Naya
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Hope all goes well tomorrow. Keeping everything crossed 
Nisha and Talía (Negreta and Lulú).... a journey.
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Jacqui-S
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- Fife, Scotland
Good luck 
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Good luck!
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
It went, but not well!
First thing was getting the meds into her. Because this is a gel that needs to go in through the mucosal layer, we've been playing with various different things and landed on a quarter of a chicken back being the best bet, since it's small enough for her to keep it in her mouth without dropping it on the floor, but large enough that it takes a while to eat, increasing the exposure of the goo with her gums and top of mouth.
I have to wear latex gloves for this, I was told. I gave her a test piece of chicken to get her revved up for it, then gave her the first of two "loaded" pieces. As she took it from my hand, she also took the end of the glove, which then stretched and pinged back, terrifying her. After that, she wouldn't come near.
Luckily, we've done a lot of work on feeding from her mat station, so I was able to get it into her that way. She wasn't fazed at all by the goo, which was good, so then I set up cameras, retreated, and waited while J went to collect the vet. She did eventually settle down on her vetbed outside, but she wasn't asleep. And, when the vet arrived, she was her normal self, just with an extra edge because there was a stranger there.
There was no way in hell we could have got anywhere near her if we'd tried. The vet did see her wee, and suspects crystals, so will give us some meds to give her for that, and then on Monday or Tuesday of next week, we'll try to give her a cocktail of more potent drugs to knock her out.
On the plus side, the vet has seen just how bad she is now, so we can come up with a better plan to move it forwards.
First thing was getting the meds into her. Because this is a gel that needs to go in through the mucosal layer, we've been playing with various different things and landed on a quarter of a chicken back being the best bet, since it's small enough for her to keep it in her mouth without dropping it on the floor, but large enough that it takes a while to eat, increasing the exposure of the goo with her gums and top of mouth.
I have to wear latex gloves for this, I was told. I gave her a test piece of chicken to get her revved up for it, then gave her the first of two "loaded" pieces. As she took it from my hand, she also took the end of the glove, which then stretched and pinged back, terrifying her. After that, she wouldn't come near.
Luckily, we've done a lot of work on feeding from her mat station, so I was able to get it into her that way. She wasn't fazed at all by the goo, which was good, so then I set up cameras, retreated, and waited while J went to collect the vet. She did eventually settle down on her vetbed outside, but she wasn't asleep. And, when the vet arrived, she was her normal self, just with an extra edge because there was a stranger there.
There was no way in hell we could have got anywhere near her if we'd tried. The vet did see her wee, and suspects crystals, so will give us some meds to give her for that, and then on Monday or Tuesday of next week, we'll try to give her a cocktail of more potent drugs to knock her out.
On the plus side, the vet has seen just how bad she is now, so we can come up with a better plan to move it forwards.
- Location
- Argyll & Bute, Scotland
What a difficult situation. You did your best Fiona, hopefully better luck when you next try. Poor girl it must be so stressful for her. I feel for you. xx
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
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- Regensburg, Germany
Oh, darn. 
It still sounds like you are going in the right direction. Hopefully the meds help and the next time around the vet can get close enough for a thorough examination.
It still sounds like you are going in the right direction. Hopefully the meds help and the next time around the vet can get close enough for a thorough examination.
Jacqui-S
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- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Not what you are hoping for, but progress none the less.
Hopefully it won't take long for her to build trust back up after "glove gate".
Hopefully it won't take long for her to build trust back up after "glove gate".
That’s a positive, then, even though it didn’t work out as you had hoped.
On YouTube a couple of days ago the video of you with Ginny in the shelter came up on the main page, so I watched it again. It was so moving watching it knowing what we know now. If only Ginny could have seen into the future then too to see what a wonderful life she was about to have.
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
I do keep saying to Ginny that she needs to explain this to the other two. I think the issue is she doesn't want to give up any space on her sofa
- Location
- East Sussex
Sorry the vet visit didn't go according to plan. Hope the next attempt is successful. x
Ah me. The best laid plans and all that. Hopefully the meds help, and also that next time the vet can actually get to examine her.
Naya
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- Location
- Bristol, UK
Sorry it didn’t go as planned. Hopefully next time will be better.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Sorry it didn't happen as you'd hoped, but it was never likely to be easy and it's helpful that the vet now has a better understanding of the problem. I believe you'll get there eventually, it's just going to take time. In the meantime her life is already so much better than it was and you truly are doing a wonderful thing.
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
They're fine. Still a little unsettled and lost some ground with the kerfuffle at the weekend. They're not so bad with me, but very wary of J, which is unfair because he did nothing! The vet had suggested one option for meds for this week, but I suggested another combination that a lot of vets had suggested when I asked for suggestions on a FB group. Our vet needed some time to read up about it, so we're popping in this evening to see what she made of that and hopefully pick the drugs up for a try in the next couple of days. I'll know more later.
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
We were supposed to be having another attempt today, but it wasn't meant to be. ARGH!!!!
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Oh, for the love of all that is holy. The vet was due to come today for Nisha. I gave her the tablets at 12:45, all went swimmingly. J went to collect the vet, and I popped back to my computer to fit in a few more minutes of work. Then I had a panic realising that I hadn't fed the others their...
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