FatBoy with Dr Lim...
FatBoy having a post dinner experience at his void deck...
Relaxing after the ordeal...The review last Friday did not go as well as we had hoped. The vet was very pleased that he was eating and drinking well. Actually he had stopped touching the sides of his mouth with his paws and eats more than usual, although not as much as before.
He did not make much noise in the carrier and sat waiting for us to make a move and did not complain too much in the cab. He was very friendly with the nurse and vet and allowed them to weigh him and to take his temperature. He had lost a little weight from 5. 35 to 4.95 kg. This by itself is not so alarming especially with his renewed appetite and the vet was hopeful that his future would not be bleak if he goes on the way he has been.
However, he became quite devilish and very angry when the vet tried to take his blood. The first try was not very successful. We had to hold him firmly as he kept growling and moving about, there was not much blood that the vet could get from his veins. After this first bout, he was allowed to relax and the nurse scratched him under his chin. He was very pleased with that and after 5 minutes, we tried again but no go! We had to stop the whole exercise and the nurse and vet gave him the SubQ. He was immediately quiet and gentle and even relaxed in the carrier. AIYAH! So we will try again next Tuesday with Dr T. Maybe a new vet would be able to get some blood :) I think he might forget what had happened to him last yesterday by Tuesday :)
When I brought him home, Cousin R gave him some post dinner which he ate hungrily. I have high hopes that Dr T would be bale to get some blood from him and we could get some new indicators.
He did not make much noise in the carrier and sat waiting for us to make a move and did not complain too much in the cab. He was very friendly with the nurse and vet and allowed them to weigh him and to take his temperature. He had lost a little weight from 5. 35 to 4.95 kg. This by itself is not so alarming especially with his renewed appetite and the vet was hopeful that his future would not be bleak if he goes on the way he has been.
However, he became quite devilish and very angry when the vet tried to take his blood. The first try was not very successful. We had to hold him firmly as he kept growling and moving about, there was not much blood that the vet could get from his veins. After this first bout, he was allowed to relax and the nurse scratched him under his chin. He was very pleased with that and after 5 minutes, we tried again but no go! We had to stop the whole exercise and the nurse and vet gave him the SubQ. He was immediately quiet and gentle and even relaxed in the carrier. AIYAH! So we will try again next Tuesday with Dr T. Maybe a new vet would be able to get some blood :) I think he might forget what had happened to him last yesterday by Tuesday :)
When I brought him home, Cousin R gave him some post dinner which he ate hungrily. I have high hopes that Dr T would be bale to get some blood from him and we could get some new indicators.
Oh dear oh dear. Hope fatboy will be a good kitt and let the vet do whatever that needs to be done at the next visit.
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