The Adventures of Lynyrd Skinyrd

[Yoda mom]

@MaddieP , awh, such the sweetest photo. baby Nirvana found her forever home filled with soo much love best of care and a aisle of toys for her room! You have wonderful friends! btw, fill me in on waht magnawave therapy is? very interesting, helpful to all of us. continued hugs n thriving positive vibes !!! all paws crossed for her.

hugs n head smooches to all paws. keep us updated often

 

[nudebea]

Your post has brought tears to my eyes , to see that lovely little girl so thin. But also joy that she has found you! Wishing you and Nirvana a very happy and healthy future, so happy to hear she is doing well

 

[Catzzzmeow]

So happy to hear this baby isi proving already.

 

[MaddieP]

Magnawave is typically used in horses, but it can also be used on other animals and even people. It's great for reducing inflammation and can help with pain too.

She got a nice soaking bath this morning. Unfortunately with her poops being so liquid, she gets pretty gross quickly. But she tolerates baths really well, and aside from the soreness in her bum from all the diarrhea, she's looking quite a bit better!

My friend was absolutely amazing and made her 8 sweaters and a cuddle sack, which she has been thoroughly enjoying!

 

[nudebea]

She sounds like such a lovely girl , love her pics

 

[MaddieP]

Update on Nirvana: bloodwork and fecal came back, and aside from an upper respiratory infection and ear infections, everything including her ProBnP looks perfect.
Her poor bum is red and raw from the loose stool, but I'm seeing a little improvement with the meloxicam. I'm still doing a load or two of her laundry a day though. We started doxycycline to help with the URI, and teramycin as well.
She's so incredibly affectionate, choosing pets over food. Her heated bed came in today, and I just set it up with blankets for extra comfort.
Her hydration is much improved, and I think she's on the journey to recovery with her weight.
Overall good news and a positive update!
Oh, and I suppose I should mention she does have to be separated from the other nakids for at least a month, just in case. They're all doing well though, Lynnie is even getting a bit chunky (diet time!).

 

[tuffysmommy]

So beautiful. You can actually see the difference just from pictures. Keep us updated. Nirvana seems just wonderful. My heart sings to read your posts.

 

[nudebea]

So great to hear a positive update for Nirvana Really rooting for that little girl, sending a big hug her way and one for you too

 

[MaddieP]

We have mostly solid stool and nearly 24 hours accident free! Yay!!!
On the other hand, I checked for a spay scar last night and didn't see one, so in 3 weeks we'll be having an ultrasound to rule out pregnancy since she's still not well enough to be spayed.

 

[nudebea]

Bless her, she looks so content in your arms, certainly seems she has found her happy place

 

[MaddieP]

Princess Vana is steadily improving! We had a minor setback with her stool after finishing a round of metronidazole, but we have her back on it temporarily, along with on GI Biome food, and thankfully she had her first normal poop! She's still a huge cuddlebug, demanding to be picked up and petted constantly. The only issue she seems to still be having is coughing/sneezing, so that'll be the first thing I have the vet check next Tuesday. We still have a few weeks before we can do an ultrasound, but it's on my list.

 

[Yoda mom]

@MaddieP, awh, hugs n head smooches adorable Princess Vana! following closely for updates!

 

[MaddieP]

Well, we're feeling much better, and she's currently in heat! (My poor vet, I thought she had tweaked a nerve or was dying or would need a wheelchair because she was doing the weird crouchy thing. In my defense, I've never had an unspayed female cat.)
She was healthy enough to get her shots on Tuesday, and although she's having upper respiratory symptoms and on antibiotics and miserable in heat, she's doing much better!

 

[Yoda mom]

@MaddieP , awh, hugs.. are you planning on spaying her. sharing when I got my first sphynx at 8 mos old she quickly went into heat after I got her , she also had a URI. I learned that intact females can get pyometra which can be life threatening. I spoke to my vet to schedule spaying (NO Ketamine) . My girl had a bad heart on top of it and vet spayed her using isoflurane. she recovered quickly. hugs n head smooches to all paws. following for updates

 

[MaddieP]

@Yoda mom She will be spayed asap! The vet wants her out of heat before we spay, just to make recovery time faster. Unfortunately, we just have to wait this cycle out. Poor baby is miserable in the meantime though.

 

[nudebea]

Thanks for the update on Princess Vana, really glad she is doing so well, thanks to you. Im sure she will feel much more settled once she is spayed

 

[MaddieP]

She's officially scheduled for her spay on the 11th! She's also thankfully out of heat, and feeling much better. We got some cuddle time in earlier. Now we just have to get her URI cleared up and then she can be integrated with all her new siblings. They're very curious about the crying from the spare room, and I know they'll be excited to meet their new sister.

 

[Yoda mom]

@MaddieP glad she is out of heat and spay scheduled, be sure to confirm NO ketamine anesthesia (my vet uses Isoflurane or similar). healing vibes for her URI to cleaar up so she can meet n greet slow intros to her friends. hugs n head smooches to all paws! keep us updated

 

[MaddieP]

I don't think my vet uses ketamine at all, but I'll reconfirm when I drop her off. She actually slipped past me this morning and ran right up to Lynnie, who seemed mildly concerned when I scooped her up and went right back in her room with her. Her symptoms for the URI seemed to have drastically decreased, so I'm hoping by next Tuesday she'll be cleared to meet everyone.

 

[MaddieP]

Vana update!
She's settled in nicely, her spay went well and she calmed down quite a bit. Her lingering URI symptoms mostly went away, and we introduced her to the other cats. After a few days of fussing on her part, everyone is getting along pretty well.
I did notice she had a cough that would seem like she couldn't catch her breath or was choking a few times a day. I brought her back to the vet last Tuesday, and they took a chest X-ray and sent it to a radiologist. She got some steroids in the meantime, and some pills to try and help with her violent car sickness.
They called on Thursday, and unfortunately she has asthma. So we got a kitty nebulizer and the vet had to special order her medication. I'm so glad I immediately got insurance on her, because meds are $250 every month to two months depending on how she responds. We've been getting her used to the nebulizer in the meantime.
Everyone else is great, and aside from her coughing episodes, she is too. She's so affectionate and comes to greet me at the door when I get home. She's not very shy and enjoys getting cuddles from whomever will give them.

 

[Catzzzmeow]

Glad you got some answers and hopefully meds help give them some relief. Keep us updated.

 

[Yoda mom]

@MaddieP , awh adorable photos of Vana and besties! you did a great job getting her in and getting a diagnosis and treatment plan . other members have experience with kitty asthma and nebulizers. dont hesitate to start a separate post .

hugs n head smooches to all paws! keep us updated ofen

 

[MaddieP]

It's been a while, but the good news is that it's because there's nothing to report! All the nakids are doing amazing. Lynnie turned 7 on the 15th, and we threw him a Jurassic Park themed party on Saturday night. He also got to go out on Tuesday to all his favorite places and a few new ones! We went to the mall, to my friend's barn where he got to meet a horse (he was extremely unhappy to meet said horse), a tattoo shop (because mom is so obsessed she's getting a portrait of him done next month), and to a fantastic local saltwater aquarium store where he got to explore off leash and enjoy the employees attention solely on him. (If you can't tell, he's extremely beloved, to the point that if I don't bring him when I go to the mall, I get interrogated)

Vana is in tip top shape! She's finally a normal weight, and she regularly snuggles with the other cats. She loves to greet visitors as much as Lynnie does. We're working on her car sickness slowly but surely.

Unfortunately Ebi is not doing the best. He's almost completely blind and deaf, and is just generally disoriented. He takes a while to register that it's mom petting him, and that he's safe. It breaks my heart.

All the nakids have annual heart scans on the 3rd and 4th of May. It will be Vana's first scan, so I'm hoping we aren't four for four with heart issues. Please cross your fingers for us!

 

[tuffysmommy]

Wow, thanks for the catch up. I had been thinking of you all the other day.
Happy Birthday Lynnie !!!!

 

[nudebea]

Happy birthday Lynnie! Looks like you had a very interesting day . Sending hugs for little Ebi.Hoping all the scans , and results go well for you all