Fitting cat - anything I should be watching for?

~Chameleon~

Mutter wrote: »

That looks brill! I misunderstood, I visualised railings along a river bank, such a good price too. Well spotted Chameleon.

Ah yes, you could well be right and maybe need something a little more solid if there's a risk of falling into water.

Mutter_2

Poor Racy'll get in from work soon to find we've sorted Daisy's future out between us.:D
Maybe TigerLily will draw up a plan for a cat proof garden/balcony.:T

RacyRed

Lol! Many thanks for the links and all the good advice. That has really cheered me up

If you click on my website link you will get an idea of the environment I'm in. I have a sort of ground floor balcony with railings, beyond which is a big drop to a canal. The canal has plant/bird nesting boxes along the edge on my side so normally if a cat slips it drops onto the boxes and can walk along to the end where it is possible to climb out. The balcony rail is a cat highway, it is quite broad and all the neighbourhood cats use it.

I already have some plant trellis along part of it so will use more that to secure the rest, that should help stop Daisy slipping under the bottom of the rail if she has a fit while she is outside. It is very high density housing here so whatever I use must be decorative as well as functional, I've no choice with that.

Daisy is being kept at the vets at the rescue centre for a few days while they carry out some tests :embarasse I was dreading that and Yogi and I miss her so much. She had blood tests today and everything looked for was within normal levels. Lets see what tomorrow brings.

lowis

good luck to Daisy!

i really hope she comes home tomorrow, all problems solved

ps - love the canal pics...where is that?

Mutter_2

That is exactly as I imagined it.
Don't think racy should say, but Matlock would fit. So would a few thousand other places.

RacyRed

Strangely enough, I'm in Eastender land Smack bang in the middle of East London. There is a whole system of wonderful wild canals here. Or there were, until the Olympics arrived.

I don't think I know Matlock at all, must look up where it is, it sounds as if I'd like it!

Fingers crossed for little Daisy tomorrow. I'll not settle until she is home again but from the sounds of it it will be Wednesday at the earliest. I think the plan is to get her started on medication as soon as possible.

I've just splashed out on a nice comfy igloo for her which I spotted on Zooplus, so double thanks for that link ~Chameleon~. I'm trying to build little safe refuges she can reach quickly in case she has another fit, although I hope that they won't be needed. Daisy is going to be one seriously pampered little cat when she comes home.

c6h4m1

Mutter wrote: »

Yes there are concerns for an over counter product, not one from a vet. There is facebook site devoted to the subject, I won't print the name here in case of problems for MSE.

Strange, it's the one from the vet that made my cat fit but the over the counter one that's been safe (so far).

RacyRed

Daisy is home now

She is on medication (not to difficult to deal with as she is so tiny) and regular check-ups. The rescue centre vet and staff were really great. No signs of any problems so far. I'd hoped that being away for a few days would help her appreciate living with the boy, but no, she is straight back to having hissy fits if he gets too close. :rolleyes:

Thanks again for all of the help and advice this week. I don't want another weekend like the last one if I can help it.

xxx

lowis

good to hear she has been steady, i'll keep my fingers crossed for you all.

ps - i thought the canal had a familiar feel to it...i'm over in the city area/borders and love walking or cycling along the canal, heading out east

ickle_me

What medication have they put your puss on?? I ask as our cat started suffering little fits. I dont mean to upset or worry anyone (in particular the OP!) but this is what we experienced. I know you probably will, but please make sure the rescue centre check for everything so your !!!!! cat doesnt suffer.



Our cat started having these strange little fits every once in a while, which left her dazed. They lasted a matter of seconds and then she was purring and back to her old self.

We took her to the vets who ran blood tests, and they felt it was her kidneys (she was 17). it wasnt epilepsy apparently as the fits did last long enough or occur regularly enough. They put her on tabs for 10 days then we had to take her back. The fits didnt seem to be occuring, and the vet was pleased and told us to keep her on the meds.

about 12 days after that, Kizzi started fitting again - to the point that she was fitting every few minutes. After a 2am call to the vets, they said that as the fits were not prolonged they were not too concerned and to bring her in the next day. We took her in at 9am. They gave us rectal diazepam to give her should she suffer a more sever fit. We took her home and she seemed much brighter...

until later that evening when she had a major fit - the diazepam didnt work, and then she was fitting almost constantly. HEr eyes would roll to the back of her head and she would start jerking - it was horrifying to watch and not be able to do anything but reassure her.

I phoned the vets again at 9pm as the fits were taking their toll on her, and the medication they had given was not doing anything. It was obvious that if she had another major fit she wouldnt survive. We had to make the heartbreaking decision to have her put to sleep that night. The vet was amazed that the diazepam hadnt worked and said it must have been something like a brain tumor. That was 2 months ago. Given that 3 mths before we had to have our dog put to sleep, it was a heartbreaking blow. I miss them both.