Dexter - needs some attention!

[kimlovescats]

Oh Dexter....I have the same thing. Been getting the Depo shots for a year, and slowly things are getting better for me. I've put back on some weight (I was very skinny there for a while) and while I still have stinky mouth sometimes, my vet thinks I will be able to keep my pearly whites. I also "get" to have a lovely tasting anti-biotic along with my shot (10 days I suffer this indignity) called Antirobe. It helps when the red gums get especially tender.
Every session, I can go longer between shots and antibiotics, so I am getting better. Be patient and thank your mom for taking such good care of you.

Get well soon....



Percy Peapod and the Tribe of 6

Hi Percy! Thanks for sharing your story with me and my meowmmy! I had to take that yucky Antirobe (Clindamycin) too .... but it didn't help me at all .... so I suffered through that for nothing! I hope I don't have to take shots for a whole year ... my vet already said maybe a couple of months ... oh brother! My meowmmy hates to see me losing weight because I have always been her big fluffy boy! Now I'm furry with a bony back underneath. She worries so much about me not eating enough. Then yesterday when she gave me some really yummy wet food, I ate it too fast and "left it" all down the hallway. I sure am glad she saw it and didn't step in it!

Thanks again for sharing with me in this .... purrs, Dexter.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Poor Dexter. I hope that the shots and meds work so he'll be able to enjoy eating his food again.

[kb2yjx]

Dear Dexter,
We, the Campbell Clan of Cats, know what you are talking about!!! Not feeling weel is NO fun. However, try to endure what, we are quite sure, you consider absolute TORTURE, it is the road to wellness. And you know your Mom would NEVER to anything to hurt you!!! We all want you to be well!!!

[momcat]

Hi Groucho, Dex here! I don't like the oowie shot, but even worse is when the vet forces my mouth open. How would she like me to force her to open her mouth when it was all red and puffy and had big sores in it? Meowmmy keeps saying they are only trying to help, but I'm not convinced.
Dex

Hi again Dex! I hear what you're saying about whitecoats forcing things on us that hurt a lot. When I was about 5 months old Meowmie took me to the vet about that getting fixed thing even though I wasn't broken. My vet took blood for a test that showed I was positive for FIP. My vet said because I was under 6 months old maybe I tested positive for my mommycat's antibodies so she did the test two more times. Fortunately I don't have FIP but the only way to be sure was to do those tests. I agree it isn't very polite to force your mouth open like that, but your vet needs to see all those red, puffy, big sores in your mouth so she can know what to do. I can understand why you're not convinced that they're trying to help, how can they be helping when they do things that hurt? Keep in touch, my friend, I'll do whatever I can to help you through all this nastiness... kitty man to kitty man.
Your friend,
Groucho

[kimlovescats]

Thanks, Groucho .... you're a real pal!

Dex

[rg_girlca]

Oh Kim, I am so sorry to hear about your gorgeous boy Dexter. How awful he must feel.

Prayers on the way that the shots and medication will have him on a full and speedy recovery and that he is able to keep his pearly whites.

((((((HUGS)))))) to you Kim as I can only imagine how upsetting this must be for you, knowing that Dexter is in pain like this.

You're such a good meowmie to make sure he is more comfortable and I hope he is able to eat soon so that he can start putting weight back on. Poor baby. Please give him a gentle hug and kiss for me.

[Catty1]

Kim...when I mentioned saline solution, I was thinking of the bottles of saline for contact lenses.

The bottles can shoot a thin stream of saline pretty darn well from several inches.

Dex may not like the taste - but if his mouth is open at all...or you can even gently move his lips, you might be able to squirt some on his gums.

Let me know if you try the yogurt and how Dex likes it...and if it helps.

HUGS