Mary & Jude
Member Since 2024
yesterday's condo
Yesterday, after Jude's dental, we came home, and he didn't want to eat. I didn't think too much of it since he'd just had a dental, and I suspected his mouth was sore, so I gave him some Mirataz to stimulate his appetite, and by shot time, he was eating. He seemed a bit off as the night progressed, so I gave him some gaba, thinking that he might have a sore mouth from the dental. This morning, he was inappetent again and just wasn't himself; I syringe fed him and he ground his teeth while I was doing that, so I assumed he was nauseous. I got enough food in him to give his shot + Ondansetron + gaba. I thought he might start feeling a bit better once the Ondansetron got into his system, but he appeared to be feeling worse through the morning. I decided to take him to the walk-in clinic, since Jude's vet is closed on Saturdays. The vet took Jude's temp, and it was 105. He told me he has some sort of infection. He did no bloodwork--he hardly examined Jude, really. He gave Jude a Metacam injection and sent us away with Onsior (anti-inflammatory) and Doxycycline liquid. I tried to explain to the vet that Jude had had a bad reaction to Clavamox a couple of weeks ago, but he didn't respond. This is kind of how that clinic works--they see volumes of people in this area, and they don't, often, spend much time with their patients. And the vet I saw today is one that goes especially fast and doesn't leave much room for questions. So, I left having no real idea what's wrong with Jude other than he has a fever, and the vet suspects an infection. When I got home, I emailed Jude's regular vet to ask him about the Doxy, and I'm still waiting to hear back.
It's always something.
Yesterday, after Jude's dental, we came home, and he didn't want to eat. I didn't think too much of it since he'd just had a dental, and I suspected his mouth was sore, so I gave him some Mirataz to stimulate his appetite, and by shot time, he was eating. He seemed a bit off as the night progressed, so I gave him some gaba, thinking that he might have a sore mouth from the dental. This morning, he was inappetent again and just wasn't himself; I syringe fed him and he ground his teeth while I was doing that, so I assumed he was nauseous. I got enough food in him to give his shot + Ondansetron + gaba. I thought he might start feeling a bit better once the Ondansetron got into his system, but he appeared to be feeling worse through the morning. I decided to take him to the walk-in clinic, since Jude's vet is closed on Saturdays. The vet took Jude's temp, and it was 105. He told me he has some sort of infection. He did no bloodwork--he hardly examined Jude, really. He gave Jude a Metacam injection and sent us away with Onsior (anti-inflammatory) and Doxycycline liquid. I tried to explain to the vet that Jude had had a bad reaction to Clavamox a couple of weeks ago, but he didn't respond. This is kind of how that clinic works--they see volumes of people in this area, and they don't, often, spend much time with their patients. And the vet I saw today is one that goes especially fast and doesn't leave much room for questions. So, I left having no real idea what's wrong with Jude other than he has a fever, and the vet suspects an infection. When I got home, I emailed Jude's regular vet to ask him about the Doxy, and I'm still waiting to hear back.
It's always something.
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and hopes for calm evening.
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I haven't checked his temp in a few hours (he's been resting, which is something he wasn't able to do earlier, so I've left him alone). I'll check him when I give him his shot. I just hope it hasn't spiked again. If we can just make it through the weekend, I'll get him to his regular vet's on Monday morning.
I'm sorry things have been rough lately, hoping for some calmness very soon for you and Jude
