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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006Chocky Update
The visit went well and no blood was drawn except mine when I put Chocky in the carrier. The vet couldn't feel anything obvious, no grating when she manipulated Chockys leg, no lumps or bumps that shouldn't be there. Chocky allowed herself to be weighed....5.8kgs (about 13lbs), which is heavy for a small cat. She needs to lose weight and be more active (she likes to lay around and sleep a lot....she says that's what cats do) so we are trying a trial of the anti-inflammatory medication Metacam for 4 days and changing her food to one of the 'Light' formulas along with making sure she can't get at the other cats regular formula food. If there's no improvement after 4 days we will either try another anti-inflammatory or get some x-rays done to see if there's anything nasty going on in her bones.  SignatureShirley http://community.webshots.com/user/shirleycatuk > The visit went well and no blood was drawn except mine when I put > Chocky in the carrier. The vet couldn't feel anything obvious, no [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > anti-inflammatory or get some x-rays done to see if there's anything > nasty going on in her bones. Does she respond at all to toys? Can you get her to play at all? By the way, is it Chocky who says that's what cats do, or the vet? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> The visit went well and no blood was drawn except mine when I put >> Chocky in the carrier. The vet couldn't feel anything obvious, no [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Does she respond at all to toys? Can you get her to play at all? No she doesn't even chase butterflies anymore, she does run (sort of) if she gets spooked by a strange noise or if I accidentaly water her when she's hiding in the flower beds. <eg> > By the way, is it Chocky who says that's what cats do, or the vet? LOL! Chocky, Polly and Big Tabby all say cats should sleep 23 hours out of 24 and the 24th hour should be spent eating. Domino, Tuffty and Smudge are still kittens at heart and get the zoomies at least once a day. I found one of Smudges mousies in a bag of kibble today.......I can't imagine how it got in there or why. :-) SignatureShirley http://community.webshots.com/user/shirleycatuk >> Does she respond at all to toys? Can you get her to play at all? > > No she doesn't even chase butterflies anymore, she does run (sort > of) if she gets spooked by a strange noise or if I accidentaly water > her when she's hiding in the flower beds. <eg> I suppose "exercise by water torture" isn't really an option ... You know, Oscar was never all that interested in playing, either. Then two things happened: I switched her to wet food, and I got a Cat Dancer. She adores the Cat Dancer, while she ignores most feather and cord type toys. But the main difference seems to be from the food. I really think all those carbs from the dry food were bloating her tummy and making her sluggish. She's much more active now. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>> Does she respond at all to toys? Can you get her to play at all? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I suppose "exercise by water torture" isn't really an option ... First we need to get her pain/discomfort under control.... > You know, Oscar was never all that interested in playing, either. > Then two things happened: I switched her to wet food, and I got a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > tummy > and making her sluggish. She's much more active now. The cats have access to dry and wet food, Chocky prefers dry food but she can be tempted by a dish of Tuna. She doesn't eat large amounts in comparison to the others (Domino, the thinest cat, eats twice as much) but she is the least active. SignatureShirley http://community.webshots.com/user/shirleycatuk > The cats have access to dry and wet food, Chocky prefers dry food > but she can be tempted by a dish of Tuna. Oscar and I had quite a battle of wills about dry vs. wet. I gave her the choice of wet or nothing (with much agonizing and gnashing of teeth) ... eventually it worked. If she seemed to refuse to eat at all, I would eventually give her a little dry, but overall I finally convinced her that the wet stuff was edible. Tuna is one of Oscar's favorite foods. She'll eat as much of it as she can get. For some reason, wet food is different *shrug*. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > The visit went well and no blood was drawn except mine when I put > Chocky in the carrier. The vet couldn't feel anything obvious, no [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > days we will either try another anti-inflammatory or get some x-rays > done to see if there's anything nasty going on in her bones. Didn't see the OP in time, but I'm glad to hear it went well. SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > no blood was drawn except mine when I put Chocky in the carrier < Sorry, but ROFL! Purring for your scratches to heal fast and for the Big Girl to lose some (but not too much) weight. > The visit went well and no blood was drawn except mine when I put > Chocky in the carrier. The vet couldn't feel anything obvious, no [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > days we will either try another anti-inflammatory or get some x-rays > done to see if there's anything nasty going on in her bones. Glad to hear all went well, but it's a bit worrying that the vet didn't find a cause for Chocky's problem. Purrs that it just goes away and does not turn out to be something more serious. 5.8 kilos is quite a chunk-a-kitty. Caliban weighs 5.4 and his vet thought he could stand to lose a little (so do I when I watch him drag that tummy up the cat tree). SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. 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 > The visit went well and no blood was drawn except mine when I put > Chocky in the carrier. The vet couldn't feel anything obvious, no [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > days we will either try another anti-inflammatory or get some x-rays > done to see if there's anything nasty going on in her bones. Continued purrs and best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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