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Tabatha.Tabatha has been more lazy and less hungry lately and I did put it down to the fact she was no longer hyperthyroid. She is still jumping up onto the desk to see me, but has not been grooming and sometimes staggered when landing. I put this down to age. I have just checked her gums and they are WHITE. I'm now so worried I've missed something, she is hyperthyroid and FIV positive. I'll get her in tomorrow morning, but if she does have non regenerative aneamia I'm not sure what they can do if she is this bad- Jimmy has never been as white.
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Oh farthing, sorry to hear this!  Do let us know what the vet says; sending healhy vibes...... |
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Sorry to read this about Tabatha, farthing. Fingers crossed your vet can do something. I'll put in a quick word with The Great Cat right now. |
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Just back for the vet and he agreed her gums were very pale, she has also lost a lot of weight ( about 1 kilo in a month) I did expect some weight loss though because her thyroid meds had been too high and she was hypo for a while. He was quite concerned and I have to say wasn't sounding positive. We took full bloods and a thyroid test and he called me as soon as the results were in. They are not too bad  . She is quite anaemic but not as bad as Jimmy, her kidneys and liver are fine, she is showing signs of having an infection though. Her white blood cells are up and her globulins are also raised. He was a bit vague about the raised globulins though, he said it can be due to infection or 'other things' but didn't elaborate and wanted to see if antibiotics helped her. I have to inject her with betamox today and sunday and report back on Monday. We will hopefully get her thyroid results soon. So fingers crossed she will perk up and we will see how she goes. He did say she had done very well for an FIV cat.Sorry if I sound a bit of a scaremonger, I think I am over protective having lost 4 this year already and I know so many are on a knife edge health wise- I panic. |
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I am glad things aren't hopeless for Tabatha. Farthing, it's wonderful what you do and how deeply you feel for all your creatures. I am sure no-one here would blame you for a bit of a panic and it's very good that you can let those worries out here and know that we will understand and be as supportive as we can, albeit only in words. |
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I can't possibly put it better than Angie just did......... |
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ggod news, Tabatha's thyroid levels are fine and she has perked up with the antibiotics. |
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Oh what great news!!!! |
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Great news for Tabatha |
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I took Tabatha back to the vet today because she has gone downhill again and she has lost even more weight. It was a different vet who saw her and she is pretty concerned and was shocked at how white her gums were ( although I tried to tell her they were the same as last time, of course she was anaemic then but the other vet wasn't overly concerned). I have to take her back this evening for bloods to be taken ( we had run out of tubes at my branch, my fault!). This vet is much more concerned about Tabatha and the other one was worried. Having lost Pipkin, our longest resident guinea pig, who we had from aged 4 days old, its not been a good day.  |
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