Alera has been sick, real sick as he kept hiding alone in the kitchen area avoiding the rest. He drank a little yesterday. Took him to the vet this morning and the vet wasn't sure about the problem. However he suspected might be kidney infection of worst failure. He took some blood sample, 2 tubes actually and sent them to the lab. Blood report will be available in days time. He was given some antibiotic injection, vitamins and glucose together with the drip. We spent about 2 hours there and the drip was slow. His blood became thicker a bit due to blood pressure drop.
I bought Alera some packets of vegan cat kibbles a while ago and never had a chance to try on him. Yesterday I gave him some and he loved it! Amazing. I got them from Veganessentials online store and the 2 brands are Ami Cat Vegan and Evolution Vegan Cat Food. They are expensive as I need to pay some shipping fees to get them shipped to where I stay in Malaysia. In Malaysia there is no single pack of vege cat food unfortunately.
Alera was having difficulty in urinating 2 nights ago. Usually I help him everyday by expressing the bladder but yesterday I couldn't ven squeeze a drop of urine.
Luckily the following morning when I woke up, his bed ( diaper sheet ) was full of urine ( slightly pinkish ).
We went to the vet after that in the afternoon and the doc said he was having infection and mild fever. I hope I am not the one who passed on the fever to him as I was very sick for the last few days, high fever and sore throat. I was given some antibiotic to feed Alera daily and I hope he will be able to get back to normal soon.
*updates 25sep08, 12:50pm* at the time of writing this, he urinated a lot and the whole house start to smell, good for him!
Its so warm over here in Malaysia for the pass few weeks and today it's Sunday! Sunday means outdoor for the kids! And today is Alera's turn to go out to the field. He wasn't comfortable with all the noise and nature and he was scratching me when I tried to leave him on ground! Oh well, not really scratching, more like 'grabbing' my arms like he was yelling 'Daddy! DON'T LEAVE MEEEEEEeeeeeee!'. LOL
He made a lot of noise and constantly scootered back to the carrier. It was so funny and I have to lift him up and placed him far away from the carrier in order for him to walk towards us. We didn't spend a lot of time there as we did not want him to feel stress and he was panting quite heavily. Next week will be Papi's turn! Enjoy the photos and video ( shot by Bee Bee )
Vimeo video link here ( slightly bigger screen ) Youtube video link here ( lower resolution )
I have made a video yesterday and it's already on youtube and also vimeo. Surprisingly vimeo has higher resolution than youtube but if you have slow connection, youtube will more suitable for you :) Below are some photos to share too. Hope you like them. So far Alera has no problem with the wheelchair.
Just a quick update on our little hero here. What a relieve when I took off the bandage just now! Looks very good on the wound and it almost drying up. However Alera still needs the cone, you know, better safe then sorry after all we have been through, at least until the fur fully covered up. Below are 2 photos to share. More to come :)
YAY! Finally the moment we have waited so long! Alera's wheelchair sent by Yen Liu at her expense from California. Yen!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I have made a video of it, check it out and it would be great if you can join us while I open the box tomorrow noon, my time. Yes, Alera is on livecam tomorrow, come in and chat with us :)
Date : 13 February 2008 Time : 12:00 pm noon ( Malaysia Time )
It has been quite a while since I last updated on Alera due to overloaded daily routine and preparation of my upcoming BIG DAY, the wedding. If you have been followed my ustream tv live feed, u already witnessed Alera bit himself again, yes again on the first day of 2008 and this time the wound has turned out to be a large one. Just watch the above videos to find out more. Luckily he did not attack the leg area which is a good thing.
I have asked the vet whether neutering will solve this problem, he said no. For the time being, I will be cleaning up the wound daily and the vet will give the injection ( antibiotic ) on daily basis so that this will speed up the healing time since I already know how to clean the wound. Once the scab formed up, the vet will help me to remove them.
I have also spent some fund money on kitties food supply shown in the attached photo.
The video was shot on Monday ( Christmas Eve ). Alera is getting better and better each day! Yay! From today onwards he only has to go to the vet on 48 hours basis. I am so so glad that everything has worked out great for this little buddy! Anti-histamine still given to Alera.
Day 25 Due to lots of errand need to be done by today, I have postponed the Alera's vet visit this evening. He was like sniffing the wound area just now and this has got me worried. After reaching the vet clinic, I was told by the doc that anti-histamine injection has a cycle of 24 hours, once it is over, it will somehow 'wake' Alera up. Anyway, he did say this unlikely will cause any side effects on Alera.
Alera surely getting better each day. The swelling paws has also subsided. The vet took some time to measure Alera base on the Eddie's Wheels Measurement Chart. We have got all the measurement as needed in the form. Unfortunately Alera's stifle joint has became too rigid, mmm...I am not sure what's that mean by the doc. But I do know that the joint has became stiffer and cannot bend and position like a standing cat, does that make any sense to you? Well I hope it does, if you can't understand me, please check my blog for the photo.
By the way, a good friend has helped me out by calling Eddie's Wheels on my behalf. Her name is Yen and I am very grateful and thankful :)
The swollen paws has subsided! Yay! He hasn't been sniffing the wound when the cone is off, that's also a relief. I have mixed the low ph food that I have blended in the blender with his tuna and he finished all! The urine also looks good too. I hope he will recover soon and back to normal. However when he sleeps at night, I still have to put the cone on.
By the way, a big package from Chris, Phil and Sooty came today! Inside the box, there are lots of presents nicely wrap with a small card for each and every fur kids. You can see it in the video below. Thank You Chris, Phil and Sooty!
Day22 Brought Joseph along to the vet to check out the limping puppy and Alera for the usual treatment. The wound is healing very well and he has no longer wearing cone when he is out and of course when I am around. He is a lot happier and active now comparing to last time. The anti-histamine injection is still given to Alera.
Day 21 Not very busy at the vet clinic just now. That's great for Alera as he didn't have to wait. Same treatment as usual. I told the vet the anti-histamine works really well since Alera doesn't sniff the tummy wound or the leg wound when the cone is not on him. The doc told me that there are lots of anti-histamine medicine on the market and he has given Alera the basic ones. Not too sure about that but will try to ask again when he is free.
Another Sunday, not so many traffic on our way to the vet which was very good, a relaxing driving. The doc cut off some of the scab and dead skin. Healing is a bit slow at the new wound area and swelling still going on due to inflammation. Anti-histamine and antibiotic injection was given as usual too. The tummy wound is also closing up which is a great healing progress too!
It's another Saturday, the vet clinic was full of people and their fur kids. I have a long cue ahead and since the doc is a good friend, I 'smuggled' Alera into the operation room, lol, just to wait there and avoid the crowd. At this time of writing, the doc still not 100% sure and couldn't determined whether Alera biting was due to psychological effect, that's why he didn't give the anti-anxiety medicine.
However he said all this might have been started from the urinary tract infection in the first place and Alera started to feel stress, which lead to licking, biting and so on. He will continue with the antibiotic and let the wound heal first. By the way, he has also given Alera anti-histamine injection just now.
Went to the vet very early this morning as I hope Alera would be the first, unfortunately no, we were the second. Luckily the wound turned out not as worst as last time. Regarding the swollen paws, the doc said that's quite normal due to the tightness of bandage. At the end of the vet video, I have put in a short clip of Alera playing with the cone off and that was few hours ago :)
ps : stocked up some food for doggies, kitchen towels, some alera wet can food, potty sands. The usual food that Alera has been eating is not available at the moment and I have bought the others but same brand, just 5 small can as the stock will be arriving very soon. Alera funds were used.
Day 17, Today just another BAD day! Alera bitten himself pretty badly again as you can it in the videos above. It could have been worst if the viewer with the nick SKFong didn't take the efforts to find my mom's number. My mon called my cell phone as I was at another place. I left the flat at 3am and I hardly get my eyes shut. Without delay and in a shock of cause, I rushed back for Alera. I saw blood and more bite wounds. Called the doc and the vet clinic wasn't open yet at that time. So, I cleaned Alera and put a temporary bandage on just to cover up the open wound.
Before this happened, today, Joseph and I supposed to locate an injured limping puppy and bring him to vet for treatment. Three of us, Khairul, Jospeh and I were feeding him yesterday around 11:30 pm and due to our condition, we didn't bring him back. But Joseph is very certain he won't run away as he sleeps there most of the time, very nearby Joseph's house. He is a 8 months old puppy and Joseph happened to noticed he was limping yesterday. Fortunately Joseph managed to grab him and brought him back to his home and gave him a good bath before head out to the vet this morning. So Alera was in the carrier behind the car and the puppy was at the front seat with Joseph. Video of the puppy will coming up soon after this.
Back to Alera, seems like I am going back to the busy routine again, which is vet visit daily. That really doesn't bother me, but I just feel sad that accident happened in split second and at time like this. You know, I just, I mean my vet and I just couldn't figured out what is inside Alera's mind that made him chewed up himself this time. He said mostly likely and psychological effect and will look deep into this matter.
I would like to thank all who has involved in spending the valuable time by 'baby-sitting' Alera while everytime I am away through my ustream live broadcast. Deeply appreciated. You know who you are.
From today onwards, Alera does not need to go to the vet everyday instead once every two days. The doc wants to leave the bandage on for a little bit longer. The wound has became redder and new tissues has also developed. Tummy wound also getting smaller too.
Another busy day at the vet clinic today. Alera is healing great. He also urinated before went to the vet this evening. Urine was not cloudy too. I took off his cone at the vet just now and he was very well behaved. Not struggling at all. Just look at his sweet little face, isn't he a cute little fellow.
