I hope Filou starts to eat more soon! I know what that worry is like, but your little guy is so much thinner than my chubber that stopped eating. He's now doing better (but still diabetic).
Come on Filou!!! Eat please!!
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I hope Filou starts to eat more soon! I know what that worry is like, but your little guy is so much thinner than my chubber that stopped eating. He's now doing better (but still diabetic).
Come on Filou!!! Eat please!!
Tuesday fluids and an injection of appetite boosting glucose- not much result.
Wednesday the same: first no result. We went to a concert in the evening and came home late- tried to entice the boy with everything. He was around and interested, licked a little bit egg yolk (less than a tea spoon), didn't want his beloved Gimpet paste and not even the Temptations auntie Vio brought.
I was desperate but his behavior was still as if he wanted something and we just didn't know what (mouse liver pate I guess).
Then I opened a sample package of organic chicken and pumpkin which had been around for a while and of which we had checked a second sample when we first got it- nobody had wanted it (as usual with the special healthy food). This time he licked it from the tin but didn't eat much. We put him some on a small plate and on the table (to give him the suggestion he could eat like a human) - and there we go- he came back and ate it. And a second plate.
So Thursday was vet break and when I came home Siegmar told me he had eaten really well. Two little bowls of ground beef. And some goose fat- you can get it here around Christmas time and we bought some. And some liver sausage. And then -oh miracle- even a bit of his own renal food. No I won't spell "spoiled" here.:rolleyes:
He goes for another appetite booster today as we want Trude the vet to have the weekend off. She is fantastic and the day we wanted to go to the concert she even had offered to pick him up and keep him at home until we are home. She is not ready to give Filou up and this is a good sign for me.
Of course Filou is spoiled but he deserves it, and everyone on PT would do the same. Your vet looks really great!
I hope Filou eats more. We keep fingers and paws crossed, and we often think about him here. I am sure he knows ;)
Filou......living the good life. :love::D
We put him some on a small plate and on the table (to give him the suggestion he could eat like a human) - and there we go- he came back and ate it. And a second plate.
So Thursday was vet break and when I came home Siegmar told me he had eaten really well. Two little bowls of ground beef. And some goose fat- you can get it here around Christmas time and we bought some. And some liver sausage. And then -oh miracle- even a bit of his own renal food. No I won't spell "spoiled" here.:rolleyes:
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Filou - it appears you and Eve have been having the same conversation:D So happy to hear all the people food is giving you the appetite you need to have sweetheart:D Keep up the good work baby boy:)
Barbara I know your heart is hurting with worry about Filou; we are all here for you and that precious little Monkeycat - I hope he feels much better soon.
Eve and mommy are sending lots and lots of hugs and kisses to your whole family :love: :love: :love: :love:
Oh joy! :D I'm so glad to hear about the turn Filou has taken. It sounds like a lot of different things he's eaten - and even his Renal diet. :)
The appetite booster must have helped, and I hope sweet Filou will keep eating and put on some weight.
Kisses to Filou - and also to Tigris! :love:
Barbara, I'm so glad to hear that Filou is eating again and I hope he'll continue to show improvement.:) You sure have a wonderful vet.:)
Barbara, you do what you have to do. I'm sure if it were really the mouse liver pate that he needed, you would have gotten that for him.
It's good to hear that the little boy is eating. And if it takes to let him eat from the table, then so be it.
Are you kidding, Barbara? We all do whatever it takes for our little ones.
You want the Waterford? You got it! You want this on the good china?
You got it! You would like a placemat and napkin? You got that too!
How about we heat it up for you?
I think when they don't eat it is the most upsetting thing for us because they lose weight so easily.
You continue to do whatever it takes and the "spoiled" word shouldn't be mentioned.
I sure hope Filou continues to eat for you.
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That's for sure. When my Puddy was so sick and battling senility, I had an iron skillet on the bedroom floor for her, a bowl of ice cubes in the bathtub, steps leading up to the bathroom sink countertop, I stocked my freezer w/fudgesicles because that's practically all she would eat. Anything and everything to keep her tongue from burning, to keep her hydrated and happy. And I'd do it all again in a nano-second. If anyone who didn't know me walked into my home, they would've called me the crazy cat lady for sure! We do what we have to for our little furkids. Prayers continuing that Filou keeps on eating. :love:
How about some of THIS mouse pate??
This is such good news for Filou.:) I hope he continues to improve.
Such good news! I was on pins and needles, thinking about the ups and downs of your events. I am glad he is eating again. Surely hope he continues to improve and thrive!
(((((((((((((Filou))))))))))))
Lots of love and get well, and stay well wishes, coming from your relatives in Vermont, Chloe and Juni-get-down!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
oh, and Sas, Lucy and Cinnamon, too!
Good boy!!
Good to hear that he eventually found something he liked. I hope his appetite comes back with all the good stuff!
Kirsten
So glad to hear that he is eating again! YAY!! :)
He's eating! That is sooooooooo wonderful! Keep eating little guy!:love::love::love:
Filou has been eating all the time but he's still not gaining weight. One of the reasons is he has diarrhea once in a while. Unfortunately yesterday he had it badly and we took him right to vet Trude this morning. We call her early and we can anytime come before she opens :)
Ok, so he got some fluids and some pred to keep his bowels calm and she took some blood without any anesthesia (and he didn't like that) to check the urea and creatinine levels. We had done that last time in October and then the crea was even a little higher than today so she was sure he has a bowel infection and it's not a late stage in kidney failure.
He has to fast for 24 hours and that will be a problem because he didn't believe us one word when we told him. Plus we have to get some food in Tigris without Filou noticing. We always fed whenever they were hungry but in moments like this you would be happier with a strict routine. When I took some laundry up to my bedroom, Tigris followed me and Filou not, so I gave Tigris some dry food up there behind closed doors.
The really dangerous thing is: we got 10 ml of electrolytes in water in a syringe and should spray some just into his mouth (not under the skin, there is no needle on it) 5 times.
So we had that comedy show: Two academics try to administer 2 ml of mainly water to a 6 lb kitty. I tried to wrap him in a towel. Ok, when you wrap the front he'll back out at the end. He will wriggle one of his tiny little paws out of the towel and give his dad a long scratch on the hand ( we have our tetanus up to date ;)). He will just turn in the towel so that he looks to you and the other person cannot get to his mouth. I had to laugh so hard that I couldn't keep him. Well after about 10 minutes we managed to get some into him- when he got it he started to lick (it tastes like lightly lightly salted water- Trude gave us some to try) and noticed it was not bad. And he didn't even run and hide under the bed - I think he just considered it a wriggle game- and he will always win there.
Tomorrow it's back to Trude again for fluids- the bad thing with the diarrhea is the dehydration and if he is ok by then he will get this food that consists of 75% chicken breast fillet, 24% chicken broth and 1% rice. It is an organic brand and Trude said he cannot start with anything that has fiber in it (except rice).
BTW- he is naughty and active and even chased his big brother down the stairs yesterday :rolleyes:
Poor Filou - but at least he still got to win the wriggle game!
That boy is certainly keeping you on your toes, Barbara. I hope your naughty little wriggler's innards are back to normal tomorrow!
Oh Filou, you sound like a slippery little monkey - silly boy! ;)
I’m sorry Filou has a bowel infection, but glad you have a good vet who can do something about it, and that it’s not the final stage of kidney failure. Phew!!
You need to “catch” Filou at the right time, and I know that’s easier said than done. Have you tried leaning over him from behind with your legs crossed? That way, he won’t be able to go backwards and you only have to keep his paws in line. ;)
I find that whatever I have to do to Fister, it’s best not to force it. If I do, he'll win. I can clip Fister’s nails without any bloodshed now, if only I’m patient and do it when he’s relaxed.
I hope the vet visit will go well tomorrow and that he won’t keep you awake all night whining for food.
Kisses to Filou, and also to Tigris! :love:
Filou it's good to know you are still a little wiggle monster :) You sure know how to keep mommy and daddy on their toes and amused at the same time. Now if you'll just remember to take the fluids so you can back to eating good stuff - chicken and rice YUM!! It's also good to know you are in such good hands - a very lucky boy :love:
Barbara - an amusing story ... when August (our RB Kitty) had a slight infection in his toe, we had to soak his paw in epsom salts for 5 minutes twice a day. You can imagine how fun that was :eek: I had to wrap him in a big beach towel (just like a burrito) and only have one paw exposed:p Then I had to keep that paw in epsom salt water - you should have heard:rolleyes: the protests and seen the expression on his face :rolleyes: whenever this happened. It really was funny (for us) but not so much for poor August - he was not amused.
Filou sounds like my Lily: Impossible to give her any kind of medication! I actually had to bring her to the vet for getting some oil (as a treatment of her constipation) into her mouth, it's impossible to do it myself here at home.
Headscritchies to Filou and Tigris. I hope Tigris won't tell Filou that he was allowed to eat. LOL
Hope the diarrhea will stop!
Kirsten
Filou after 10 hrs of starving- following us wherever we go. We made sure our dinner was vegetarian. Filou checked the salad out, the bread- then he said: I'm not THAT hungry.
Wish us luck for the night. I managed to get tow times food into Tigris behind a closed door.
Oh my.....
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Oh wow, I can imagine how hard it is to sneak around with food when you
know Filou cannot have any yet.:( Best of luck with this.
That is the way Juni is - as well as Chloe. Miley was easy - and Lucy is easy as pie, but Juni and Chloe, forget it. They are fine at the vet, just not here at the house. You might think that I was trying to kill them. Just getting them in to a carrier is impossible. Lucy, no problem again, with the carrier.
I wish you good luck with the fasting and then the repair of his bowel problem. I know how fragile our Abys are and gosh, such a dilemma most times.
Get well soon Filou and hey, give your purrents a break and keep still!
((((((((((((((((Filou)))))))))))):love::love::love :
A note to Tigris:
Be kind to your little brother Filou - he hasn't had his dinner today and may be in a bit of a funk ;)
Yours adoringly, Eve :love::love:
Edwina had her teeth cleaned this week and the vet gave us antibiotics to give her.
Right....
Don put it on her tuna. Then he threw the tuna away.
We have tagged teamed her. The antibiotic is a pink liquid which does not look that good on Don's clothes or Edwina's head.
We have decided she is too mean to get an infection. It annoys me as the bill had $60 on it for the antibiotics...
So Barbara and Siegmar...I have absolutely no advice to offer...
I know some people don't feel right scruffing their cat, but it can really be a helpful technique in such situations. Of course, I am sure there are times it won't work, some cats get super tense when you try to scruff, but if all else fails, give it a try (in combination with the team effort AND a towel, if necessary)
Praying for the best for Filou.
I so feel your pain ... Eve is like a little panther whenever we have to medicate her. It takes at least 2 people and sometimes, that's just not enough:eek:Quote:
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I definitely feel your pain...... first off, cats are lousy about telling you-- check that: In LETTING YOU FIGURE OUT AT ALL-- that they don't feel well; then they make it a full-tilt rodeo to medicate or treat them.
We have a small, lightweight, female tuxedo with a problematic coat that mats up and needs to be combed out- our vet can haul huge clumps off her with a stainless flea-comb, and she's good as gold; doesn't say a word. But if we come near her with any kind of comb or rake, she screams bloody murder, then tries to PERFORM said bloody murder on us. Total rodeo with maximal opportunity for serious damage to humans.
As to medication-- I have to agree, with two people and the use of scruffing, you should be able to get somewhere, MAYBE even without major damage to anyone. But it's far easier if you can somehow convince the patient that the meds (like the saline) aren't so Godawful...... but, good luck doing that with that pink antibiotic! No cat in our whole pride will go within two yards of that stuff, no matter HOW it might be disguised or concealed...... you're far better off with a pill you can either hide in a bite of chicken or crush and mix with some baby-type chicken or turkey food (Gerber, etc.)- that often works- but not so with that bitter liquid antibiotic......
Good luck-- I hope your kit gets through the bowel probs, that is UTTERLY not fun at all....
Poor Filou.:( I hope that you feel better soon. I use pill pockets for most pills and my cats love them. I'm also able to crush Starr's pred in baby food but he usually won't eat it all so I still have to put it on my finger, open up his mouth, and put it on the roof of his mouth. I also have a Klaw Kontrol Bag which can be also be used to help medicate a cat. Once the cat is in the bag, they can't go any where. Good luck with Filou the monkey cat.:)
@jenn: We tried to scruff him. To no avail. He takes advantage of being so thin- the slightest unsecurity on your side (as in "I might hurt him") will be taken advantage of :rolleyes:
Ok: there was no diarrhea today- actually nothing at all, only pee. He went to the vet, got his fluids and had breakfast :D
He's MUCH happier now.
We are going to buy more of that chicken stuff and hope he likes it well enough to have more of it- you never know ;)
Thanks for all your get-well wishes- Filou the monkey cat sends a little purr to everyone.
It's good to hear that Trude figured it out. Hopefully, this will help in him gaining a little bit of weight.
We tried with our cats all of the above mentioned ways of feeding them medicine, and for our cats only one works, I crush the tablet and mix it, or the liquid medicine, in some canned food juice and it works :)
Yeah :D So glad to hear today is a better day - keep up the good work Filou :love:
I'm so glad to hear that Filou got rid of his diarrhea and is starting to feel better.:) Now hopefully he continue to do well from now on.:)
I am glad to hear that the little monkey is feeling better :) Crossing paws and fingers for full recovery.
Thank you Filou for my little purr. :love: I hope you feel better every day!
I'm thinking of you today, Filou, and of the rest of your family as well. I hope that you are continuing to feel better each day!
Sending scritches your way,
Andrea
Just a good update: the diarrhea seems to be over, the little boy produces nice tootsie rolls again. He eats like a little piggy- but doesn't seem to gain much weight. However he is happy and active. No doubt there is a lot of life quality there.