Ash is off to the whitecoats, wish him well please...UPDATE

**Emeraldgreen** · 07-03-2008, 11:17 PM

Prayers going out for Ash! I hope that the vet can find out what is going on. Hopefully nothing serious.
I know you mentioned that the syringe you use to give him water is small but I've also found that if I squirt too quickly I've caused my cats to cough for day or two. Maybe it's this? Hard to say so it's good that your taking him for a full check up and bloodwork.
Maybe the vet will allow you to administer sub-q fluids to Ash at home each week. That way you can get a 100mls in him in about 5-10 minutes.
Hope all goes well with the whitecoats!!!

**carole** · 07-03-2008, 11:27 PM

Actually i don't think he is de-hydrated at all, but i am just being on the safe side as he is drinking a bit less than normal, my friend had her cat in for a dental and they found she was, it also cost another 40 dollars to hydrate her, so i am doing my best to avoid both the trauma for ash and on my pocket lol.

Ash has not been coughing, just sneezing, and he has stopped the trying to bring something up, that was before i did the syringe, so i think it is whatever is wrong with him causing it,anyhow thanks for the thoughts, i will let you know how it all goes ok, i remember the last time they really did not know for sure what was wrong and put it down to a virus, and his heart murmur, so i hope they know a bit more this time.

**MoonandBean** · 07-04-2008, 02:19 PM

Good thoughts going out for Ash...........

**jazzcat** · 07-05-2008, 12:56 PM

How is Ash?

Good thoughts and prayers on the way.

**CathyBogart** · 07-05-2008, 01:46 PM

Good vibes for Ash.

**Anikaca77** · 07-05-2008, 09:09 PM

Prays going out for Ash!

Melissa

**carole** · 07-06-2008, 04:12 PM

Well i have an update for you, been to see the vet on saturday, and as usual Ash was a purrfect angel, he is my most snarly and split purrsonality cat, but at the vets he is just a darling, it was so cute he burrowed his head into the crook of my arm while we were waiting for the vet to come back with his injection, and hid there.

Well it appears it is his teeth, which is what i suspected, they are infected and need the dental as we thought,he did not have a temperature so that was good,he is on a course of antibiotics for a week,and oh how i love pilling that kitty NOT, we wrap the old guy in a towel, as so not to get ourselves hurt, hubby is stronger so he does that, i open his mouth and shoot the pill in with the pill popper,today was less of a struggle than the other days,so we are getting better at it, he also had antibiotics injected on the saturday.

So far there is not much improvement, and he is not fussed on eating much, but i got some nice fishy soft food and he is eating that, the good thing was the vet was happy with his new weight, which is now 5.2 kgs he was 6.7. I had been cutting him down, but of course there maybe other reasons for his weight loss which would not be good, so i am thinking positive and hoping that is not the case here.

Monday the 14th is the day, he will be taken in and have his blood test and they are going to hydrate him all day, apparently this is advised for older cats, and if his blood tests are ok they will go ahead and do the dental on the Tuesday, poor ole guy he won't be impressed being kept in a cage and having that all done, but well it has to be done,of course at this age, they can have an overactive thyroid or kidney problems, if so they will have to be addressed and then his op re-scheduled, i am hoping this does not happen, hubby has a week holidays,and as i do not drive, it will be less of a hassle if we can get it done in that week.

So folks that is the outcome so far, and the cost well, i knew it was not going to be cheap, but i was not prepared for it to be quite so much,yes it will break the bank balance lol, but it just has to be done,of course it is only an estimate, it could go either way, be more expensive or less, i am hoping for the less, and then there will be his treatment, on top of that to pay for, oh i wish vets could be a bit cheaper don't you?

Anyhow there is a huge sense of relief for me to get this under way and get my ole fella healthy again, so fingers and paws crossed the ole guy gets through it ok, he does have a heart murmur, and that worries me, but apparently the vet said they can often appear to have one, just because they are so worked up at being at the vets, interesting i never knew that, i had a new vet and english guy who was brilliant, liked him a lot.