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Apache
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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I'm glad Casper's doing ok, and getting lots of tlc from Daisy.

Please let us know when you've got the results - which are hopefully clear x
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Foofy
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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Casper was back to the vet last night for a check up and to get his blood test results.

Good news the kidney levels that were high have now gone down so vet says he doesn't have kidney failure :D :D which is what I was most worried about.

His eye is better too :D vet says as Uveitis has a habbit of being difficult to get rid of and is prone to coming back, he wants the steroid eyedrops to continue but slowly wean him off :) so he has now finished Metacam completely and I have to drop the eyedrops down to twice a day from 3 times a day for 2 weeks, then once a day for 2 weeks, then stop for 2 weeks and he goes back for a check up in 6 weeks. We may possibly decide to do further blood tests at this point when he has been off all medication for 2 weeks, but we may not bother I'll let my vet make that call though, as the last blood test they couldn't complete all the tests as the blood had started to clot. Just relieved the results I was waiting for on the kidneys were better :D :D :D

Vet still thinks he had EC even though we weren't able to prove this with the blood tests.
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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so pleased to hear that Casper doesn't have kidney problems :)
sue :)
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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That must be such a relief to you :) I hope Casper continues to improve and makes a full recovery :)
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Apache
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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Excellent news that his kidneys are fine and his eye is improving :)
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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Thanks peeps will keep you updated on his progress :)
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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Unfortunately Casper is not well again at the moment :( he was doing well and been off all medication for only 1 week before he started behaving strangely and refusing to eat his pellets :( Took him to the vet yesterday and he says he has stasis but not sure why he said he is worried about the EC and his kidneys :( so he is back on meds again :( today he spent the day at the vets and they took more bloods to test his kidney function :(

So he is now having a heat pad and whatever he wants to eat so have to keep picking dandelions, hawthorn, cow parsnip, my herbs in pots and bramble leaves as he won't even eat his usual banana treat at the moment as he is such a nervous boy vet doesn't want him syringe fed unless he stops eating the greens so he doesn't get stressed, he did eat quite a pile of greens when I bought him home this evening though :)

Let you all know how he gets on.
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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I'm sorry to hear Casper is poorly again and off his food :( . I do hope he will pick up soon. :)
sue :)
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Re: Casper is poorly, looks like EC :-( UPDATE

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Continued vibes for the wee one. xx
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Sending loads of vibes for Casper x
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