I had to reschedule Frannie's yearly visit from a week ago this past Friday to this past Friday (22nd) as a couple of weeks ago she was starting to do her hacking/coughing type deal due to her asthma and had to have her steroid shot. Unfortunately, she's been gaining weight due to the shot. Have been trying to get her to play with toys to get her active, but can't seem to get her to do it ... even with adding a catnip spray to the toys.
But onto the visit. Unfortunately, on the way she had a couple of accidents ... from both ends! I didn't keep her dry food out, but that's what she got sick from as she had some a few hours prior (of course it hadn't digested yet) as took the bowl up after feeding her her moist food. And she had a poo accident as well, which was I guess I good thing because then they had some for the fecal exam. They some plans to choose from for different tests and such, which I went for the one that did the most as with having a bit of a scare with being FIV+ (which after the western blot test came back back in November she was negative) and a bit of a concern one time with maybe being diabetic. So went for the gusto on bloodwork. All went well, other than the weight gain, and the vet suggested that instead of feeding her moist food twice daily to cut back to only doing it once daily at night as well as continuing to adding the Welactin to it, which I got the previous week when I took her in for her shot. I'm adding that to her moist as since she does have a bit of the extra weight, she can't clean very well from about mid back to tail as well as not being able to clean her tushy. In that bit of time of giving it to her, it has helped with the looks of her fur. The vet had also suggested that maybe at some point in time to going to the inhaler or mist type to give to her instead of shots due to the steroids and hoping that will help with the weight issue, but it is something that is expensive. I had mentioned I've been interested in doing that, and had mentioned that I am wanting to get my care credit credit card paid down a bit as I've spent over $1000 on it trying to figure out what issues she was having (which we found out a few months ago when I started going to this vets office). At the end of this month I'll be getting two bills paid off, so I'll be able to then make bigger payments to the card (and am sure getting some of the deferred interest tacked on from other visits), but maybe once I get it down more then I'll be able to look into getting the different medication for her. I'll know more tomorrow from what the vet said about the bloodwork that was done. And with her not being able to clean her back side very well, if much at all, I had made an appointment at their groomers/bording place next door and didn't get to show them very well, but had said that it almost feels like there could be a start of a mat or something by her bum. I have been trying to brush and comb her because she has mid length fur, but she doesn't like it much when I try to get by her backside and when she get's restless and grumpy, I'll quit doing it ... but will try and clean that area with a warm washcloth and waterless shampoo and wipes, but it still wasn't good enough. So they clipped a bit and groomed her real good and I think I may have explained it a bit off and she was shaved a bit between the back legs on her belly. I had forgotten that with the receipt of the visit next door at the vets that I had a $10.00 certificate (which is good for a year) for the salon. The groomer suggested to bring her in every few months to help take care of that issue and they'll also groom her real good again, so will do that the next time I take her in there. I'd rather have someone help that knows what they're doing and then I won't stress either her or myself out to much. I do what I can and there's sometimes I've felt to much, which I know she can pick up on. All in all it seemed to go well, other than having stage 1 periodontal disease that I know of as well as the asthma. She has treats (Enzadent Feline Oral Chews) that was given in part to help with that.
Of the several plans that they have to choose from for cats, this is the one I went with:
But onto the visit. Unfortunately, on the way she had a couple of accidents ... from both ends! I didn't keep her dry food out, but that's what she got sick from as she had some a few hours prior (of course it hadn't digested yet) as took the bowl up after feeding her her moist food. And she had a poo accident as well, which was I guess I good thing because then they had some for the fecal exam. They some plans to choose from for different tests and such, which I went for the one that did the most as with having a bit of a scare with being FIV+ (which after the western blot test came back back in November she was negative) and a bit of a concern one time with maybe being diabetic. So went for the gusto on bloodwork. All went well, other than the weight gain, and the vet suggested that instead of feeding her moist food twice daily to cut back to only doing it once daily at night as well as continuing to adding the Welactin to it, which I got the previous week when I took her in for her shot. I'm adding that to her moist as since she does have a bit of the extra weight, she can't clean very well from about mid back to tail as well as not being able to clean her tushy. In that bit of time of giving it to her, it has helped with the looks of her fur. The vet had also suggested that maybe at some point in time to going to the inhaler or mist type to give to her instead of shots due to the steroids and hoping that will help with the weight issue, but it is something that is expensive. I had mentioned I've been interested in doing that, and had mentioned that I am wanting to get my care credit credit card paid down a bit as I've spent over $1000 on it trying to figure out what issues she was having (which we found out a few months ago when I started going to this vets office). At the end of this month I'll be getting two bills paid off, so I'll be able to then make bigger payments to the card (and am sure getting some of the deferred interest tacked on from other visits), but maybe once I get it down more then I'll be able to look into getting the different medication for her. I'll know more tomorrow from what the vet said about the bloodwork that was done. And with her not being able to clean her back side very well, if much at all, I had made an appointment at their groomers/bording place next door and didn't get to show them very well, but had said that it almost feels like there could be a start of a mat or something by her bum. I have been trying to brush and comb her because she has mid length fur, but she doesn't like it much when I try to get by her backside and when she get's restless and grumpy, I'll quit doing it ... but will try and clean that area with a warm washcloth and waterless shampoo and wipes, but it still wasn't good enough. So they clipped a bit and groomed her real good and I think I may have explained it a bit off and she was shaved a bit between the back legs on her belly. I had forgotten that with the receipt of the visit next door at the vets that I had a $10.00 certificate (which is good for a year) for the salon. The groomer suggested to bring her in every few months to help take care of that issue and they'll also groom her real good again, so will do that the next time I take her in there. I'd rather have someone help that knows what they're doing and then I won't stress either her or myself out to much. I do what I can and there's sometimes I've felt to much, which I know she can pick up on. All in all it seemed to go well, other than having stage 1 periodontal disease that I know of as well as the asthma. She has treats (Enzadent Feline Oral Chews) that was given in part to help with that.
Of the several plans that they have to choose from for cats, this is the one I went with:
Feline Optimal Wellness Package
- Annual Wellness Exam and client consult
- Core vaccines
- Fecal exam for parasites
- CBC, T4, Vet Panel 1
- Includes thyroid, more thorough liver screens, kidney, diabetes, visual exam of blood cells for abnormalities, adrenal function, electrolytes, pancreas, and some cancer screening capabilities
- Wellness Urinalysis
- Screens for UTI’s, bladder stones, diabetes and kidney issues
- ECG
- Giardia Test
- Nail Trim
- Oxyfresh for home dental care (went with treats for now)
- 24/7 Access to your pet’s medical records and PETID card through ePetHealth (it's not through ePetHealth, it's through a different site called Rapport).
For the shots, it is a 3 year FVRCP and the rabies are a yearly one
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