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

[Anikaca77]

Prays going out for Ash!

Melissa

[carole]

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.

[Catty1]

Hope all is well for Ash and he can have the surgery with no complications.

PT Prayers going out.

And...do you have a PayPal account, Carole?

(Don't be shy!)

[carole]

Aww Candace you are a sweetie,yes i have a pay pal account that i have not used since 2005, but we will manage it don't worry, i hope no-one thought i was asking.

It is a very cold day down under today, all the kitties are surrounding the oil heater, ash is cozy as can be, sitting on his lovely pillow, i bought this pillow for my own aches and pains, it is filled with like sand or wheat,not sure which, you cannot heat it like a wheat pack though, i found it no good, but thought it would be great for Ash, he has arthritis in his back legs and front paw, he simply loves it, looks so comfy, he is eating better this afternoon, so i think he is picking up a bit, and the pilling is getting easier, i think we are getting better at it lol.

Well just adding a bit more , it is now a day later and Ash has picked up, he is certainly more interested in his food, of course he is getting whatever he wants, lol, and the day is cold but filled with brilliant sunshine, he is basking in the sun on the verandah with Ellie-Mae,so fingers and all paws crossed he is on the mend.

[pitc9]

Sounds like he's starting to feel better, I hope he's able to have the surgery!

[carole]

Me too, yes he is much better today and interested in eating, i guess the antibiotics have now kicked in and are doing their stuff, another cold but sunny day down under, he loves just sunning himself on the verandah all day long, we are getting so good at pilling him now and he is being a good patient too now,it just takes patience and practice lol.

[jenluckenbach]

Best of luck to Ash. I am sure the dental will help him feel better in no time.