carole
12-13-2009, 03:59 PM
Well this saturday we had to take the girls for their routine examination and vaccine, which was overdue by six weeks, i was feeling bad about that, and also noticed poor Ellie's mouth had flared up quite badly, so i knew we had to get some more intervention for her to help her along, she has chronic gingivitis,it was indeed the right time to get this done.
Her mouth was pretty bad, poor wee thing despite her permanent steroid treatment, it is such a cruel disease ,as there is so little that really can help,so poor wee girl had three injections and a worm tablet,one for her flu,one for two week steroid and antibiotics, it appears we will just have to get these injections every so often to boost her along.
Nikki sailed through,both girls were terrified and Nikki my vocal girl let us know all the way out there, they were both panting with mouths wide open, Ellie is so scared when she is weighed she just stays on the scales and then she starts trembling,good news though her weight has maintained and the vet was very pleased with that, i certainly stand over her and make her eat,as i know it is important she keeps her weight up, she is 4.1 kgs which is just a nice weight for her, she is not a really big cat and still nicely covered.
On the down side the vets are now telling us to vaccinate yearly again, the new vaccine lasted two years, which was a big relief financially for us, but because no-one bothers much to vaccinate, there has been a big rise in the outbreak of cat flu, typical the people who look after their pets properly end up paying the price, so that is another strain on the pocket,was dissappointed to hear that, i knew Ellie needed yearly because of her condition,but was ok with that.
$165 dollars later, eek, i said if to the vet if only it were cheaper to vaccinate everyone would do it, he agreed saying it is a catch 22 situation.
Ellie was not at all well that day, and very sleepy, too many drugs,but is picking up now, still not eating that well, very fussy about her food and not eating that much, but hopefully she will pick up again in a day or two.
Her mouth was pretty bad, poor wee thing despite her permanent steroid treatment, it is such a cruel disease ,as there is so little that really can help,so poor wee girl had three injections and a worm tablet,one for her flu,one for two week steroid and antibiotics, it appears we will just have to get these injections every so often to boost her along.
Nikki sailed through,both girls were terrified and Nikki my vocal girl let us know all the way out there, they were both panting with mouths wide open, Ellie is so scared when she is weighed she just stays on the scales and then she starts trembling,good news though her weight has maintained and the vet was very pleased with that, i certainly stand over her and make her eat,as i know it is important she keeps her weight up, she is 4.1 kgs which is just a nice weight for her, she is not a really big cat and still nicely covered.
On the down side the vets are now telling us to vaccinate yearly again, the new vaccine lasted two years, which was a big relief financially for us, but because no-one bothers much to vaccinate, there has been a big rise in the outbreak of cat flu, typical the people who look after their pets properly end up paying the price, so that is another strain on the pocket,was dissappointed to hear that, i knew Ellie needed yearly because of her condition,but was ok with that.
$165 dollars later, eek, i said if to the vet if only it were cheaper to vaccinate everyone would do it, he agreed saying it is a catch 22 situation.
Ellie was not at all well that day, and very sleepy, too many drugs,but is picking up now, still not eating that well, very fussy about her food and not eating that much, but hopefully she will pick up again in a day or two.