My husband took Spikey to the vet this morning, as he's been having some tummy trouble recently. She said that his intestines are inflamed, and gave us some medicine for him, and we've been directed to watch for improvement. If the medicine doesn't help, we're to take him back to have additional checking done.
She said he's a healthy weight and very well hydrated, which was good to hear, but she also said that he'll need his teeth cleaned some time in the next year. Regular dental care is important, so that isn't a problem, but I'm concerned because she told my husband that we shouldn't give him any wet food, that it's bad for his teeth.
I swear I think I've read here, several times over, that this is a myth, that quality wet food, fed in appropriate quantities, is good for cats. I've been wanting to change vets for awhile anyway, ever since I found out that not only does this vet perform declawing, she actually thinks it's no big deal and says that she declawed her own cats.
I guess this post is a little disjointed, it's late and I'm tired, but am I right to question what she [the vet] said about canned food? And is it unrealistic to want a vet that doesn't declaw, given that it's (unfortunately) such a common thing in the US?
(I'm not trying to start a declaw/no-declaw debate, I realize there are plenty of threads on the subject.)
Thanks,
Caro
She said he's a healthy weight and very well hydrated, which was good to hear, but she also said that he'll need his teeth cleaned some time in the next year. Regular dental care is important, so that isn't a problem, but I'm concerned because she told my husband that we shouldn't give him any wet food, that it's bad for his teeth.
I swear I think I've read here, several times over, that this is a myth, that quality wet food, fed in appropriate quantities, is good for cats. I've been wanting to change vets for awhile anyway, ever since I found out that not only does this vet perform declawing, she actually thinks it's no big deal and says that she declawed her own cats.
I guess this post is a little disjointed, it's late and I'm tired, but am I right to question what she [the vet] said about canned food? And is it unrealistic to want a vet that doesn't declaw, given that it's (unfortunately) such a common thing in the US?
(I'm not trying to start a declaw/no-declaw debate, I realize there are plenty of threads on the subject.)
Thanks,
Caro