, so can't keep him in..honestly I don't know if to scream or cry!!

I think he has possibly lost weight as well..I can feel his ribs with out any pressure..we are back to vets in a week for a check up..I don't know what to ask for next..but I'm certain on one thing I can't put him through the full biopsy..

Maybe one option is to get another cat for company and keep the pair of them inside? And hope I can keep him from being depressed..it was horrible before I let him out..he had a look in his eye that life was not worth living..

I feel pretty **** tonight

I feel for you I really do,I know what it is like to deny a cat who is used to going out.Bumble the semi -feral had his ear amputated not long after he "moved in"(skin cancer) and was under house arrest for 6 weeks .He only went out the back door,round to the front via next doors garden but he wasnt happy at not being allowed out.
If you think it might help him to have a companion,maybe approach a rescue who dont have a problem with keeping cats indoors,and explain the problem.They may allow you to have a cat on a trial basis,just incase it doesnt work out as it wouldnt be in either cats interest for them not to get on.

 

I feel for you I really do,I know what it is like to deny a cat who is used to going out.Bumble the semi -feral had his ear amputated not long after he "moved in"(skin cancer) and was under house arrest for 6 weeks .He only went out the back door,round to the front via next doors garden but he wasnt happy at not being allowed out.
If you think it might help him to have a companion,maybe approach a rescue who dont have a problem with keeping cats indoors,and explain the problem.They may allow you to have a cat on a trial basis,just incase it doesnt work out as it wouldnt be in either cats interest for them not to get on.

I need to have a good think..

 

Nicola, Do you have any idea of how Riley gets on with other cats? Have you had him since a kitten, has he lived with any other cats before? I've had cats in the past who would be quite happy to accept a companion, some at the other extreme. Just thinking you might get you11111sorry 1111q a feel for if Riley would appreciate or loathe a catty friend.l,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sorry Mittens on keyboard. Just remember you'll never know who has eaten all the pies which might drive you a bit bonkers:crazy::crazy::crazy:

 

No results phone call from the vets today. Grrrrr. Mittens so lovely and affectionate today. Sadly, I think it's 'cos she is still drugged up from yesterday. She is lovely normally, I hasten to add, but today she is just completely bonkers affectionate, hence typos. Might keep her on cat drugs all the time....

 

Nicola, Do you have any idea of how Riley gets on with other cats? Have you had him since a kitten, has he lived with any other cats before? I've had cats in the past who would be quite happy to accept a companion, some at the other extreme. Just thinking you might get you11111sorry 1111q a feel for if Riley would appreciate or loathe a catty friend.l,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sorry Mittens on keyboard. Just remember you'll never know who has eaten all the pies which might drive you a bit bonkers:crazy::crazy::crazy:

I have had him from kitten, he is quite tolerant of cats apart from next doors cat who he tried to play with and get a telling off so they have a square on occasions. His other cat friend comes into the house and they have a play for a bit until he oversteps the mark. If she is outside and he sees her he follows her around.

He also loves a black and white Tom and a blonde ginger Tom and also follows them. I looked after some ones cat for a good few months a while ago, took some time as she was mega grumpy, but after about 4 weeks they were sleeping on the same bed!!

But there is always a risk, plusif the second cat did not like kanagroo it would cause problems..maybe not such a good idea..

I need to see what his poo is like next time..he is back on house arrest..only different thing has been the frontline and I have past 3 days started the logic again. I will keep with the logic tho to rule this one out.

If it is a case he makes himself dirty outside..what kind of help can we get then??

 

No results phone call from the vets today. Grrrrr. Mittens so lovely and affectionate today. Sadly, I think it's 'cos she is still drugged up from yesterday. She is lovely normally, I hasten to add, but today she is just completely bonkers affectionate, hence typos. Might keep her on cat drugs all the time....

oh I hate waiting too!! Did they say when they would be in? Have you called to ask them if they are in?

pleased it seems mittens has got over her trip to the vets..

 

I have had him from kitten, he is quite tolerant of cats apart from next doors cat who he tried to play with and get a telling off so they have a square on occasions. His other cat friend comes into the house and they have a play for a bit until he oversteps the mark. If she is outside and he sees her he follows her around.

He also loves a black and white Tom and a blonde ginger Tom and also follows them. I looked after some ones cat for a good few months a while ago, took some time as she was mega grumpy, but after about 4 weeks they were sleeping on the same bed!!

But there is always a risk, plusif the second cat did not like kanagroo it would cause problems..maybe not such a good idea..

I need to see what his poo is like next time..he is back on house arrest..only different thing has been the frontline and I have past 3 days started the logic again. I will keep with the logic tho to rule this one out.

If it is a case he makes himself dirty outside..what kind of help can we get then??

Does sound like he's a pretty sociable chap so a chum might work well. I think looking for a kangaroo loving cat is pretty niche though......