As some of you know, Lucky had a Dental procedure done yesterday, to fix a crossbite that was creating holes on the roof of her mouth, making her stopping to eat.
Anyways, I am concerned about a few things... I am a little sad that she is hiding from me and seems to be traumatized from the whole thing...
Lucky was the one kitty who did not hide from me... Not anymore. She got here as a shy cat, and it took me a LONG time, and a LOT of work, and a LOT of patience to get where I am with her not, and to gain her trust...
To see her in hiding again completely breaks my heart in a thousand pieces... And this is just the first day of giving her meds... I can not even imagine how our relationship will be by the end of the 10th day
Something else that happened today that scared me a lot was that she aspirated the meds this morning. I shot the antibiotics on her mouth, and a some seconds later she had a weird cough, sounded like a VERY congested child, like she had a lot of fluids in her lungs.... which brings me to the following scary issue:
Yesterday, when I picked her up from surgery, the Surgeon Vet Tech came out, and said that there was a concern that she was very congested during the procedure, and in looking through her records, they saw that she had been taken to the vet for a cough back in October.
Then he asked if I had tested her for FIV??? Since this issue had never been resolved since October? FIV???
In my mind the issue HAS been resolved - Lucky is not coughing, or sneezing, or congested at home at all, and I am with her 24x7, 7 days a week... This caught me by surprise...
But The cough this morning did scare me, as it did sound like congestion... so.... Since I had to take Hope in for her shots anyways, I made a point to discuss Lucky too.
My vet looked at Lucky's x-ray from October, and saw that there was no congestion, no fluids, nothing that showed anything of concern.
He also said that the cough this morning is consistent with aspiration, and not congestion.
As far as yesterday, he said the it could very well be extra salivation due to stress.
He said that if she has no symptoms at home - no cough, no sneezing, no congestion.... there is not even a concern. He is not worried about it at all.
Just to watch her, and if she shows signs of congestion that doesn't go away, then take her in... But he was not worried...
What do you all think of this?
Oh, and how do I prevent aspiration? Clindrops taste awful, she doesn't eat wet food, so I can not mix it with anything...
Anyways, I am concerned about a few things... I am a little sad that she is hiding from me and seems to be traumatized from the whole thing...
Lucky was the one kitty who did not hide from me... Not anymore. She got here as a shy cat, and it took me a LONG time, and a LOT of work, and a LOT of patience to get where I am with her not, and to gain her trust...
To see her in hiding again completely breaks my heart in a thousand pieces... And this is just the first day of giving her meds... I can not even imagine how our relationship will be by the end of the 10th day
Something else that happened today that scared me a lot was that she aspirated the meds this morning. I shot the antibiotics on her mouth, and a some seconds later she had a weird cough, sounded like a VERY congested child, like she had a lot of fluids in her lungs.... which brings me to the following scary issue:
Yesterday, when I picked her up from surgery, the Surgeon Vet Tech came out, and said that there was a concern that she was very congested during the procedure, and in looking through her records, they saw that she had been taken to the vet for a cough back in October.
Then he asked if I had tested her for FIV??? Since this issue had never been resolved since October? FIV???
In my mind the issue HAS been resolved - Lucky is not coughing, or sneezing, or congested at home at all, and I am with her 24x7, 7 days a week... This caught me by surprise...
But The cough this morning did scare me, as it did sound like congestion... so.... Since I had to take Hope in for her shots anyways, I made a point to discuss Lucky too.
My vet looked at Lucky's x-ray from October, and saw that there was no congestion, no fluids, nothing that showed anything of concern.
He also said that the cough this morning is consistent with aspiration, and not congestion.
As far as yesterday, he said the it could very well be extra salivation due to stress.
He said that if she has no symptoms at home - no cough, no sneezing, no congestion.... there is not even a concern. He is not worried about it at all.
Just to watch her, and if she shows signs of congestion that doesn't go away, then take her in... But he was not worried...
What do you all think of this?
Oh, and how do I prevent aspiration? Clindrops taste awful, she doesn't eat wet food, so I can not mix it with anything...
I am not squirting back on her throat anymore, as I am afraid of her aspirating it... So she just needs to deal with the awful bitter taste. I am squirting on the bottom of her mouth or her cheek, or wherever, slower, and waiting for her to swallow... She doesn't like it, but I figure it is safer...
