Bobby went to the ER vet tonight

[Freedom]

Bobby is doing ok, his eyes are looking better with three days of meds.

This afternoon he will be going to visit the white coats. In all the excitement of theTNR project, he never was tested for feline aids / feline leukemia! I can't believe I missed that step. I make cerain to do that testing for any newbie who has no medical records coming with him. Saturday the ER vet asked me about it and that is when I realized I hadn't done the testing. One (or both?) of those could be a factor with his eye infections.

Last eveing he fell asleep in my lap for over 2 hours. I watched a lot of TV I didn't need, as Dad was already in bed and the remote was out of reach. I didn't want to disturb Bobby, he was so calm and peaceful sitting with me.

As an aside, four of the cats are going for their annual checkups and shots this afternoon, so I will be taking 5 of them in.

[Taz_Zoee]

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Last eveing he fell asleep in my lap for over 2 hours. I watched a lot of TV I didn't need, as Dad was already in bed and the remote was out of reach. I didn't want to disturb Bobby, he was so calm and peaceful sitting with me.
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Isn't it amazing what we will do to not disturb our furkids?? I've slept in some strange positions so I wouldn't disturb Tazmoe.

I hope Bobby is better soon and that none of the other kitties "catch" anything.

[Medusa]

Be sure to have your vet check for an ear polyp while you're there. My Yodie's head was tilted that way and it was because of an ear polyp which you can't see unless the vet looks for it. That is until it grows and then you'll be able to see it but by then your cat will be miserable. I have a sneaking suspicion that my Yodie's ear polyp is growing back and she has an appt. next week when my vet comes back from vacation. Good luck.

[Freedom]

Thanks all.

Mary, the vet did check, no ear polyp. Nothing to see at all, no mites, no infection, ears are both clear. Everyone who has looked at him - the TNR vet, the ER vet, and my regular vet - have said it seems he had some nerve damage from an untreated ear infection. It does happen, especially with the ferals.

Unfortunately, Bobby's blood test for feline aids did not come back negative. However, it didn't actually come back positive, either! So he has to be retested in a month. Liz just had the test done on her Max, so I put Bobby's info there. Look at post #15 here:
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...3&page=1&pp=15

His eyes are looking bright and clear this morning, so that is clearing up quite well. We've done 4 days of the 1 day meds; I get some in his eyes, most all over his face and over me! I may have to buy another tube before the 10 days are up!!!

[Medusa]

Ok good. Just wanted to alert you. Yodie's ear polyp grew downward instead of upward and he had to sedate her to look in her throat and sho nuf, there it was. I'm glad it's not a polyp. As for the other news, we'll hold a positive thought that all is well.