Author Topic: Older cat (Read 8142 times)

jaykay · « **Reply #15 on:** August 12, 2013, 07:36:56 pm »

Oh no, sorry you're ill, and I hope you're better soon. Milly's isn't an emergency, you just concentrate on getting better

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2013, 09:32:51 am »

Sending

and

Get well soon Fleecewife

Fleecewife · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2013, 01:13:29 am »

Thank you

I'm tired but still in one piece

and hoping I'll make it to the smallholders show after all

and Simon's on Sat.

Having been concerned with other things for a few days, when I looked at Milly today before making her vet appointment, I realised she's looking fine now. Her coat is glossy again and she is full of smiles. I'm thinking that perhaps she had picked up a hefty dose of worms from her wild diet and was simply taking longer to recover from being wormed than normal. I didn't see any evidence of worms before I dosed her last time but because she eats so many wild things I dose her very regularly anyway.

I will be keeping a close watch on her, and will ask the vet if she has any ideas about trying a different wormer.

So hopefully she doesn't have any nasty illnesses, just a slow recovery after her wormer

Thank you all so much for your advice and info - it has all really helped.

jaykay · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2013, 08:12:22 am »

That's good news all round

NormandyMary · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2013, 01:23:43 pm »

I took my Tabitha to the vets this morning, she is either 16 or 17, I cant quite remember. She has lost a lot of weight lately and is very vocal, plus she is acting like a kitten again, going out all the time, climbing all over the furniture and eating me out of house and home! She has had a blood test which has shown that she too has an overactive thyroid. Unfortunately, it has caused a little bit of damage to her kidneys, so tomorrow, we have to go back to discuss the treatment. Im hoping that we have caught it quickly enough so that the damage doesn't get any worse. In all other ways, the vet says that she is in perfect health, so hopefully that will stand her in good stead.

NormandyMary · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2013, 06:58:49 pm »

Good news, no treatment needed for Tabby's kidneys, she is going onto tablets for her thyroid and will have another blood test in 3 weeks to check that the dosage is correct. Relief all round!!!

Fleecewife · « **Reply #21 on:** August 22, 2013, 07:14:45 pm »

Excellent news Mary

It's such a worry isn't it when pets are ill.

NormandyMary · « **Reply #22 on:** September 06, 2013, 11:58:01 am »

Tabby is responding well to the tablets, she seems to have calmed down quite a bit and is much less vocal. She is still eating well, but not always pestering me for food, so that's another good sign. She is still very nimble and quick on her feet, so hopefully that will continue. I just want her to start putting on a bit of weight now as her back is still very bony!