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by CarolC
Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:35 pm
Forum: Senior Pets
Topic: 16-yo cat with pancreatitis / Remdesivir for FIP
Replies: 5
Views: 2040

Re: 16-yo cat with pancreatitis / Remdesivir for FIP

The vet put him on another course of amoxicilin with 30 mg of prednisone added. He also got a B-12 injection. He's been eating a lot better. A lot of Gerber turkey or chicken and Hartz senior stew or bisque, but also a bowl of dry food at night and some canned. Diarrhea has slowed down but is not go...
by CarolC
Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Old-fashioned clothesline
Replies: 8
Views: 6396

Re: Old-fashioned clothesline

They also take a number of inches away from your line. I have 42 ft and don't want to give up any of them! :lol: This has been more complicated than I thought. It was great till the rain started and I put up lines indoors and started using a drying rack. Then someone pointed out that merely washing ...
by CarolC
Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:20 am
Forum: Rescue
Topic: Percy - elderly brown tabby needs TLC - Parks, AZ
Replies: 1
Views: 747

Re: Percy - elderly brown tabby needs TLC - Parks, AZ

Gosh, he's not grooming. I've seen that with an outdoor senior cat that wasn't getting enough water. It takes a lot of saliva to groom. She caught up on her grooming when given a steady supply of water. He's in Arizona, I wonder if they brought him in off the street where he wasn't getting water. Or...
by CarolC
Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome
Replies: 320
Views: 49585

Re: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome

:lol: I think he's a little intimidated by Paddy. Paddy raised a paw at him a couple of times in early days, like a cat that is about to bat a toy. Now Pip keeps an eye on him every time he walks by. :wink: Pip was Best Dogger this morning. I threw my back out yesterday about 5:30. I got up this mor...
by CarolC
Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Birds/Exotics
Topic: Duck with injured leg
Replies: 2
Views: 1348

Re: Duck with injured leg

:group: Hi Duckymom18, I wonder if you have 18 ducks! :wub: :D I'm not sure what can be done for a year-old injury, but here are some links you might interested in. The first links are ideas to make a DIY duck wheelchair. https://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=21399 https://han...
by CarolC
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: Senior Pets
Topic: 16-yo cat with pancreatitis / Remdesivir for FIP
Replies: 5
Views: 2040

Re: 16-yo cat with pancreatitis / Remdesivir for FIP

If it were me with that tiny smidge of a pill I'd pop it in by hand, then if it hit spit and melted I'd consider that a win. I wish! I am terrible at hand pilling. :roll: I have tried a number of times. The vet makes it look so easy... :lol: He's been doing better, with his stools looking semi-form...
by CarolC
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome
Replies: 320
Views: 49585

Re: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome

Pip's 4.5 months post-surgery. He still has about the same limitations in his ability to hold his head and use his front legs. He can fully clean his bowl now, reaching all corners. There are 2 improvements. He doesn't seem to be flipping himself out of his bed unexpectedly now. And he is not hookin...
by CarolC
Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Old-fashioned clothesline
Replies: 8
Views: 6396

Re: Old-fashioned clothesline

:thankyou: I didn't know they would last that long. If the plastic cracks and starts catching on things it would have to be replaced. Last week I scraped the posts with a rigid paint scraper (rusty, especially at the welds), brushed them with a wire brush, and painted them with silver (Aluminum) Rus...
by CarolC
Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:56 am
Forum: Senior Pets
Topic: 16-yo cat with pancreatitis / Remdesivir for FIP
Replies: 5
Views: 2040

16-yo cat with pancreatitis / Remdesivir for FIP

My grey and white senior cat, Paddy, got pancreatitis. He had it once before but it didn't last long. This time my vets were at a continuing education convention so I took him to VCA. They ran blood tests and diagnosed it correctly, but the treatment wasn't good. They gave him Pet Pectillin for diar...
by CarolC
Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome
Replies: 320
Views: 49585

Re: Pip diagnosis - Central cord syndrome

He's been doing pretty well, other than being bored. Monday and today he was kicking at the back of his neck again. I gave him gabapentin both times. I don't know if he did something to it while springing against the side of the playpen to get into his preferred position. I'd guess that's what it is...
by CarolC
Sun Oct 01, 2023 10:26 am
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Keeping bed dry
Replies: 5
Views: 1402

Re: Keeping bed dry

Oh, I see. That's kind of interesting. I can't remember a vet telling a caregiver not to use diapers (belly bands) before. Maybe she wanted to be sure you got in the habit of always expressing and did not simply rely on a diaper? :? Really don't know what the thinking was. Many dogs (it sounds like ...
by CarolC
Sat Sep 30, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Keeping bed dry
Replies: 5
Views: 1402

Re: Keeping bed dry

Have you tried a male doggy diaper, also called a belly band or male wrap? It's a wide band that fastens around the waist with velcro. Inside you put an absorbent pad, such as Poise (cut to size, your dog is small). They also make disposable male wraps but in my limited experience, the ones I tried ...
by CarolC
Sat Sep 30, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: Walkin' Wheels Dog Wheelchair Support
Topic: Stirrup Help
Replies: 2
Views: 2243

Re: Stirrup Help

He tries to eat his feet so we keep boots on him almost 24/7. <snip> It also doesn't help that he has to wear a cone at night because he tries to get his boots off and night and has been successful several time. We just got that injury where he lost a nail healed. Hi hbartek, :gang: Hopefully someo...