My 8 year old cats face was swollen twice the size a week ago Thursday.
I ran him over to the ER Vet and they said he had at least one abscessed tooth.
They gave him a 10day antibiotic shot, subq fluids, appetite inducing meds and pain meds and sent us home. He actually started to look and act better by the next day.
That next day we went to the regular vet and she wanted to do a CBC and other blood tests on him before surgery but she confirmed he had one possibly two abscessed teeth and maybe more that were bad.
She is an excellent vet here on long island so I trust her judgement.
We scheduled the surgery for the following Wednesday but by that Sunday
he was Not doing good again.
I ran him to the emergency vet place again and they put him on another
antibiotic and sent us home. The vet place was closed on Monday so
wednesday I brought him in for his surgery.
He had two very bad abscessed that came out and two teeth with big holes
that she said would have been abscessed soon so those came out too.
She said he would be out of it that day but by the next day, he should be
doing better and eating on his own.
I've been back to the vet every day. He's not eating. He's still running a
temp of 103.5 which is a little high. So I have to force feed him.
He has drainage coming out of his eye on that side and he's drooling.
The drainage is mixed with blood.
They gave him more SUB Q fluids today.
HE'S MISERABLE. They took more blood today to see what his white cell
count is and what his liver levels are.
He's a big cat so he is in danger of that liver disease.
He's lost 2.5 pounds in one week.
I want to see what this blood test says tomorrow.
I am thinking about taking him into Manhattan to get a second opinion
of what could be wrong with him.
I need suggestions of what this could be????
Why isn't he kicking this infection?
They don't want to switch the antibiotic he is one because they said
he is on one of the best for this problem (ANTIROBE) sp?? and that
if we keep switching antibiotics other problems could arise.
I'm sick. I need suggestions from anyone who maybe has been through this.
Thank you.
I ran him over to the ER Vet and they said he had at least one abscessed tooth.
They gave him a 10day antibiotic shot, subq fluids, appetite inducing meds and pain meds and sent us home. He actually started to look and act better by the next day.
That next day we went to the regular vet and she wanted to do a CBC and other blood tests on him before surgery but she confirmed he had one possibly two abscessed teeth and maybe more that were bad.
She is an excellent vet here on long island so I trust her judgement.
We scheduled the surgery for the following Wednesday but by that Sunday
he was Not doing good again.
I ran him to the emergency vet place again and they put him on another
antibiotic and sent us home. The vet place was closed on Monday so
wednesday I brought him in for his surgery.
He had two very bad abscessed that came out and two teeth with big holes
that she said would have been abscessed soon so those came out too.
She said he would be out of it that day but by the next day, he should be
doing better and eating on his own.
I've been back to the vet every day. He's not eating. He's still running a
temp of 103.5 which is a little high. So I have to force feed him.
He has drainage coming out of his eye on that side and he's drooling.
The drainage is mixed with blood.
They gave him more SUB Q fluids today.
HE'S MISERABLE. They took more blood today to see what his white cell
count is and what his liver levels are.
He's a big cat so he is in danger of that liver disease.
He's lost 2.5 pounds in one week.
I want to see what this blood test says tomorrow.
I am thinking about taking him into Manhattan to get a second opinion
of what could be wrong with him.
I need suggestions of what this could be????
Why isn't he kicking this infection?
They don't want to switch the antibiotic he is one because they said
he is on one of the best for this problem (ANTIROBE) sp?? and that
if we keep switching antibiotics other problems could arise.
I'm sick. I need suggestions from anyone who maybe has been through this.
Thank you.