It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)
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Got home from holiday and noticed that, although she appeared calm and relaxed, Nimbus's breathing seemed somewhat laboured. Yesterday we took her to the vet who diagnosed possible congestive heart failure or perhaps a viral infection. He drained some fluid from her lung cavity and has put her on diuretics. He hopes to stabilise her breathing enough to get an X-ray today and get blood test results back in short order. Prognosis is apparently not good. Bugger. She's only 7 and the most affectionate cat you could imagine.
We had a conversation with the li'l un, my five year old daughter Niah, about why she can't have a kitten just yet. It's cos Rab (the cat) is old and a bit knackerdy and all his life he had to put up with other cats, all of whom were largely mental and made his life hell. Now he's the last one left he's never been so happy and we plan on letting him enjoy his twilight in peace and quiet. Fair enough
....until three days later, there li'l un is, feeding Rab as she likes to do, while whispering to him "you're old and you're going to die soon so that I can have a kitten"
Starting to wonder if letting her keep feeding him is a Good Thing, for fear of polonium flavour Royal Canin...
Rab, pictured in nicer weather
and just 'cos it's a good pic, this is the original Nya (spelled differently to the li'l un) after whom she was named... kinda. Nya was short for Nyarlathotep, for those who know their Cthulhu. The current Niah is just short
....until three days later, there li'l un is, feeding Rab as she likes to do, while whispering to him "you're old and you're going to die soon so that I can have a kitten"
Starting to wonder if letting her keep feeding him is a Good Thing, for fear of polonium flavour Royal Canin...Rab, pictured in nicer weather
and just 'cos it's a good pic, this is the original Nya (spelled differently to the li'l un) after whom she was named... kinda. Nya was short for Nyarlathotep, for those who know their Cthulhu. The current Niah is just short
Biker's Nemesis said:
Any news on Nimbus.
Thanks to everyone for the best wishes. Some positive news, some not. Her tests came back negative for virus infections. She had an X-ray that showed no unusual lumps or masses, so likely not cancer. She is still on diuretics and has had a second lot of fluid drained from her chest cavity. Breathing is still laboured but slightly better. Looking more and more like heart problems, but the vet who could do an ultra-sound on her heart is away on holiday at present. If all goes well today she may be allowed home. We will feel much happier about that as, if she doesn't have much longer, we'd rather she was relaxed and in familiar surroundings. Fingers crossed.Well Nimbus has been home for 24 hours now. She's had a good sleep and purrs her head off when ever she gets a cuddle or a pat. Nova, our younger Birman, has given her a thorough wash. Not eating yet, but is drinking. So far she is defying any predictions of her imminent demise. We'll just take things day by day and keep an eye on her. It's lovely to have her back.
Nom de ploom said:
8bit said:
Our Sasha, taken yesterday, just wandered into the kitchen and started gobbing off at me about something 
Epic photo! proper evil!wonderful
She genuinely doesn't have an evil bone in her body though, that one. Just caught her mid yowl!Dr_Rick said:
Is she an NFC? She's a very similar shape to our Magnus, especially the ruff and the tail.
Unsure. We got her and another similar-looking, older male from a rehoming center a few years back. They told us they were Maine Coons but we're not totally convinced as they're not as big as MCs we've known and are less chunky. The crazy cat woman that runs the cattery we use thinks they're NFC crosses, which could be right.CR6ZZ said:
Well Nimbus has been home for 24 hours now. She's had a good sleep and purrs her head off when ever she gets a cuddle or a pat. Nova, our younger Birman, has given her a thorough wash. Not eating yet, but is drinking. So far she is defying any predictions of her imminent demise. We'll just take things day by day and keep an eye on her. It's lovely to have her back.
Good to hear 
CR6ZZ said:
Well Nimbus has been home for 24 hours now. She's had a good sleep and purrs her head off when ever she gets a cuddle or a pat. Nova, our younger Birman, has given her a thorough wash. Not eating yet, but is drinking. So far she is defying any predictions of her imminent demise. We'll just take things day by day and keep an eye on hee. It's lovely to have her back.
That's great news..Paws crossed it stays that way!
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