Hi everyone,
I've not posted any updates for a while as we have had real problems with Jaego. A few of you have followed his story offering advice and valued opinions so will be aware that from day one I had my concerns. However, he was fed on a raw diet which I had never fed before so I put a lot down to him settling in and this diet , then after sickness & diarrhoea kicked in the vet recommended we change to a bland chicken/fish and rice diet, so once again I put the first few days down to this but had the constant nagging worry that there was something more so made a nuisance of myself a little going back and fourth to the vets as I had this underlying feeling that something was not right and so took him back again last Monday morning and he was admitted. I was prepared at this stage to request blood tests, however I did not need to ask. He was put on drip, given antibiotics (and probiotics to help his tummy) tempted with food every few hours (which he refused) He did not respond/improve initially as expected, however did not worsen but as the improvements did not happen they did not want to waste further time (he was already skinny by my standards and had lost weight and was now the weight that he was recorded at by breeders vet back on 10.8.15 -1.6kg) therefore as soon as he had produced one a poo sample was sent off, X-rays and scans were being discussed as to check for blockages or abnormalities however this posed a dilemma as they would need to sedate him and this would most likely put him back further and make him even less likely to eat, so this was put on the back burner while they continued trying to tempt him with food and thankfully last Wednesday morning I was advised he had picked up enough to consider bringing him home. He was eating and appeared very alert and 'vocal' this improvement continued massively throughout the day, so much so I was advised I could take him home that evening if I was prepared to do so as they advised he would most likely improve quicker and better in home surroundings than at the hospital but any deterioration I was to call immediately. He came home with 2 lots of meds twice daily by mouth and his probiotic paste to help his tummy and a few pouches of the wet sensitive diet food that he had been eating at the vets. I was told to only feed him 2 teaspoons four times a day whilst his tummy recovered as to overload him now would put him back again, so whilst he was continuously hungry I stuck to it although I felt like crying every time when I couldn’t fill his empty dish the guilt was horrible but I knew it was for the best and to see his improvement so far was amazing, he was back to the cheeky little chappie we knew so briefly before although he was a much skinnier weaker version of him, the next few days were spent feeding him as directed, loving the whiskers off him and seeing him connect again with our other two cats who had missed him especially our other boy Chester. We gradually increased the quantity of food as his tummy improved and Friday morning it finally came …. A normal poo!! The first since I had brought him home nearly a month ago, boy did I celebrate I even sent a message to the breeder (who was equally as excited) I just didn’t want to do anything to risk his improvement I felt so grateful that he was improving yet initially I was worried that it wouldn’t last. His follow up with the vet Friday evening went well and all staff (vets, nurses receptionists alike came to see him - he had stole a few hearts there!) the poo sample results still weren’t back but they are pretty sure that it is infection as he is responding and recovering as they would expect it just took a little longer for him to begin to respond but they think that was due to him being quite weak. Over the weekend he has continued to come on leaps and bounds and is now charging around then house like he owns it and it is truly a joy to see, I still await the poo sample results yet we are now expecting they will confirm a common infection which is how he has been treated, should here be anything different we will cross that bridge when we come to it. I am sorry this has been such a long post but a few of you offered support and advice and I felt quite guilty just coming off here with no follow up but I was so preoccupied with him and couldn’t have told you much it would have just been me worrying myself silly in each post shared with you, however, I have waited until now to share his awful but hopefully happy ended story. I will update and post regularly again and hope to be posting more normal things on here like “what new toy can I get my furries” or “does your furry do this too?” Thanks again guys for listening and offering that help and advice in the early stages, will soon post you a pic of the terrible trio lol!!
_________________ Rebecca West Midlands, England Proud mum, provider, waiter & general house slave to: Meili brown spot born 07.11.09 Chester seal lynx rosetted born 10.04.14 Jaego melanistic born 16.05.15 Roxi big, sloppy French Mastiff born 10.04.11
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