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Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
Suddenly, without warning, LauraM exclaimed (3/9/2009 11:48 AM):
On Mar 9, 8:18 am, jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, jmc exclaimed (3/6/2009 6:56 PM): I'm starting to get worried about her. Y'all that have read my posts, know that she's been thin, I thought due to our continuing argument over her food preferences - canned, which she needs due to cystitis, is my choice, she prefers dry, which even with prescription dry she had attacks. Well, grooming her yesterday I noticed I could feel her ribs way more than I want to, and her coat condition has deteriorated. And I've realized she's been slowly leaving more and more food in her bowl - didn't really eat any today, only a little last night. She's also been quieter, spending a lot of time on her warmer pad, when she's not begging to sit on my lap. I tried feeding her some dry - Wellness Core - and she turned that down, but I think she just doesn't like the Core. I'll get her something more to her liking tomorrow. Not an emergency, but got her in early Monday morning. She's an older cat, and past blood tests have indicated low-level kidney problems, I'm really hoping she's not sick, and is just stubborn. Hopefully the vet can offer some useful advice. We're seeing the primary vet of the clinic. Purrs for Meep would not go amiss. jmc Update: Well, she's got issues - mostly dental; vet's hoping that's what is causing Meep to be under the weather. Both her big molars will have to be removed, apparently. Also, she now officially has arthritis in both her hind legs (felt by palpitation) - inevitable considering she's had luxating patellas for years (probably from birth). And, her murmur is a bit worse, pushing a 4 from the grade 3 it's been for years. And I'm told that the small head-thrust motion I see sometimes is a sign she's feeling nauseous. So we got a name of a cardiologist, go there before the dental. Got Clavamox for any bacterial issues she may have from the teeth that might be in her hear valves as well. Big ol bottle of laculose for her constipation issues. And a variety of foods to test to see if Meep will eat them. She doesn't weigh any less than she did the last visit, but vet felt she had less muscle mass. I feel bad for her. Two techs tried to take her blood pressure and had a devil of a time finding her pulse with the little ultrasoundy device thingy (no idea what it's called). Long enough that Meep went from scared to restless to almost angry. They had to call in a third tech, who finally did get her pulse. Luckily, her BP is still normal. She'll get her legs x-rayed during the dental, to make sure there's no bone cancer in those legs that's making her feel bad. My poor kitty. She's falling apart as bad as I am, we're both getting older, I guess I knew she was due for a dental, had put it off because didn't want to get it done while she was stressing before/during/after the overseas move, but looks like I waited too long. And as usual, she ate as soon as she came home from the vet, one of her little idiosyncrasies: Apparently vet visits make her hungry. jmc- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thank you for the update. I'm so sorry to hear your kitty is suffering. You're doing what you can for her, which is good. When are the molars coming out? Might be another month. I can only take so much time off for work, so whenever I can, I schedule Meep's stuff for every other Monday (I work a compressed schedule). Not to mention the cost - it cost me $400 today (mostly for the lab work to be done). I'm told to expect another $500 for the cardiologist, and from $700 - $900 for the dental which will include xrays of her hind legs (making sure there's no bone cancer brewing where her legs are sore). Owch. I can afford it, but not all at one time. OMG, it got expensive around here! Her medical bills are more than mine (and at least I have insurance)! I'll try to get her to the cardiologist within the next two weeks, and see what he says. Meep improved over the weekend and is back to normal now, so far she likes the food the vet sent home with her, so we'll see. jmc |
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Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
On Mar 9, 2:48*pm, jmc wrote:
Suddenly, without warning, LauraM exclaimed (3/9/2009 11:48 AM): On Mar 9, 8:18 am, jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, jmc exclaimed (3/6/2009 6:56 PM): I'm starting to get worried about her. *Y'all that have read my posts, know that she's been thin, I thought due to our continuing argument over her food preferences - canned, which she needs due to cystitis, is my choice, she prefers dry, which even with prescription dry she had attacks. Well, grooming her yesterday I noticed I could feel her ribs way more than I want to, and her coat condition has deteriorated. *And I've realized she's been slowly leaving more and more food in her bowl - didn't really eat any today, only a little last night. *She's also been quieter, spending a lot of time on her warmer pad, when she's not begging to sit on my lap. *I tried feeding her some dry - Wellness Core - and she turned that down, but I think she just doesn't like the Core. *I'll get her something more to her liking tomorrow. Not an emergency, but got her in early Monday morning. *She's an older cat, and past blood tests have indicated low-level kidney problems, I'm really hoping she's not sick, and is just stubborn. *Hopefully the vet can offer some useful advice. *We're seeing the primary vet of the clinic. Purrs for Meep would not go amiss. jmc Update: Well, she's got issues - mostly dental; vet's hoping that's what is causing Meep to be under the weather. *Both her big molars will have to be removed, apparently. *Also, she now officially has arthritis in both her hind legs (felt by palpitation) - inevitable considering she's had luxating patellas for years (probably from birth). And, her murmur is a bit worse, pushing a 4 from the grade 3 it's been for years. *And I'm told that the small head-thrust motion I see sometimes is a sign she's feeling nauseous. So we got a name of a cardiologist, go there before the dental. *Got Clavamox for any bacterial issues she may have from the teeth that might be in her hear valves as well. *Big ol bottle of laculose for her constipation issues. *And a variety of foods to test to see if Meep will eat them. She doesn't weigh any less than she did the last visit, but vet felt she had less muscle mass. I feel bad for her. *Two techs tried to take her blood pressure and had a devil of a time finding her pulse with the little ultrasoundy device thingy (no idea what it's called). *Long enough that Meep went from scared to restless to almost angry. *They had to call in a third tech, who finally did get her pulse. *Luckily, her BP is still normal. She'll get her legs x-rayed during the dental, to make sure there's no bone cancer in those legs that's making her feel bad. My poor kitty. *She's falling apart as bad as I am, we're both getting older, I guess *I knew she was due for a dental, had put it off because didn't want to get it done while she was stressing before/during/after the overseas move, but looks like I waited too long. And as usual, she ate as soon as she came home from the vet, one of her little idiosyncrasies: *Apparently vet visits make her hungry. jmc- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thank you for the update. *I'm so sorry to hear your kitty is suffering. *You're doing what you can for her, which is good. *When are the molars coming out? Might be another month. *I can only take so much time off for work, so whenever I can, I schedule Meep's stuff for every other Monday (I work a compressed schedule). *Not to mention the cost - it cost me $400 today (mostly for the lab work to be done). *I'm told to expect another $500 for the cardiologist, and from $700 - $900 for the dental which will include xrays of her hind legs (making sure there's no bone cancer brewing where her legs are sore). *Owch. *I can afford it, but not all at one time. *OMG, it got expensive around here! *Her medical bills are more than mine (and at least I have insurance)! I'll try to get her to the cardiologist within the next two weeks, and see what he says. *Meep improved over the weekend and is back to normal now, so far she likes the food the vet sent home with her, so we'll see. jmc- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for letting me know. Believe me, I can totally relate when it comes to the expenses of our beloved kitties. I've spent a lot on Hobbes in the last couple months. Around $2K. And with this economy, it's even harder. Have you heard of Care Credit? I use it for Hobbes. It allows me to pay off the bill in three, six or twelve months (depending on the amount charged) with no interest. You can use it for yourself too. I think it's carecredit.com. I have no affiliation with this whatsoever. I've only used it for Hobbes. |
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Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
So we got a name of a cardiologist, go there before the dental. *Got Clavamox for any bacterial issues she may have from the teeth that might be in her hear valves as well. *Big ol bottle of laculose for her constipation issues. *And a variety of foods to test to see if Meep will eat them. FYI, Clavamox may make Meep go off her food. If this happens, please call your vet and ask for a new medication. Two of our cats have had this problem, which is not uncommon with this medication. |
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Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
On Mar 10, 9:12*am, wrote:
So we got a name of a cardiologist, go there before the dental. *Got Clavamox for any bacterial issues she may have from the teeth that might be in her hear valves as well. *Big ol bottle of laculose for her constipation issues. *And a variety of foods to test to see if Meep will eat them. FYI, Clavamox may make Meep go off her food. If this happens, please call your vet and ask for a new medication. Two of our cats have had this problem, which is not uncommon with this medication. That happened with Hobbes. I forget what he changed to do, but changing that enabled Hobbes to eat again. |
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Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
Suddenly, without warning, LauraM exclaimed (3/10/2009 6:03 PM):
On Mar 10, 9:12 am, wrote: So we got a name of a cardiologist, go there before the dental. Got Clavamox for any bacterial issues she may have from the teeth that might be in her hear valves as well. Big ol bottle of laculose for her constipation issues. And a variety of foods to test to see if Meep will eat them. FYI, Clavamox may make Meep go off her food. If this happens, please call your vet and ask for a new medication. Two of our cats have had this problem, which is not uncommon with this medication. That happened with Hobbes. I forget what he changed to do, but changing that enabled Hobbes to eat again. Maybe that's why the instruction boiled down to, "get her eating, get her pooping THEN start the Clavamox". She's been on it before but I can't remember if she had eating issues or not then. I'll have to find her some extra-tasty junk food for then. jmc |
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Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
On Mar 9, 8:18*am, jmc wrote:
Suddenly, without warning, jmc exclaimed (3/6/2009 6:56 PM): I'm starting to get worried about her. *Y'all that have read my posts, know that she's been thin, I thought due to our continuing argument over her food preferences - canned, which she needs due to cystitis, is my choice, she prefers dry, which even with prescription dry she had attacks. Well, grooming her yesterday I noticed I could feel her ribs way more than I want to, and her coat condition has deteriorated. *And I've realized she's been slowly leaving more and more food in her bowl - didn't really eat any today, only a little last night. *She's also been quieter, spending a lot of time on her warmer pad, when she's not begging to sit on my lap. *I tried feeding her some dry - Wellness Core - and she turned that down, but I think she just doesn't like the Core. *I'll get her something more to her liking tomorrow. Not an emergency, but got her in early Monday morning. *She's an older cat, and past blood tests have indicated low-level kidney problems, I'm really hoping she's not sick, and is just stubborn. *Hopefully the vet can offer some useful advice. *We're seeing the primary vet of the clinic. Purrs for Meep would not go amiss. jmc Update: Well, she's got issues - mostly dental; vet's hoping that's what is causing Meep to be under the weather. *Both her big molars will have to be removed, apparently. *Also, she now officially has arthritis in both her hind legs (felt by palpitation) - inevitable considering she's had luxating patellas for years (probably from birth). And, her murmur is a bit worse, pushing a 4 from the grade 3 it's been for years. *And I'm told that the small head-thrust motion I see sometimes is a sign she's feeling nauseous. So we got a name of a cardiologist, go there before the dental. *Got Clavamox for any bacterial issues she may have from the teeth that might be in her hear valves as well. *Big ol bottle of laculose for her constipation issues. *And a variety of foods to test to see if Meep will eat them. She doesn't weigh any less than she did the last visit, but vet felt she had less muscle mass. I feel bad for her. *Two techs tried to take her blood pressure and had a devil of a time finding her pulse with the little ultrasoundy device thingy (no idea what it's called). *Long enough that Meep went from scared to restless to almost angry. *They had to call in a third tech, who finally did get her pulse. *Luckily, her BP is still normal. She'll get her legs x-rayed during the dental, to make sure there's no bone cancer in those legs that's making her feel bad. My poor kitty. *She's falling apart as bad as I am, we're both getting older, I guess *I knew she was due for a dental, had put it off because didn't want to get it done while she was stressing before/during/after the overseas move, but looks like I waited too long. And as usual, she ate as soon as she came home from the vet, one of her little idiosyncrasies: *Apparently vet visits make her hungry. jmc That's an encouraging report, though. My late 18 year old cat got very sick and it turned out he needed a dental when he was 13. He came through it fine and lived another 5 years. I certainly understand about the $$. I've been through that many times and am now going through it getting stray cats spayed and neutered. Hope the clavamox works. It seems as though my 13 year old cat needed clindamycin when he had dental issues and it did the trick until he had his dental. Candace |
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