My Katie girl doesn't feel too well. :(

[rg_girlca]

I will try to make this as short as possible. I thought that Katie seemed to be getting a little thin. So I made a point of watching her whenever she went to the food bowl. She would sit in front of it and eat about 3 pieces of dry food and then walk away. I told the hubby that I didn't think that she was getting enough to eat, so I started to feed her wet food and she would gobble it down. So for the past week, I would feed her a tin of wet food (156g). She is not a big eater to start off with, so I divided it up 3 ways, to give her morning, afternoon and at night. I tried to look into her mouth to see how her teeth were, but it isn't easy to do with her. So on Monday I brought her to my vets to get checked out. She has two infected teeth in the back and had a fever of 102.5. Poor baby, no wonder she couldn't eat the dry food, she is in pain. She had blood drawn for, what they call, a Geriatric blood work. Liver, kidneys, thyrhoid, etc, etc., and to see if she would be able to take the anesthetic for a teeth cleaning. My vet called me today to say that all her blood work was fine (Phew) except for the thyrhoid. It is slightly elevated.
She said that the normal range is between 35-50 and Katie's is 58.2. She said that she wanted to consult with a specialist to see if she would need medication for it or not. She called me back tonight to say that medication is not needed at this time and we would be able to go ahead with the teeth cleaning and to see if Katie will need any extractions. She is going in next wednesday for it. On friday she starts her antibiotics and will continue them after her cleaning. Right now she is on anti-inflammatory pills to help with the pain.

Sorry this is so long, but could you please say a little prayer for my precious girl as she is feeling a little under the weather today.

Here is a picture of meowmie with her little sicky.

[lady_zana]

Please feel better soon, pretty Katie! Lots of love coming to you from me and my girls.

[kuhio98]

Awww, of course Katie is in our thoughts and prayers. Sending good thoughts your way.

Kuhio was diagnosed with a hyper thyroid when she was 16. That can account for weight loss also. But, she did fine with medication.

[orangemm]

Oh, poor little Katie....I hope you will be feeling better soon! If your meowmie cuddles you a lot like that I am sure you will be feeling super very quickly!

Hugs and gentle head-bumpies...........

[jenluckenbach]

Prayers for Katie.

Glad you caught the signs of her discomfort. Now she can have her dentistry and start feeling better real soon.

It's also good to know that her blood work came back good.

[furrykidsmother]

Of course good thoughts and prayers to sweet Katie. Hope she is feeling much better real soon!

[catnapper]

Poor Katie, your meowmie is going to take good care of you and make sure your teethies don't hurt you any more. Please be good and take those pills meowmie's going to have to give you so that you can get all better!

[lvpets2002]

So sad Katie girl you dont feel well.. Well you let meowmie & the whitecoats take good care of you & you will feel better in no time.. Me & my girls send you lots lots of whisker purrss & prayers.. Keep us posted ok..

[prechrswife]

Poor baby girl... Hope she feels better very soon.

[Donnaj4962]

Poor Katie! Feel better soon little one. Your Meowmie is worried about you and all of your PT pals want you better soon.

My Tbaitha had the "geriatric blood workup" done also. They suspected thyroid issues, but there was only a slight elevation. I am glad that the white coats recognize our senior cats have special needs and will do what is necessary to help them in their ailments.

By the way, I work with senior citizens at our local council on aging, so I am a little more partial than others may be. And, I have my own little furry senior! Tabby is 17.

[catmandu]

MY FRIEND JEN,HIT THE NAIL,ROGHT ON THE HEAD,AS USUAL.
YOU ARE A VERY GOOD,AND OBSERVANT GUARDIAN,AND THANKFULLY,YOU WERE ABLE,TO TAKE KATIE,INTO THE VETS,BEFORE HER HEALTH,GOT TOO BAD,AND THEY COULD HELP HER.
PRAYERS,ARE COMING,FOR KATIE,AND ANGELS ANGEL,IS THERE,HELPING HER RECOVER.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are going out to poor Katie. Please get well soon Katie.

[Kirsten]

Lorraine, I'm sorry to hear that Katie isn't doing well. Hopefully she will soon feel better and eat again after she has seen a "dentist".

Thyroid problems can be hard, I'm dealing with this myself at the moment, and it makes you feel really bad.

Get well soon, Katie!

Kirsten

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Poor Katie, having a toothache (sp?) is no fun, hey

Don't worry meowmie, after her visit to the dentist, she will be all better again!

[rg_girlca]

Thanks everyone for your well wishes and prayers for my Katie girl.

I think the anti-inflammatory pills are starting to kick in as she seems a little more chipper today and is meowing at me for her food. She is such a good girl to pill also, which makes it so much easier for me.

She starts her antibiotics tomorrow along with Yogurt capsuls/Lactose free, to help ease the side effects of the antibiotics. Vet recommended.

Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate it.