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Poorly kitten
kitz:
Glad he's doing ok :thumbs:
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Having concerns over one of mine atm who is down to just 2.8kg. I'd relaxed the syringing for for the past 6 mnths to just 1 per day, but unfortunately as discovered upon his checkup, he has dropped back again. :'(
In comparison, his sister (who is visibly much smaller boned with a smaller head and paws) is well in excess of 4kg (they both went for checkup at same time).... so I'm back to administering (syringing) meds 2 x daily which can be time consuming.... not to mention difficult for me when my fingers & hand are sore to prepare! My vets have been good and even cut human medication up into tiny pieces because I started to find it difficult to cut tiny tablets into 1/6ths these days.
On the whole he is doing ok, just extremely thin. He is happy. He purrs a lot. He cuddles a lot. He continues to play a lot. He is constantly by my side.
Vet suggested further tests which I declined. He was given a few days to live last year. He has been in intensive care more times than I care to mention over the past few years. I do not see the point in subjecting him to the stress of further tests which just distress him.
This week it was his birthday and to look at him play you'd never guess how ill he has been. I do not see the point in subjecting him to yet more tests because he is such a happy purry boy, so I shall just double up the meds again in the hope I can get him to 3kg which is pivot point.
Before anyone thinks otherwise.... I have fought so hard for this boy. He is without doubt happy boy - he still goes out stalking... he still loves walkies and enjoys an excellent quality of life and still has manic times of play each day with his sister. If it was _any_ different then I would reconsider what I do for him!!!!! I'm lucky that he was insured with Pet Plan before this happened who will continue to pay medical costs & his meds that keep him alive which under normal circumstances I would not be able to afford. (He is on off-licence drugs normally for humans ... or one of them only licenced for dogs - not cats.)
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PS the problem with Tiaditis/pancreatis is that the cat can live a relatively normal life if medicated. The recognised problem is just how much care and time is required by the owner to give the required treatment which often requires medication only licenced for humans. One of the biggest challenges is that cats with triaditis refuse to eat and why I need to syringe. My boy is soooo good and we try make an enjoyable (for him) game & experience of it which is why it takes so long.
Weaver:
I’m so glad that he is happy, purring and playing. Your absolutely right to think that that is all that matters. If he is enjoying life he will tell you so. Pangur Bàn is 2.8kg I think. He’s quite little still. Somhairle has got a bit bigger recently, and he is much older, just had his first birthday I think.
kitz:
I'm not certain about orientals, but certainly Siamese tend to weigh a lot less because of their slim athletic build.
Birmans are a stockier breed, a female should be 3.5 - 4.5 kg, whilst males are visibly larger and should weigh between 4.5 - 6.8 kg
Zoe is around spot on her ideal weight. Unfort Zigs at 2.8kg is vastly underweight or as my vet said anorexic. He's on prednisolone steroids to help maintain weight and we've tried all the usual appetite stimulants to no avail. I've tried various diets and foods but he will just turn his nose up at most things. He may perhaps eat a couple of prawns or a tiny bit of ham or tuna. He'll also take a couple of mouthfuls of Applaws, or lap at cat soup (leaving the meat). It's almost like he just doesn't want to eat more than a mouthful of anything.
Hence the syringing of high protein food mixed with Cerenia/Maropitant. Maropitant tablets are only licenced for dogs (they have a different digestive system to cats), but the alternative would be daily Cerenia injections which can only be given by a vet and are exceedingly painful. He really kicks off when he gets those and gets so frightened :'( You can also see that even in dogs its not supposed to be given for more than 5 days in a row. - He's constantly on it because without he just throws everything back up. His progress is one of several being monitored by the drug manufacturer in the aim that it will eventually be officially licenced for cats too. Unfortunately its not cheap. Fortunately the insurance pays.
Weaver:
Caoimhe, Somhairle and Pangur Bàn are oriental shorthairs, Buidheag is a ginger and white Skye moggy and Beileag is a fat black and white Skye moggy, those two are sisters from Sàsaig, down the road, that’s why we call the sisters ‘the Sàsaigs’ occasionally. They are about nine years old, Buidheag is a big hunter and Beileag is more of a house cat. Tom is an enormous tabby.
You might recall that when Caoimhe contracted her mystery critical illness a few years back her weight went right down, left her with this very bad permanent sniffling, sneezing and wheezing.
I’m sure you’ve tried all the favourites. Pangur Bàn goes crazy over cheese, is incredibly greedy and desperate to get at any human food. Some of ours love smoked salmon, there is sometimes a bit left over after breakfast.
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