Dawn in her favourite place... the kitchen sink!

Orange Boy sharpening his claws.

Photo: Stitches

Orange Boy had a relapse, sneezing and running nose, but now finally seems to get better. He is playing...running and catching paper balls. I noticed that he is now able to stand up on his hind legs to catch the ball in the air..almost back to full strength.

Mirko is also sneezing less but still has the eye discharge,one eye is only half open and quite red. I clean his eyes with saline and apply eye drops twice a day.Both of them are still confined to my room. 

Stitches has fully recovered from flu but there is still no improvement in his skin condition. He has the run of the balcony while Silver and Sophia are kept in cages to prevent close contact with Stitches.

Still can't release Sophia...it's been raining the whole day.  If only we could build a shelter for her in those bushes...

Silver was contemplating jumping on the chair, but then wisely changed her mind. I guess she knows that her hind legs are still not strong enough.  She can walk and even jump down from the chair but not strong enough to stand up on her hind legs.  Will probably have to keep her in for several weeks until she regains her strength and is able to run from danger...unless she gets adopted first.

Silver is much better now…looks like she will make a full recovery soon. I wonder what happened to her…did someone kick or hit her or was she knocked by a car? All she wants is to follow someone home...

Sophia is still with me waiting for sunny days to come.

Stitches’ eczema has spread to the whole cheek area…it’s all covered with black stuff. Seems the cleaning and cream just made it worse. I was considering using spot-on but then the rest of his fur looks healthy and clean…no flea dirt. So I guess it can’t be a flea allergy.

Orange Boy is still sneezing and breathing noisily…licking and rubbing his nose.

Sylvia saw Big Head yesterday, limping and with a bloody wound at the same old spot. Worse…now he doesn’t allow her to apply the powder probably remembering how he was caught a month ago. I had just released him two days earlier. The old wound had already healed and I just kept him a few days more because of the rain…

Silver is still the same or perhaps there is a slight improvement…hard to say. She will sit down and flop to her side after a few steps. It may be similar to this case:

http://www.vetinfo.com/cmotion.html#Sudden%20onset%20of%20weakness%20and/or%20paralysis%20of%20the

…like Orange Boy but less severe. I am applying the electric stimulation on her lower back.

Genie has not been seen since Sunday, so I called AVA and SPCA and printed posters today. Then went down to put up the posters and found her at the void deck of *24 area 1. She greeted me with two sneezes.

Orange Boy seems to be the worst effected now. Have quarantined him in my room. He feels a bit warm, sneezes a lot now and breathes with his mouth open…didn’t touch his dinner.

Searched a long time for the injured black kitten yesterday…but couldn’t find him. Sylvia saw him the day before, cleaned the wound and applied powder.

Sylvia first noticed the little white dots on Fighter’s fur. I looked closely and saw they were nits. At least now I know what to do…will apply the Spot-on tomorrow.

Stitches is still sneezing but otherwise he looks much better, the fever is down and he is eating well. The wet eczema is still not improving.

Big Head’s eyes are both watery now but the new wound (torn skin next to the stitches) is closing up. He is now sleeping in the hammock. I can stroke him, syringe him and wipe his eyes clean but have to move very slowly as he is all tense…ready to defend himself.

Orange Boy has started coughing recently, so I am giving Vibravet to all three of them now.

There is a new black kitten at *14 area 2 (maybe about 6 months old). He has quite a big wound at his back, just where the tail starts. I suspect that he was bitten by the same cat that terrorized Stitches.

Fighter has a skin problem…hair loss, red irritated skin and even wounds at his neck and hind legs. Have applied neem oil several times but no improvement. Then started to apply the cream that I was given for Stitches’ eczema and that seems to help. Wonder if it could be mites? The Photo was taken a few months back, before he skin problem started.

Old Ginger and Sophia are not eating well…now I always give both of them Nutri-plus gel to supplement and improve appetite.

There is also a new and very skinny black-and-white boy…who doesn’t eat much… he too gets syringed with Nutri-plus.

That’s short for Orange Boy ;)

Orange Boy has taken over Nushi’s favorite spot on my bed…no respect for elders…and he just needs to chase and bite someone (anyone) sometimes. No wonder Ashley likes him, they are two of a kind…. It’s playful biting and he seems to learn that the others do not like that kind of rough play. So we don’t have to call out ‘Oy’ so often anymore. Otherwise he is well and also very cute :)

…to the gang of 6.  Will keep him for a while longer to make sure he can fully control his bowels before putting him up for adoption.

This boy is fearless…challenging anyone who growls at him…not even respecting Nush…but apart from some minor tiffs they all get along. He is exploring the house…got stuck, hind legs in the air, while trying to walk across the cord of the standing fan…and a while later he was hanging over the rim of the bath tub…his hind legs are still not as strong and flexible as he thinks they are…have to keep an eye on him.

Boy Boy will be released back to Blk *52 area 3 tonight. We worry for him...he is just too friendly and timid...and Orange Boy will surely miss his friend.  Boy Boy didn't like my cats though...there would be lots of howling and growling  if any of them went near the balcony door.

Orange Boy had one 'relapse' on Sunday and needed to be squeezed but after that no more problem so far.... most of his poo also ends up in the litter box now...he is regaining control.

Ashley has also recovered and been reunited with the rest of the gang. He didn't pee for 5 days!!! There must have been some blockage...The vet said to give him 200ml of water a day but I managed only about a quarter of that amount and added some vit.C to it.

I have just totaled up all of Orange Boy’s medical bills.

4 consultations, 1 x-ray, 1 catheterization, various medications, 12 bladder expressions and 4 acupuncture sessions came up to a total of $924,-

The whole amount has been covered by sponsorship! My very kind neighbour M. has paid for almost half of the expenses, then there was J.M. who kindly sponsored twice, the $168.- surplus from Boy Boy’s account were transfered into OB's account, and sponsorship was also received from CWS and W.K. The total amount of sponsorship was $1.074,-. The $150,-surplus will be used for follow up treatment, if needed.

A big Thank You to all who helped Orange Boy and especially to Dr. Oh whose acupuncture sessions worked such a miracle!

Ashley looks a little better now. He was still very feverish and lethargic last night and during the day. Sylvia, Anna and the Aunty helped me with feeding the cats today, as I was worried leaving Ashley alone…so I just needed to feed the cats at the  area 1 and some at area 2. I was very happy when I saw Onyx back at his usual place.

Boy Boy’s hair has started to grow back.  There were some pees and poos in the litter box on the balcony and no poo on the floor today :)  Felt Orange Boy’s bladder, just to make sure… it was quite small :)