So, took Sammy back to Dr Dum Dum late today. He called me, concerned that I was not providing proper nutrition for Sammy , and that was the cause of all her issues.
Wanted to have her weighed, if she was signifigantly lighter compared to 6 days ago that would validate that i am not providing for her properly. \
Oh boy, Dr Dum Dum, did you buy yourself a heap of pain with that comment. Took my cat, and my spreadsheet, and my printouts of the food data and off I went.
Sammy weighs about 2 oz diff that a week ago, and on a diff scale. When the doc said that she was lighter, I looked him straight in the eye and said yeah, she is, she peed just before we left the house. Point for me.
Then he thought she was allergic to the food I am feeding (FF Turkey and Giblets). Wanted to put her on a expensive Rx one. Okay, says i , which one? Well, lets consider Hills Z/O (or whatever it was, I dont recall exactly). Okay, I say. Lets just check this out... look at the printout ... hey doc, why the heck would I feed a diet controlled diabetic cat something that is 32% carbs?
Oh. ok, lets try this...
and on the dance went... I humored him for 5 or 6 choices, then said, first off, Doc, not ever going to feed dry food again, so dont even go there... second, the wet Rx stuff you have suggested I wont allow for either of my cats. So, please.. can we start again? please check her remaining teeth for issues, or another infection. I have said repeatedly that I think she has a fever, and you people keep saying its cause she is hiding in small spaces.
Sheesh. Sure enough, her teeth are okay, but she has a fever. Now on antibiotics.
then Dr Dum Dum gives me chapter and verse on pilling the cat, and particularly tells me I can bring her in for them to do it once a day if I need to..... uh, no not going to pay you 15 bucks for that, sorry!.
Here is the best part... get home, take out the pill. Rub it in some cheese. Rub some treats in same cheese. hold my hand out with all of them on it.... Sammy gobbled them all up in 5 seconds. So much for having problems pilling a cat., lol. Sometimes the easiest way is indeed the easiest way.
