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manonthemoon2 · #11 Post by **manonthemoon2** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:32 pm

Hi all, thanks for asking. It's a bit complicated so please bear with me.

The vet kept him in last night as when he was examined he was in a lot of spinal pain.

They took another xray, which revealed a very slight degradation of his lower vertebrae, in just over a week.

They also took blood to see if infection or inflammation showed, but nothing untoward was in the results.

So they decided to treat for infection, just in case and gave pain relief.

I collected him this afternoon, he scoffed his food and looked a bit brighter. He is still in a bit of pain, but the vet thinks this should ease in a couple of days when the drugs kick in.

I want to give him a big cuddle, but I must be patient. I don't want to lift him so will let him lounge on the floor. I just hope we both sleep tonight, I am exhausted.

Pathca · #12 Post by **Pathca** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:36 pm

Good that he is looking a bit better

Blaze · #13 Post by **Blaze** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:34 pm

That's a relief .... have a good sleep !
What do you mean by "degradation of the lower vertebrae" ?

manonthemoon2 · #14 Post by **manonthemoon2** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:44 pm

Blaze wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:34 pm That's a relief .... have a good sleep !
What do you mean by "degradation of the lower vertebrae" ?

I think it simply means a slight difference between the 2 xrays, a week apart, but nothing they can put a name to

Blaze · #15 Post by **Blaze** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:53 pm

Well, all the best to you both and I hope Sherlock will soon be up to mischief .... or just lazing about like a cool cat !!

Sparkle · #16 Post by **Sparkle** » Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:41 am

Hope you both had a good night's rest and you're both feeling better this morning. Do please keep us posted I think we're all keeping our fingers crossed for you.

manonthemoon2 · #17 Post by **manonthemoon2** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:19 pm

The saga continues. Sadly no sleep last night either.

Sherlock decided to have a fight with his cat biscuits, mess everywhere and loads of waiIling in the early hours.

Goodness knows what is going on in his mind. He's not a happy cat.

So the vet suggested Zylkene anti stress pills, and Tramadol for his pain, along with anti inflammatory and antibiotics.

I'm sure people know how difficult it can be to give a cat medication, especially one in pain, trying to help him but he resists.

I've tried mixing the pills with food, no good so I mixed them up with water and tried to syringe. I ended up with more on my face than in his mouth.

I am exhausted, being on my own means I have no help, it is so stressful and I'm sad for Sherlock.

He's calm and peaceful now, so I hope nothing upsets him through the night.

Is it just being in pain that's changed him, or is it I have a cat with issues? His father's name is "Psycho killer of sons of anarchy". Maybe I should have thought twice.

Blaze · #18 Post by **Blaze** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:56 pm

Poor you and poor Sherlock. I've never found it easy to give a cat a pill, and poor Sherlock must be very bewildered.

Is there such a think as a cat physio/osteopath, or a person who can "feel" what's going on and can help. Obviously it depends on what Sherlock's problem is. Is it a trapped nerve ? I would think pain would certainly account for the way he's acting. Do you have complete confidence in your vet ? Is there a specialist clinic in your area ? Sorry for all the questions, it must be very difficult being on your own.

manonthemoon2 · #19 Post by **manonthemoon2** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:53 pm

Blaze wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:56 pm Poor you and poor Sherlock. I've never found it easy to give a cat a pill, and poor Sherlock must be very bewildered.

Is there such a think as a cat physio/osteopath, or a person who can "feel" what's going on and can help. Obviously it depends on what Sherlock's problem is. Is it a trapped nerve ? I would think pain would certainly account for the way he's acting. Do you have complete confidence in your vet ? Is there a specialist clinic in your area ? Sorry for all the questions, it must be very difficult being on your own.

As far as I can tell our vet is good, she is very dedicated and answers me by text even at 22h. Obviously she isn't Noel Fitzpatrick (I adore his love of animals), so I can only go by what our vet suggests.

Because the stress is making me ill, I'm trying to borrow a large cage so at night I know he will be safe and can put him in another room, so I can sleep.

Recently we donated a nice cage to Phoenix, I didn't expect I might need to use one.

Please don't misunderstand, I only want to keep him safe whilst he's having these psychotic moments during the night. He has them daytime too but that is easier to deal with.

She hasn't suggested it, but could it be possible these weird moments are seizures? I'm speaking to her again on Saturday so I will ask.

Pathca · #20 Post by **Pathca** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:03 pm

I’m human rather than animal but not all seizures are the classic tonic clonic type ,you can have more focal types that affect more specific areas of the body.There is also the possibility that if he has had one unobserved he could have injured himself and that be the cause of his pain

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