Staceybob Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hi there, Some of you may remember a little while ago I used a dog furminator on my partners cat and it made him bald and cut his back. Well unfortunately just recently (about a week ago) he fell really really really ill. He stopped eating, stopped drinking, and could barely walk. Over the past week he's had several trips to the vets, blood tests and was kept in over night on a drip as he really wasn't doing very well. He's been bed bound for the past week and has lost a hell of a lot of weight. At the minute he's holding things steady (as in breathing, he's still bed bound), but we're not sure how the future is going to pan out for him, and at this moment we are accepting that this may be the way he is going to go as he is 18 years old. The vets have no idea of what is wrong with him but he is on heart tablets (Istin) and on an appetite tablet to try and get him to eat, but we're having very little success. So please, give a prayer to Mixi over the next few days/weeks and we will just hope that he pulls through this. Stacey xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 poor mixi xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginty Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hope Mixi Pulls Through, Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Sending tons of prayers for Mixi, fingers crossed for you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Awww poor Mixi if hes not eating get the vet to give you liquid food and suringe it into his mouth I did this for my best friends cat and it kept him going just a little bit longer so they all had time to say a full and proper good bye... (he was like 22 and had kidney failure so he was deffo on his way out) Praying for Mixi to make a good recovery. xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERNOWHUSKIES Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 get well wishes from me n my pack x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya maggs Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 awww no hope she recovers Stacey sending husky hugs your way xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells xx Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 get well soon wishes from me and my pack in oxford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa (Fragglebabe) Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hope Mixi pulls through xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceybob Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks for your prayers guys. The vets don't seem to have a clue whats wrong with him but we think he may have had a stroke. Stacey xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemmer Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 aww realy hope he gets better soon, have the got a second opinion ect, hope it isnt anythink too seriouse and he makes a full recovery. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestial Echo Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Prayers that Mixi will pull through. Hugs from Maine, USA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceybob Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Well he's been to Wirksworth Veterinary and Ashbournes animal hospital, but none of them have been able to give us an answer, personally I'm not happy with their opinion. But it's up to Robyns parents whether they want to try for a second opinion. Stacey xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hope Mixi makes it, my prayers are with him and Tao and Sky send husky hugs..........Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Prayers for Mixi and all who love him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamz Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 poor Mixi...hope he pulls through huni...we had to put our cat down in Nov- he was only 7 he had terminal cancer...it was awful seeing how bad he had got in a short space of time- literally it was like over night sending you all ****hug**** x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 *hugs* poor mixi - i hope she perks up soon prayers being sent your way for her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Awww, hugs and sympathy for both you, Stacey, and for Mixi! I'm going through something similar with my Shad. If you think he might still be nauseous, ask about giving a low dose of acepromazine - it's actually a sedative, so if the dose is too high, he'll be sleepy to flat-out sedated, and won't eat or drink on his own until it wears off somewhat. It seems to be doing a good job for Shad, and now that I've cut his dose back, he's drinking on his own, and hopefully will start eating better. Here's a link that might be helpful - good luck, regardless! My thoughts and prayers are with you all! http://www.ehow.com/about_5240386_acepromazine-dosage-cats.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceybob Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks for that Gigi. We keep showing him his food, but he just keeps staring at it like he doesn't know what it is. Stacey xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks for that Gigi. We keep showing him his food, but he just keeps staring at it like he doesn't know what it is. Stacey xxx You may have to forcefeed him to get him to start eating, as I'm having to do with Shad. Not uncommon in critters that have been that sick! If you can get a can or two of Hills a/d from your vet (one of the few - only one? - Hills/Science Diet foods that I really, really like!), it's really concentrated food, and is palatable enough that it might convince him to eat on his own. Ask your vet for a syringe, and if he won't eat, you can draw the stuff up in the syringe (you may want to thin it very slightly with some warm water), and slowly squirt it, little by little, into his mouth. Try to get it toward the back of his tongue, so he has to swallow it. Start with just a cc or two, and try for small, fairly frequent meals, so it's easier on his system. Part of not having an appetite is that he's not doing anything to work up an appetite, and that because he has eaten so little for a while, that he just doesn't have the energy to try! Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 oh dear poor Mixi. everything crossed. Hugs. xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabresmum Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Aww bless, poor Mixie, hope he's feeling better soon x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 awww poor thing Hope he pulls through hun xxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceybob Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 UPDATE: Amazingly he is still alive. He's not eaten or drank properly in about 26 days now. He's still sticking to his bed apart from when we take him to his litter tray or to his bowls. He's still not walking though he can manage about a meter before going all wobbley. Not sure how the future is looking for him. Stacey xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Awwwww honey! Hes a little fighter isnt he! Have you got the liquid food off the vet to seringe into his mouth? It really does make all the difference to getting a cats strength back. Hope his stregnth continues! Bless him! xxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.