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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006Rusty needs purrs again
This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like the spoonful of canned pumpkin I gave him last night at bedtime didn't agree with his tummy. He loves the pumpkin and has them for a long time. He is going to TED this afternoon for his shots so I'll bring along a sample of the 'present' and a sample from the litter box. We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair.  SignatureWinnie Lots of purrs -- could the meds he's been on have wiped out his intestinal flora? Maybe you might want to take the sample in and wait on the shots till he's feeling better. good luck -- keep up posted. Christine > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like the > spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. Rusty has been finished with his med for a week now. I've been giving him yogurt which should help replenish his intestinal flora. The 'floor sample' has the colour of the pumpkin, so I think it is the pumpkin that upset his tummy. Since my last post, he went to the box and left a normal looking poop. I will consult with TED whether the shots should wait. Winnie > Lots of purrs -- could the meds he's been on have wiped out his intestinal > flora? Maybe you might want to take the sample in and wait on the shots [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. >This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like the >spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. Purrs purrs purrs for his tummy. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War Purrs for Rusty. I know what you mean. > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like the > spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems > like the spoonful of canned pumpkin I gave him last night at bedtime [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. I'm so sorry. Purrs for you and for Rusty. I thought pumpkin was supposed to help settle his stomach =/ Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Pumpkin provides fiber which helps to pass any ingested hair. It was recommendated over hairball remeday. I read this in a vet's column. Rusty has eaten pumpkin for years with no problem. But for whatever reason, it upset his tummy last night. This morning I saw him went into the litter box. When I checked, he had a normal BM. I called TED's clinic and asked whether I should postpone his vaccination. They said it should be OK so we will be heading to TED's in 2 hours. I also asked whether I should let Rusty fast for a bit and they was it unnecssary. To play it safe, I am taking a stool sample for exam. Winnie >> This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems >> like the spoonful of canned pumpkin I gave him last night at bedtime [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm so sorry. Purrs for you and for Rusty. I thought pumpkin was > supposed to help settle his stomach =/ > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like the > spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. Lots of purrs on the way. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Wow, lots of furbabies sick this weekend! Purrs and prayers for poor Rusty. Hope he feels better soon. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like > the spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. >This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like the >spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. You got it, Winnie. Purrs for Rusty's digestive problems to clear up soon! Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like > the spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. Purrs for both of you for it to be nothing of importance. Tweed We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who gave to whom. He got his vaccination and a shot of Program for the ringworm. Rusty really hissed and growled loudly than ever before when the needles went in. I have to bath his ears and give him ringworm lotion. In 6 months he has to go back for another Program shot. I will get a urine sample to TED for exam. I did that another time using an empty litter box. This is better than having TED stuck a catheter under his tail. TED also wants to change his diet to Mature Cat formula. After all, Rusty is now older than me. Good thing he has never refused any prescription food. Thanks for all the purrs and Rusty will keep purring for all other kitties that need it. Winnie > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like > the spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. PURRS for a quick recovery from ringworm. > We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does > have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who gave [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. Thank Karen. How is Pearl doing? Is W/D doing its trick? Rusty was on I/D which helps him instantly, but now the musical chair of prescription goes on to the Mature Cat formula. Winnie > PURRS for a quick recovery from ringworm. > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> > >> > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. > We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty > does have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't > know who gave to whom. Purrs for you and Rusty. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca ouch. Poor Rusty. Purrs and prayers for him. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does > have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. > We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does > have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who > gave to whom. > He got his vaccination and a shot of Program for the ringworm. I hope that his stomach settles down and that the ringworm clears up quickly. Susan M Otis and Chester >I have to bath his ears and give him ringworm lotion. Ah, then you're going to need some purrs too. "Get better" purrs for Rusty and coping purrs for his mom. SignatureWayne, with special purrformances by Will and Heidi >We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does >have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who gave >to whom. >He got his vaccination and a shot of Program for the ringworm. >Rusty really hissed and growled loudly than ever before when the needles >went in. So you have a double whammy with Rusty. Poor guy! There sure seems to be a lot of ringworm about this year. I hope you can get rid of it soon. I know Marina had a bad time with it. BTW, do you also take Program? Or is carnivorous feline medicine very different from human meds? Purrs for you and Rusty. -- CATherine >>We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does >>have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Program? Or is carnivorous feline medicine very different from human > meds? Purrs for you and Rusty. Thanks for the purrs. No I don't take Program. I think it is only for cats, and maybe dogs. That stuff is pricey too, over $50 Cdn for a shot. My doc just told me to use an OTC med. The vet said I can use the same med. on Rusty's ears. Winnie > -- > CATherine > >>We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does > >>have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Winnie Purrs for Rusty's ringworm and for you too. I had ringworm all over my legs when I was 17. I used Tinactin OTC athletes foot cream and spray. It cleared it up but had to be very vigilant with putting it on and not touching the area without thoroughly washing hands afterwards. -- Britta >> >>We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty > does [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > -- > Britta I got ringworm on my ankles. They are slowly fading now. Last time I had ringworm 2 years ago my doctor told me to use Canesten, an OTC cream for athletes foot and ringworm and it worked. So I am using it again this time. TED said I can use it on Rusty's ears. He also told me to wash his ears with a dandruff shampoo called Nizoral. He gave Rusty a shot of Program for the ringworm. Have to go back for another shot in 6 months. Also read that tea tree oil is good for ringworm so I am using that too on myself. But my research indicated that tea tree oil can be toxic to cat at a certain dosage and I am sure Rusty won't like the smell. I am washing my hands a lot and wear gloves when I touch Rusty. I won't let him sit on my lap and both of us are not happy with this arrangement. Winnie >>>>>We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty >> [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > gloves when I touch Rusty. I won't let him sit on my lap and both of us are > not happy with this arrangement. What I did was wash all textiles that the cats came in contact with at least once a week. I covered all the chairs with sheets. I vacuumed the cat tree often. I put all their fuzzy toys in the freezer until the previous ringworm test came back negative. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>>>>>We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty >>> [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > cat tree often. I put all their fuzzy toys in the freezer until the > previous ringworm test came back negative. Thanks for the suggestions. I will vaccum and wash more often. Rusty only sits in a few places, the rugs and his hammock. Maybe I should roll up the rugs for the time being. The easiest thing to do is to confine him to his room which has a tile floor, no rugs or furniture except his lawn chair. But he didnt like to be confined there the last time I had ringworm and he was negative. Rusty has no fussy toys. All he does is sleep these day. I guess that is typical of a mature cat. He is going to be 12 in 2 months. What did you use to wash your cats? How soon do you take your cats back for retest? TED only said to go back for another shot of Program in 6 months. He said the culture test for ringworm is not that reliable. Last time Rusty's culture was negative. Yesterday the tips of his ears showed up green under the special light they use to test for ringworm. Rusty either got it from me or the other cats at TED's when he was boarded there. The only time he goes outside is to TED's. As for me, I don't know where I got it from. TED said it could be my immunity is low. I am thinking of taking some immunity boosting supplements. Last time I got ringworm was also around Easter. So maybe it has something to do with this time of the year. Winnie > Thanks for the suggestions. I will vaccum and wash more often. > Rusty only sits in a few places, the rugs and his hammock. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > to do > with this time of the year. This makes me wonder if we have the same ringworm here as there. The treatments are so different. I had to give the cats a liquid medicine for three weeks (or rather, six weeks: one week of medicating, one week off, one week on etc), and she gave me a special ringworm shampoo intended for animals. I only bathed them once (that was quite enough, for me, and for my sister who helped me). I don't want to scare you or depress you, but it sounds to me like your vet only wants to treat the symptoms, not eradicate the spores. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > This makes me wonder if we have the same ringworm here as there. The > treatments are so different. I had to give the cats a liquid medicine for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > sounds to me like your vet only wants to treat the symptoms, not eradicate > the spores. You may be right. The only option for me is to take Rusty to see another vet. But then the treatment may or may not be the same. I won't even venture to bath Rusty. I would rather pay for a vet tech or groomer to bath him for me. Since I adopted him, Rusty had only 1 bath at TED's. Do you still have the name of the medication you got for your cats? I can ask the vet about it. Of course medicines in Finland may not have the same name in Canada. But that can be a start for further investigation. My research did show Program being used for the treatment of ringworm on cats. TED said some OTC cream or shampoo can work just as well as prescriptions, which I think is of higher strength The Nizoral shampoo he told me to use also showed up in my research as being used for ringworm. He said to bath Rusty's ears twice a week. Anyway, I appreciate hearing from your experience. Winnie > Do you still have the name of the medication you got for your cats? > I can ask the vet about it. Of course medicines in Finland may not have the > same name in Canada. The medicine is called Itrafungol vet. It's manufactured in Belgium. The main ingredient is itraconazol. I don't have the shampoo bottle, but it was in a package that looked the same as the oral meds. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Puurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Memphis and Phoenix Sooo sorry that you both now have ringworm. What a pain! Purrs continuing for Rusty and you, too! Christine > We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does > have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who gave [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. > We just got home from TED. His fecal samples are negative. But Rusty does > have ringworm on his ears. Not surprising as I have it. Don't know who gave [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Winnie Lots and lots of purrs for Rusty and you, Polonca and Soncek > This morning I woke up to find 'presents' on the floor again. Seems like the > spoonful of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > We can use some purrs. This cat is giving me grey hair. Purrs on the way, Winnie. SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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