new from europe (arthritis and vetoryl?) - Ian, Flynn and Enya have passed

I forgot to get urine from Tipper this morning so that means another trip to the vet this week for me at least. I am getting my oldest cat an early detection profile, he gets one every 6 months to make sure there is nothing starting to go wrong and that we catch whatever early. Also since I read that cats that come from breeders can have exposure to corona virus, I want to check and see if he has had exposure because then Lucky the other cat would have it form him and Grace could stay. Just a shot in the dark at saving her form leaving I guess, but who knows what will happen??? Blessings
Patti

i can only tell you that i had one cat with corona virus which developed into FIP. she died suddenly at age 10 because of internal bleeding. my other cat never showed any symptoms at all. he died at the age of 18.
my vet said it had all to do with resistance to virusis. some cats are in better shape to fight them then others.
so friday you will know if you can keep grace yourself?
ian is doing ok, his hotspot is healing fine. with the hotspot and the shedding, he is not looking like mr. world.
it is cold outside with - temperatures right now, but the weather forecast says it will be +5 this weekend again. no real winter yet.

Well I guess Friday will tell the tale if the other two were exposed to it. I am still looking for a place for Grace, but have found no one suitable yet. She deserves a forever home and I am running into flippers. They are people that come and get free pets and sell them for money, and I will not let that happen to her. Tipper slept last nite with some seizure activity but not too much. She was exhausted from at the vets. Glad Ian's hot spot seems to be doing well, I hope he has no other problems as this vet care is too expensive anymore. Our weather is calm this morning after all the wind gusts at 50 miles an hour yesterday. It actually blew the snow into big snowballs all over the ground. Blessings
Patti

there always will be people who want to make money by selling animals to laboratories or kennels. hope it is possible for you to keep the good and bad people apart.
i always brought the pups i sold to their new homes so i was able to see where the new owners were living. they had visited them several times before at my place though. maybe you can tell the people that want grace that you will bring her over, so you can check her new place. not good-no grace....
i did the same with the ponies i used to sell. i always wanted to know where they were staying after selling them.
glad to hear that the weather is a little better.
the weather is still cold [freezing], so no long walks today for ian. saturday it will be +5 again.
sleep well!

Well I must get an ad together for Grace as much as it pains me. I will weed out the bad people. This just kills me, but cannot jeopardize my cats lives. I will have to thoroughly clean out this room and disinfect it as I read corona can live in carpet for 2 months. I will clean and keep out both catsfo4 months. Tipper was ansy at laser. It seems that she did not want her back touched so I am suspect of it hurting with the weight pulling down from no muscle to hold up the belly. I am glad to hear Ian is still well. Can you get a look at the spot lately? Hope it has healed. Our weather was good this morning and Tipper had a ball walking she was so happy. Blessings
Patti

hi patti, ian's hotspot is healing fine, there are already new hairs growing on the spot. yesterday i tried to stop giving the painkillers, but he was stiff again and walked slowly. today on half the dosage he was fine again. he apparently needs them. so be it.
ian also has a sore back at the same spot as tipper i think. he does not want to be touched there either. positive is that his belly is shrinking since he is on 30 mg of vetoryl. and he is loosing weight.
his appetite is back to normal [picky] and so is his drinking pattern.
he still looks like an old doggie though [which he is of course] but so far so good.
hope the weather stays ok, so you and tipper can walk again. they really need it to be happy!
more work for you after grace has left. is there anyone who can do the heavy duty things for you? or maybe rent a carpet cleaning machine. hope someone will give grace a good home soon.

Great that Ian's spot is healing. I guess he will have to stay on half a dose of the pain meds to get around if he gets stiff. The weather is holding up here and Tipper has walked again this morning, she loves it. She has a lot of seizure activity last nite, I kept waking her to stop it. It still scares me. I am waiting to hear back from the neurologist as I sent him a progress report. Still looking for someone for Grace I hope she gets a new home soon as I am becoming attached to her. Blessings
Patti

so the seizure pills did nothing for tipper? or maybe worked a little bit? i am curious what the neurologist will say about it.
glad you and tipper had a chance to walk again. they need it to stay happy. do you walk in the neighbourhood or is there a park nearby?
my christmas cards are still hanging on the wall, so i will have something to do tomorrow. i fell behind with everything.
ian does not want his fish oil pill today, maybe the old peanutbutter trick will work. he believes i want to poison him i think.
last walk for the doggies, it is dry outside..............so hurry.

I think the pills may have seemed to help a little, I have not heard from the neurologist yet though. We walk in the neighborhood, but it is really cold this morning so we may be able to go this afternoon depending on the temperature. Tipper was restless again last nite. I cannot wait to get this thyroid testing over with. Did you notice your dog drinking and peeing more on the thyroid meds? Hoping Ian is still doing well today. Blessings
Patti

i can not say if flynn was drinking or peeing more on the thyroid pills, since he was already drinking more because of the cushing going on, which we did not know at that moment.
a month later there was cc coming up, so the vet suspected cushing and the thyroid problem being a result of this disease. which was correct..
the pills did work fine for him though.
ian is doing fine, and i hope he will doing so for a long time. it will give me a break after the rollercoaster with both flynn and ian. i am pretty tired right now!
i hope the trip and visit to the vet for you and tipper will be ok.
i will read it in tippers thread.