Poor Eddie, hopefully he'll get over his vet stress soon with some cuddles from you. Sorry to hear he's red at the shaved area. My vet tries to draw blood without shaving.
I tried not to laugh at yesterday's vet trip drama. It reminded me of the time Neko peed on the vet's shoe as she was trying to draw blood and urine. Not her favourite vetty.
LOL! I have to say Eddie was really well-behaved when we were
at the vet, given that he had never met this particular vet. I have had to go to a regular vet in the same clinic as the internist because he can't seem to fathom that I need to deal directly with him. I have to admit to being disappointed in this vet. I had brought the SS and she didn't "have time" to look at it. I also described TR to her and she kind of gets it but will have nothing to do with talking about IAA ("I don't really know") and the internist dismisses it. She was pressing me about getting a CT scan and that it should be done by a specialist not done in a clinic and sent off for interpretation. I reminded her that even if I was going to get a CT scan that all the roads were absolutely treacherous and she said, "Well, you can go when the roads clear", as if it was just a matter of hopping in the car with Eddie. She told me when she came into the room that she had "just read" Eddie's file and admits his is a "complex" case. I feel disgusted by the lack of actual care. I got more from the vet tech who came into the room prior to the "exam" (looked in mouth, said teeth need attention but acknowledge dangers of anesthesia), looked at coat, listened to heart ($86.00).
She was saying that everything to do with Eddie ought to be done by the original diagnostician, which just happens to the internist who saw the tumour on the pituitary but couldn't make a definitive diagnosis because he "doesn't do acromegaly". The CT was sent to WSU and they recommended the hypophysectomy and then afterwards, radiation (could not get all of the tumour). Where is the originator? No one. The vet said "there are too many cooks" and "you may be one of them." I said, "well, it's
my kitchen and I'm with Eddie trying to navigate and ensure his care. I am so annoyed with them. None of them, except the vets at WSU (Tina Owen, Annie Chen-Allen, Linda Martin) and at VCA Victoria (Genevieve Hammond). All I have to do with these folks is send them an email and they offer to help in one way or another. Why? Not because they have treated a cat. But because they have treated Blue and now Eddie. These cats are unique individuals to them and they go beyond the call of duty, in my books.
The only thing I was able to get from yesterday is the blood draw and urinalysis being sent to IDEXX. And for that? Approximately $700.00. If I could do without them I would. But they write prescriptions and authorize tests.
Neko's were a lot shorter. Including the one that involved taking a growth off her jaw bone. (acro related). Too bad it's too long a drive to Vancouver. 