Oliver has had a flemy chest and snotty nose the last few days. His arthritis also isn’t good and he was due for another shot of Vetacortyl to keep him going. He’s gone off his food and if you know Oliver you know that’s serious. He’s still drinking heaps though. He’s lost about 0.5kg. He got scratched on the nose a couple of weeks back and the vet says that’s when he will have caught the cold off another cat.

The vet plied me with drugs. In addition to the Vetacorty there’s Fortekor for his kidneys, Vibravet (antibotics) for his cold, Bisolvon which should clear his nose, and more k/d biscuits. He also suggested putting Oliver under a blanket in his cage with steaming Vix cold vapours. If Oliver continues to loose weight there’s another steroid he’d like him on to turn protein into muscle mass. Ollie has lost quit a bit of muscle from his legs with the arthritis.

Have to go back next week to see how Oliver is going.