Wednesday, October 14, 2020

A CAT, A WALK AND TWO PIGS

I have been worried about Kim the Cat for a while now.  She has had bowel issues  and last time I took her to the vet she said it could be a tumour but gave her some antibiotics and other tablets (forget what they were now).  Anyway, she seemed to get a bit better for a while.  At breakfast today we decided it would be an idea to take her back to the vets.  I phoned them and was told there was an appointment in 15 minutes so everything stopped and we got there just in time.  We saw the other vet  and his diagnosis is the same but he told us that it is not painful and she should be alright until she either refuses to eat or loses control.  She eats and drinks a lot and is still losing weight but seems happy.  Since we lost Sophie she has blossomed and roams the whole house whereas before she kept to "her half".  The vet did give her a steriod injection that should last five days and said that if it helps I can get some tablets to give her so we shall see.  The main thing is that she is not in pain.  She is sitting with me now.

We took her home and did a couple of jobs then headed out to check the walk from A.H. Reed Park to the Whangarei Falls for the Parkinson group as we have not done that since the July Floods.  It is a beautiful day and we enjoyed getting out for the walk.




This is the wash station for boots to help stop kauri dieback spreading.



This is some corrugated iron from a shed that had been destroyed in the floods.  There were a lot of trees uprooted.



This is a lovely old chestnut tree.





On the way back we came across this pair of Captain Cooker pigs that must have escaped from a nearby property.  They were very tame.  I phoned the council to let them know.




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  1. Those pigs are having a fun walk about, finding new foods to eat. That is a pretty area for your walk. I hope your cat is doing well.

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    1. Yes, the pigs were enjoying themselves. At least cat seems happy enough.

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  2. Those Pigs look exactly like our local Wild Boar; ours aren't particularly friendly!

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    1. One of them came up to me and seemed friendly enough.

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  3. Another wonderful place for a walk. NZ does well keeping all these paths and tracks in such good condition. And I presume when you phoned about the pigs that someone listened and something will be done. Unlike hete

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    1. Yes, the lady on the phone took all the details and thanked me very much for letting them know. I have the council number in my phone so that I can do that at the time - I reckon that if they don't know about a problem then they can't do anything about it.

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  4. Another good walk.
    One wishes that one could speak Cat....it is hard having to guess.

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    1. Exactly. She seems happy but eats and drinks huge amounts which seem to go straight through.

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  5. Poor wee Kim, she hasn't got kidney issues has she? I know I've had cats over the years who have lost weight and vets have said it's related to that, hope she's ok.

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    1. Unfortunately, both vets say a tumour so it will be a matter of time. As long as she is happy and not in pain.

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