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I'm at the end of my rope. My beloved Tootsie (she's loves sleeping on my feet since I rescued out of an abandoned house in midwinter at 5 weeks old) who's seen me through the deaths of my brother and both parents in the last three years, is 70 % better, but can't seem to shake the rest. I've given her everything the Vet has prescribed but it won't go away.
Let me give you her recent medical history. About a year ago she was down from 12 to 8 lbs so.brought her to her old high dollar Vet just before I moved and and after blood work they found her thyroid was low so started her on Methimazole and she started gaining weight again. After I moved money was tight so found a discount but still good Vet.
About 3-4 months ago she started sneezing, chuffing, shaking her head, had a watery right eye and mucous discharge out of her right nostril, but worst for me to witness was her heaving and retching continuously for up to a full minute. Vet said she had lung infection, URI, and gave her antibiotic (Clindamycin) liquid to squirt down her throat, antibiotics eye drops (Tobramycin) and a steroid (Prednisone)..It took three trips to get all that figured out though.
She got 50% better but still had a lighter version of most of the same symptoms. Except the right nostril discharge turned bloody. On the 4th trip to the vet they discovered she had a badly infected tooth on the right side which was causing it and pulled it. Gave me more (Clindamycin) and an antibiotic (Neomycin) which I was supposed to put 3 drops into the right nostril. The problem is it's an ointment, how do you get an ointment into the back of a cats nose, and if you can, how do you know when you've hit 3 drops? Online it says don't give them more of it than prescribed.
When I called and asked for a different type of script for her nose, they said, well you can bring her to our office twice a day and we can give it to her. That's ridiculous, who has time, and she hates riding in the car and the Vets office. She's been through so much, but it breaks my heart when she displays above symptoms. Plus, I've been sick lately and just got out of hospital myself 10 days ago.
Over the last two days she's barely gets off my bed, is lethargic, had less appetite, doesn't play, just is off. I gave her the last dose of all the meds today. I'm hoping once they're out of her system that will improve, but there's still the URI????
I'm just exhausted and so is Tootsie. She's been through so much already. I'll find a new vet after this, but they haven't charged me for the last two visits since I'm already over $1,400.00 with them.
Any advise or thoughts would be greatly appreciated?
Andy
Let me give you her recent medical history. About a year ago she was down from 12 to 8 lbs so.brought her to her old high dollar Vet just before I moved and and after blood work they found her thyroid was low so started her on Methimazole and she started gaining weight again. After I moved money was tight so found a discount but still good Vet.
About 3-4 months ago she started sneezing, chuffing, shaking her head, had a watery right eye and mucous discharge out of her right nostril, but worst for me to witness was her heaving and retching continuously for up to a full minute. Vet said she had lung infection, URI, and gave her antibiotic (Clindamycin) liquid to squirt down her throat, antibiotics eye drops (Tobramycin) and a steroid (Prednisone)..It took three trips to get all that figured out though.
She got 50% better but still had a lighter version of most of the same symptoms. Except the right nostril discharge turned bloody. On the 4th trip to the vet they discovered she had a badly infected tooth on the right side which was causing it and pulled it. Gave me more (Clindamycin) and an antibiotic (Neomycin) which I was supposed to put 3 drops into the right nostril. The problem is it's an ointment, how do you get an ointment into the back of a cats nose, and if you can, how do you know when you've hit 3 drops? Online it says don't give them more of it than prescribed.
When I called and asked for a different type of script for her nose, they said, well you can bring her to our office twice a day and we can give it to her. That's ridiculous, who has time, and she hates riding in the car and the Vets office. She's been through so much, but it breaks my heart when she displays above symptoms. Plus, I've been sick lately and just got out of hospital myself 10 days ago.
Over the last two days she's barely gets off my bed, is lethargic, had less appetite, doesn't play, just is off. I gave her the last dose of all the meds today. I'm hoping once they're out of her system that will improve, but there's still the URI????
I'm just exhausted and so is Tootsie. She's been through so much already. I'll find a new vet after this, but they haven't charged me for the last two visits since I'm already over $1,400.00 with them.
Any advise or thoughts would be greatly appreciated?
Andy