Second Update On My Cat With Suspected Brain Haemorrhage.

[ladybirder]

For those interested, Bobbie didn't have his x-ray last week as he wasn't well enough to take the anaesthetic. He had it today instead and VD has been ruled out and a Stroke confirmed. There is no treatment except he is having steroid injections as he won't take his pills. The vet agrees with me he seems a happy boy, not in pain, (he was nudging the vet to stroke him), so as long as he stays that way we will continue to give him any support he needs. If things change then a different decision may have to be made but at the moment we are all happy. All except the dog who couldn't care less.

[furrypusscat]

Glad to hear the news wasn't as bad as could have been. May you have him for some time yet.

[Sqad]

Thanks for the update, the diagnosis seems to have "wobbled " over the past week or so.
How can an X-ray exclude VD?
Never mind ladybird, he is in good hands and thanks for the update.

[tonyav]

The vet agrees with me he seems a happy boy, not in pain,

Long may it continue, ladybirder.

[wolf63]

It is a good result - am I right in thinking that he is not an old boy?

I have more success in getting Frankie to take his tablets than I do in getting him to eat his special/expensive Renal food.

They are not easy patients.
I bet that the dog does care - deep down. :-)

[ladybirder]

Thanks Furry and Tony..
Sqad I don't know either but I have to trust them. We're back again on Monday, I'll ask.
Wolf, he's 4, still a baby;-). I'm luckier than you, my dog is on very expensive food for his liver and kidney failure but he loves it, well the soft food, not so keen on the hard stuff.

[Old_Geezer]

Sounds as good as one could expect. Here's hoping for a good future.

[rockyracoon]

Long may he continue to be a happy boy xx

[Buenchico]

I'm pleased to hear that he's a happy boy.

Cats' brain problems can be weird. My lovely biscuit was fine for the first year-and-a-half of his life, then he started having fairly frequent epileptic fits. They lasted for two years but since then, for the past two years, he's been absolutely fine.

[ladybirder]

Thank you OG and Rocky.
He is such a happy boy Chris and that is lovely to see. Interestingly (to me) was one of the nurses told me that the vets (three of them) had said they found Bobbie to be a most interesting case. Gosh you must have been so relieved when Biscuit's fits stopped and he's now OK. I wonder if that is an unusual thing to happen.

[marval]

I hope he continues to be a happy boy.

[Prudie]

Very happy to read that it's not as bad as you'd expected and hope Bobbie continues to improve x

[ladybirder]

Thank you Marval and Prudie. Since the vet gave him a long lasting steroid jab this afternoon he hasn't stopped eating which is good. He's eaten more today than in almost a week.

[ladybirder]

Well the long lasting steroid injection seems to have worn off since yesterday afternoon, so not that long lasting. My boy came to me when I got up wanting a stroke and then jumped up to his food area. He didn't want his proper cat food, fish in jelly, so offered his new dry food, which he loved on Friday, no, didn't want that. Next some pieces of chicken breast were airily sniffed at and left, ditto a can of tuna, a dish of cream and then in desperation some Dreamies. WHAT DO I DO?

[pixie374]

The appetite increase may have been due to the steroids. I would leave out a selection of food if you can, and hopefully he will help himself as and when he wants it. In any case, I hope he is better soon.
My sister's cat has brain damage (possible from drinking antifreeze or something from a puddle) from only a year old, but other than holding her head a bit strangely, she is now very healthy and happy xx

[bainbrig]

Ladybirder. Lovely news. Such a lucky cat to have you as a friend, sticking by him. He might not live long, but by heck he's going to have had a good, happy life. What more could you do for him?

Love to Bobbie, and to you.

BB

[ladybirder]

Thank you BB. Trouble is if he won't eat he ain't gonna last long is he the little so and so. Which makes me wonder, Pixie, did your sister's cat have a loss of appetite after its BH? Oh and yes the jab was also to help his appetite.
This has been going on for 5 weeks now but the vet isn't worried as he has dropped only from 4.8 to 4.2. As long as he stays over 4kg they are not worried. I have to agree that is not a big loss.

[ladybirder]

BTW, Pixie I have left it out it's been there since 8am but he's ignoring it. Trouble is the dog isn't but can't quite reach it. Torture for him LOL. Oh dear.

[bainbrig]

I'm afraid you're going to have to go with Bobbie on eating, ladybirder. We did once have a cat who wouldn't eat, and my dear partner tried to inject food into her mouth for a while, but it was very distressing, and we stopped. It transpired that she had cancer, and for her final time we let her eat, or not, as she chose.

All our many cats seem to have known when it was time to try, and time not to try. If he's happy not eating much, or at all, so be it. I'm glad you've got such a kind vet.

BB

[Patsy33]

Hope all continues to be well for him. He sounds a lovely, affectionate cat.

[rockyracoon]

He sounds like a lovely little soul. I hope he starts eating soon.