Tubby & Peanut's Mom
10-17-2005, 10:09 AM
Ok, so you've all read Peanut's side of the vet visit (and thank you all so much for all your good thoughts), so here's CJ's side of the story.
I took him in to do allergy testing. Since he's been on pred. his diarrhea has not completely cleared up, but it's so much better. He gained another 1/2 pound (which is a good thing), he is throwing up a lot less and he's shedding less, all of which indicates to me that the nutrients in the food are now being absorbed instead of going right through him. So we want to do allergy testing.
So anyway, they do allergy testing in cats by taking blood - and they need a lot of it. CJ was ok during the exam, although they do have to scruff him because he tries to get away so bad (compared to Peanut who is usually so scared she just lets them do what they want). So they take him in back, and about two minutes later the vet pokes his head back in the room and says they'll have to sedate him to get blood because he was fighting them so much. I completely understood because I know how he is to pill, and that's just a quick open, throw it in, close type of thing where getting blood takes more time and it is really helpful if the cat sits still during it.
I didn't see any stars get put on his chart, but I'm sure they made a notation for future reference. :rolleyes: They didn't want to sedate him then and there because he had eaten. So I have to bring him back another day after having not eaten since the night before. :rolleyes:
The good news is that I asked since he's going to be sedated, is there anything else that needs to be done - like a dental - while he's under. The vet said no, his teeth look fine. Yes, I could do a dental, but he really didn't think it was necessary. He appears to be perfectly healthy in every other aspect besides the diarrhea, so it's just the persistent diarrhea that's at issue here.
So my snotty little boy is a fighter. :rolleyes:
I took him in to do allergy testing. Since he's been on pred. his diarrhea has not completely cleared up, but it's so much better. He gained another 1/2 pound (which is a good thing), he is throwing up a lot less and he's shedding less, all of which indicates to me that the nutrients in the food are now being absorbed instead of going right through him. So we want to do allergy testing.
So anyway, they do allergy testing in cats by taking blood - and they need a lot of it. CJ was ok during the exam, although they do have to scruff him because he tries to get away so bad (compared to Peanut who is usually so scared she just lets them do what they want). So they take him in back, and about two minutes later the vet pokes his head back in the room and says they'll have to sedate him to get blood because he was fighting them so much. I completely understood because I know how he is to pill, and that's just a quick open, throw it in, close type of thing where getting blood takes more time and it is really helpful if the cat sits still during it.
I didn't see any stars get put on his chart, but I'm sure they made a notation for future reference. :rolleyes: They didn't want to sedate him then and there because he had eaten. So I have to bring him back another day after having not eaten since the night before. :rolleyes:
The good news is that I asked since he's going to be sedated, is there anything else that needs to be done - like a dental - while he's under. The vet said no, his teeth look fine. Yes, I could do a dental, but he really didn't think it was necessary. He appears to be perfectly healthy in every other aspect besides the diarrhea, so it's just the persistent diarrhea that's at issue here.
So my snotty little boy is a fighter. :rolleyes: