Good vibes needed for Brucee please....

Also for his mummy who goes to bits like every one else on here when this is something amiss with their babe,especially when it is the lightweight, long,slim,bend at a wrong angle legged boy with magnificent presence & deep down is mum's favourite one who can do no wrong.
Over the last few years Bruce has had big problems with both his sacroiliac joints becoming fixed which in turn put his spine out & we are so lucky to have a vet who is a chiropractor who has always kept him free & moving with ease,after the first few sessions we have taken him up for a quick top up session every three months or so but this time he had to go early as he seemed in a lot of pain & was really miserable,the first week he had completely seized at the back plus all his spine was out,could hear the pops as the vet worked up his back,the second week everything was fine with jumping gear but one spot on his spine was very sore now this week everything started off well but the vet hit another very sore spot but further up the spine so on monday he is coming to work with me to have xrays done,so what does one do but panic,there may be nothing at all wrong,fingers crossed,there may only be slight arthritic changes,he will be nine this month,there could be spondylosis of the spine{ but along with chiro China who had the worst ever spondylosis of the spine & OA of every joint that either of our vets had seen kept mobile without need of pain relief right up to the end}so really I can cope with that but being a mum you think the worse & what ifs start creeping in,also Bruce although very brave at facing things at the vets when he comes home is a real wuss,nothing of course to do with the fact that he knows mummy is wrapped round that bendy front paw,now where is my little boy,will feed the others & pop them out in the pen while I find what I can tempt my litle lover boy with today for brekkie,bless his little white cotton socks....!

Positive thoughts coming your way - but I understand those collywobbles all too well

Poor Bruce and poor you - nothing worse than when our furry babies are ill or suffering.

I hope it's just a bit of a blip and that he can get it sorted out and be comfortable again

Enrique sends cuddles your way ;-)

Louise xx

Oh I hope Bruce is ok. I know what you mean about worrying about them if they're ill. I'm dreadful and if they have to go to the vet for anything I get so wound up it's untrue.:sad1:

Tell Bruce that Teddy is sending him happy wishes :) xx

big hugs from us all xx

Sending you some positive and good vibes all the way from Germany xxx

Sorry to hear about Bruce, jackie. It's perfectly understandable to panic, especially as losing china must still be so raw. They all become so precious to us so fast, and I don't think all the experience in the world makes it any easier when they're not we'll or in pain. Fingers crossed it's a one off. Hugs and licks from me and the furries xxx

Sorry to hear about Bruce. I second your emotion I always worry for the worse and I feel silly getting so emotional. My poor boy has been loved up all week as I just found out he has a stage 2 heart murmur and goes in Monday to see cardio. Loved up so much he is hiding from his mommy. So I am sure Bruce is getting lots of love and he is lucky to have you!

Sorry to hear about Bruce Jackie, big hug to you both from me and Harry x

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Enrique sends cuddles your way ;-)

Louise xx

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Thank Enrique Louise,looking forward to seeing him growing up & thinking "If only"that is even further into the distance now with Bruce getting so upset having the other furries about but fingers crossed when we can get him sorted things will settle down again,on the other hand with the extra attention he is getting & no threat of the water squirter "because he is so poorly"knowing him either way he will play this for all his worth,for the first time for several days he ran out into the garden,had a goood roll round & chirruped at the others,he then saw me watching & went all pathetic,perhaps he realised that being such a weakling had finally got the better of mum & wanted to try & cheer her up a bit...
Thanks everyone will post when I get home Monday anything that has or has not been found up to that point,our bloods get sent away so will not know the results on them until Tuesday..

Poor Bruce :sad2: huge hugs from us x

Thinking of you and Bruce. Best wishes.

Oh Jackie

Poor Brucie, heaps of hugs and healing thoughts from all in this household xxx

Have left my boy at work still a bit bemused by everything but daddy will pick him up in another couple of hours.I am normally in at work if I have anything done to my animals but today was my day for actually being in the op theatre & have to say I felt pig sick handling him & now have ended up with a stinking headache.
Good news is that his spine is fine,boss thinks that because he is so long backed & very lean that perhaps he tweaks it wrong on occasions because {badish bit} in lay terms his hips are completely cream crackered,both have chronic oesteoarthritis in them but we can cope with that,we will take him to see the chiro vet again next week & after him looking at the xrays will work out the best course of action for him,even if he has to go more often & he certainly had seemed better this weekend having been three weeks on the trot,he will have pain relief for the next couple of days having been pulled about but hoping chiro & yes Candes will be trying him on nutraceuticals as well hopefully will be able to avoid long term use of pain killer for a while.
He had his teeth checked at the same time & although he has had bouts of gingivitis from a kitten & the tooth abscess a few weeks ago there were no problems with his mouth at all,no Forls on any teeth,no pockets in the gums which tend to develop with signs of gum disease & although boss done a scale & polish it was with tongue in cheek because there was nothing to remove,not bad for a nine year old cat bless him.
Now have a 24hr wait for blood results,having the whole screening done on him,might as well,I know things can change quickly in animals but we might as well have a starting point.
Had better give the other cats a bit of time because once a certain other one arrives I might just have to have a few extra cuddles,if he forgives me that is....

Fingers crossed for good news tomorrow Jackie! I hope Bruce isn't too cross at being left in the vets! :) x

Somehow missed this thread, so sorry for poor Bruce and his troubles, but isn't he just in the best possible hands, he is a very lucky boy in that respect. Hope he feels better soon xxx

Do I look with it yet....?
Think it is going to take him a little while yet to be back to normal,he looked better than this when I left off work at 2pm so just backs up what we tell clients "When they get home & feel relaxed they could turn very sleepy again"thanks Bruce,still doesn't want to know mum so Shimba looking after his uncle.

I didn't know Bruce was a red! I love him even more now! He's beautiful :) x

:sad2: Poor boy, hope he's much brighter tomorrow x

So good news regarding his spine :smile:, but not so great news regarding his hips:sad1:. Sounds like it'll be easier to manage the hips though than the spine would have been? Poor little lamb, he always looks so energetic in your pics normally - does Pansy P look after him the way he looks after her when she's poorly? Hugs and head bumps from us x

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So good news regarding his spine :smile:, but not so great news regarding his hips:sad1:. Sounds like it'll be easier to manage the hips though than the spine would have been? Poor little lamb, he always looks so energetic in your pics normally - does Pansy P look after him the way he looks after her when she's poorly? Hugs and head bumps from us x

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No Karen Pansy P doesn't look after him at all Shimba is the one left to do the paw holding although this morning as the pen looked a bit cool until the sun worked its way round she did decide it might be a good move to lay at the bottom end of the bed to keep him company,not,she was as far away from him as she could get. Poor old Bruce still doesn't seem to have properly come round,he sat up shook his head & fell flat again & that is where he has stayed,just had phone call from boss to say blood results have come back & are unremakable so at the moment it looks as if his grumpiness is all down to his hips so hopefully get them more comfortable & the old Bruce will come back.I can't believe though that China RIP had so much wrong but got on with life without a moan bless her but Bruce,well say no more.....!
Thanks everyone for being there for me once again,until the next time I can relax ,will now go & tell Bruce to wake up & get his beautiful red bottom into gear.

That's because the lovely China was female and bruce is male!!!

Whoops did I really just type that:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Big hugs to Bruce, he looks like he is nursing the mother of all hangovers in the pic xx

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That's because the lovely China was female and bruce is male!!!

Whoops did I really just type that:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Thanks Helen,mind was going along that track you were just braver than me.
He is still looking drunk,hasn't eaten anything at all today so can't give him his painkiller,have just spent the last few hours pumping fluids into him every half hour & he has just deemed himself capable of making it to the water fountain on his own so hopefully come tomorrow things will be looking brighter,if not back to his favourite place,not,especially if that nasty man sticks the thermometer into a certain spot,he is not amused with that....