Sending you good thoughts and prayers for Specs! Those sore toofies will feel all better real soon, Specs!:love:
Sending you good thoughts and prayers for Specs! Those sore toofies will feel all better real soon, Specs!:love:
I'm glad that you took him to the vet when you did. Sometimes meowmies just know when something isn't right with their babies. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way for a quick recovery.
Specs hid in the basement and I had to crawl on my belly to get him out from under the Hoosier cabinet. Normally I would've let him alone but the swelling in his face was bad and I was concerned about bleeding. I brought him in bed w/me and he stayed for a while but he just couldn't relax. He'd lie on his side for a short time, then he'd just sit up. He looked so uncomfortable. I kept checking on him during the night and at 2:00 AM I had a nature call and he took that opportunity to jump out of bed and go downstairs. There are no litter boxes on the main floor and I was concerned that he'd have to go and would be too weak or dizzy to walk upstairs to the spare litter box so I kept checking on him. Finally, I decided to let him be. This morning when I got up at 6:00, he was standing in the hallway.
Hopefully, he'll feel like eating a little canned food this morning b/c I have to give him his antibiotic. It's a liquid but I imagine it'll bother his stomach if he doesn't have food in him. I also have more pain meds to give him but that makes me nervous b/c I have to be out for several hours today. I don't want him stumbling around. At least the swelling in his face has gone down somewhat but I'd still appreciate those prayers.
Awwwww Specs - you just don't know what hit you - do you??? Just relax and take it easy, and you'll be feeling lots better in no time, and all this will just seem like a bad dream.
Mary - I'm sure he's going to be just fine. I'm certain he's just totally spooked by the whole ordeal and doesn't understand why he feels like he does. Imagine going to sleep, and waking up and feeling like a big old bus ran over you! :eek: Add to that, that he's a Fraidy to start with - well is it any wonder that he's acting like he is?????
Prayers continue for his speedy recovery, from me :love: and the Fuzzbuttz. :love::love:
I just got off the phone w/Dr. Lee. He said that it more than likely is the pain med Buprinex that's causing him to act that way. He said that it acts like morphine. He also said that those two teeth were so rotten that he had to use a drill to get them out, that it was like removing wisdom teeth in an adult, so no wonder his little mouth is so sore!
Specs refused soft canned food this morning and he still hasn't drunk any water or used the litter box and that really had me concerned. Again, Dr. Lee said not to worry but if it continues to call him back and that I can give Specs a subQ treatment if he still refuses water. I'm going to buy some baby food and add a little water and syringe it into his mouth at Dr. Lee's suggestion.
I just wish I had seen those bad teeth sooner. I checked his gums and the teeth that he would allow me to see but it's no wonder that he wouldn't let me check his back molars. He was probably in so much pain and I had no way of knowing. I'll tell ya, I really wish God would've given our furkids the power of speech just when they're sick or in pain. (Otherwise, I'd go nuts w/all the yacking around here. Yodie talks too much as it is. LOL)
I feel better after having talked w/Dr. Lee. He always makes me feel better. Now, to make my boy Specs feel better......
Thanx for all the kind words and prayers, my PT family. It's so appreciated. :love:
Hugs Mary, you are doing great, checking in w/the doc and so on.
Considering what you have described, I wouldn't expect him to eat at all today. It must hurt just to open his mouth, and if the meds are making him "loopy," eating is not going to help.
Praying for healing and recovery to kick in soon. Once you stop the morphine-like meds,it may take 12 hours for that to clear his system.
Can you confine him to one room for a day or 2? I had to chuckle at you down on the floor to get him out from under a cabinet, but I'm sure it wasn't funny, you were too worried about him.
Well, I always have food, water and a litter box set up in the guest room for just such situations and I put him in there and he did not like it one bit. He shrieked and shrieked and I didn't want to stress him any more than he'd already been so I brought him downstairs. He seemed to be ok there but there are so many tight places to get into in the basement and, of course, he found one instantly. I probably did look like a crazy cat lady crawling on my belly to drag him out from under the Hoosier but if he had been bleeding, I'd never be able to tell b/c it's so dark under there. Fortunately, the bleeding has stopped.Quote:
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Dr. Lee said that Specs wasn't coming out of the anesthesia as quickly as he'd like so he gave him something to bring him out of it and he actually jumped up. That's what he thinks got the bleeding going. He also said that I could switch him to Tramadol twice a week b/c Buprinex kills the pain but it also causes depression, which could be another reason why Specs doesn't want to eat or drink. He just doesn't care to do much of anything. I'll wait and see how he is when I get home this evening. I sure don't want him to be in any more pain than he has to be but I want him to eat just a little something and definitely to drink water.
Hi Mary, I am sure you are tired from being up in the night and worrying about your boy. (Hugs to you) I totally understand; I would have been concerned also. It sounds as if you did everything you could. He probably was just reacting to the pain meds. I kept reading your posts and was relieved to see that he is behaving more normal today. I agree that it is scary when our beloved pets do not act "right", especially after any med procedure. Keep us posted. Kay in NC
Poor baby, he sounds so pitiful amd I know he is worrying you... Hopefully in a week he will be all better and you both can relax..
When I came home a little while ago, I went to the basement to check on Specs and he actually came out from under the Hoosier cabinet but he didn't want to get too close to me. LOL I fed the rest of the Fur Posse and he turned up his nose so I made the baby food liquid that Dr. Lee suggested. Specs started lapping it up before I could syringe it but it must have hurt his mouth to do even that. So I squirted several syringes full in his mouth and when he finally turned his head away, I assumed he was satisfied. Back down into the basement he went, though. At least he has an appetite albeit a small one. I think I'll forego the Buprinex and if he seems to be in pain, then I'll give it to him but I'm hoping he'll be more like himself once he no longer has that in his system. I've tried to snap a pic of him but he keeps turning away and it's also hard to snap a pic while I'm on my belly. LOL His face isn't as swollen as yesterday. He looked like a chipmunk w/his cheeks full of nuts.
:love: Good News that he is eating some.. Just getting some liqs in him is good.. Poor Baby Specs.. Sending Lots of Prayers & Huggss.. keep us posted ok..
Mary, I was so glad to read that Specs ate some of the mixture you squirted in his mouth. That's good that you got some food & liquids in him. You're doing good! Later tonight he might eat some more ?? Kay in NC
Poor Specs! Dental stuff is always so uncomfortable. I am glad to hear he is feeling a little better and eating something even if he does need a little help from a syringe. Hugs for you too Mary!
It sounds like things are going in positive direction; keep it up, Specs! We're all here for you and your Mom! :love:
awe... poor boy. He definitely must be feeling some pain from the surgery, plus add in the med that acts like morphine, he probably felt a little out of it.
Glad he seems to be doing better!!! I'll still keep up the thoughts and prayers for him! Please give him and gentle scritch if you can. HUGS to you, Mary!
It amazing how a little bit of food can go a long way when it comes to recovery and you, Mary, amaze me too. You are an angel to your fur posse....
Healing vibes and prayers on the way. :love::love::love:
I guess he's forgiven me. I was on the sofa w/Creamsicle and he came up to me and wanted up on the sofa, so I lifted him and he snuggled in and put his paw on my face. Kitty love. :love:
Specs ate on his own this morning, not baby food, but the regular canned food. I was going to make the baby food mixture for him but I guess he was too hungry b/c he jumped right in and began eating w/the rest of the Fur Posse. He didn't eat much but it was enough for him, I guess, and definitely encouraging to me. :D
Mary, What wonderful news that Specs is eating on his own. Gosh, our pets really do scare us when they are sickly, dont they? I too would have been so concerned. It sure sounds as if he is on the path now to total recovery. In a few days he will feel like a new cat with no hurting teeth and he wont be as sore in his mouth. Great news! Kay in NC, Thur Jan 13
Oh, that is just WONDERFUL progress! He is clearly recovering from his ordeal.
Just keep giving him the tender loving care you always give your animals, Mary, and I bet he'll be good as new before long.
Great news! Continue on the path to good health, Specs!
I am so happy to hear Specs is eating on his own! Love and headbumpies ( gentle ones) to Specs.:D
Good news for your sweet boy! Keep getting better, Specs. :love:
I just finished reading this whole thread - and I am so glad that the good news just keeps coming in about Specs. What you have been through Mary is very draining. How nice that you have been rewarded with a sweet touch of a paw on your cheek.
Mary could you tell us more about the baby food that you gave Specs and how you prepared it. It is something that I need to use for Rascal from time to time.
This is wonderful news.:) I do remember that whenever I gave my cats the Buprinex sp? that it would cause them to just want to sleep all the time and they too didn't want to eat. I hope that now Specs will recover quickly without any more setbacks.
Gini, I just bought a small jar of chicken baby food, watered it down to a little thicker than broth consistency and syringed it into this mouth. Easy as pie! :)
:love: Keep us the good healing Specs.. So good to hear your feeling much better..
Moosmom, how is sweet Specs today? I hope he-- and you-- are having a good day!
Specs is doing better every day. He's even trying to eat a little cat chow. I'm sure his mouth is still sore but the antibiotic will help clear up the infection and he'll heal. Thank goodness. Btw, I'm Medusa. LOL ;)Quote:
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