Re: Pets chit chat thread
I think the medication was making her too lethargic and she probably had an upset tummy from the antibiotics. We've just temporarily given up on giving her the meds until I can squeeze another vet visit in, soon (my only day off is one of the two days they're closed)... and her appetite seems to be crawling back.
She's on Vetprofen (every 12 hrs), Gabapentin (every 12 hrs), Fish Oil, Glucosamine + MSM supplements and some granules (I forget the name of it, at the moment).
She was on antibiotics and anti-itch medicine to treat the bacterial skin infection. We managed to get her to take meds in one form or another until the antibiotics were done, but after that is when she was getting extremely fussy. Thinking back now, I'm almost positive that she probably had an upset tummy because of the antibiotics. That's why I prefer not to take them myself, too.
She's making positive progress toward eating but is still refusing medication.
She's still wagging her tail and comes to the door when I get home, but I can tell by how she walks that her legs are stiff and achy. She's too brave to let it show how much she's in pain, I'm sure. I'm somewhat familiar with the method of giving her medication through the back of the mouth, but was struggling to get it done without feeling like I was hurting her. I may need to have a tech show me the proper way, it's been a long time that I had to do that and cats are much easier for me than dogs. Cat teeth don't intimidate me as much as a dog's mouth full of pointy chompers.
I want to move forward with the chest x-ray and ultrasound of her spleen (they found a mass on her spleen a couple of weeks ago but aren't sure what it is). The reason why I haven't already done it is because I'm not sure I could afford any sort of treatment or surgery following it anyway... so I'm not sure if the x-rays and ultrasound are even worth it.
Like, all of the emotions are surging through me daily and I'm afraid I am turning into the person that can't let go when it's time.
I think the medication was making her too lethargic and she probably had an upset tummy from the antibiotics. We've just temporarily given up on giving her the meds until I can squeeze another vet visit in, soon (my only day off is one of the two days they're closed)... and her appetite seems to be crawling back.
She's on Vetprofen (every 12 hrs), Gabapentin (every 12 hrs), Fish Oil, Glucosamine + MSM supplements and some granules (I forget the name of it, at the moment).
She was on antibiotics and anti-itch medicine to treat the bacterial skin infection. We managed to get her to take meds in one form or another until the antibiotics were done, but after that is when she was getting extremely fussy. Thinking back now, I'm almost positive that she probably had an upset tummy because of the antibiotics. That's why I prefer not to take them myself, too.
She's making positive progress toward eating but is still refusing medication.
She's still wagging her tail and comes to the door when I get home, but I can tell by how she walks that her legs are stiff and achy. She's too brave to let it show how much she's in pain, I'm sure. I'm somewhat familiar with the method of giving her medication through the back of the mouth, but was struggling to get it done without feeling like I was hurting her. I may need to have a tech show me the proper way, it's been a long time that I had to do that and cats are much easier for me than dogs. Cat teeth don't intimidate me as much as a dog's mouth full of pointy chompers.
I want to move forward with the chest x-ray and ultrasound of her spleen (they found a mass on her spleen a couple of weeks ago but aren't sure what it is). The reason why I haven't already done it is because I'm not sure I could afford any sort of treatment or surgery following it anyway... so I'm not sure if the x-rays and ultrasound are even worth it.
Like, all of the emotions are surging through me daily and I'm afraid I am turning into the person that can't let go when it's time.
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