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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Update
By: Wanaca Date: December 9, 2024, 3:32 pm
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Our pill splitter does tiny pills (it can also be called a pill
cutter). And they aren't expensive. Husband takes meds that he
has to split.
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Update
By: shadowfox79 Date: March 15, 2025, 3:05 am
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Spot has started losing weight again. The vet has asked us to
take him back after two weeks as she's worried something worse
is going on. (I think we all know what "something worse" is
referring to.)
He's been refusing his pills, so the veterinary nurse gave me a
crash course in pilling a cat. DH and I tried it on Thursday
night and, while it was a traumatic process for all concerned,
we did manage to get the pill into him. Last night DH offered
him the pill pocket in the hope that we wouldn't have to do it
again and, to our surprise, Spot ate it immediately. Possibly
he's decided he would rather just eat the thing if the
alternative is DH burritoing him while I ram it down his throat.
I'm just hoping that this means he'll start gaining weight
again. Spot is now insured but they won't cover gastric and we
can't afford chemo.
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: shadowfox79 Date: April 8, 2025, 1:33 am
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Yesterday I had to rush Spot to the vet after he accidentally
ate some garlic.
While he was there, the vet wanted to run some tests as she
thought he looked pale.
They believe he has cancer. The only thing we can do at this
point is increase his steroids and make him happy for the time
he has left.
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: EmmaJ Date: April 8, 2025, 12:12 pm
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Oh no, I’m so sorry. Fingers crossed it’s not the correct
diagnosis. Please update us when you can.
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: jpcher Date: April 10, 2025, 2:56 pm
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So sad to hear that! Might not be what you want to hear, but I'm
praying for a peaceful passing. (((HUGS)))
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: shadowfox79 Date: April 25, 2025, 4:53 am
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We tried him on a steroid injection just over a week ago, as
Spot was refusing his pills.
It's not working. Every morning we have to clean up diarrhoea
off the kitchen floor and he's throwing up on the rug.
We have an appointment on Monday for a checkup. I'm making sure
DH comes with me as I have a feeling we won't be bringing him
home.
He's currently sitting on my chest with his head on my shoulder,
purring.
I don't know what I'm going to do without him. I really don't
know what Dash is going to do without him. The thought of her
searching for him in the house breaks my heart even worse than
it already is.
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: oogyda Date: April 25, 2025, 6:03 am
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A pet's animal companions often struggle after the loss of the
other. ODD recently euthanized one of their dogs but took the
older one with them to the appointment. We think that minimized
his unease once they returned to the house. I don't know if
that would work the same with cats, but it may be something to
look into.
(((((hugs)))))
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: EmmaJ Date: April 25, 2025, 5:47 pm
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My heart is breakimg for you. I am so very sorry.
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: shadowfox79 Date: May 30, 2025, 1:24 am
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In case anyone was wondering, Spot is still here, but probably
not for much longer.
DH and I keep flip-flopping about it. He's still throwing up and
having diarrhoea, but at the same time he's still going out
every day, still purring and cuddling up, still enjoying life.
We don't want to wait until he's as bad as our last cat Tigger
(who ended up having a stroke), but at the same time we don't
want to do it too early.
The vet gave us a tick list for measuring quality of life, so
we've been doing that every day, but we've pretty much decided
we're going to have to bite the bullet and make his next vet
visit his last.
He's getting all the chicken he wants and he sits in my arms
when I'm at the computer - I've learned to type round him.
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Re: Has anyone any ideas about this? Horrible update
By: jpcher Date: May 30, 2025, 2:38 pm
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My heart cries for you. It's a very sad position to be in.
(((((HUGS)))))
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