Helen + Noogi
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Yesterday
Noogi went off to the vet first thing for the x-ray of his spine to check for arthritis.
I gave him a slightly reduced dose of insulin this morning just to be on the safe side. Glad I did as he didn't eat much in the day. He just had a sedative not full sedation for the procedure and it made him a bit loopy.
The x-ray confirmed what we suspected: he definitely has arthritis. The x-ray showed four areas of spondylosis on his spine, with the worst one at the base of his tail. Poor boy. He is now going to take the NSAID he has had previously - Petcam (meloxicam) - on an ongoing basis. It will be at a reduced dose that is meant to be 'renal-safe'. We will check in a couple months how his kidneys are handling it.
Here is the old man when I brought him home and got him settled on my bed mid-morning, still high as a kite and not very happy with me:
Noogi went off to the vet first thing for the x-ray of his spine to check for arthritis.
I gave him a slightly reduced dose of insulin this morning just to be on the safe side. Glad I did as he didn't eat much in the day. He just had a sedative not full sedation for the procedure and it made him a bit loopy.
The x-ray confirmed what we suspected: he definitely has arthritis. The x-ray showed four areas of spondylosis on his spine, with the worst one at the base of his tail. Poor boy. He is now going to take the NSAID he has had previously - Petcam (meloxicam) - on an ongoing basis. It will be at a reduced dose that is meant to be 'renal-safe'. We will check in a couple months how his kidneys are handling it.
Here is the old man when I brought him home and got him settled on my bed mid-morning, still high as a kite and not very happy with me:
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