Pippin "amazing"!

[fjm]

Pippin-cat has just had a belated check up - it should be every 6 months, but routine work has been on hold. The vet says that, given Pip's age, arthritis, 9 years on Metacam, treated hyperthyroidism, etc he is in amazingly good nick! He has lost a little weight since January but not enough to justify tests at this stage. I am pretty sure his kidneys are slightly dodgy (almost a given for a cat of his age) so have already adjusted his diet, and we may do blood tests for that in six months, but for now all is good.

And the vet approved the regime I have worked out for Poppy-dog’s digestive problems too - he reckons they are down to the effects of her liver failure, so it is a matter of alleviating and managing, very much as I had already decided.

So it is, I hope, steady as we go for a while - at least until the next crisis. The vet practice was absolutely heaving - ten cars with waiting owners and animals in the main car park, half a dozen more in the overflow, and pretty constant rain. I was very glad I had thought to write everything down in advance - it was not a day for chatting any more than necessary!

[Mollycat]

Well done Pippin and Poppy! Obviously in very good hands.

We had to go for dog's jabs which could and would have waited up to 3 months until we were allowed in with him, but as those hopes have now been dashed and he was lame we just had to go. Molly will wait, until we can go in with her or a an immediate life threatening situation, whichever comes first.

[booktigger]

Fantastic news.

I'm also holding out with Lucy till I am allowed to go in with her, at least her boosters were done just before lockdown!

[fjm]

Pip just goes limp - the vet was even able to flick the tartar off his teeth with a thumb nail! And I am very fortunate in trusting the practice, and this vet in particular, completely. I remember when Pippin was hardly more than a kitten he was limping badly, with an obviously sore paw. The vet examined it, and was pretty sure there was a splinter of glass in it. He said he needed to sedate Pip, as although Pip was gentle enough to let him take it out without, it would hurt a lot and it was simply not fair to take advantage of his good nature in that way. Pippin doesn't enjoy visits there, but he is very relaxed about them, even after umpteen blood tests etc during the hyperthyroid episode.