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Where's my update on Lord Louis, i've been busing working so haven't been able to check out how he's doing.
All quiet down here LOL
All quiet down here LOL
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there's not been much to report barbs. we're plodding on about the same and have managed to get through another week. i bought him some new catnip yesterday (and some new toys) and he's bored with it already. he always wants the whole packet, not the bit i give him. i used to get super potent stuff from a friend in california but since they've legalised marijuana in some states, customs are even more hot on it so he said it's no longer worth the hassle sending it abroad.
we're going to our local vet tomorrow for some blood tests. not looking forward to that after the trouble they had getting blood last time. hopefully the pancreas test will have come down.
we're going to our local vet tomorrow for some blood tests. not looking forward to that after the trouble they had getting blood last time. hopefully the pancreas test will have come down.
Flying Pigs
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Keep smiling Janie, you are both doing great.
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Oh poor Lord Louis, i got blood taken at the hospital last week, and i still have a big black bruise on
my arm, near my elbow, yes strange place to take blood. And it was bl..dy sore, so i sympathise
with poor Louis for tomorrow. But yous can do it x x
my arm, near my elbow, yes strange place to take blood. And it was bl..dy sore, so i sympathise
with poor Louis for tomorrow. But yous can do it x x
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Capirossi
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Sending lots of cwtches to Louis. I bet he's busting to get out!! I lost count of how many times Rossi spotted various enemies today and howled to go out. My kitchen floor is black!! At least you don't have that worry at the moment 
Hope the vet trip isn't too traumatic x
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for pete's sake! i hear that so often and i get mad every time. i've taken enough blood in my time and you should NEVER get a bruise!
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My bruise is ten days old now and still lovely colours, i suppose it depends on whoever is doing it. LOL
makes me wonder if they ever train anybody to do anything these days......
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Good luck for the blood test today Janie. Hope all goes well and that his lordship isn't too traumatised. Will be waiting to hear how thing went. xxxx
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Twas a nurse he he
dear aunties :mysmilie_484:
mama was horrible to me today :sad: she took me to the place that smells funny. i cried and cried all the way but she still kept going :mysmilie_476: at least it was my uncle james, not that david person. he still stuck a huuuuuuuge needle in me though :mysmilie_478: he wanted to take blood from my neck – who does he think he is, dracula? but he thought it would be too difficult with that stupid tube thing the other man insists on keeping in there. so mama held me while he started to shave my front leg. i wasn’t having that – i’ve got bald patches all over, so i swiped him :mysmilie_847: at that point he took me away from mama into another room and attacked my back leg!! he took gallons!! :mysmilie_455: how am i ever gonna regain my street cred with all these bald spots. these people are ruining my good looks :mysmilie_515: when he took me back to mama she looked really worried but he told her i’d been a good boy (i wasn’t really – he took my precious blood so i tried to take some of his) :mysmilie_454: i’m getting back to my fighting weight though. i’ve put on half a kilo!! mama was so thrilled! :sun: just wait, mog next door......:mysmilie_62:
mama was horrible to me today :sad: she took me to the place that smells funny. i cried and cried all the way but she still kept going :mysmilie_476: at least it was my uncle james, not that david person. he still stuck a huuuuuuuge needle in me though :mysmilie_478: he wanted to take blood from my neck – who does he think he is, dracula?
but he thought it would be too difficult with that stupid tube thing the other man insists on keeping in there. so mama held me while he started to shave my front leg. i wasn’t having that – i’ve got bald patches all over, so i swiped him :mysmilie_847: at that point he took me away from mama into another room and attacked my back leg!! he took gallons!! :mysmilie_455: how am i ever gonna regain my street cred with all these bald spots. these people are ruining my good looks :mysmilie_515: when he took me back to mama she looked really worried but he told her i’d been a good boy (i wasn’t really – he took my precious blood so i tried to take some of his) :mysmilie_454: i’m getting back to my fighting weight though. i’ve put on half a kilo!! mama was so thrilled! :sun: just wait, mog next door......:mysmilie_62:always go to the phlebotomists......
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Hey Louis you did well there. Blood for blood.
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Capirossi
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Hey Louis. That's what I like to hear - fighting talk ;-) Up and at 'em boyo
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Mam
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Wow, half a kilo. We'll be calling you Fattyboots before long Louis. Keep it up little man. (((((((xxxxx)))))))
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Dear Louis,
I'm glad you're trip to that nasty place is over. You were a very brave puddy cat, who still looks gorgeous
even with the fur missing. Would take more than that to take away your good looks and your lovely
personality :mysmilie_486:. You write much better than your mama (but don't tell her) she means well, bless
her :mysmilie_454: I'm so glad you're putting on weight and you'll soon be out there chasing that puddy
cat from next door , hope he's not getting too close to your terrority :mysmilie_503:. Keep in touch and let us
all know how things are going, and be gentle with mama, no more waking her during the night, she needs
her beauty sleep :mysmilie_50: Lots and lots of love from Auntie Barbs and :bear:
I'm glad you're trip to that nasty place is over. You were a very brave puddy cat, who still looks gorgeous
even with the fur missing. Would take more than that to take away your good looks and your lovely
personality :mysmilie_486:. You write much better than your mama (but don't tell her) she means well, bless
her :mysmilie_454: I'm so glad you're putting on weight and you'll soon be out there chasing that puddy
cat from next door , hope he's not getting too close to your terrority :mysmilie_503:. Keep in touch and let us
all know how things are going, and be gentle with mama, no more waking her during the night, she needs
her beauty sleep :mysmilie_50: Lots and lots of love from Auntie Barbs and :bear:
Flying Pigs
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Hey Louis, give us an update please.
hi FP
local vet rang today with louis' blood test results. the pancreatitis test was 4.5 - down from 9. upper limit of normal is 3.5. he said he would be very surprised if it had been lower than 4.5. i knew from his voice there was a 'but' coming and that was that the ALT, one of the liver enzymes was a bit raised. he had spoken to the specialist vet who said it meant louis had some slight liver involvement. from what i could gather when i first googled, it is more common to have liver involvement than not and it's called triad. however when louis had his liver biopsy it was normal. spec vet wants them repeated in a month's time.
i said to him 'all being well i suppose i'll see you in 3 weeks to have the tube removed' and he replied with a nervous laugh and said 'well, it will probably be in a month for the blood tests'. when i said i thought the tube was coming out, he just said 'let's take it a step at a time'. have a horrible feeling the spec vet had told him he wants to keep the tube in longer. still, a long time to go until we get the drugs down to steroids only so will continue one day at a time.......
lou in himself is pretty good. the last few days he's been eating well and when i encourage him, he's been playful. not sure if i mentioned the vet asked me to keep a diary of a wellness scale 0 - 10. the day i brought him home i put 4.5. a couple days before when they wanted me to take him home and i refused, it was 2.0. yesterday i put 8.0. just hope he continues to move in the same direction.
i've been feeling a bit down because of the chat with the vet and because he also made a remark that has made me feel sooooo bad all day. we were talking about how they don't know much about pancreatitis in cats and i said i wonder how many cases are not diagnosed because not everyone can afford to pay the astronomical fees charged by the specialist vets. he replied "or want to put the cat through it". i immediately felt i'd done the wrong thing in choosing to take him to the hospital and louis endured all that suffering because of me. i'll never forget the sight of him there as long as i live. and how he shook with fear maybe all i've done is prolong the agony if he's not going to get through this. my vet is really nice and it surprised me he said that. i told him he'd made me feel bad and he just replied 'at least we have the full picture now'. thing is he had no idea what was wrong with him because all the tests had come back normal, including the one for pancreatitis so it was only the more invasive tests the specialist vet did that found the diagnosis. can't get it out of my head. i just wanted them to make him better
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local vet rang today with louis' blood test results. the pancreatitis test was 4.5 - down from 9. upper limit of normal is 3.5. he said he would be very surprised if it had been lower than 4.5. i knew from his voice there was a 'but' coming and that was that the ALT, one of the liver enzymes was a bit raised. he had spoken to the specialist vet who said it meant louis had some slight liver involvement. from what i could gather when i first googled, it is more common to have liver involvement than not and it's called triad. however when louis had his liver biopsy it was normal. spec vet wants them repeated in a month's time.
i said to him 'all being well i suppose i'll see you in 3 weeks to have the tube removed' and he replied with a nervous laugh and said 'well, it will probably be in a month for the blood tests'. when i said i thought the tube was coming out, he just said 'let's take it a step at a time'. have a horrible feeling the spec vet had told him he wants to keep the tube in longer. still, a long time to go until we get the drugs down to steroids only so will continue one day at a time.......
lou in himself is pretty good. the last few days he's been eating well and when i encourage him, he's been playful. not sure if i mentioned the vet asked me to keep a diary of a wellness scale 0 - 10. the day i brought him home i put 4.5. a couple days before when they wanted me to take him home and i refused, it was 2.0. yesterday i put 8.0. just hope he continues to move in the same direction.
i've been feeling a bit down because of the chat with the vet and because he also made a remark that has made me feel sooooo bad all day. we were talking about how they don't know much about pancreatitis in cats and i said i wonder how many cases are not diagnosed because not everyone can afford to pay the astronomical fees charged by the specialist vets. he replied "or want to put the cat through it". i immediately felt i'd done the wrong thing in choosing to take him to the hospital and louis endured all that suffering because of me. i'll never forget the sight of him there as long as i live. and how he shook with fear
maybe all i've done is prolong the agony if he's not going to get through this. my vet is really nice and it surprised me he said that. i told him he'd made me feel bad and he just replied 'at least we have the full picture now'. thing is he had no idea what was wrong with him because all the tests had come back normal, including the one for pancreatitis so it was only the more invasive tests the specialist vet did that found the diagnosis. can't get it out of my head. i just wanted them to make him better edit - spelling
Flying Pigs
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Don't feel down Janie. You know Louis loves being at home with you. You have always been thinking of him and don't you forget it. Both Louis and you have got to keep as strong as poss. You know we are all rooting for you both.
