Our BooBoo will be 19 years old in February 2015. He's doing well for an old guy as is his litter sister, Ms. Pepe. Boo has some allergy problems and so he receives an antibiotic shot and a steroid shot every 4 months, when his sinuses get really bad.
I noticed a couple weeks ago that, when he tried to jump into one of the kitchen chairs after breakfast, he missed the chair and tumbled to the floor. He also fell off the back of the sofa, hit the stair railing, and landed on the steps, rolling down the steps, until he got back to his feet. Well, that scared me, so we moved the sofa out into the living room a bit and put a large dog pillow behind the couch. That way, if he falls again, he'll land on the pillow (although since his fall, he really hasn't attempted to get on the back of the couch anymore). We also bought steps for him to get to our bed....and he does use the steps. Didn't take him long to figure that out. He limps around, mainly in the morning or when he first awakens from his naps; he's really stiff and it takes him a while to get moving properly. But he's an oldie-but-goodie and we are dealing. He's also deaf (we think that's a result of his sinus problems).
He does have arthritis in his hips and the arthritis has gone into his right knee area, too. We've been giving him Dasuquin capsules in his breakfast and that seems to be helping a bit. He had a vet appointment last night and he does need a dental, so we'll be scheduling that for January. Our vet thinks that removing some bad teeth will help with his sinuses a bit and that makes sense to me. He does have a couple of bad teeth that should be removed. Rick is more than a little worried about him going under anesthesia at his age, but the vet assured us that Boo is in good shape and that those teeth really should come out.
Then she mentioned laser therapy for his arthritis. It's pretty expensive, but if it truly helps with his pain, we don't have a problem with him receiving this. My understanding is that we would take him to the vet every three days for about two weeks or so with follow-up treatments to be determined after that. His vet seems to think that it will help him with the pain from the arthritis. Overall, he's in good shape for an older kitty, other than the arthritis and his sinus problems. He's deaf, but we've managed to work around that. He watches the other cats to see what's going on and he and I have figured out some sign language, so he watches me quite a bit, too, just to see if it's time for a treat.
He weighs 12 pounds, which is good for an older kitty. He's a big boy and he's always been long and sleek with shiny fur.
Have you ever had a kitty receive laser therapy? Did it work? Would you do it again? Thank you for any input you can provide.
I noticed a couple weeks ago that, when he tried to jump into one of the kitchen chairs after breakfast, he missed the chair and tumbled to the floor. He also fell off the back of the sofa, hit the stair railing, and landed on the steps, rolling down the steps, until he got back to his feet. Well, that scared me, so we moved the sofa out into the living room a bit and put a large dog pillow behind the couch. That way, if he falls again, he'll land on the pillow (although since his fall, he really hasn't attempted to get on the back of the couch anymore). We also bought steps for him to get to our bed....and he does use the steps. Didn't take him long to figure that out. He limps around, mainly in the morning or when he first awakens from his naps; he's really stiff and it takes him a while to get moving properly. But he's an oldie-but-goodie and we are dealing. He's also deaf (we think that's a result of his sinus problems).
He does have arthritis in his hips and the arthritis has gone into his right knee area, too. We've been giving him Dasuquin capsules in his breakfast and that seems to be helping a bit. He had a vet appointment last night and he does need a dental, so we'll be scheduling that for January. Our vet thinks that removing some bad teeth will help with his sinuses a bit and that makes sense to me. He does have a couple of bad teeth that should be removed. Rick is more than a little worried about him going under anesthesia at his age, but the vet assured us that Boo is in good shape and that those teeth really should come out.
Then she mentioned laser therapy for his arthritis. It's pretty expensive, but if it truly helps with his pain, we don't have a problem with him receiving this. My understanding is that we would take him to the vet every three days for about two weeks or so with follow-up treatments to be determined after that. His vet seems to think that it will help him with the pain from the arthritis. Overall, he's in good shape for an older kitty, other than the arthritis and his sinus problems. He's deaf, but we've managed to work around that. He watches the other cats to see what's going on and he and I have figured out some sign language, so he watches me quite a bit, too, just to see if it's time for a treat.
Have you ever had a kitty receive laser therapy? Did it work? Would you do it again? Thank you for any input you can provide.
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