My Poor Storm: Update 11-03-09 Having Ups & Downs

[katladyd]

Poor baby! I hope the vet makes him all better very quickly!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks everyone. I've been working very long hours this week and we supposedly aren't even busy. It's mainly due to some problems we've been trying to iron out and now my department has to do things differently which also takes more time. My boss is out of town and he sure won't like this.

Any way, when I got home one of my cats had thrown up some brown liquid like they do when they have a hairball. I didn't see any hairballs though. I don't know if it was Storm or not. He's still sneezing and sniffling and his left eye waters a lot. His right eye just has some dried up eye crusties in it.

As much as I like long weekends, Monday can't come soon enough. He's still eating so I'm glad that he has a good appetite. Yes, my vets will do blood work and then determine which kind of anesthesia to use on him. I'm sure that he'll be sent home with pain meds or antibiotics if needed.

I have to drop him off between 7-8am and he can't have anything to eat after midnight the night before. They'll call me later in the afternoon to let me know how he's doing and when I can pick him up. I'll update you as soon as I can. Thanks again.

[Barbara]

I have been away for some days so I didn't see that up to now. I hope all will be fixed and fine by tomorrow. Sending best wishes to Storm

[Felicia's Mom]

I'm sorry Storm hasn't been feeling well; sending prayers his way.

[Randi]

I'm sending lots of positive vibes to dear Storm for a good vet visit tomorrow. I hope the Gingivitis will be taken care of and he'll feel all better very soon!

Gentle kisses and purrs from,
Fister and me.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks again everyone. Luckily he's still eating. He's been resting a lot. I've also noticed that he seems a bit more needy for his momma lately. This is probably because he doesn't feel well. I just hope that everything will go well tomorrow and that he'll feel a lot better after his teeth cleaning and possible extractions are all over. I probably won't be able to update you until Monday evening because I don't have access to a computer at work.

When I was reading about cats teeth in one of my many cat books, it said that cats living in hard water areas eventually develop tartar stains on their teeth. I've never heard that hard water can cause this. I live in a very hard water area. When I fill up their 3 bowls I do use tap water from my bathroom sink for the water bowl in my bedroom and the other two are filled with tap water from my sink that has been filtered which I also drink.

I also found out that when a cat eats dry food that this encourages chewing which stimulates the flow of saliva. Saliva contains substances which fight off bacteria. Unfortunately Storm has to eat a lot of canned food mixed with water because of his urinary problems. He does get some dry also. I need to find out what would be good to give Storm to chew on that he'll enjoy to help his teeth. I'd also prefer that it be grain free if possible. I know that they sell dental chews. Sorry this post is so long. I'll update you again when I can. Thanks again.

[columbine]

Smudge, Storm's Boston twin, is bonkers over Indigo Moon, a grain-free dry food made by Solid Gold. He absolutely loves it!

Love, Columbine

[moosmom]

Poor Storm. I hope that the cleaning will help get rid of all the other symptoms.

Mollie Rose (RB) had terrible allergies which cause her nose and eyes to run and relentless sneezing. She was diagnosed with kitty asthma and allergies. I kept her comfortable with Chlortrimeton. God I miss her!!