Hi, all! Since Bagheera’s bladder has lost its tone, we suspected that the bladder sphinctor was staying closed and that this was making the expression of his bladder more difficult. We have started Bagheera on a short-acting muscle relaxant twice per day to relax the bladder sphinctor. About an hour after he is medicated, we […]

Hello all, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that Bagheera’s diarrhea cleared up. The bad news is that his bladder has become more distended. This makes it more difficult to express him and increases the risk of rupturing the bladder. We’ve started Bags on a drug that we hope will […]

Hello to all Bagheera’s supporters, Sorry to report that Bagheera’s diarrhea continues. He had an ultrasound the other day which showed some mild lymph node enlargement (near intestines.) We did needle aspirates of the area and sent them to the lab to help with a diagnosis (could be inflammatory bowel disease.) In the meantime, he […]

Hello to all, Bagheera is still having bouts with diarrhea, so we discontinued most of his meds (to see if any of them were causing the diarrhea) & switched his diet. We’ll start reversing the changes to see if we can find the cause of this problem. He may also be causing some of it […]

Hello, …So, beautiful Linx Point Siamese Serena showed up in the lobby and became Bags’ new nemesis. At 10 months old, she was active and eager to play. She didn’t bug Bagheera nearly as much as Tumbles had, though; Serena learned quickly that Toby, another lobby mate, is much more easy-going and eager to make […]