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Miss Teia vet report 10/30/17
Took Miss Teia to the vet this morning.
New vet is youngest ever to see one of my cats, looked not yet 30. Very compassionate, thorough and gentle. Fell in love with our old gal (as have the vet techs).
Teia's BP is good, retinas looked good, weight is down a little (we've not given her medicine since that bad weekend a month ago), has mild gingivitis and a "canker sore" in her mouth.
They took blood,and urine samples, brought in a stool sample, will have results tomorrow. Wanted to know her numbers before starting the medicines again. Doc gave her a long lasting antibiotic shot, which Teia has tolerated well in the recent past.
Overall, for her age, she is doing pretty good, and looks good, though she is way thin. Hopefully the antibiotic will knock back the sore in her mouth and she'll be back to eating normally rather than just snacking.
Talked over Miss Teia's lifestyle with the vet. She likes that I have a list of Six Things to watch. Eating, Excreting, Grooming, Getting up on the couch and end table where she eats, being Social, and having Outside Time (navigating the stairs under her own power). Doc Dorsch also did not disapprove of the few people foods that Teia likes. Said the important thing is to keep her eating.
Doc Dorsch agreed with Doc Ironmonger's assessment that Teia is 6 - 18 months older than we were told when we adopted her in June 2009. That makes her somewhere between 19 and 20 years old, plus a few months.
New vet is youngest ever to see one of my cats, looked not yet 30. Very compassionate, thorough and gentle. Fell in love with our old gal (as have the vet techs).
Teia's BP is good, retinas looked good, weight is down a little (we've not given her medicine since that bad weekend a month ago), has mild gingivitis and a "canker sore" in her mouth.
They took blood,and urine samples, brought in a stool sample, will have results tomorrow. Wanted to know her numbers before starting the medicines again. Doc gave her a long lasting antibiotic shot, which Teia has tolerated well in the recent past.
Overall, for her age, she is doing pretty good, and looks good, though she is way thin. Hopefully the antibiotic will knock back the sore in her mouth and she'll be back to eating normally rather than just snacking.
Talked over Miss Teia's lifestyle with the vet. She likes that I have a list of Six Things to watch. Eating, Excreting, Grooming, Getting up on the couch and end table where she eats, being Social, and having Outside Time (navigating the stairs under her own power). Doc Dorsch also did not disapprove of the few people foods that Teia likes. Said the important thing is to keep her eating.
Doc Dorsch agreed with Doc Ironmonger's assessment that Teia is 6 - 18 months older than we were told when we adopted her in June 2009. That makes her somewhere between 19 and 20 years old, plus a few months.
Got the info from Dr Dorsch. Most everything looks good. One white cell count is a little high, indicating a mild infection, so, good I asked for the antibiotic shot.
Thyroid number is still in normal range (high end, but normal) after a month of no medication.
One kidney number is a little high, but lower than last time.
One liver number is at the high end of normal.
So, it is safe to start her on the thyroid and kidney medicine again. Doc recommends a mild liver supplement, which can be compounded into a liquid, we'll get that, too.
Teia's appetite has been good today, without needing to put shredded Cheddar atop her Fancy Feast.
Thyroid number is still in normal range (high end, but normal) after a month of no medication.
One kidney number is a little high, but lower than last time.
One liver number is at the high end of normal.
So, it is safe to start her on the thyroid and kidney medicine again. Doc recommends a mild liver supplement, which can be compounded into a liquid, we'll get that, too.
Teia's appetite has been good today, without needing to put shredded Cheddar atop her Fancy Feast.
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((Hugs)) good girl Miss Teia !!! <3
Started her on the thyroid medicine yesterday, will add the kidney med on Sunday, then the liver one when it arrives from the pharmacy.
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Pip...all in all it sounds like good news...except the canker sore of course. I hope that heals up quickly. Thanks for the update. With Teia getting older, I find myself look forward more and more to them.
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We will try our best for Miss Teia. At her age, we know she is in her twilight time, but we will keep her comfortable and so long as she does the Six Things, she will have the couch as her domain.
Back to the vet today, peeing problem again, all of a sudden.
Dr Ironmonger was back from vacation, said it looked like Teia's bloodwork was stable from her visit 3 weeks ago, so no blood taken. Did take a urine sample, confirmed it looked pinkish. Will do a culture in the office, if positive, will then send off to the lab for full panel.
In the meanwhile, we have an antibiotic and pain reliever to give her.
Dr Ironmonger was back from vacation, said it looked like Teia's bloodwork was stable from her visit 3 weeks ago, so no blood taken. Did take a urine sample, confirmed it looked pinkish. Will do a culture in the office, if positive, will then send off to the lab for full panel.
In the meanwhile, we have an antibiotic and pain reliever to give her.
Teia's appetite was better this morning, wanted Outside time before eating, just stood on the deck enjoying the sun and breeze for a few minutes.
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