paw licking -- urgent?

On 2006-07-02, Karen penned:
On 2006-07-02 00:17:45 -0500, "Monique Y. Mudama"
said:

Honestly, because I saw her lip look a little swollen, I suspect
it's the EGC showing up in a new place. That's unfortunate, but so
far the lip has responded very well to a steroid shot, so I hope
the paw will, too.

Oh that is possible. I didn't think of that! Sugar has not seemed to
have had a flare up since winter. Hers went away on it's own. She
seems very restless and bored these days and I don't know why! I
think maybe she can't sleep as well because she is itchy?

Her lip looked pretty bad today.

Did you just let Sugar's EGC run its course? I've tried to get Oscar
a shot before it looked too nasty ... so far I guess she's had maybe
three outbreaks, about one every 6 months ...


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On 2006-07-04 01:23:08 -0500, "Monique Y. Mudama" said:

On 2006-07-02, Karen penned:
On 2006-07-02 00:17:45 -0500, "Monique Y. Mudama"
said:

Honestly, because I saw her lip look a little swollen, I suspect
it's the EGC showing up in a new place. That's unfortunate, but so
far the lip has responded very well to a steroid shot, so I hope
the paw will, too.

Oh that is possible. I didn't think of that! Sugar has not seemed to
have had a flare up since winter. Hers went away on it's own. She
seems very restless and bored these days and I don't know why! I
think maybe she can't sleep as well because she is itchy?

Her lip looked pretty bad today.

Did you just let Sugar's EGC run its course? I've tried to get Oscar
a shot before it looked too nasty ... so far I guess she's had maybe
three outbreaks, about one every 6 months ...

Sugar's had started receding by the time I took her in (black cat,
black lip, I really wasn't sure it was swollen for few days). I think
the vet was happy because they don't like giving the depo shots a lot.
My vet gave us chlorapamirine for allergies, but with Sugar's touchy
tummy, that seemed to upset her, so I haven't been giving it. I'm
wondering if I should try again, but here we spent all last night up
with her being sick and not feeling well I am taking her to the vet
tomorrow. I gave her a .25 pepcid this morning and she is doing better
now. I don't know *what* is wrong with her! It's so frustrating

Karen wrote:
snip we spent all last night up with her being
sick and not feeling well I am taking her to the vet tomorrow. I
gave her a .25 pepcid this morning and she is doing better now. I don't
know *what* is wrong with her! It's so frustrating


Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

We saw TED. Oscar wasn't happy about this; I have the puncture wounds
to prove it.

Nothing definitive on the paws; the lip may be EGC or may just be
irritation from licking so much. Oscar has an E collar and I am
somehow supposed to get the pink stuff in her mouth twice a day for a
week. snip
If the E collar doesn't work in keeping her away from her paws, I'll
have to tape a baby sock on her instead -- right. I really hope the E
collar stays on and keeps her from being able to reach those paws.
For one thing, I don't think I'd survive trying to put socks on my
cat. For another, it limits the pink spray when trying to give her
the antibiotics.

Frankly, I think I'm screwed anyway. Oscar is actually much more
sedate at the vet's than at home, and she was a complete terror at the
vet's today.

Since we got home, she's been trying to outrun the collar. No luck so
far.


Lots of purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

On 2006-07-04, Karen penned:
On 2006-07-04 01:23:08 -0500, "Monique Y. Mudama"
said:

Did you just let Sugar's EGC run its course? I've tried to get
Oscar a shot before it looked too nasty ... so far I guess she's
had maybe three outbreaks, about one every 6 months ...

Sugar's had started receding by the time I took her in (black cat,
black lip, I really wasn't sure it was swollen for few days). I
think the vet was happy because they don't like giving the depo
shots a lot. My vet gave us chlorapamirine for allergies, but with
Sugar's touchy tummy, that seemed to upset her, so I haven't been
giving it. I'm wondering if I should try again, but here we spent
all last night up with her being sick and not feeling well I am
taking her to the vet tomorrow. I gave her a .25 pepcid this morning
and she is doing better now. I don't know *what* is wrong with her!
It's so frustrating

Oscar's lip looks a lot better; I'm not sure if it did that on its
own or if it reacted to the antibiotics or the steroid cream on her
paw.

I'm so glad that you now have a handle on why Sugar is ill. Does
the EGC bother her at all? Oscar doesn't seem to care at all when
she gets an outbreak; eats the same, plays the same, no apparent
behavioral effect. So if it comes down to choosing between treating
anything that's bothering her vs. the EGC, I'll worry about the EGC
later.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:39:54 -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

On 2006-07-01, mlbriggs penned:

Have you been able to examine the claws to see if they are intact?
Or if a claw may have penetrated a pad? MLB

Not very easily. Claws appear to be in good condition, unbroken and
not long enough to have hurt her. The inspection caused Oscar to make
noises kind of like a sprinkler system just starting up. Definitely
not a happy kitty. (DH can hold her belly-up like a baby, and she
puts up with it. I try it and she uses foul language. I told him it's
because animals tend to have great tolerance for abuse by children,
and she must think he's a great big little kid.)

Her pads seem warm, but all four paws seem fairly warm. I can't now
recall whether her paws normally feel warm. The one paw she's licking
so much doesn't seem warmer than the rest. It may be a little swollen
-- hard to tell with all the fur and her distinct dislike of me
messing with her legs.



One time when Princess (RB 16) seemed to be favoring a paw, I decided to
check (not easy) and discovered one of her claws had grown into the pad.
The Vet's assistant had to hold her while the Vet cut it out. I felt
I was responsible for not being more attentive, but she was always so
sweet. MLB