Mini's not well ....

[dinahsmum]

...again.

Remember just before I lost Tizzie I said they were both under the weather? Min came round then but I fear she is poorly again. She as been sick 2 days out of the last 3, is very sleepy and is losing muscle esp from her back end.

I will monitor her carefully over the next days (the really hot weather doesn't help) and make a dreaded vet appontment for early next week if she doesn't improve.

She was vet checked (but not blood work) very recently and the vet was very pleased with her. However, Tizzie managed to hide the poor state of her metabolism very well - maybe madam Min is doing the same.

Wish me luck. I really don't want to lose 2 cats in one season :(

[Kazz]

Luck - Luck.
Hilary I wish you all the luck in the world. You know that, I also know the feeling of panic in your stomach when they take a trun downhill Cleo is similar but I think it may be this warm weather. Please God they both Min and Cleo have a happy summer.:)

[smudgley]

:( sorry to hear this DM. :(

Perhaps your vet will run some bloods & check all is well. :)

[dinahsmum]

Just back from tesco - went to get cooked chicken breast :roll: I don't eat poultry therefore none in the house.

She's tucking in, happily.

[EmmaG]

Sorry to hear that DM :( It is a horrible time when we see their health deteriorate

[Moli]

Sorry to hear this DM, wishing you pots of luck, let us know how she goes....

[Elaine]

Poor Mini, am thinking of you both and hope Mini will be ok xxx How old is she? Please give her a cuddle from me and tell her I am wishing her well xxx

[Luke]

Poor Mini...i hope its nothing too awful DM!

[Mags]

So sorry to hear this DM.....I pray it is just this hot weather that is upsetting her...

Sending you lots of luck and good wishes......and a special cuddle for Mini.......

[Fran]

So sorry to hear this DM :( Fingers crossed that she will start to pick up x

[yola]

DM . . . I hope Mini picks up and that it's just a bit of a blip due to the warmth. Chicken is good at bringing cats round . . . a bit of chicken cooked in water and often they're right as rain!!! Hugs to both of you :-)

[borderdawn]

Hope Mini improves quickly, as you say the weather wont help. Hope tomorrow sees a happier Cat.
dawn.

[Snoof]

I'm so sorry, DM, but to be honest I've been under the weather too... The heat weighs on me like a stone.

Let's hope the same is the case for Mini :-)

[dinahsmum]

Poor Mini, am thinking of you both and hope Mini will be ok xxx How old is she? Please give her a cuddle from me and tell her I am wishing her well xxx
Thanks for your good wishes everyone. She is much the same this morning - but so is the weather. I'm about to try to fiddle with doors and windows to try to engineer a bit of air movement. Failing that, a fan - but that gets annoying after a while.
Elaine, she is fifteen and three quarters, sixteen in September. She was my present to my daughter for her fifteenth birthday. Strangely, she's always lived with me, but then, she couldn't go to college with Katie.

[Sweet]

Sending ((((((hugs)))))) x

[Naomi]

Aww Hilary I really hope Mini gets well soon.

[CJK]

hope Mini is ok. Any improvement today?

[dinahsmum]

hope Mini is ok. Any improvement today?
No, sadly. She is not well. D&V. She looks as though she has halved in bulk overnight. :( She is resting quietly, and does not seem distressed. We have a vet appointment for late morning. I fear that, once again, I shall come home with an empty carrier. But maybe not; life and hope etc.

[CJK]

oh no Dm, i am so sorry to hear Mini seems worse today.
I'll be thinking of you, and hoping you DONT come home with an empty carrier.

I hope the vet can do soemthing for her, and she gets well again.
Good luck, here's hoping Mini returns home with you later.

[yola]

Oh No!!! I hope Mini is alright and all she needs is a little rehydration to give her back her sparkle :(

Hilary - I'll be thinking of you later today and hoping and praying and Min shows signs of improvement. Hugs.

[Donna]

Wishing you lots of good wishes for your vet trip DM.

[Mags]

Thinking of you this morning DM........

[CJK]

hope everything went well Dm.....

[dinahsmum]

She's been admitted for blood tests. I told the vet (not the one I usually see, but he was very nice/good and I'd be happy to see him again) that if the results are awful he's to put the catheter in her arm and call me and I'll go round and see her out but he said 'oh no; I don't think we're there'. I should be relieved but it's only 2 months ago that my usual vet didn't think Tizz looked too bad as she was admitted for bloods.......
We'll see.
Thank you all for your thoughts

[Naomi]

Oh Hilary fingers crossed things are going to be okay for Mini {{{{{hugs}}}}}

[Luke]

Got everything crossed Hillary-hope Mini is ok!

[Kazz]

I think she'll be fine I don't have a "feeling" about this vets visit the warm weather has made oldies lethargic don't you think :? Sure she'll be around to see the kits into their teens the Siamese way :-D - poor you,;)

I am off to work now back about 9.30ish sure everything will be fine. Take care I have to be right its my Birthday Saturday and this is my week, and my wish is for "good things" :-D

[Mags]

Really hope the news is good for Mini, DM........she is needed to teach your two little rascals a thing or too;)

Fingers crossed here too......

[CJK]

Keeping fingers crossed here too. Hope Mini is soon home and well. Be thinking of you both.

[dinahsmum]

I think I can venture a small :)
At last the vet has rung (they were sooooo busy this morning - I was grateful they squeezed us in) . Bloods show raised Urea and Creatine. Creatine only slightly elevated so not indicative of ongoing kidney issues. May have mild cystitis so hoping to get a urine sample.

She's staying in overnight and having i/v fluids. That should work wonders.

More news tomorrow.

Oh my, I feel better. (but a bit guilty for not taking her yesterday ... pets- there's always some reason to beat yourself up! :roll: )

Edit: Thank you Kazz , for giving Min your birthday wish! It worked!

[Luz]

I hope all is okay for you and Mini. Will be thinking of you. x

[Hreow]

That sounds positive! So stop kicking yourself and have a cold drink to celebrate the absence of oh-noes! :grin:

Do you think a cold-water "bottle" might help her when she gets back, if the weather is still hot? I.e. the same thing as you fill with hot water to warm your feet on, but with cold water?

[dinahsmum]

Good idea. Don't have a 'water' hottie (coldie) just gel/microwave ones. However, do have quite a lot of cool-pacs (you know, frozen blocks to keep your picnic/shopping cold. Put a couple of them under a load of towels? Mmm.

Have to go and water the allotment but a beer or two after that sounds good!

[Donna]

Glad things are looking more positive. Make sure she drinks plenty in this hot weather - maybe a pet fountain thingy?

[CJK]

GLad to hear things arent sounding quite as glum as they did before, and hoping mini is soon back home with you

[Hreow]

...do have quite a lot of cool-pacs (you know, frozen blocks to keep your picnic/shopping cold. Put a couple of them under a load of towels? Mmm. ...

Excellent idea. Unless she burrows much? Suppose you could always tie the towels on, if she does. I've done the same for the hottie for Rover last winter.

...Have to go and water the allotment but a beer or two after that sounds good!

That sounds **vital** after that! :lol:

[Mags]

So pleased it wasn't bad news DM, I think we can all share your relief now.

I hope she will be a much improved Mini when you bring her home tomorrow:D

Enjoy that drink tonight!;):-D

[Kim]

Not sure how I have missed this thread. Sorry to hear about Mini DM, but relieved and pleased that the news sounds so much more poistive!! This heat doesn't really suit dogs and the older cats. {{hugs}} to you.

[borderdawn]

I reckon she will be fine DM.
Dawn.

[Moli]

So pleased she is feeling better DM...

[Kazz]

You and Min were welcome to have my Birthday wish :D

I told you I had a good feeling about Mini and I have never ventured to say anything like that before when we have had an older cat go into the vets. But I felt confident enough to say it about Min.

I have said it before but she and Cleo are going to have a lovely happy Summer :)

So very pleased to hear your news although cystitis is not a walk in the park.

[Fran]

Glad the news is looking positive DM x

[dinahsmum]

Latest bulletin;
Vet has just phoned. She is very comfortable, looking brighter. They offered her chicken and she wolfed it (there's a suprise :roll: ). She hasn't peed yet, so they can't confirm a urinary infection.
They'll do a repeat blood test once she's been on i/v for 24 hours. If the urea and creatine has dropped she can come home on antibiotics; if they've gone up or not moved they'll keep her on i/v for a further 24 hours.
Next bulletin late afternoon.

I'm sooooooooo pleased and relieved :)

[Luz]

What a relief for you. Bet you had a long night without her. Best wishes for the next bit of news.

[smudgley]

Sounds positive DM. :)

[Mags]

Sounding good DM! :D

[dinahsmum]

Collecting her at 5 :smt026

[Hreow]

Woohoo!! Will she still be talking to you, though? Vet's overnight and no chicken from you... :-D

[Jac]

That's absolutley brilliant!!!!!! You'll have her by now. Cuddles all round I think:smt038 :smt038 :smt038 :smt041 :smt041

[Kazz]

So very pleased so she's home now then see whathappens when you go to work :roll:

Congratulations very pleased.:-D

[Elaine]

So pleased Mini is now back home with you and feeling so much brighter:D
Almost 16 huh? Bless her, she's still a reletively young woman;)
You must be so releived to have her home again, lots of cuddles to you both xxx

[Sweet]

Fantastic news, give her a cuddle from me too :) x

[yola]

DM, I'm so happy for you and for Min. :-D :-D

[Mags]

So pleased Mini is back home where she belongs DM.......

[Donna]

Glad you got Mini back home from the vets. Glad she is feeling better and hope she continues to improve x

[Moli]

Please she is home, and better DM, give her a big cuddle from me...

[Fran]

Very pleased she is home where she belongs DM. Hope she is feeling better this evening x

[dinahsmum]

She's very happy to be home. The blood test was good and she is on a/bs for some not specified/identified infection. Back again on Wednesday for another blood test to check her kidneys but currently no real worries about kidney function.
Hurrah!

Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts and get well messages

[Mags]

:smt041:smt041:smt041 Three cheers for Mini!!

So pleased she is doing well DM........keep the supply of chicken in for her now!;)

[CJK]

Glad to hear mini is doing better!!!

[Snoof]

Great news, DM!

[Booktigger]

Have only just caught up with this, but am so glad to hear that it isn't anything too serious, and fingers crossed that the next lot of bloods show more improvement.

[dinahsmum]

Yesterday's blood test shows early kidney failure. She has to have medication to reduce blood pressure in her kidneys, for a month and then another blood test, and a low-protien diet.
She looks absolutely fine and is behaving normally (and swearing at the babies) so i hope this regime will set her on the right route to living to 100!

[Mags]

Hopefully the medication and low-protein diet will now allow Mini a more comfortable life DM.......and she will be able to keep those boys in line!:D

[dinahsmum]

Forgot to say that the 'cat-spa' drinking fountain has arrived. She finds it very interesting and relaxing to watch but I haven't seen her drinking from it yet!

[yola]

I bet she'll have a go when you're not looking ;) .

Sorry to hear about the onset of kidney failure but as you know very well - Min can still have a long and happy life ahead of her even with the condition!!

[Fran]

Fingers crossed for Min....Sounds like you caught the condition early, hopefully Min will enjoy many more years to come :-)

[Kazz]

As you've said to me I believe at least twice "You spoil that cat she'll never make old bones" A water fountain I ask you ................:roll: you'l be getting her food next........:roll: ;)

Glad she's okay even if the results show a slight illness it appears kidney trouble seems to be the main illness of older cats,:?

[Snoof]

Glad there's something you can do about it, DM.

[bobbie3917]

so glad to hear that is not bad news and hope the meds work well for her

[dinahsmum]

A water fountain I ask you ................:roll: you'l be getting her food next........:roll: ;) , :?
Do you think that is what she is howling for????? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Elaine]

Sorry to hear Mini has the onset of Kidney Insufficiency, failure conjures up so many nasty images and failure is such a long way off. I wish her many more happy healthy years. I am a little wary of the prescription diet as too little protein can result in muscle wasting. All the very best and please give her a wee cuddle from me xxx

[Booktigger]

Sorry to hear that she has early kidney failure, but hopefully it is earlier enough to be controlled and have lots of happy years.

[Elaine]

How is darling Mini doing? Hope all is well with her xxx

[dinahsmum]

Doing well, thanks for asking Elaine.
Eating well and putting back some of the flesh she lost so quickly.
She's also in good voice!

[Moli]

Great to hear Mini is picking up...

[Mags]

That's good news DM..........does that mean she will agree to facing the camera a lot more?;)

[CJK]

Glad to hear she is holding her own now. Bless her.}
Always a worrying time when out furry friends are poorly.

[Elaine]

Doing well, thanks for asking Elaine.
Eating well and putting back some of the flesh she lost so quickly.
She's also in good voice!

I am pleased that she is doing so well xxx

[Amanda]

Doing well, thanks for asking Elaine.
Eating well and putting back some of the flesh she lost so quickly.
She's also in good voice!


So glad to hear that Mini is OK :)

[Snoof]

So glad to hear she's doing better, DM!