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"TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ...
TED finally called with the thyroid tests today. They came back A-OK. So his thyroid is good, his kidneys are good, his liver levels were elevated, his eye isn't healing up, he lost a tooth, he has a galloping heart beat and high blood pressure. Could just be heart disease. Not much we can do. I am going to have his chest x-ray'd to see if his heart is enlarged. If it is then it's pretty obvious, if not we will continue to treat the hypertension and see how it goes. I am going to finish up the eyedrops and give her a call on Friday to set up the X-ray. TED and I talked and she doesn't seem to think he is an unhealthy kitty by any means. She is just stating the facts. Because he is eating and drinking just fine, taking his medicines like a good boy and is much less lethargic she doesn't see any need for any evasive testing. So I'm not sure what's wrong with The Dust. He's just moving into his senior years and I will be here to make them as comfortable, loving and fun as I can. I know that Dusty is getting back to his rotten self because last night he "postured" with DH over who was going to use up most of the ottoman. Dusty was oozed out over about 3/4 of it and DH had his feet on the very, very edge. DH attempted to gain more ground and Dusty attacked like a rattlesnake and sank his teeth right into DH's foot. I asked him if it hurt as much, I mean, after all he only has 3 canines to dig in with now. DH just gave me a dirty look, Dusty jumped off and hmmmfffdd his way to the food bowl only to return 2 minutes later to reclaim his space. DH didn't budge so now Dusty had to hang off the edge. LOL. TJ I am glad to hear that TED thinks Dusty is reasonably healthy; we will keep on sending him back-to-normal purrs, and soothing purrs to his worried mom. ------ Krista |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
... TJ and The Dust wrote: TED finally called with the thyroid tests today. They came back A-OK. So his thyroid is good, his kidneys are good, his liver levels were elevated, his eye isn't healing up, he lost a tooth, he has a galloping heart beat and high blood pressure. I didn't know cats GOT high blood pressure! (One learns something new every day.) Purrs and prayers for your baby, whatever the problem is. Who knew. I have done a lot of research on the internet and it's surprisingly common and can set off numerous secondary problems. Leading one is sudden blindness when the retina detaches from the eye. I have been taking Dust to a "cat only" vet and they had the equipment to take his blood pressure. Not all vets have this. They shaved his back leg and put the little cuff around it. Then we waited a bit for him to get comfy and calm then they take the readings much like they do in humans. His blood pressure was borderline so it's not way out there.... he is taking Norvasc, which is the same stuff my grandma takes for her hypertension. He only gets 1/2 of the pill a day. Since he is almost 15 pounds this is okay. In cats they recommend a 1/4 of the tablet for 10 pounds and under of cat. This pill is so teeny I am glad I can just halve it. I don't even have to pill him I just slip it in with the wet food and he inhales it! TJ |
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Hoping and purring that Dusty is having high blood pressure which can be
controlled by medicine, -- Polonca & Soncek "TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ... TED finally called with the thyroid tests today. They came back A-OK. So his thyroid is good, his kidneys are good, his liver levels were elevated, his eye isn't healing up, he lost a tooth, he has a galloping heart beat and high blood pressure. Could just be heart disease. Not much we can do. I am going to have his chest x-ray'd to see if his heart is enlarged. If it is then it's pretty obvious, if not we will continue to treat the hypertension and see how it goes. snip |
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TJ and The Dust wrote:
TED finally called with the thyroid tests today. They came back A- OK. So his thyroid is good, his kidneys are good, his liver levels were elevated, his eye isn't healing up, he lost a tooth, he has a galloping heart beat and high blood pressure. Could just be heart disease. Not much we can do. I am going to have his chest x-ray'd to see if his heart is enlarged. If it is then it's pretty obvious, if not we will continue to treat the hypertension and see how it goes. I am going to finish up the eyedrops and give her a call on Friday to set up the X-ray. TED and I talked and she doesn't seem to think he is an unhealthy kitty by any means. She is just stating the facts. Because he is eating and drinking just fine, taking his medicines like a good boy and is much less lethargic she doesn't see any need for any evasive testing. So I'm not sure what's wrong with The Dust. He's just moving into his senior years and I will be here to make them as comfortable, loving and fun as I can. I know that Dusty is getting back to his rotten self because last night he "postured" with DH over who was going to use up most of the ottoman. Dusty was oozed out over about 3/4 of it and DH had his feet on the very, very edge. DH attempted to gain more ground and Dusty attacked like a rattlesnake and sank his teeth right into DH's foot. I asked him if it hurt as much, I mean, after all he only has 3 canines to dig in with now. DH just gave me a dirty look, Dusty jumped off and hmmmfffdd his way to the food bowl only to return 2 minutes later to reclaim his space. DH didn't budge so now Dusty had to hang off the edge. LOL. TJ Purrs for you and Dusty. -- Adrian A House Is Not A Home, Without A Cat. |
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In article , "TJ and The Dust" wrote: attempted to gain more ground and Dusty attacked like a rattlesnake and sank his teeth right into DH's foot. I asked him if it hurt as much, I mean, after all he only has 3 canines to dig in with now. DH just gave me a dirty look, Dusty jumped off and hmmmfffdd his way to the food bowl only to return 2 minutes later to reclaim his space. DH didn't budge so now Dusty had to hang off the edge. LOL. I'm really glad Dust is getting back to his old self. Suz Iron Chef Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Chocolate heals all wounds. |
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"TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ... TED finally called with the thyroid tests today. They came back A-OK. So his thyroid is good, his kidneys are good, his liver levels were elevated, his eye isn't healing up, he lost a tooth, he has a galloping heart beat and high blood pressure. Could just be heart disease. Not much we can do. I am going to have his chest x-ray'd to see if his heart is enlarged. If it is then it's pretty obvious, if not we will continue to treat the hypertension and see how it goes. I am going to finish up the eyedrops and give her a call on Friday to set up the X-ray. TED and I talked and she doesn't seem to think he is an unhealthy kitty by any means. She is just stating the facts. Because he is eating and drinking just fine, taking his medicines like a good boy and is much less lethargic she doesn't see any need for any evasive testing. So I'm not sure what's wrong with The Dust. He's just moving into his senior years and I will be here to make them as comfortable, loving and fun as I can. I know that Dusty is getting back to his rotten self because last night he "postured" with DH over who was going to use up most of the ottoman. Dusty was oozed out over about 3/4 of it and DH had his feet on the very, very edge. DH attempted to gain more ground and Dusty attacked like a rattlesnake and sank his teeth right into DH's foot. I asked him if it hurt as much, I mean, after all he only has 3 canines to dig in with now. DH just gave me a dirty look, Dusty jumped off and hmmmfffdd his way to the food bowl only to return 2 minutes later to reclaim his space. DH didn't budge so now Dusty had to hang off the edge. LOL. TJ Glad to hear Dusty is feeling "frisky" again -- it's hard to grow old; he's very lucky to have loving slaves like you, TJ. Christine |
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