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Purrs for Imp
Someone had diarrhea last wednesday, but with 3 cats I could not tell
who did it. Then on Thursday night after seeing three huge globs of diarrhea in the litter box I immediately did a butt check. And Imp had a dirty butt. Friday morning I had to call work to get the okay to bring him in. He was trying to act like nothing was wrong. "Diarrhea? Who, me? No it wasn't!" Then I pulled out the cat carrier. I heard the silent message. "IT'S THE CAT CARRIER!! SCATTER!!!" All three cats suddenly disappeared and I had to hunt them down and close doors so I could finally corner Imp and get him into the carrier. He did not like the car ride. He did not like being shoved into a cage AGAIN within the span of over a week of his 'horrible' experience. And he did NOT like have the fecal wand stuck up his butt, TWICE. THe fecal smear and fecal float showed no signs of bacteria or parasites, so Dr. Z's conclusion was that he had a case of primary enteritis. It's a fancy word for that he had an upset tummy. I was dreading this because I knew it meant pills and I have never had to pill any of my cats. So Imp got prescribed Immodium for the diarrhea, and Flagyl which is a gastroenteric antibiotic. So Friday afternoon, i had my first shot at pilling him and it went really well. He swallowed them both on the first try. But I knew that catching him is a royal pain. Friday night I gave him his pills in a salmon flavored pill pocket. We use them on dogs all the time and they work great so we're trying them on cats. Currently a cat at the clinic named Moose is happy to take his Clavamox in a pill pocket. Imp's also on canned I/D which is prescription food for gastroenteric patients. Which means separating all three cats in separate rooms so no one eats the other's food. I specifically got canned because I only give the cats canned food as a treat and all three showed up in the kitchen when I opened the can. Mischief and Mayhem were not happy to be shut in separate rooms eating dry food while Imp got gooshy. Friday night's pilling was a success, because first I gave Imp an empty pill pocket which he slowly ate. Then I gave him one with the pills. He sniffed it, and gingerly ate it. Success! Then this morning i was wise to give him his pills before breakfast. He sniffed it again and then gave me a look like he knew something was up. I walked away knowing that he was hungry and he had no choice. It was gone when I came back. And then I gave him his canned I/D Tonight after separating them for dinner, I gave him his pill pocket, but this time he was onto me. He just sniffed at it and gave me this look of, "I know there's something in this and i don't see why I have to eat it." So I had to pill him, which he didn't like. *sigh* this has to go on for a few more days. As of tonight there still is diarrhea in the litterbox, but it's smaller so I'm hoping he's getting better. Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Kristi |
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"Mischief" wrote Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Absolutely! All purring hard for a successful (& speedy) outcome Gordon & the FF |
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Purrs for Imp and Kristi.
Elisabet and Hugo Katt Mischief skrev i meddelandet .com... Someone had diarrhea last wednesday, but with 3 cats I could not tell who did it. Then on Thursday night after seeing three huge globs of diarrhea in the litter box I immediately did a butt check. And Imp had a dirty butt. Friday morning I had to call work to get the okay to bring him in. He was trying to act like nothing was wrong. "Diarrhea? Who, me? No it wasn't!" Then I pulled out the cat carrier. I heard the silent message. "IT'S THE CAT CARRIER!! SCATTER!!!" All three cats suddenly disappeared and I had to hunt them down and close doors so I could finally corner Imp and get him into the carrier. He did not like the car ride. He did not like being shoved into a cage AGAIN within the span of over a week of his 'horrible' experience. And he did NOT like have the fecal wand stuck up his butt, TWICE. THe fecal smear and fecal float showed no signs of bacteria or parasites, so Dr. Z's conclusion was that he had a case of primary enteritis. It's a fancy word for that he had an upset tummy. I was dreading this because I knew it meant pills and I have never had to pill any of my cats. So Imp got prescribed Immodium for the diarrhea, and Flagyl which is a gastroenteric antibiotic. So Friday afternoon, i had my first shot at pilling him and it went really well. He swallowed them both on the first try. But I knew that catching him is a royal pain. Friday night I gave him his pills in a salmon flavored pill pocket. We use them on dogs all the time and they work great so we're trying them on cats. Currently a cat at the clinic named Moose is happy to take his Clavamox in a pill pocket. Imp's also on canned I/D which is prescription food for gastroenteric patients. Which means separating all three cats in separate rooms so no one eats the other's food. I specifically got canned because I only give the cats canned food as a treat and all three showed up in the kitchen when I opened the can. Mischief and Mayhem were not happy to be shut in separate rooms eating dry food while Imp got gooshy. Friday night's pilling was a success, because first I gave Imp an empty pill pocket which he slowly ate. Then I gave him one with the pills. He sniffed it, and gingerly ate it. Success! Then this morning i was wise to give him his pills before breakfast. He sniffed it again and then gave me a look like he knew something was up. I walked away knowing that he was hungry and he had no choice. It was gone when I came back. And then I gave him his canned I/D Tonight after separating them for dinner, I gave him his pill pocket, but this time he was onto me. He just sniffed at it and gave me this look of, "I know there's something in this and i don't see why I have to eat it." So I had to pill him, which he didn't like. *sigh* this has to go on for a few more days. As of tonight there still is diarrhea in the litterbox, but it's smaller so I'm hoping he's getting better. Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Kristi |
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"Mischief" wrote in message oups.com... Someone had diarrhea last wednesday, but with 3 cats I could not tell who did it. Then on Thursday night after seeing three huge globs of diarrhea in the litter box I immediately did a butt check. And Imp had a dirty butt. Friday morning I had to call work to get the okay to bring him in. He was trying to act like nothing was wrong. "Diarrhea? Who, me? No it wasn't!" Then I pulled out the cat carrier. I heard the silent message. "IT'S THE CAT CARRIER!! SCATTER!!!" All three cats suddenly disappeared and I had to hunt them down and close doors so I could finally corner Imp and get him into the carrier. He did not like the car ride. He did not like being shoved into a cage AGAIN within the span of over a week of his 'horrible' experience. And he did NOT like have the fecal wand stuck up his butt, TWICE. THe fecal smear and fecal float showed no signs of bacteria or parasites, so Dr. Z's conclusion was that he had a case of primary enteritis. It's a fancy word for that he had an upset tummy. I was dreading this because I knew it meant pills and I have never had to pill any of my cats. So Imp got prescribed Immodium for the diarrhea, and Flagyl which is a gastroenteric antibiotic. So Friday afternoon, i had my first shot at pilling him and it went really well. He swallowed them both on the first try. But I knew that catching him is a royal pain. Friday night I gave him his pills in a salmon flavored pill pocket. We use them on dogs all the time and they work great so we're trying them on cats. Currently a cat at the clinic named Moose is happy to take his Clavamox in a pill pocket. Imp's also on canned I/D which is prescription food for gastroenteric patients. Which means separating all three cats in separate rooms so no one eats the other's food. I specifically got canned because I only give the cats canned food as a treat and all three showed up in the kitchen when I opened the can. Mischief and Mayhem were not happy to be shut in separate rooms eating dry food while Imp got gooshy. Friday night's pilling was a success, because first I gave Imp an empty pill pocket which he slowly ate. Then I gave him one with the pills. He sniffed it, and gingerly ate it. Success! Then this morning i was wise to give him his pills before breakfast. He sniffed it again and then gave me a look like he knew something was up. I walked away knowing that he was hungry and he had no choice. It was gone when I came back. And then I gave him his canned I/D Tonight after separating them for dinner, I gave him his pill pocket, but this time he was onto me. He just sniffed at it and gave me this look of, "I know there's something in this and i don't see why I have to eat it." So I had to pill him, which he didn't like. *sigh* this has to go on for a few more days. As of tonight there still is diarrhea in the litterbox, but it's smaller so I'm hoping he's getting better. Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Kristi Purrs for your fur baby... |
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Mischief wrote:
Someone had diarrhea last wednesday, but with 3 cats I could not tell who did it. Then on Thursday night after seeing three huge globs of diarrhea in the litter box I immediately did a butt check. And Imp had a dirty butt. Friday morning I had to call work to get the okay to bring him in. He was trying to act like nothing was wrong. "Diarrhea? Who, me? No it wasn't!" Then I pulled out the cat carrier. I heard the silent message. "IT'S THE CAT CARRIER!! SCATTER!!!" All three cats suddenly disappeared and I had to hunt them down and close doors so I could finally corner Imp and get him into the carrier. He did not like the car ride. He did not like being shoved into a cage AGAIN within the span of over a week of his 'horrible' experience. And he did NOT like have the fecal wand stuck up his butt, TWICE. THe fecal smear and fecal float showed no signs of bacteria or parasites, so Dr. Z's conclusion was that he had a case of primary enteritis. It's a fancy word for that he had an upset tummy. I was dreading this because I knew it meant pills and I have never had to pill any of my cats. So Imp got prescribed Immodium for the diarrhea, and Flagyl which is a gastroenteric antibiotic. So Friday afternoon, i had my first shot at pilling him and it went really well. He swallowed them both on the first try. But I knew that catching him is a royal pain. Friday night I gave him his pills in a salmon flavored pill pocket. We use them on dogs all the time and they work great so we're trying them on cats. Currently a cat at the clinic named Moose is happy to take his Clavamox in a pill pocket. Imp's also on canned I/D which is prescription food for gastroenteric patients. Which means separating all three cats in separate rooms so no one eats the other's food. I specifically got canned because I only give the cats canned food as a treat and all three showed up in the kitchen when I opened the can. Mischief and Mayhem were not happy to be shut in separate rooms eating dry food while Imp got gooshy. Friday night's pilling was a success, because first I gave Imp an empty pill pocket which he slowly ate. Then I gave him one with the pills. He sniffed it, and gingerly ate it. Success! Then this morning i was wise to give him his pills before breakfast. He sniffed it again and then gave me a look like he knew something was up. I walked away knowing that he was hungry and he had no choice. It was gone when I came back. And then I gave him his canned I/D Tonight after separating them for dinner, I gave him his pill pocket, but this time he was onto me. He just sniffed at it and gave me this look of, "I know there's something in this and i don't see why I have to eat it." So I had to pill him, which he didn't like. *sigh* this has to go on for a few more days. As of tonight there still is diarrhea in the litterbox, but it's smaller so I'm hoping he's getting better. Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Kristi Purrs for Imp to feel better soon. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Mischief wrote:
Someone had diarrhea last wednesday, but with 3 cats I could not tell who did it. Then on Thursday night after seeing three huge globs of diarrhea in the litter box I immediately did a butt check. And Imp had a dirty butt. Kristi Purrs for full recover and successful pilling! Persia tried to fight me when I had to pill her after her bladder surgery. I was successful in that I wrapped one arm around her, grasping her head with one hand and prying open her mouth (of course she was already yelling so it wasn't hard to get her to open her mouth). Popped the pill in, closed her mouth and then gently blew on her nose. This causes a reflexive swallowing action. She only managed to spit out one pill and I was able to grab it and successfully complete the pilling process. After a few days of this she sort of resigned herself to the routine, even though she didn't like it. Jill |
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On 14 Aug 2005 00:29:12 -0700, "Mischief"
wrote: Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Purrs for Imp to get well ASAP, and for you in administering the pills. Imp seems typical if our cats are any indication. Both will happily accept pills the first couple of days. After that, it's tornado mode and it takes two people to get any more down 'em with life and limb intact!! Jeanne |
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Mischief wrote:
Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Lots of purrs. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:42:05 +0100, "Exocat"
yodeled: "Mischief" wrote Please keep Imp in your purrs for his diarrhea to get better and tell him that the pills are to help him. And purr for me that I can catch him twice a day to administer them. Absolutely! All purring hard for a successful (& speedy) outcome Gordon & the FF Hmm, I don't know, it seems "speedy outcome" is exactly what we are trying to avoid, in this case. Butt purrs for Imp. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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