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Post by misscatafer on Oct 4, 2020 9:48:23 GMT
BTW . . . just wondering how you are feeling? Still having lots of nausea? Thanks for asking DC! I've been very poorly during this pregnancy, vomiting all the time again like last time and I have gestational diabetes too, which I had last time but only in my third trimester, this time I had it by 9 weeks I'm due to start insulin very soon which I'm scared of but understand it will make me feel better.
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Post by moletteuk on Oct 4, 2020 12:43:27 GMT
Glad Boo is doing well and sorry your pregnancy is so difficult this time.
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Post by deguconvert on Oct 4, 2020 17:53:45 GMT
Not only will it make you feel better, it will be better for you baby as well. I'm so sorry you are feeling so horrible!! I completely understand what it is like. I had terrible nausea with my pregnancies as well. AND I suspect other things going on that my Dr. did not catch. I was in hospital both pregnancies for help with nausea. First one for three days, second one for four days. With the second one I was so sick by the time I got to the hospital that they had to put me on two giant bags of fluids and I kept getting them as soon as they emptied. The nurses kept asking me if I had peed and I'd say no, I hadn't, but I wasn't bothered by it. It just seemed weird. Fourth morning, I had to leap out of bet and run for the bathroom (hard to do when you are 7 months along, and the wheeled IV pole doesn't like to wheel . . . I had to pee SO BAD. It was then that I realized, I hadn't peed since arriving, and possibly for some days before that!! That's when I realized just how dehydrated I had been.
You truly have my empathy, love!
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Post by bouncy on Oct 7, 2020 16:48:43 GMT
Oh MissC! My sister had very bad sickness for each of her three boys. She could only eat when she felt like it (usually a random five minute window), and could only stomach the specific thing she craved. Mind, by the time the food was ready, she may have changed her mind or gone off the food. Even the smell of food set off her nausea, so her husband (and later first two boys) got used to eating cold stuff or having meals when she was out, madly clearing the aroma before she got back.
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Post by misscatafer on Oct 7, 2020 20:23:02 GMT
Oh gosh Bouncy that sounds awful! I'm still very poorly today, just feeling really rubbish. Boo isn't doing too good really. The past two days she's been itching her ear to a bloody pulp in the evenings it scabs over nicely, then she'll scratch it all off! It is still swollen and she has a sore on it. We've been covering it in antiseptic cream and continuing with the medication regime. Her weight is lower than usual but OK considering what's going on, and she is still eating drinking and pooping as usual. I'm quite concerned for her at the moment, and she's in such a mood with me as I'm burritoing her twice a day that I can't even comfort her.
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Post by deguconvert on Oct 7, 2020 21:52:35 GMT
I am so sorry, Misscatafer! To feel so horrible and then have your lovely Boo not feeling well AND mad at you . . . no fun at all!
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Post by bouncy on Oct 8, 2020 12:54:21 GMT
Could you also try something soothing like calamine or similar on the ear?
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Post by misscatafer on Oct 8, 2020 13:22:17 GMT
I'll see what we have! I think she needs a cone to stop her messing with it.
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Post by misscatafer on Oct 10, 2020 8:14:45 GMT
Hey all, here is the ear today, she's still scratching the scab off which is then getting bigger and bigger.
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Post by bouncy on Oct 10, 2020 8:39:10 GMT
You may need to consider a mini cone of shame......
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Post by moletteuk on Oct 10, 2020 9:06:02 GMT
I would speak to the vet if you aren't completely happy with progress. You might be able to increase the metacam which might help.
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Post by deguconvert on Oct 10, 2020 18:33:06 GMT
Did he check for mites?
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Post by misscatafer on Oct 11, 2020 8:14:26 GMT
No that wasn't discussed! It's still bad this morning. I'm cleaning it and putting antiseptic on. She isn't itching anywhere else but this scab.
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Post by deguconvert on Oct 11, 2020 18:22:55 GMT
I am thinking she needs to be checked again.
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Post by misscatafer on Oct 29, 2020 12:26:32 GMT
Boo went back to the vet again today after a 2 week course if antibiotics which has had no effect. The ear is still swollen and severely lacerated now.
Impression is either a rapidly growing tumour or abscess. I'm taking her back tomorrow to see the senior exotics specialist for a second opinion and treatment options.
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Post by bouncy on Oct 29, 2020 15:02:34 GMT
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Post by misscatafer on Oct 29, 2020 15:35:50 GMT
Feeling very sad about it all. She was diagnosed with dental disease 3 years ago and we were told then that if she sees out the next 12 months she would be doing very well. We were also told that what would be the beginning of the end for her would be the development of an abscess. I'm kicking myself that I didn't consider an abscess sooner... I guess I just automatically ruled it out as she's just had a dental. She'll be 8 next week.
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Post by bouncy on Oct 29, 2020 15:56:41 GMT
You've done amazingly well with her, and at least she has a companion to share her remaining days with.
I was looking back over old Spidey videos the other day, with Scaredy popping in and out of shot. When I see him as he was, fit and running around like Silly, I suddenly realised how ill he had been over the last six months. We can never fully understand what goes on beyond those orange teeth, but we can only live with the assurance that we have done our best to love and care for them, making their lives as comfortable as possible.
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Post by misscatafer on Oct 29, 2020 16:01:16 GMT
Thank you Bouncy, this is so comforting. It was the same with Toby, it wasn't until he passed that we looked back and realised he hadn't been himself for weeks. Boo is very unwell, and has been steadily declining since Toby left us. I just want her to be comfortable. The vets wanted to keep her overnight but I brought her back with me to be with her family. I have a feeling there will be difficult decisions to make tomorrow.
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Post by bouncy on Oct 29, 2020 16:29:06 GMT
Whatever your decision, it will be the right one
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