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Velvet has been bleeding

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MandFpiggies said:
Oh Glynis, I'm really sorry to hear that Velvet is still feeling unwell :... I've not had time to post, but I've been pooping in to keep an eye out for any updates on your girly. The day before yesterday I thought one side of my cat Izzy's face was a bit swollen, by yesterday morning it was the size of a golf ball and her eye was closed! So it was of to the vet, who kept her overnight to do some tests and x-rays, luckily it was just a dental abscess, so the tooth was removed today, but I being a bit of a worry wort as Izzy is 15 years old! and she is not my oldest cat!
All the family and are wishing all the very best for Velvet, sending Healing vibes, ((((Hugs)))) and Kisses, and I'll mobilize the troops again tomorrow, for a little extra ooomph xx>>> xx>>> xoxo xoxo :rose

PS. I really didn't mean to make you cry with my last post, I hope they were happy tears, and the whirlwind didn't knock anything over ?/
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Firstly HUGS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and healing meow's for dear Izzy XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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ah no love, it was tears that come when you read something so nice it just well really go to me THANKYOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Everyone has been so supportive i really think there's days i'd have just sat there and cried! But i keep going nup we'll get thru this Velvey x)
 
Vet update 24/8/12

This morning at 2.30am when i messaged (i saw my spelling mistake LOL no glasses on) she was rattly, then at 7.45am she was rattly, so at 8am when i went to give her meds i again did the steam treatment and shhhhhhhh there was silence after about 2mins......no rattles!

Brendan checked out her lungs etc.. all clear !

Tried to do a manipulation to get a wee sample, she no want to :p but immediately did a bloody wee when getting back into her travel cage. Brendan only got a little bit of a sample so i'm to get one for him and take in next week.

She is to stay on baytril 0.45ml twice daily.

Now he wants her to have Loxicom (active consituent per ml: meloxicom 1.5mg) he wants her to have the 5kilo dose! once daily this again concerns me .... has anyone else used this drug and what was it like and what dosage ??
 
Oh my she is keeping mummy on her toes Isnt she! Your holding up better than me id be a wreck... I had a right good cry over trumming a toenail a bit to short... Had the quick stop so no big but boy I worried over it for two days.... Of something like what's happening to you I'd be looney! Hugs and I'm sending all the wheeks hugs n prayers I can muster!

Dear velvie: we knows you don't feel to dood but please stop scaring ** hooman... It's only funny when nothing's wrong wiff us... She loves you very much! S'mores sends a you know what... Our hooman thinks he has a whee crush on you velvie! Owch s'mores don't bite me... It's true! Well me"s getting in trouble so ta ta for now
Love Gus (and the other boys)
 
Dear S'mores x>>
You are such a gentlepig x)
Thanks Gus for telling me, please don't be cross at him S'mores x>>
I will try hard to get better, i have some new medicine.... yeah more! and mummy said if i no better next week i will have to give blood and more tests :...

your friend
Velvey xoxoxoxo
 
Glynis said:
Dear S'mores x>>
You are such a gentlepig x)
Thanks Gus for telling me, please don't be cross at him S'mores x>>
I will try hard to get better, i have some new medicine.... yeah more! and mummy said if i no better next week i will have to give blood and more tests :...

your friend
Velvey xoxoxoxo
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Dearest velvie I'll try not to be too cross at Gus for saying my secreat .... I do sorta have a crush on you...whatever a "crush" is anyways. I just don't want everyone knowing bouts it cause well it's sorta embarrassing...:red
We all send wheeks....
Blood eeeeeekkkkk that's no good!
S'mores its so the dr can help her silly pig.
Oh well ok Choco still me"s glad it's not me!
 
S'mores thankyou, don't be embarassed me thinks it's very gentlepig of you to be so nice x)x)x)
I will have Onyx or mummy there to hold my paw so i'll be fine
 
Glynis said:
This morning at 2.30am when i messaged (i saw my spelling mistake LOL no glasses on) she was rattly, then at 7.45am she was rattly, so at 8am when i went to give her meds i again did the steam treatment and shhhhhhhh there was silence after about 2mins......no rattles!

Brendan checked out her lungs etc.. all clear !

Tried to do a manipulation to get a wee sample, she no want to :p but immediately did a bloody wee when getting back into her travel cage. Brendan only got a little bit of a sample so i'm to get one for him and take in next week.

She is to stay on baytril 0.45ml twice daily.

Now he wants her to have Loxicom (active consituent per ml: meloxicom 1.5mg) he wants her to have the 5kilo dose! once daily this again concerns me .... has anyone else used this drug and what was it like and what dosage ??
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Thank goodness the chest is clear at least! She has enough problems already.

Don't know too much about these meds as have not needed them so far, cross fingers, knock on wood. Baytril is the antibiotic and meloxicam is for pain & inflammation (also may upset tummy). Both Loxicom and Metacam are the same thing, i.e. meloxicam.

Wasn't she already on Metacam? There was earlier discussion on Metacam dosage on this thread I feel sure, but I can't find it just now.

5 kilo dose! Not sure what this actually refers to but sounds huge.

Oh that bloody "bloody wee"! Testing a sample to see what's in it is a good idea. Poor you & Velvey - looks like still a long road ahead. You have my very best wishes for a good outcome.
 
Update 27/8/12

Yeah Lilly i spoke about the metacam dosage after her op, originally they wanted me to give her 1ml twice daily :x

She is still ever so slightly rattly, i continue to hold her over a cup of boiling water (very securely!) a couple of times a day, this does seem to clear it up.
She had an up and down weekend, she was very poopey after being at the vets, not sure if the prodding upset her? as i went thru my notes and she'd not had too much leafies SIGH so i reduced leafies for 24hrs and she improved :)
Weight is still around the 1100 mark ...... i'm trying to wean her off the critical care, so now getting a 1/4 of the mix at a time only.
I have also reduced and will omit silverbeet/chard as i was advised that this is too high in calcium and maybe this was causing her wheeking whilst doing wee's problems? I have them both now on a teeny bit of silverbeet and then buk choy & it's stalk for breakfast.
Still getting up at 2am to check her weight, give her probiotics, some pearl barley water and hand feed pellets and a little veg.
 
Glynis said:
This morning at 2.30am when i messaged (i saw my spelling mistake LOL no glasses on) she was rattly, then at 7.45am she was rattly, so at 8am when i went to give her meds i again did the steam treatment and shhhhhhhh there was silence after about 2mins......no rattles!

Brendan checked out her lungs etc.. all clear !

Tried to do a manipulation to get a wee sample, she no want to :p but immediately did a bloody wee when getting back into her travel cage. Brendan only got a little bit of a sample so i'm to get one for him and take in next week.

She is to stay on baytril 0.45ml twice daily.

Now he wants her to have Loxicom (active consituent per ml: meloxicom 1.5mg) he wants her to have the 5kilo dose! once daily this again concerns me .... has anyone else used this drug and what was it like and what dosage ??
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This is just another name for Metacam (dog variety) The dose does seem huge I never use the syringe that is marked out to give a dose for a certain weight dog. I take off the top and measure out a 0.1 ml dose using a normal 1 ml syringe.
 
Glynis said:
Yeah Lilly i spoke about the metacam dosage after her op, originally they wanted me to give her 1ml twice daily :x

She is still ever so slightly rattly, i continue to hold her over a cup of boiling water (very securely!) a couple of times a day, this does seem to clear it up.
She had an up and down weekend, she was very poopey after being at the vets, not sure if the prodding upset her? as i went thru my notes and she'd not had too much leafies SIGH so i reduced leafies for 24hrs and she improved :)
Weight is still around the 1100 mark ...... i'm trying to wean her off the critical care, so now getting a 1/4 of the mix at a time only.
I have also reduced and will omit silverbeet/chard as i was advised that this is too high in calcium and maybe this was causing her wheeking whilst doing wee's problems? I have them both now on a teeny bit of silverbeet and then buk choy & it's stalk for breakfast.
Still getting up at 2am to check her weight, give her probiotics, some pearl barley water and hand feed pellets and a little veg.
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My boys always poop more after the vets and it starts as soon as I pop them in the carrier to go home. I always think of it as "thank goodness that's over" poops!

2am feeds - getting up for "baby" all over again! She has surely to improve with such devotion from you.
 
furryfriends (Excellent Adventure Sanctuary) said:
This is just another name for Metacam (dog variety) The dose does seem huge I never use the syringe that is marked out to give a dose for a certain weight dog. I take off the top and measure out a 0.1 ml dose using a normal 1 ml syringe.
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THANKYOU AUNTIE DEBBIE xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
 
28/8/12 urine test being sent off STILL CRYING

Well she gave me a urine sample this morning and it was very high in blood :0
Traci (head nurse) has spun it off alread and said, high in blood red cells, glucose normal (wooo hooooo) so this is now being sent off for outside tests.
Velvet will be seeing Brendan again on thursday he mentioned a drug to try ..... trim... sulphate (sorry will find out the name tomoro)
 
Jeeze Velvey, what did I tell you about worrying your mum!
Sorry to hear she's still weeing blood, good news about the glucose though. I hope your vet can turn things around! In the mean time, more kisses and virtual veggies sent to her from me and the boys! xx
 
Glynis said:
Well she gave me a urine sample this morning and it was very high in blood :0
Traci (head nurse) has spun it off alread and said, high in blood red cells, glucose normal (wooo hooooo) so this is now being sent off for outside tests.
Velvet will be seeing Brendan again on thursday he mentioned a drug to try ..... trim... sulphate (sorry will find out the name tomoro)
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Hope the tests will be able to give your vet a good idea of what is going on and what can be done.
 
Big hugs Sweetie, hoping Velvey will get better soon.

So much going on you must be shattered.

Loves to the girls
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Glynis said:
Well she gave me a urine sample this morning and it was very high in blood :0
Traci (head nurse) has spun it off alread and said, high in blood red cells, glucose normal (wooo hooooo) so this is now being sent off for outside tests.
Velvet will be seeing Brendan again on thursday he mentioned a drug to try ..... trim... sulphate (sorry will find out the name tomoro)
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Trimethoprim sulphate? That's a common one for UTIs...when combined with sulphamethoxazole, it makes the antibiotic we all know and love, septrin :)
 
So sorry to hear Velvet is still poorly Glynis, sending huge hugs to you and her and fingers crossed the new meds (?Seprin?) do the trick. xx
 
So sorry that Velvet is still poorly Glynis. Sending more healing vibes. :laluot_29::laluot_29::laluot_29::laluot_29:
 
AgentF said:
Big hugs Sweetie, hoping Velvey will get better soon.

So much going on you must be shattered.

Loves to the girls
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Thanks M x>>x>>x>>

Give my loves to the boys XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Velvet and Onyx send them wheeeky kisses and snuggles too XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
Update 30/8/12 Histology and vet visit

Glucose NEG
Ketones NEG
Blood +++
Bili NEG

Casts NIL
Fat drop NIL
crystals NIL
bacteria NIL

Volume mL 0.6 colour red

Appearance Cloudy Sp. grav 1.010

WCC x 10 6 (should be a small s i x) / L 120* 0-20 pH 8.5

RCC x 10 6 (should be a small s i x)/ L >1000 * 0-0 protein ++

They did a culture on a bug called ' enteroccoccus faecalis' it came out 'moderate growth'

Brendan has put her on 0.6ml twice daily of the suphadiazine / trimethoprim 9mg/ml p/ml plus the baytril 0.45ml twice daily.


Interestingly on the report it says that amoxycillin & amox/clav are the best drug for this bug........... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK .....thankfully Brendan said no way, not giving that to a piggie!

her weight was 1100g today, she's started crying again...... yesterday she had most of the day not crying so her weight went up, it's going down again now as she's in pain.


edit: i can't get rid of the smilie face LOL it should be the letter ex
 
Sending healing vibes from the Turner Heard (especially Star who is back bouncing around and re-establishing her dominance - everyone is suffering even Astro who keeps trying to hide he dont like being mounted).
 
Hurricane Healing Vibes to make land fall at Glynis Villa very soon! XXXXXXXXXXXXXX and ((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))
 
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