[lizardlady]

I had to take Dobby to the vet today. He's been getting in the litter box, squatting and not doing anything for several days. I didn't think he had a crystal blocking him because he hasn't acted sick. Just getting in the box a lot. He has a UTI which is what I thought was going on. The vet gave him an antibiotic injection. He should start feeling better soon.

She, the vet, asked about Krissy. I said the sore is healing, but he's about to run out of antibiotic. She was going to call in a new script. She said we might have to keep giving him the antibiotic for a couple of months or more. Fine by me if it helps him heal. Not only is the sore healing, he is not digging at it with his back foot. Dare I hope this mess might finally clear up?

I talked to the vet about Mikey's asthma. She'd given me some pills to try. Can't remember what the med was. Didn't do a thing to help. She gave (sold) me some steriods today. We'll see if this helps. Next step is to use an inhaler. I pulled my inhaler out of my pocket and asked if that was what she was talking about. Sure 'nuf! Some genius invented a mask that fits over the cat's muzzle. You attach the inhaler and puff. The cat inhales the med. I guess Mikey and I can use out inhalers at the same time if the pills don't work. I popped his first pill down his throat tonight. Mikey can be very opinionated about what people are allowed to do to him and what they aren't. Thankfully he is good about taking pills.

Lizard Lady, just how old is your cat if i might ask? I had a cat that was 4 yrs old but i had to put her down. She had rodent ulcers in her stomach. They entwined around her intestines. She was in pain and i did not know it. The Vet kept me going to line his pocket. 2 years later to a different vet and after 2K in $ i was told Lucy was in pain right along and i needed to put her down. I spent a fortune trying to prolong her life. I thought the stomach operation of removing the growths from her intestines and others was working but it wasn't. It was just prolonging the inevitable. I only say this cause sometimes our cats can become geriatric like people and they suffer also. I will pray for the cat and you and I hope that things get better. It is hard to let them go cause they are family and most people don't understand that but i do. tc and give the cat a hug for me. I am a cat person. Blessings.

[RomanSunburn]

So... I kind of want to see this cat asthma muzzle in action... I think if I tried that on my cat, well... I'd probably be going to the doctor myself shortly after.

I hope all your kitties feel better!

I'm glad everybody is getting well or on the road to it. I hope the steroids do the trick but that inhaler might provide hours of fun
I'm going to start sending cats to you when they need pills. I've tried everything from gently but firmly to trickery to duct tape (not really but I considered it w/ Chet) and nothing really works. Even if I manage to get one down a throat the cat will cough it up, look at the pill, and then look at me with a smirk.

[Yoda]

Cats are weird.

When my horse Dusty had an eye infection the vet gave me an ointment to put in his eye and my 1200 pound buddy never gave me any problems doing so.

But try to put eye drops in my five pound cat, Marla, and she bit and clawed me to pieces.

Glad to hear everyone is on the mend.

[lizardlady]

omegalamed, Krissy and Mikey are both a bout a year and a half old. Dobby is 5. I'm so sorry for what you and Lucy went through.I have a very good, honest vet. As an example, some vets would have made me bring Mikey in for another exam before they gave me the steroids. She went ahead and sold me the med without making me bring him in again. She would tell me if it was time to put one of them down.

RomanSunburn, I'm really hoping I don't have to use the inhaler muzzle. Mikey is being good about the pills, but I doubt he will be so easy if I have to stick a mask on his face.

George, I think I'll pass on pilling your cats. The vet gave me the option of an oral antibiotic for Dobby or they could give him a shot. I was not thrilled with having to medicate THREE cats so told her to give him the shot. As for "hours of fun" if we have to use the inhaler, we have very different definitions of "fun"!

Yoda, I know what you mean about different animals behaving, or not, about meds. Krissy is a tiny little thing. He turns into a a two ton wild man if I try to poke a pill down his throat.