Serious question re my meezer Coco Puff *Update 4/25; Pidge not doing well; post #140

**krazyaboutkatz** · 04-03-2009, 10:10 PM

Mary, I'm just now trying to catch up on this thread.

I'm sorry that he's not showing any improvement.

Hopefully the x-ray will show you something and that it'll be easily treatable. I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers.

**Emeraldgreen** · 04-03-2009, 11:11 PM

I'm glad that Coco Puff is going in for the xray, better to be sure. If nothing shows up on the xray and Dr. Lee still feels it's congestion and build up, do you think steaming would help? I know the congestion is in his ears but it might help loosen stuff up and get things moving. Maybe you could stay with him in the bathroom and pet him so he doesn't get scared and then run your shower super hot to steam up the bathroom. Might not help but it might make him comfortable a bit.

I missed the thread on Yodie's ear infection, what happened with that? I think I read a few posts ago that you said it was contagious? It does make sense that maybe this is the same thing. Did Coco get the same meds as Yodie?

I hope that he will begin to get better very soon. I can only imagine how stressful this is for the whole household.

He hasn't returned to any of his spots; he lies in the middle of the hardwood floor in the hallway and when I walk up to him, he meows loudly. Maybe he's confused and that's why he sits there or maybe he feels safe there, I don't know.

Maybe he is thinking that if he puts himself out there in a weird spot like that, out of the normal, he'll be sure to let you know that things aren't normal for him. Maybe it's his way of asking for help. They are such smarties. Little does he know, you're all over it and he's going in for more tests.

**Medusa** · 04-04-2009, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Emeraldgreen

I'm glad that Coco Puff is going in for the xray, better to be sure. If nothing shows up on the xray and Dr. Lee still feels it's congestion and build up, do you think steaming would help? I know the congestion is in his ears but it might help loosen stuff up and get things moving. Maybe you could stay with him in the bathroom and pet him so he doesn't get scared and then run your shower super hot to steam up the bathroom. Might not help but it might make him comfortable a bit.

I missed the thread on Yodie's ear infection, what happened with that? I think I read a few posts ago that you said it was contagious? It does make sense that maybe this is the same thing. Did Coco get the same meds as Yodie?

I hope that he will begin to get better very soon. I can only imagine how stressful this is for the whole household.

No, they weren't on the same meds. Yodie was on a really potent antibiotic; I can't recall the name at the moment. However, there was no mistaking that Yodie had an infection because it smelled awful, to the point of making me gag even. And when she shook her head, stuff flew out of it. Coco's ears are 100% clear and there's no smell. I laundered absolutely everything that I could and what I couldn't launder I had dry cleaned so that none of the Fur Posse could get the infection.

I, too, thought about steaming him, Lara and I think I'm going to try that today.

Maybe he is thinking that if he puts himself out there in a weird spot like that, out of the normal, he'll be sure to let you know that things aren't normal for him. Maybe it's his way of asking for help. They are such smarties. Little does he know, you're all over it and he's going in for more tests.

No, they weren't on the same meds. Yodie was on a really potent antibiotic; I can't recall the name at the moment. However, there was no mistaking that Yodie had an infection because it smelled awful, to the point of making me gag even. And when she shook her head, stuff flew out of it. Coco's ears are 100% clear and there's no smell. I laundered absolutely everything that I could and what I couldn't launder I had dry cleaned so that none of the Fur Posse could get the infection.

I, too, thought about steaming him, Lara and I think I'm going to try that today.

**katladyd** · 04-05-2009, 12:11 AM

I am praying for a full recovery for your dear boy! What a precious meezer he is!

**Medusa** · 04-05-2009, 04:34 PM

Well, tomorrow is the big day for Booper Boy. He'll get his skull x-rayed in the morning. I broiled a steak for dinner and wondered why he wasn't underfoot hoping to get a bite or two or, better yet, sneak a bite or two. Then it dawned on me that if he can't hear, he probably can't smell anything either.

That may affect his appetite because if you can't smell anything, your sense of taste is diminished. I just feel so bad about this. I sure do hope his hearing comes back. He seems to have lost his energy. I think he's really depressed. He doesn't interact at all w/the rest of the Fur Posse.