Tigger's Friend
Member Since 2013
Good afternoon, LL,
My sympathies & prayers going out to Marje & Mike - I hope Gussie is out bouncing in a sunny meadow with his FDMB friends. Healing & comfort vines out to everyone else in need.
Sienne suggested I post here to get some more experienced people involved:
Tigger was doing fantastically - great blues & greens, shorter bounces, chirping, energetic, etc. - until last night. He'd been sneezing sporadically the last week - I thought residual URI, & have been giving 500-1000 mg l-lysine daily. Last night his dead eye was all swollen up again, like before, but he was reclusive - at one point sitting in his covered lb - so I know something's wrong. He wasn't excited about his food with his lysine & zobaline, but he ate food w/o meds, so that was good. He felt maybe a little warm but not hot - there's no way I can get a temp on him.
His BG shot up last night & hasn't come down since - I used a new pen last night & this AM, but used the old one tonight just in case.
Blood ketones were negative, but I haven't seen any poops - he did go outside yesterday, but none today which is odd for him, unless he went out this afternoon when DH left the br door ajar - but he was lying on the bed when we got home, so I doubt it. I was able to in his mouth, & he has some red around his 2 front teeth, but nothing bad, but his swollen eye sees tender & he swings away from me whenever I try to get near it.
We've had some wasps in the house, & last week he was chasing something on the guest br floor, where the wasps tend to congregate. That night his lower lip was all swollen up again - wasp sting or allergic reaction? That was a week ago, & the swelling is almost gone now - that's weird thing on lower lip #2 - the first one's cleared up after several days - vet thought it was an abrasion, but now I wonder. I never found a definite 'sting center' on any of these swellings, tho'.
The skin above his eye is a little pink - most of the rest of the skin on his head is white-ish, but it's not very noticeable. Another thought is retrobulbar abscess, but his mouth doesn't seem to be the problem, & I think the swelling is from the outside to the socket rather than beneath the bone. He's definitely sensitive about touching the swollen eye.
He's eating @ PMPS & +1, whew. I'm thinking after his shot I should give him subq fluids - 50mls? He weighs 14 lbs. I was wondering about giving him a small amt. of bupe, but since he's eating, I don't know if I should? He has been on the bed most of the day, after being up & around a little this morning. He's only had it once before, after his first swelling eye exploratory. Would you give him bupe, & if so, how much?
I've got a call into the vet, hopefully we can get in tomorrow. A different opthamologist had thought the original eye swelling was possibly due to a tumor, but it went away completely after the URI, so our vet (& we) felt it was due to the sneezing from the URI, and again, he's been sneezing a very little bit, maybe once a day???-- mostly when he's sniffing around the floor, or inhales fd chicken dust :lol: . I think the vet is going to want an ultrasound, but I can't afford it right now - after both Tigger & Spankey's illnesses & surgeries I didn't budget for, plus DH needs MAJOR dental grafting soon.
Has anyone had a cat get a wasp or bee sting in the face that you could describe? Or other allergies affecting the face? Or other thoughts as to what this could be??? I'd really appreciate it! Thanks to whoever is reading this - I've been worried all night & day - I appreciated the opportunity to let it all out! Thanks for any input anyone might have.
PS - I have a similar post in Lantus - Tight Regulation with several responses so far if anyone would like to check further. Thanks again!
My sympathies & prayers going out to Marje & Mike - I hope Gussie is out bouncing in a sunny meadow with his FDMB friends. Healing & comfort vines out to everyone else in need.
Sienne suggested I post here to get some more experienced people involved:
Tigger was doing fantastically - great blues & greens, shorter bounces, chirping, energetic, etc. - until last night. He'd been sneezing sporadically the last week - I thought residual URI, & have been giving 500-1000 mg l-lysine daily. Last night his dead eye was all swollen up again, like before, but he was reclusive - at one point sitting in his covered lb - so I know something's wrong. He wasn't excited about his food with his lysine & zobaline, but he ate food w/o meds, so that was good. He felt maybe a little warm but not hot - there's no way I can get a temp on him.
His BG shot up last night & hasn't come down since - I used a new pen last night & this AM, but used the old one tonight just in case.
Blood ketones were negative, but I haven't seen any poops - he did go outside yesterday, but none today which is odd for him, unless he went out this afternoon when DH left the br door ajar - but he was lying on the bed when we got home, so I doubt it. I was able to in his mouth, & he has some red around his 2 front teeth, but nothing bad, but his swollen eye sees tender & he swings away from me whenever I try to get near it.
We've had some wasps in the house, & last week he was chasing something on the guest br floor, where the wasps tend to congregate. That night his lower lip was all swollen up again - wasp sting or allergic reaction? That was a week ago, & the swelling is almost gone now - that's weird thing on lower lip #2 - the first one's cleared up after several days - vet thought it was an abrasion, but now I wonder. I never found a definite 'sting center' on any of these swellings, tho'.
The skin above his eye is a little pink - most of the rest of the skin on his head is white-ish, but it's not very noticeable. Another thought is retrobulbar abscess, but his mouth doesn't seem to be the problem, & I think the swelling is from the outside to the socket rather than beneath the bone. He's definitely sensitive about touching the swollen eye.
He's eating @ PMPS & +1, whew. I'm thinking after his shot I should give him subq fluids - 50mls? He weighs 14 lbs. I was wondering about giving him a small amt. of bupe, but since he's eating, I don't know if I should? He has been on the bed most of the day, after being up & around a little this morning. He's only had it once before, after his first swelling eye exploratory. Would you give him bupe, & if so, how much?
I've got a call into the vet, hopefully we can get in tomorrow. A different opthamologist had thought the original eye swelling was possibly due to a tumor, but it went away completely after the URI, so our vet (& we) felt it was due to the sneezing from the URI, and again, he's been sneezing a very little bit, maybe once a day???-- mostly when he's sniffing around the floor, or inhales fd chicken dust :lol: . I think the vet is going to want an ultrasound, but I can't afford it right now - after both Tigger & Spankey's illnesses & surgeries I didn't budget for, plus DH needs MAJOR dental grafting soon.
Has anyone had a cat get a wasp or bee sting in the face that you could describe? Or other allergies affecting the face? Or other thoughts as to what this could be??? I'd really appreciate it! Thanks to whoever is reading this - I've been worried all night & day - I appreciated the opportunity to let it all out! Thanks for any input anyone might have.
PS - I have a similar post in Lantus - Tight Regulation with several responses so far if anyone would like to check further. Thanks again!
