Boo Bear; I'm worried

**Medusa** · 02-12-2010, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by Catty1

Mary...is Boo going to have a visit with Dr Lee? Just to see if a med will help?

Hugs and prayers....

No, I don't have a vet visit planned for him. We already discussed what my options are if senility should occur again in any of my cats. I can put him on Selegilene but there's no guarantee that it will work; it didn't for Puddy. I can give him the B vitamin shots but they really sting and Dr. Lee said that they even have problems injecting cats w/it after the first one b/c they're so painful. I may talk to Dr. Lee about giving Boo subQ's and that way I can inject the B's right into the port in the bag of Ringers.

I have a situation here, though, w/my local vet. She's upset w/me b/c I didn't take Pidge back to her when she was diagnosed w/cardiomyopathy but I was only following her advice to take her to Dr. Lee b/c she needed an ultrasound and my local vet doesn't have the machine and she admitted that she can't read an ultrasound anyhow. But I continued to buy the Ringers and B vitamins from her b/c she's less than 10 min. away and Dr. Lee is 45 min. away. She became very upset and dressed me down in the lobby in front of people, telling me that she didn't want to sell me any more Ringers after that. So. I either make the trip to Dr. Lee's or I pay the ridiculous shipping fees so I'm undecided as to what to do at this juncture. I'll call Dr. Lee on Monday and discuss it w/him. Boo has been quiet all night and today, too, so I've had a bit of reprieve and, most importantly, so has he.

**Catty1** · 02-12-2010, 06:33 PM

Perhaps Dr Lee can talk to your other vet? Or maybe you can since enough time has gone by? Does she know that Pidge has passed on?

Prayers for you and Boo boy.

**Medusa** · 02-12-2010, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Catty1

Does she know that Pidge has passed on?

No, she doesn't know. I sent her a Christmas card and I didn't get one from her as usual so I took that to mean that she's still angry that I haven't been going to her. I've started a letter to her half a dozen times to tell her about Pidge but I've never sent it. I plan on sending it tomorrow to see if that will soften her in case I do have to start Boo on subQ's.

**jennielynn1970** · 02-12-2010, 06:40 PM

I hope you can find something that will work for Boo, poor boy. Wish there was some way that you could reassure him at night when he gets like that, maybe keeping him only in your room would work??

As for that local doctor, and her behavior towards you previously, she would never get any of my business again. Never. She should have been more considerate of what was going on, and she should never have taken her frustrations of the day (which is probably what it was) out on you in front of everyone in the lobby. Shame on her unprofessional attitude.

**Medusa** · 02-12-2010, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by jenn_librarian

I hope you can find something that will work for Boo, poor boy. Wish there was some way that you could reassure him at night when he gets like that, maybe keeping him only in your room would work??

As for that local doctor, and her behavior towards you previously, she would never get any of my business again. Never. She should have been more considerate of what was going on, and she should never have taken her frustrations of the day (which is probably what it was) out on you in front of everyone in the lobby. Shame on her unprofessional attitude.

Well, I cut her plenty of slack b/c she has MS and she works long hours, has a farm and a wild life rescue, so she works tirelessly for animals. I think she just plain doesn't remember that she told me to go to Dr. Lee or perhaps she was expecting me to go back to her after Dr. Lee saw Pidge but that would have been silly to have gone to both vets. I've always gone to her for the routine stuff and Dr. Lee for the special cases but now she won't even sell me Clomicalm so I have to pay shipping on it, too, b/c I have 4 cats on it.

**kb2yjx** · 02-12-2010, 06:45 PM

MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!HUGS!!!!!!!! Sandra I sent you a pm!!!

**Catty1** · 02-12-2010, 08:28 PM

Is there another vet nearby? Maybe not as close as your old vet, but closer than Dr Lee?

Glad Boo is having a quiet night. {{{hugs}}}

**pomtzu** · 02-13-2010, 06:41 AM

Mary - I just can't figure this out, but maybe you have the answer.

Why do they say B injections sting? I have given myself B injections for years, and never had them sting.

**Medusa** · 02-13-2010, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by pomtzu

Mary - I just can't figure this out, but maybe you have the answer.

Why do they say B injections sting? I have given myself B injections for years, and never had them sting.

I honestly don't know, Ellie, but both vets said the same thing and Slick's vet told her that also.