Frank's not feeling well

Purrs for Frank's tummy to settle down asap...

It doesn't sound like he is stressed by the changes, so we are hoping and
purring it is the hyperthyroidism meds.
Lots of purrs and best wishes that this is the problem and that someone can
find a way for Frank to take his meds,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Marina" wrote in message
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This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't feel
too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the weather for
nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before I brought home
Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an appointment for
him at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on Tuesday.

One thing I know is that he's not getting enough of his hyperthyroidism
meds. He's been refusing to eat his kidney diet food lately, and I've
given him the same meat as I give Miranda, but I can't mix the meds in
that, and so I've had to give them with the syringe. And Frank fights
the syringe really hard, and when I manage to squirt some into his
mouth, he just closes his mouth and lets the stuff trickle out between
his lips. Hyperthyroidism can cause a runny tummy, so I'm hoping that's
all it is. Poor boy, I can see he's not feeling very well. He hides
furthest back in the sauna, where I can't reach him and cuddle him, so I
mostly leave him alone. He's very unforgiving when I give him meds with
the syringe, so he doesn't want me near him anyway. I miss my darling boy!

I hope I haven't made a terrible mistake in moving and taking in
Caliban. I hope Frank's problems aren't due to stress because of these
changes, but to the lack of meds. That can be remedied. He doesn't seem
stressed by Caliban. They touch noses and warble softly to each other
when they meet, and otherwise mostly just ignore each other. He didn't
seem stressed when we first ame to the new place, he just immediately
adopted the sauna as his preferred sleeping place. I can't really enjoy
Caliban's company when I worry so much about Frankie.

--
Marina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki.
marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Purrs on the way.
Ann

--
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see pictures of Sam at
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos


"Marina" wrote in message
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This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't feel
too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the weather for
nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before I brought home
Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an appointment for him
at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on Tuesday.

One thing I know is that he's not getting enough of his hyperthyroidism
meds. He's been refusing to eat his kidney diet food lately, and I've
given him the same meat as I give Miranda, but I can't mix the meds in
that, and so I've had to give them with the syringe. And Frank fights the
syringe really hard, and when I manage to squirt some into his mouth, he
just closes his mouth and lets the stuff trickle out between his lips.
Hyperthyroidism can cause a runny tummy, so I'm hoping that's all it is.
Poor boy, I can see he's not feeling very well. He hides furthest back in
the sauna, where I can't reach him and cuddle him, so I mostly leave him
alone. He's very unforgiving when I give him meds with the syringe, so he
doesn't want me near him anyway. I miss my darling boy!

I hope I haven't made a terrible mistake in moving and taking in Caliban.
I hope Frank's problems aren't due to stress because of these changes, but
to the lack of meds. That can be remedied. He doesn't seem stressed by
Caliban. They touch noses and warble softly to each other when they meet,
and otherwise mostly just ignore each other. He didn't seem stressed when
we first ame to the new place, he just immediately adopted the sauna as
his preferred sleeping place. I can't really enjoy Caliban's company when
I worry so much about Frankie.

--
Marina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki.
marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

"Marina" wrote in message
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This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't
feel too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the
weather for nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before I
brought home Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an
appointment for him at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on Tuesday.

Sorry to hear this, Marina. There have certainly been enough changes
in the ol' soldier's life recently to give him dyspepsia. I've been
having
to put drops in Bandit's eyes for months (he has conjunctivitis caused
by the Pasteurella bacterium and it's proving _very_ hard to clear up:
Fucithalmic, Tiacil and Marbocyl have all failed and Chloramphenicol
doesn't seem to be working either), so to keep from being shredded
I've made sure that every session of applications, some 4 per day, is
immediately followed by a nice meal.

It's working, because he's now purring both before & after I scruff
him and apply the meds, 'cos he knows that threats are a-coming.
Bless him!

Anyway, I wondered if you might apply the same principle to Frank,
syringing him immediately before a treat? I'm sure he'd catch on
PDQ.

Purrs for Tuesday. BTW I like the continuation of the Shakesperian
theme (tho' Haldir's still my favourite unused name) for Caliban.
It'll be interesting to see if he grows into his 3-syllable name or if
he influences you in another direction.

Best wishes

G & the FF

In article , "polonca12000"
wrote:

It doesn't sound like he is stressed by the changes, so we are hoping and
purring it is the hyperthyroidism meds.
Lots of purrs and best wishes that this is the problem and that someone
can
find a way for Frank to take his meds,
--
Polonca & Soncek

Purrs. Is radioisotope thyroid therapy available in Finland? It might be
a lower risk than continuing the medication.

"Marina" wrote in message


This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't feel
too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the weather for
nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before I brought home
Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an appointment for
him at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on Tuesday.

Purrs and prayers that he is on the mend soon.

Helen m


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"Exocat" wrote in message
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"Marina" wrote in message
...
This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't feel
too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the weather for
nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before I brought home
Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an appointment for
him at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on Tuesday.

Sorry to hear this, Marina. There have certainly been enough changes
in the ol' soldier's life recently to give him dyspepsia. I've been having
to put drops in Bandit's eyes for months (he has conjunctivitis caused
by the Pasteurella bacterium and it's proving _very_ hard to clear up:
Fucithalmic, Tiacil and Marbocyl have all failed and Chloramphenicol
doesn't seem to be working either), so to keep from being shredded
I've made sure that every session of applications, some 4 per day, is
immediately followed by a nice meal.

It's working, because he's now purring both before & after I scruff
him and apply the meds, 'cos he knows that threats are a-coming.
Bless him!

Anyway, I wondered if you might apply the same principle to Frank,
syringing him immediately before a treat? I'm sure he'd catch on
PDQ.

I tried that with Rusty. Gave him a treat after the pill every time. Didn't
work. Still fight with me. So far I manage to get the pills down his throat,
I think. He is being weened off his medication so our stress should level
off.

Winnie


Purrs for Tuesday. BTW I like the continuation of the Shakesperian
theme (tho' Haldir's still my favourite unused name) for Caliban.
It'll be interesting to see if he grows into his 3-syllable name or if
he influences you in another direction.

Best wishes

G & the FF

Marina wrote:
This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't
feel too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the
weather for nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before I
brought home Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an
appointment for him at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on Tuesday.

Purrs on the way for Frank.

Jill

I'm sorry to hear about Frank being under the weather. Hopefully it
all clears up when he gets more of his meds into him. Many purrs!
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
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http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album




Marina wrote:
This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't
feel too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the
weather for nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before
I
brought home Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an
appointment for him at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on
Tuesday.

One thing I know is that he's not getting enough of his
hyperthyroidism meds. He's been refusing to eat his kidney diet food
lately, and I've given him the same meat as I give Miranda, but I
can't mix the meds in that, and so I've had to give them with the
syringe. And Frank fights
the syringe really hard, and when I manage to squirt some into his
mouth, he just closes his mouth and lets the stuff trickle out
between
his lips. Hyperthyroidism can cause a runny tummy, so I'm hoping
that's all it is. Poor boy, I can see he's not feeling very well. He
hides furthest back in the sauna, where I can't reach him and cuddle
him, so I mostly leave him alone. He's very unforgiving when I give
him meds with the syringe, so he doesn't want me near him anyway. I
miss my darling boy!

I hope I haven't made a terrible mistake in moving and taking in
Caliban. I hope Frank's problems aren't due to stress because of
these
changes, but to the lack of meds. That can be remedied. He doesn't
seem stressed by Caliban. They touch noses and warble softly to each
other when they meet, and otherwise mostly just ignore each other.
He
didn't seem stressed when we first ame to the new place, he just
immediately adopted the sauna as his preferred sleeping place. I
can't really enjoy Caliban's company when I worry so much about
Frankie.

Purrs coming that he'll snap out of it and be back to normal soon

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:50:12 +0300, Marina
wrote:

This happens every time we get back from the island. Frank doesn't feel
too good for a few days. But this time he's been under the weather for
nearly a week. He has an upset tummy. It started before I brought home
Caliban, so I don't think that's the reason. I made an appointment for
him at the same time I'm taking Caliban in on Tuesday.

One thing I know is that he's not getting enough of his hyperthyroidism
meds. He's been refusing to eat his kidney diet food lately, and I've
given him the same meat as I give Miranda, but I can't mix the meds in
that, and so I've had to give them with the syringe. And Frank fights
the syringe really hard, and when I manage to squirt some into his
mouth, he just closes his mouth and lets the stuff trickle out between
his lips. Hyperthyroidism can cause a runny tummy, so I'm hoping that's
all it is. Poor boy, I can see he's not feeling very well. He hides
furthest back in the sauna, where I can't reach him and cuddle him, so I
mostly leave him alone. He's very unforgiving when I give him meds with
the syringe, so he doesn't want me near him anyway. I miss my darling boy!

I hope I haven't made a terrible mistake in moving and taking in
Caliban. I hope Frank's problems aren't due to stress because of these
changes, but to the lack of meds. That can be remedied. He doesn't seem
stressed by Caliban. They touch noses and warble softly to each other
when they meet, and otherwise mostly just ignore each other. He didn't
seem stressed when we first ame to the new place, he just immediately
adopted the sauna as his preferred sleeping place. I can't really enjoy
Caliban's company when I worry so much about Frankie.

--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot
with loving memories of Rocky (RB)

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