Re: 12/5 Trixie PMPS 147 +2 123 - Back from vet
Trix is doing some nice surfing today...I'm not sure if I should increase her in the morning, or hold out for a few more cycles. Any thoughts on that?
So I took Mario and Trix in for routine maintenance tonight. No huge surprises for either of them (which is a huge surprise for me!) Trix has chubbed up to 11lbs ohmygod_smile ...I'm a bad bean in that department. She was 7lbs at diagnosis in January, and 9lbs when she had her dental in April. Her teeth look good; Dr Mc couldn't see any obvious problems there. Phew! All the basics checked out well, too. Her blood- and urine-work will be back in a day or so, but overall it looks like her steady need for increases is just the craziness of FD.
Mario was a bit more concerning. As you guys may recall, he's 16.5, and has high BP, HyperT, renal insufficiency, and arthritis. He also gets very VERY worked up when he's at the vet, to the point where just taking him in for a basic appointment makes me nervous. Today, she noticed more of a "gallop" to his heart rate than she has in the past, but he was just so upset that I'm sure that was a contributing factor. He really needs a dental (no surprise), but with all that's going on, and now the heart thing, it's up in the air. She suggests that after we see what his BW shows, we should do an echo to see if his heart can withstand the anesthesia. I have to admit, because he gets so stressed and upset, having the echo done makes me nervous, and having the dental done terrifies me. She said it's not an emergency, so I'm going to just take it one day at a time. The thing that is keeping me calm about this is knowing what he's like at home...since he started on the Adequan for his arthritis, he's been so damned happy, social, spunky, and loving life again. I'm just not sure I want to risk messing with that. She did give us some clindamyacin to give him in the meantime. Yay - another med to work into his schedule! Fortunately, he goes for pill pockets.
They had THE cutest little fluffy black kitten available for adoption there. I didn't see it when I first walked in. I sat on the bench, was looking at/talking to Mario and Trix, and I hear this teeny little squeak from the other side of the room. The kitten was peeking around the corner of the cage at me. I went over to pet him or her, and OMG...what a motor that little thing had! S/he would stop purring for split second to squeak, then would start purring again. So sweet...it took every ounce of will power for me to not stuff the thing in my purse and bring it home :lol: !
Time for me to settle in with a glass of wine...I always need some serious decompression after a vetty visit!
