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Post by lorddaxter on May 30, 2014 16:55:08 GMT
Sorry to hear about winky, glad she's doing better, just wondering who your vet is, he sounds wonderful
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Post by shadowlark on May 30, 2014 22:40:28 GMT
LD I will PM you my vet's name. He is great. I think because we showed him how serious we are about our pet's health and wanting to learn as much as we can, he kind of appreciates that and helps us help our pets, if that makes sense. And since we've had runs of bad luck with several cats getting sick at once in the past, he's been great to work out deals/payment plans with us.
Winky has been doing pretty well the last few days! She's been more cuddly and purring more with me and is out and about more often. She's thrown up a couple of times, so we are going to stop giving her the treats to see if that was causing it, but other than that she's been great. Eating better, cuddling, hissing at Merlin - just like she used to!
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Jun 2, 2014 12:04:44 GMT
Yay Winky!  |
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Post by shadowlark on Jun 3, 2014 7:51:47 GMT
I was in the kitchen making tea tonight and heard one of the cats batting a toy around. I assumed it was Minou as I had just seen her come into the kitchen. Well, surprise surprise! I turned around and it was Winky! She was batting that toy around like there was no tomorrow! Of course, as soon as she saw me watching, she ran away LOL It was so nice to see her playing! |
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Post by lorddaxter on Jun 3, 2014 11:31:23 GMT
Thanks SL, I don't know at vet atall, glad to hear she is doing much better:)
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Valhallanite
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Post by Valhallanite on Jun 11, 2014 10:49:26 GMT
Glad to hear Winky is feeling pretty good. You've done all you can for sure. Sounds like she is enjoying her days.  smileys-home-474322 |
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Jun 11, 2014 11:38:19 GMT
Jeeej for Winky <3
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Post by shadowlark on Jun 11, 2014 21:33:53 GMT
She had a recheck today and the vet is pretty happy with how she's doing. They pulled blood to do the special test again, so we should have the results in a day or two. So, fingers crossed! She seems pretty happy though, which is all I want for her. When she stops enjoying life, we won't make her suffer, but she's playing and chasing her nemesis around and coming for cuddles, so she's still happy  |
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kskatt
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Post by kskatt on Jun 11, 2014 22:39:47 GMT
Our babies bring us so much love and joy! When they get sick, injured or just plain old we feel so helpless. Treasure every second! You are taking such wonderful care of Winky! How old is she? I know it has nothing to do with her illness, I just wonder. I hope you have been able to share her life for as long as possible. You and Winky are in my thoughts and prayers! |
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Post by shadowlark on Jun 12, 2014 2:04:42 GMT
Thanks kskatt! We think Winky is about 14. We adopted her 10 years ago and they guessed her age at 3-4 years, so we've always just gone with the older age. It's been a good 10 years with her - she's always been a happy, loving kitty, but moreso in the last year or so. I think nursing her through her illness has made our bond much stronger. Here she is, chillin' at the vet today. Always the little lady, crossing her legs!  |
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Post by kskatt on Jun 12, 2014 2:46:31 GMT
She has such expressive, beautiful , golden eyes! smileys-flowers-548267
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Post by shadowlark on Jun 20, 2014 23:07:26 GMT
So, we got the bloodwork results on Monday, and she still has levels over 50! Our vet is stumped. She is showing absolutely no signs of being ill, other than occasionally throwing, maybe every other week or so. Our vet can't believe her numbers are so high and that a)she's not showing any symptoms, and b)she hasn't developed any illnesses pancreatic cats often develop (i.e. diabetes, fatty liver). He's going to call the internist again to go over things but short of opening her up to see exactly what state her pancreas is in, there's not much to be done. He said he's probably gonna do his clinical research on Winky and her illness, so that's kind of cool. So, bad news is her numbers are high, but good news is she's not showing any symptoms, is still happy and cuddly, and is still playing with toys and terrorizing Minou.  |
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kskatt
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Post by kskatt on Jun 21, 2014 0:26:47 GMT
Whatever the reason, you and Winky are being given a great gift, time. |
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Jul 17, 2014 15:45:58 GMT
shadow - any updates on Winky?
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Post by shadowlark on Jul 17, 2014 20:44:06 GMT
She is still doing really well! She had a couple of 'bad' days last week where she seemed a bit grumpy and ouchy and didn't eat all her food and wouldn't come out from under the bed. I think it had to do with lowering her steroid shot dosage, so once we did get her out, I gave her another shot to bring her back up to the old total, and we gave her the sub-q fluids. She turned around pretty quickly after the fluids and once the shot kicked in she was back to her normal self. So we're going to stick with the higher dose from now on :)
She has started this new thing where, in the morning, when she wants her breakfast, she comes on the bed and pokes my nose with her paw. Never in 10 years has she done this until last week. It is sooooo cute.
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kskatt
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Post by kskatt on Jul 17, 2014 23:11:22 GMT
That is such good news!  |
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Post by horselady on Jul 18, 2014 0:37:58 GMT
Good news that Winky is better and being playful |
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Jul 18, 2014 11:22:51 GMT
Glad that she is doing fine. I would like to see some more pictures of her :-)
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Jul 18, 2014 12:06:04 GMT
YAY! It sounds like you have things under control now. I love her new technique to wake you up. They can be so cute sometimes. I agree with Lipizzan - we need more Winky pics!
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Post by shadowlark on Jul 18, 2014 19:38:27 GMT
I promise to try to get some pics of her this weekend...but she's a typical cat who won't hold still for them! LOL I will do my best though!
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