URGENT Advice please

I've never even met Fluff and I love her to bits! Another little piece of progress.

Enjoy your own mini-break, Squiffy, and SLEEP with a smile on your face.

Squiffy, I'd been away last week and missed your reports on Fluff's progress. I hardly dared to hope for positive news. I hope she regains her sight, but if she doesn't all is not lost. My late ginger cat, Sandy, lost his sight suddenly and inexplicably but had a good life finding his way easily around the house and garden, streaking up the path and through the cat flap when he heard the tin opener. Cats are remarkably resilient, but I must congratulate Fluff (and you) on thus far managing to pull through what looked like overwhelming odds.

Thank you again you lovely lot as soop would say!

I read through this whole thread yesterday and two things struck me:

Your kind words and cheering us on have made such a difference and are so appreciated

Secondly, I'd almost forgotten just how critically ill Fluff was at the beginning and how much she's improved. Initially, she couldn't even breathe on her own!

On a lighter note, she has made me laugh a couple of times. Her back legs did things on their own volition and, when she was lying down, one would go rigid and fling itself forward with its paw touching her ear. She was obviously aware of it, but couldn't move it herself. However, the last few days when it's been doing that, she's thought to herself that, as it was in a handy position, she may as well groom it!! So she's been giving it a quick wash and brush up

I'm collecting her early evening, so will be continuing the regime as before, I think. It wasn't until I was telling DD what was involved that I realised how full on it all is. No wonder I'm knackered!!

Hope you all have a good day, supposed to be good weather I think.

Very best wishes to you and Fluff for a happy and healthier future - and a lovely weekend

Hi there,
I have just seen this thread and I hope that by now your cat is on the road to recovery.
I have worked with animals for the majority of my adult years and would urge you to seek another opinion.
There are even vets who specialise in cats and she may need further exploratory work done.
Best of luck

How are things Squiffy?

If it's gone on this long, it's no longer urgent, surely....?

Evening all!

Sorry I haven’t posted for a while. I’ve had so little sleep that I hardly know what day it is!

It’s been a rollercoaster since I last posted.

Had an emergency trip to Vet this week because the feeding tube had partially come out.

We saw the Vet again on Wednesday and, because of Fluff’s minimal improvement, we decided to give her another two weeks and see whether to continue.

Yesterday, I fed her via a syringe into her mouth, which went well.

Today we went to see the Nurse to check on the feeding tube. All OK, but I was feeling quite despairing about the future.

When we came home I thought I’d try and feed her from a spoon, so that she could lap the food up by herself. To my utter amazement, she polished off the lot as though she hadn’t been fed for a year! So her brain to mouth/tongue connection is back in working order.

So that’s cheered us up!

Still her legs to work on though. They just won’t co-operate

Blinko to answer your question - if I ask HQ to change the thread title, it may make it difficult for those who’ ve been following the thread to find it.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. Thank you for sticking with us

Hello Squiffy and Fluff. I’ve been catching up on all your news. I’ve cried, laughed, held my breath, let go of my breath, despaired, jumped for joy. And throughout, I have always hoped! Sending you both love, strength and wishing you well xxx

It sounds as though progress has been made!

Sending every good wish that it continues!

xxxxx

So pleased to read this. I'd been hoping no news was good news. Well done, Fluff on starting to feed yourself once more. And well done, Squiffy for your love and perseverance. ?

Forgot to mention that she'd 'performed' after six days of bowel inactivity! Hooray for Lactulose!

Isn't it amazing the things in life that can bring you such joy Must get out more. Must get out more. Must . . .

So pleased to read this. I'd been hoping no news was good news. Well done, Fluff on starting to feed yourself once more. And well done, Squiffy for your love and perseverance. ?

Ditto what Scribbles says above, and good news on the poo front xx

Glad things are going slowly in the right direction, squiffy.

Just a brief, sad update.

We had to say goodbye to Fluff yesterday. Despite many improvements, there was just too much neurological damage that she couldn't overcome.

We had always said that, as soon as we knew that she was in distress, then we would have to let her go. Ironically, it was because she had been improving and was regaining strength and some function, that it was causing her distress through sheer frustration. She had reached a point where further improvements (walking, feeding unaided etc) just weren't going to happen.

The Vet was absolutely wonderful throughout her care and so were the Nurses, who had become very attached to her. We've been so lucky in that respect, it made such a difference knowing that, when she went in for respite, she would be getting the best care possible.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know and to thank you all for your kind words and support, it's meant so much and been a comfort.

There's not a lot to be said except to offer deepest sympathy and love. Dear little Fluff: never can a cat have had better support from vets, nurses and family. You'll always remember her with love and maybe, one day, another puss will fill the crack in your heart.?

Oh Squiffy. Sorry to hear this. I'd been steeling myself for this sad news for a wee while. The poor little cat was just overwhelmed by this illness/infection. You couldn't have tried harder. You'll need some time to recover from the stress and lack of sleep. Best wishes.

So sorry, Squiffy.

I have been watching this thread for news and am so sorry to hear that you had to do the kind thing for her.

So sad for you, Squiffy. You have gone the extra mile - and then some - for poor wee Fluff. She had a good life. (((hugs)))

Poor Fluff, and poor you. You did the right thing for her, I know how hard it is.xx

I'm devastated for you - its so very sad after you have come so far but in the end you had done all you could for her and have made the best decision in her own interests

Oh, how sad, squiffy.
Poor little soul..
Sorry things went this way, but at least you know she was given every chance. X

Oh dearest, dearest Fluff - if love alone could have kept you here, you would have lived forever. I am so very sorry Squiffy - time to look after yourself. You have been truly amazing ?

Thank you all