Update on Will Unfortunately there is...
Update on Will
Unfortunately there is still no real change with Will. We have spoken to the vet and he will continue to be monitored at the vets. Will is quite bright in himself and enjoying a bit of fuss but he isn't eating and still has bad diarrhoea oozing from him (very smelly) and requires to be on a drip . So sadly he will be spending Christmas at the vets. I will keep you all posted when we know any more . (This photo of Will was taken a few weeks ago, lets all hope that he can return to health soon).
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musagrafica: Poor little chap, wishing him all the best x
kittensmittenss: Poor baby! Hope he gets better soon. I have a question for you that maybe you can answer. I just adopted from a nice shelter a long haired Tortie on Black Friday, 4-5 years old in perfect health according to them. Took her to my own vet about 1 1/2 weeks later who said the same thing, perfect health, great heart, lungs, teeth, everything was perfect. He said she was a beautiful cat (which she was). Well, last Saturday we woke up to her breathing very shallow and with difficulty so we brought her to an emergency pet clinic and they said she had "FIP", Feline Infectious Peritonitis". We had to put her to sleep right then and there because they said it was a fatal disease without a cure and if I did not put her to sleep, she would die a slow agonizing death. I am heartbroken! I miss her so much, she was so beautiful and so loving. Please tell me I did the right thing. I still cry and agonize over what I did and miss her so much. I only had her for 3 weeks...
dotzarri: @kittensmittenss im with you dear...destiny is so hard to face with, sometimes. But the FIP is really a fatal disease and i know only one cat surviving but living with severe sequels. Big hug to you, dear, you did the right thing.
kittensmittenss: Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I second guess myself every day and think about her every day. I have to live with the fact that I ended her life, but with kind words like yours I have to believe in myself and accept I did the right thing. At least I know she is pain free in Heaven. Thank you so much for getting back to me and Merry Christmas to you and your extended feline family... ❤❤
sfhfc: @kittensmittenss hi there, I am so sorry for your loss. I don't know much about FIP bit talking to my wife ( @c1e5 ) there was nothing more that you could have done. FIP really is a dreadful thing and the vets were right that there was nothing more that could have been done. I know it won't ease your loss but in our opinion you couldn't have done any more for her. At least in the short time that you had her she knew real love
kittensmittenss: @c1e5 & @sfhfc - Thank you once again for your kind words. I do feel better hearing this from you and your wife since you work so closely with cats. I just feel so bad. I had to put my precious cat to sleep years and years ago but I had her for 17 yrs and she had cancer so it was an easier decision to make. I plan on getting a kitten probably some time in the spring, hopefully a healthy one. I do have a 3 yr old cat, a Russian Blue that was given to me about 1 1/2 years ago and she is not well either. When I got her, her fur was all licked off her belly and then it just got worse and worse until at least 1/3 of her fur was licked off. Got her on medications, shots and she finally got better. Now it started all over again in August and is again getting worse and worse literally by the day. Her whole belly, inside of her legs and now her knees are all licked off. Back to the vet I go with her. And this cat is so much the opposite of Sophie. We cannot pick this cat up, hold her or anything like that and she won't sit on our laps. She does, however like to sleep with me so I am very happy about that! Since she was given to me by someone who found her, I do not know her past, she could have been abused, thus no human contact. So these are 2 reasons why I think my next cat will be a kitten. THANKS SO MUCH for listening to me and for letting me vent. I appreciate all you have told me... HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!
kittensmittenss: @dotzarri ~ Hello, I'm sorry, it appears I never responded to you! Thank you also for the kind words about my kitty and FIP. It's funny, after all these years I had never heard of it and the cat I fall absolutely in love with ends up having it after me having her only 3 weeks. You are right, we cannot fight destiny, but accept it. I can only think I gave her a good last 3 weeks of her life and she did not suffer long... Thank you for the hugs! I just had a bit of a crying spell about Sophie just last night! Peace and love to you...
c1e5: @kittensmittenss sorry to hear about your sad loss of Sophie. I was just reading about your Russian blue and her problem skin, our Mikey has had similar trouble although not to the extent that you have described. He has spent a lot of time on & off steroids & antibiotics to help his skin irritation. The trouble is the antibiotics were making him sick, the steroids were making him hungry and still his skin was irritating him. An injection of depo did work well for him but after meeting a wonderful lady who is an animal healer & communicator at sfhfc she suggested I try some sulphur 6 tablets. These have worked amazing & after only a short course Mikey is doing brilliant so I would recommend you get some of these tablets and give them a try for your Russian blue. Hopefully they may provide her with the relief that she needs.
Update on Will Unfortunately there is...
Update on Will
Unfortunately there is still no real change with Will. We have spoken to the vet and he will continue to be monitored at the vets. Will is quite bright in himself and enjoying a bit of fuss but he isn't eating and still has bad diarrhoea oozing from him (very smelly) and requires to be on a drip . So sadly he will be spending Christmas at the vets. I will keep you all posted when we know any more . (This photo of Will was taken a few weeks ago, lets all hope that he can return to health soon).
239 Likes on Instagram
32 Comments on Instagram:
musagrafica: Poor little chap, wishing him all the best x
kittensmittenss: Poor baby! Hope he gets better soon. I have a question for you that maybe you can answer. I just adopted from a nice shelter a long haired Tortie on Black Friday, 4-5 years old in perfect health according to them. Took her to my own vet about 1 1/2 weeks later who said the same thing, perfect health, great heart, lungs, teeth, everything was perfect. He said she was a beautiful cat (which she was). Well, last Saturday we woke up to her breathing very shallow and with difficulty so we brought her to an emergency pet clinic and they said she had "FIP", Feline Infectious Peritonitis". We had to put her to sleep right then and there because they said it was a fatal disease without a cure and if I did not put her to sleep, she would die a slow agonizing death. I am heartbroken! I miss her so much, she was so beautiful and so loving. Please tell me I did the right thing. I still cry and agonize over what I did and miss her so much. I only had her for 3 weeks...
dotzarri: @kittensmittenss im with you dear...destiny is so hard to face with, sometimes. But the FIP is really a fatal disease and i know only one cat surviving but living with severe sequels. Big hug to you, dear, you did the right thing.
kittensmittenss: Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I second guess myself every day and think about her every day. I have to live with the fact that I ended her life, but with kind words like yours I have to believe in myself and accept I did the right thing. At least I know she is pain free in Heaven. Thank you so much for getting back to me and Merry Christmas to you and your extended feline family... ❤❤
sfhfc: @kittensmittenss hi there, I am so sorry for your loss. I don't know much about FIP bit talking to my wife ( @c1e5 ) there was nothing more that you could have done. FIP really is a dreadful thing and the vets were right that there was nothing more that could have been done. I know it won't ease your loss but in our opinion you couldn't have done any more for her. At least in the short time that you had her she knew real love
kittensmittenss: @c1e5 & @sfhfc - Thank you once again for your kind words. I do feel better hearing this from you and your wife since you work so closely with cats. I just feel so bad. I had to put my precious cat to sleep years and years ago but I had her for 17 yrs and she had cancer so it was an easier decision to make. I plan on getting a kitten probably some time in the spring, hopefully a healthy one. I do have a 3 yr old cat, a Russian Blue that was given to me about 1 1/2 years ago and she is not well either. When I got her, her fur was all licked off her belly and then it just got worse and worse until at least 1/3 of her fur was licked off. Got her on medications, shots and she finally got better. Now it started all over again in August and is again getting worse and worse literally by the day. Her whole belly, inside of her legs and now her knees are all licked off. Back to the vet I go with her. And this cat is so much the opposite of Sophie. We cannot pick this cat up, hold her or anything like that and she won't sit on our laps. She does, however like to sleep with me so I am very happy about that! Since she was given to me by someone who found her, I do not know her past, she could have been abused, thus no human contact. So these are 2 reasons why I think my next cat will be a kitten. THANKS SO MUCH for listening to me and for letting me vent. I appreciate all you have told me... HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!
kittensmittenss: @dotzarri ~ Hello, I'm sorry, it appears I never responded to you! Thank you also for the kind words about my kitty and FIP. It's funny, after all these years I had never heard of it and the cat I fall absolutely in love with ends up having it after me having her only 3 weeks. You are right, we cannot fight destiny, but accept it. I can only think I gave her a good last 3 weeks of her life and she did not suffer long... Thank you for the hugs! I just had a bit of a crying spell about Sophie just last night! Peace and love to you...
c1e5: @kittensmittenss sorry to hear about your sad loss of Sophie. I was just reading about your Russian blue and her problem skin, our Mikey has had similar trouble although not to the extent that you have described. He has spent a lot of time on & off steroids & antibiotics to help his skin irritation. The trouble is the antibiotics were making him sick, the steroids were making him hungry and still his skin was irritating him. An injection of depo did work well for him but after meeting a wonderful lady who is an animal healer & communicator at sfhfc she suggested I try some sulphur 6 tablets. These have worked amazing & after only a short course Mikey is doing brilliant so I would recommend you get some of these tablets and give them a try for your Russian blue. Hopefully they may provide her with the relief that she needs.