3/21 Champ AMPS 209, +4 153 - Back from the vet

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Patty & Champ

Patty & Champ

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Thanks for the good wishes everyone!! We are off to the vet in about 1.5 hours (9 a.m.). My vet emailed me at around 10 last night to let me know he made room in his schedule to see Champ at 9 this morning. I really love this vet!! I'm going to have him take a good look at Champ's mouth just to make sure there's nothing going on there that he can see with the naked eye. Sienne, Marje, and Amy all mentioned a kidney infection yesterday, and the vet we saw on Tuesday also mentioned this when she called with the test results yesterday. I'll be very interested to see what my regular vet says today....bet that's what it will end up being. I always assumed that if there was a kidney infection that you would notice something with urination...that the cat would have difficulty or pain with urination, or that a UTI would have to have been present at some point. Champ's urinalysis showed no bacteria, though there is protein, WBCs, and RBCs. His kidney values are all very good. I just wished I could get Champ to understand how important it is for him to learn English so he can tell me where it hurts!! Silly kitters!! Regardless, I trust my vet implicitly so whatever he says he thinks it is, I'm going with that!! Thanks to Ann, I now have a source to buy Orbax at a very good price. If it is a kidney infection, he will have to be on an antibiotic for 4-6 weeks so knowing I can get it cheaper online lightens my load!! I'll post again once I get back from the vet!! Keep us in your thoughts!!

In case anyone would like to know, I talked to Lauren (Tommy) yesterday and it looks like Tommy's time is very limited. She was having to make the choice of whether to let him go or give him another week to improve. He's developed severe anemia on top of all his other problems, including being 20 years old, and he's just not doing well at all. She's really devastated. If you could say a prayer for her and Tommy, that would be wonderful. I know she would appreciate it.
 
Re: 3/21 Champ AMPS 209 - Going to the vet this morning

Patty

If the vet thinks he has a kidney infection, baytril is the best choice for the a/b.

Sending good vetty vines.

Nice light blue number ;-)
 
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Morning Patty ~O) ~O) ~O)

I love your vet - what a caring individual. Good vetty vines, and I am sure he will come up with a plan that works well for Champ, best meds, best course of action. Good luck to you both. Scritches to you Champ!
 
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Just an FYI on kidney infections, they don't follow the rules. There's no definitive diagnostic test. There's no problem with urination like there may be with a UTI. From what I've read and when my sister's cat had a kidney infection, it seems like the kitty is fine and then your cat seems off or like Champ, all of a sudden seems to be in pain.

Keep us posted on what the vet has to say.
 
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Sending tons of good vetty vines today...I'm so glad your vetty was able to squeeze Champ in!

We may be dealing with a kidney infection with Trix, too, but we're not sure. Unlike Champ, she really hasn't had any symptoms that were terribly noteworthy , but when we took her for her exam a couple weeks ago, her kidney values were off the chart (and with her kidney values where they were, she should have been acting like a very sick cat but hse wasn't). But other things didn't match with chronic kidney disease, so our vet thinks we MAY have in infection or we MAY have stones or who knows what else it could be...it's very weird. It's so frustrating that they can't talk!

Thank you for letting us know about sweet little Tommy, too. He has lived a long wonderful life with such an amazing bean, but it is never easy....
 
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Thank you ahead of time for any and all prayers and good wishes for my Tommy, but please don't count him out yet. He's still trying and so am I. ;-) Patty, thank you for thinking of my boy when you have so much going on with Champ. I'm praying for a good outcome for Him and thank you for listening to me as I rambled yesterday.
Hugs, Lauren, Tommy and the Gang!!
 
Re: 3/21 Champ AMPS 209 - Going to the vet this morning

Thinking of you and Champ this morning. I hope your regular vet can figure out what it is and what Champ needs.
 
Okay....had to do some research after I read Marje's post. Unfortunately, not much out there about Baytril versus Orbax. I'm hoping the Orbax works just as well since it's also a fluoroquinolone like Baytril.

My vet is pretty flippin awesome. He saw us on time, checked Champ's teeth really well, looked at the small probable cyst on his side (he's had this for about a year and it hasn't changed), and then he talked to me for about 20 minutes or so about what he thinks is going on and what he thinks we should do now and later on.... and then he didn't charge me for today's visit, which was terrific. So, first, he doesn't think this has anything to do with Champ's mouth. He says, yes, he could do with a dental and there is a little gingivitis, but nothing in there looks bad, plus there are no swollen lymph nodes in the neck. He wants to treat this like a kidney infection. We're going to give Champ Orbax for four weeks, wait one week, and then do another urinalysis, a urine culture, and blood work to make sure everything has cleared up. If everything is normal at that point, we consider it a done deal and get Champ in for a dental and, since he'll be under anesthesia, he's going to remove the cyst from his side. I bought the Orbax today in the vet's office so I could start it right away and it was $51.50. He also gave me a prescription so I can order two more bottles online since it's $20 cheaper per bottle. Even though Champ hasn't been on any antibiotics until we start them today, he's acting almost completely normal (still leaving a bit of food in his bowl) and his numbers are improving. Very confusing, but if I think about it too long, it just gives me a headache. :lol:

Now I've got a lot of work to catch up on. I hope everyone is doing well.

Lauren, I'm glad you stopped in. Tommy's a great little fighter!!! You do such a great job with him!!
 
Sounds like a great visit! I can't tell you how much this sounds like Trixie! She didn't have pain like Champ, but many things are so similar, right down to the fact that we were going to do a dental for minor gingivitis AND have a cyst removed from her side while she was under when all this crap came up! How weird is that????? Just like Champ, all that got put on hold because of Trix's weird kidney values. She's going in tomorrow for her follow-up BW and we go from there....

I know ALL about that headache.

Have a great rest-of-the day, Patty...healing vines for Champ!
 
Patty

He is an awesome vet!! Wow!!! I'm so glad you got in quickly.

Two words of caution:
1. kidney infections are notoriously difficult to clear up and most advice is 6-8 weeks of a/b

2. you want to redo the UA BEFORE he goes off the a/b; if you take him off of it, recheck, and he's not better, then putting him back on an a/b is less effective; but if you recheck him and he's still showing signs of the kidney infection, then you can just leave him on the a/b longer.

I'm sure every vet has their way of addressing it but from what I've read and learned in dealing with Gus's kidney infections, stopping and starting a/bs isn't a good idea in the overall treatment.

Glad to see his numbers coming back down!!!
 
I'm glad the vet was so good and the vetty visit went ok, and you have the ABs to start. Bonus that you found them cheaper too! I am sending healing vines to him and hope that the ABs kick in soon and heal what is wrong, fast :-D . Happy Friday, Patty! Have a good night :razz:
 
Wow, what a great visit, and a great vet! We too feel very lucky to have a good vet and what we call "Team Zener". I think you have a "Team Champ"! Paws crossed Champ feels better soon!
 
i'm glad you've gotten Champ in to the vet - I'll call you later tonight about yr msg last night. Sounds like Champ has a plan and fingers crossed, it's going to do the trick. :-D
 
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