Miley-girl is ill...hope it is routine cat thing!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm a little late here but I'm glad that it's nothing serious and that some meds will be able to help her. Get well soon Miley girl.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Miley drooling!!!!!! It is hard to imagine such a thing.....

hope all turns out well....oddly enough I noticed something in Edwina's mouth this morning. I thought maybe she had bitten Eddie too hard or something....

Here's to a routine cat thing.....

[Cataholic]

Oh, Miley girl, whatever is your problem? While I had hoped it was a tooth, maybe you are just 'full'?

Keep us posted.

[Randy_K]

I'm so sorry to hear that Miley is having problems.

Knowing that Abys commonly have teeth problems (Mango gets his teeth brushed regularly!), I would have thought the drooling might be due to a bad tooth.

[catnapper]

Sorry I missed this earlier! I am glad to hear nothign is terribly wrong -- but what a worry your day must have been! I'm sure you can find a nice stylish bib for her to wear

[sasvermont]

Hi,

I picked up Miley after work yesterday. She was happy to see/hear me!

It seems that, unless we see something in her blood work yet to be reported, she has issues with her digestive tract/colon and will be one medications for about 20 days. The vet said she had nothing in her colon except gas and she was filled with gas throughout her intestines too. She must have been in great pain. That could have been why she was drooling so much. So I must wait for the reports to come back from the labs to see if it would be related to kidneys etc.

She slept like a log all night long, even after being given 2 pills after dinner! She is easy to pill, but hard to catch once she gets into the routine.....she begins to hide from me after day two. I usually keep the pills out of the container and in my pocket so that when she passes by, I grab her. Once I have her, she is easy to give the meds to! Now Juni is another story. You might think I was trying to kill her even when I try to get the sleepy things out of her eyes!

Now we wait for the reports. I had emailed my breeder about Miley and she called me last night. She said that most cats have problems at some time in their life span with gas or intestine problems.

The vet seemed to think that the gas would have passed eventually, but how was I to know that. Poor Miley, not being able to sleep and drooling like crazy to boot!

She is worth every penny of a vet bill! She's my good little girl!

(((((((((((Miley))))))))))))

[Barbara]

I know that Xeline, my friend Angi's Aby has intestine problems - and you can smell when she gets rid of her gas But it doesn't sound as if Miley would have gotten rid of her problem the natural way- and the poor girl must have been in pain.

We know everything about hiding. When Filou has to see the vet Siegmar starts the evening before by closing doors to the rooms he is most difficlut to get out (like S.'s den). Then next morning we close more doors so he only has the free run of the downstairs living room, staircase and upper bathroom. Believe me that Filou found every niche where a small cat could hide: the shoe thing (on the upper landing) and I swear he closed the door after he sneaked in. Behind books he could only reach from the upper cat tree level. In the cupboard within the dishes (ok, the sound gave him away this time )

Good thing he forgives us very quickly and these fluids help him so much. (ok, he's an expensive kitty now- but he's worth every cent)

Kissies to Miley and hugs to you.

[kimlovescats]

Hi SAS, I am just now reading this post for the first time ... but I am glad to hear that Miley might just have an overload of gas on the tummy. Poor girl, that must have been so miserable for her! (sweet gentle huggies for Miley girl)

Hugs for you too Mommy!
Kim

[Vermontcat]

Poor Miley girl!
I hope she feels better soon.
Sending hugs to you and sweet Miley.

[Pam]

Sallyanne I'm glad that nothing too serious was found. Poor Miley girl. When I read that she was full of gas the picture of the Gas X TV commercial came to mind. You know the one where the person is in the backseat of a cab, I think it is, and their stomach is expanding and expanding. How uncomfortable for your sweet girl. She has a very special place in my heart and always will, after all that she has been through in her little kitty life with the loss of her *brothers* and her terrifying experience with Ti. I am sending special Get Well wishes to her and hope that the meds do the job and quickly.

[sasvermont]

I don't have much else to say except that I have lots to read about. The vet isn't too upset about it, just let me know that if and when she goes full blown, it will be horrible. I won't let horrible happen, so...... keeping my fingers crossed. The next worry, of course, is the other cats. They may have natural immunity to FIP. You can just treat symptoms of FIP, not the virus itself. I will have the other three tested soon. So, not such good news.

I will not be allowed to have my cats visit anywhere or have cats come to my house. The only way to be totally free from FIP is to leave months between having cats and not having cats, and cleaning like crazy between having and not having. I will probably just adopt cats with FIP - that's that.

Off to do some serious thinking and reading.

L,
SAS (the unhappy camper)

[Cataholic]

Soothing hugs to you and the campers. Life gives us blows, and it is all in how we deal with it that matters. This is not the worst you could be faced with. Maybe not the best news, but, not the worst, by far. Praying for the best.

Johanna

[furrykidsmother]

I am sorry! I haven't been around much lately, but I am seeing this now. I am sooo sorry you didn't get better news. I hope that it won't go full blown or even close for a very, very long time. I hope the others have a natural amunity to it. Best wishes and good thoughts going out to all of you.

[Prairie Purrs]

I'd ask the vet what exactly Miley was tested for, because I don't think there is a test for FIP. If she tested positive for the corona virus, that doesn't necessarily mean she'll ever get FIP because most cats have been exposed to the corona virus.

Here's an article that might help: Link

I hope Miley is with you for many more years.

[sasvermont]

FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS, FIP, ENTERITIS, CORONAVIRUS

Description: Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a deadly disease with no effective long-term management. Feline enteric coronavirus is common in cats and causes enteritis. Coronaviral vasculitis leads to either a fibronecrotic inflammation of serosal surfaces and accumulation of fluid in body cavities (wet form of FIP), pyogranuloma formation in various sites mainly in the peritoneum (dry form of FIP), or both. FIP is most common in younger cats in multiple-cat homes. Solitary lesions of FIP can be mistaken for neoplasms. CNS and ocular lesions more often seen with dry form.

Species: Feline

Signs: Abdominal distention, Abnormal behavior, aggression, changing habits, Abnormal forelimb reflexes, Abnormal hindlimb reflexes, Abnormal lung or pleural sounds, Abnormal proprioceptive positioning, Abnormal pupillary response to light, Abnormal retinal reflectivity, Abnormal size of retinal vessels, Abnormal size testes/scrotum, Anisocoria, Anorexia, Ascites, Ataxia, Back pain, Blepharospasm, Blindness, Chemosis, Circling, Conjunctival, scleral, injection, Conjunctival, scleral, redness, Corneal edema, Corneal neovascularization, Coughing, Cyanosis, Decreased amount of stools, absent feces, constipation, Decreased ecg voltages, Decreased, muffled, lung sounds, Dehydration, Diarrhea, Disoriented, Dullness, Dysmetria, Dysphagia, Dyspnea, Excitement, Exercise intolerance, Fecal incontinence, Fever, Forelimb hypoesthesia, Forelimb lameness, Generalized lameness or stiffness, Generalized weakness, Glucosuria, Head tilt, Head, face, ears, jaw weakness, droop, Hemiparesis, Hepatosplenomegaly, Hindlimb lameness, Hyperesthesia, Hypertonia of muscles, myotonia, Hyphema, Hypopyon, lipid, or fibrin, flare, of anterior chamber, Icterus, Increased respiratory rate, Internal abdominal mass, Ketonuria, Lack of growth or weight gain, Lacrimation, Lymphadenopathy, Miosis, Mucoid nasal discharge, Muffled, decreased, heart sounds, Muscle hypotonia, Mydriasis, Nystagmus, Ocular pain, Opacity or precipitates in vitreous, Opisthotonus, Optic atrophy, Pain on external abdominal pressure, Pain, neck, cervical, throat, Pale, Palpable enlarged kidney , Papilledema, Paraparesis, Photophobia, Pica, Polydipsia, Polyphagia, Polyuria, Prolapsed third eyelid, Propulsion, Purulent discharge from eye, Purulent nasal discharge, Retinal detachment, Retinal folds, Retinal hemorrhage, Rough hair coat, Seizures or syncope, Swelling mass penis, prepuce, testes, scrotum, Swelling skin or subcutaneous, Synechia, Tachycardia, Tetraparesis, Trembling, Tremor, Underweight, poor condition, thin, emaciated, unthriftiness, ill thrift, Urinary incontinence, Vomiting or regurgitation, Weight loss