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Shamrock's rough day
I've been lurking and reading and sending silent purrs lately, but
I wanted to share poor Shamrock's Monday. I dropped him off yesterday for a dental because his breath has been really rank, and when I went to brush his teeth (which I do not keep up with, bad meowmie), his gums bled easily. I was a little worried about anesthesia and the use of Clomicalm for the last year, so I left a note reminding the vet that he's on it. To compensate, she gave him less anesthesia than she normally would, and he did well throughout the procedure, and all of his blood values were in the normal range (tests done before procedure) including BG; I'd had his blood sugar tested due to him being on steroid shots for most of his life. I picked him up around 5pm yesterday and he was still really out of it. We got home and I had to leave him in the carrier for a couple of hours because he couldn't walk. He'd plop down in uncomfortable- looking positions, so I just wanted to keep him still. He wouldn't sleep, and kept banging his head on the carrier door, so I took him downstairs and let him out to see if he was ok to let him "walk it off". Scarlett and Rhett were freaked out by how he acted, so I closed them out of the downstairs family room, and it was just he and I. I had to put the downstairs cat tree in another room so he wouldn't climb it, and he wondered around walking in circles, strangely silent. He was itchy from a flare-up (he had a depo shot yesterday for that) and when he tried to lick and bite his itches, he'd fall over. I felt so bad for him. I had to sit on the floor to keep him from trying to jump on the couch because he just couldn't make it. He wouldn't let me hold him, he was just too out of it and not interested in sitting still. After another 2 hours, he finally meowed. Then he wouldn't shut up. LOL The vet said he couldn't eat because it could make him sick, but against her orders, I gave him licks of baby food off of a spoon because a little sustanance can bring them around faster if it doesn't make them sick. He kept it down, and seemed so hungry that I gave him another spoonful over a half-hour period of time. He was finally acting back to normal, and it was bed-time. I took him in my room, closed out everyone else, and he slept in the crook of my arm the entire night without moving. This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. -- Cheryl |
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Shamrock's rough day
Cheryl Sellner wrote:
I've been lurking and reading and sending silent purrs lately, but I wanted to share poor Shamrock's Monday. I dropped him off yesterday for a dental because his breath has been really rank, and when I went to brush his teeth (which I do not keep up with, bad meowmie), his gums bled easily. I was a little worried about anesthesia and the use of Clomicalm for the last year, so I left a note reminding the vet that he's on it. To compensate, she gave him less anesthesia than she normally would, and he did well throughout the procedure, and all of his blood values were in the normal range (tests done before procedure) including BG; I'd had his blood sugar tested due to him being on steroid shots for most of his life. I picked him up around 5pm yesterday and he was still really out of it. We got home and I had to leave him in the carrier for a couple of hours because he couldn't walk. He'd plop down in uncomfortable- looking positions, so I just wanted to keep him still. He wouldn't sleep, and kept banging his head on the carrier door, so I took him downstairs and let him out to see if he was ok to let him "walk it off". Scarlett and Rhett were freaked out by how he acted, so I closed them out of the downstairs family room, and it was just he and I. I had to put the downstairs cat tree in another room so he wouldn't climb it, and he wondered around walking in circles, strangely silent. He was itchy from a flare-up (he had a depo shot yesterday for that) and when he tried to lick and bite his itches, he'd fall over. I felt so bad for him. I had to sit on the floor to keep him from trying to jump on the couch because he just couldn't make it. He wouldn't let me hold him, he was just too out of it and not interested in sitting still. After another 2 hours, he finally meowed. Then he wouldn't shut up. LOL The vet said he couldn't eat because it could make him sick, but against her orders, I gave him licks of baby food off of a spoon because a little sustanance can bring them around faster if it doesn't make them sick. He kept it down, and seemed so hungry that I gave him another spoonful over a half-hour period of time. He was finally acting back to normal, and it was bed-time. I took him in my room, closed out everyone else, and he slept in the crook of my arm the entire night without moving. This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. aw, poor Shamrock. I'm glad to hear he's ok now. Don't you just love them? Lily & her mama |
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Cheryl Sellner wrote:
This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. So glad he is back to normal. Poor Shamrock, what a lousy day he had of it. Give him a scritch from me. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Cheryl Sellner wrote:
I've been lurking and reading and sending silent purrs lately, but I wanted to share poor Shamrock's Monday. I dropped him off yesterday for a dental because his breath has been really rank, and when I went to brush his teeth (which I do not keep up with, bad meowmie), his gums bled easily. I was a little worried about anesthesia and the use of Clomicalm for the last year, so I left a note reminding the vet that he's on it. To compensate, she gave him less anesthesia than she normally would, and he did well throughout the procedure, and all of his blood values were in the normal range (tests done before procedure) including BG; I'd had his blood sugar tested due to him being on steroid shots for most of his life. I picked him up around 5pm yesterday and he was still really out of it. We got home and I had to leave him in the carrier for a couple of hours because he couldn't walk. He'd plop down in uncomfortable- looking positions, so I just wanted to keep him still. He wouldn't sleep, and kept banging his head on the carrier door, so I took him downstairs and let him out to see if he was ok to let him "walk it off". Scarlett and Rhett were freaked out by how he acted, so I closed them out of the downstairs family room, and it was just he and I. I had to put the downstairs cat tree in another room so he wouldn't climb it, and he wondered around walking in circles, strangely silent. He was itchy from a flare-up (he had a depo shot yesterday for that) and when he tried to lick and bite his itches, he'd fall over. I felt so bad for him. I had to sit on the floor to keep him from trying to jump on the couch because he just couldn't make it. He wouldn't let me hold him, he was just too out of it and not interested in sitting still. After another 2 hours, he finally meowed. Then he wouldn't shut up. LOL The vet said he couldn't eat because it could make him sick, but against her orders, I gave him licks of baby food off of a spoon because a little sustanance can bring them around faster if it doesn't make them sick. He kept it down, and seemed so hungry that I gave him another spoonful over a half-hour period of time. He was finally acting back to normal, and it was bed-time. I took him in my room, closed out everyone else, and he slept in the crook of my arm the entire night without moving. This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. Poor Shamrock, I'm glad he's feeling better now. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Poor baby!!!! I"m glad he seems better now. Poor little guy.
"Cheryl Sellner" wrote in message ... I've been lurking and reading and sending silent purrs lately, but I wanted to share poor Shamrock's Monday. I dropped him off yesterday for a dental because his breath has been really rank, and when I went to brush his teeth (which I do not keep up with, bad meowmie), his gums bled easily. I was a little worried about anesthesia and the use of Clomicalm for the last year, so I left a note reminding the vet that he's on it. To compensate, she gave him less anesthesia than she normally would, and he did well throughout the procedure, and all of his blood values were in the normal range (tests done before procedure) including BG; I'd had his blood sugar tested due to him being on steroid shots for most of his life. I picked him up around 5pm yesterday and he was still really out of it. We got home and I had to leave him in the carrier for a couple of hours because he couldn't walk. He'd plop down in uncomfortable- looking positions, so I just wanted to keep him still. He wouldn't sleep, and kept banging his head on the carrier door, so I took him downstairs and let him out to see if he was ok to let him "walk it off". Scarlett and Rhett were freaked out by how he acted, so I closed them out of the downstairs family room, and it was just he and I. I had to put the downstairs cat tree in another room so he wouldn't climb it, and he wondered around walking in circles, strangely silent. He was itchy from a flare-up (he had a depo shot yesterday for that) and when he tried to lick and bite his itches, he'd fall over. I felt so bad for him. I had to sit on the floor to keep him from trying to jump on the couch because he just couldn't make it. He wouldn't let me hold him, he was just too out of it and not interested in sitting still. After another 2 hours, he finally meowed. Then he wouldn't shut up. LOL The vet said he couldn't eat because it could make him sick, but against her orders, I gave him licks of baby food off of a spoon because a little sustanance can bring them around faster if it doesn't make them sick. He kept it down, and seemed so hungry that I gave him another spoonful over a half-hour period of time. He was finally acting back to normal, and it was bed-time. I took him in my room, closed out everyone else, and he slept in the crook of my arm the entire night without moving. This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl Sellner" wrote in message
... He wouldn't let me hold him, he was just too out of it and not interested in sitting still. After another 2 hours, he finally meowed. Then he wouldn't shut up. LOL The vet said he couldn't eat because it could make him sick, but against her orders, I gave him licks of baby food off of a spoon because a little sustanance can bring them around faster if it doesn't make them sick. He kept it down, and seemed so hungry that I gave him another spoonful over a half-hour period of time. He was finally acting back to normal, and it was bed-time. I took him in my room, closed out everyone else, and he slept in the crook of my arm the entire night without moving. This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. Awwwww - big hugs and lots of scritches to Shamrock for feeling so crummy there for a while. I always cheat and give them little bits of food early too :-) Susan M Otis and Chester |
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On 2006-03-01, Cheryl Sellner penned:
This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. Poor guy. I'm glad he's bounced back now. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Susan M wrote:
Awwwww - big hugs and lots of scritches to Shamrock for feeling so crummy there for a while. I always cheat and give them little bits of food early too :-) Susan - how's Otis doing? Is he feeling any better? Joyce |
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Shamrock's rough day
Cheryl Sellner wrote:
I've been lurking and reading and sending silent purrs lately, but I wanted to share poor Shamrock's Monday. I dropped him off yesterday for a dental because his breath has been really rank, and when I went to brush his teeth (which I do not keep up with, bad meowmie), his gums bled easily. I was a little worried about anesthesia and the use of Clomicalm for the last year, so I left a note reminding the vet that he's on it. snip The vet said he couldn't eat because it could make him sick, but against her orders, I gave him licks of baby food off of a spoon because a little sustanance can bring them around faster if it doesn't make them sick. He kept it down, and seemed so hungry that I gave him another spoonful over a half-hour period of time. He was finally acting back to normal, and it was bed-time. I took him in my room, closed out everyone else, and he slept in the crook of my arm the entire night without moving. This morning, he was back to being my baby Shamrock again. With better breath. I'm so glad to hear all went well. You take such good care of Shamrock, Cheryl. Best wishes and purrs, Polonca and Soncek |
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... Susan M wrote: Awwwww - big hugs and lots of scritches to Shamrock for feeling so crummy there for a while. I always cheat and give them little bits of food early too :-) Susan - how's Otis doing? Is he feeling any better? Thanks for asking Joyce. I'm not decided yet on what to do with Otis. He's still licking his lips like crazy but seems to have given up on actual barfing at this time. He had an episode of this about 6 months ago and it cleared up on its own. I'm torn between being concerned that its a symptom of something more serious and worried that I'd do too many unnecessary and expensive tests. Hmmmm.... Susan M Otis and Chester |
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