Please Help!
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LOL, yours is the first cat I've known to ever eat a pill like that, and he didn't spit it out??
..........Traci
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Nope he didn't! But Griffin is a little garbage disposal! We have to put the garbage on the fridge, if he can get into the garbage he's eaten, jello, whole wheat bread, green pepper, and plum!
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We just went to the rescue shelter where we got him, and thankfully they've agreed to pay for his meds from yesterday, as well as the hernia operation he'll need.
The vet found a small hernia yesterday that he was born with, from the umbilical cord. She said for now, to just "push" it back in, but I'd rather it be fixed properly.
The vet found a small hernia yesterday that he was born with, from the umbilical cord. She said for now, to just "push" it back in, but I'd rather it be fixed properly.
Assuming you are conscientious and already are aware, but please see Household hazards and foods to avoid for pets.
As for the hernia, this depends, how old are the kittens? If older than a few months, the hernia should probably be corrected surgically....if younger, sometimes (rarely), they may not need to be surgically corrected. The shelter vet, is he/she qualified? Most shelter vets aren't, or are not properly equipped to handle such surgeries and the aftercare oftentimes leaves something to be desired. Please ask your regular vet about this, she is probably better equipped but if not experienced, perhaps you should be finding a new vet anyway. In any event, no surgical procedure should be performed until the infection has healed, and I'd recommend a pre-anesthetic blood profile prior to any surgical procedure (for all kittens and adult cats).
As for the hernia, this depends, how old are the kittens? If older than a few months, the hernia should probably be corrected surgically....if younger, sometimes (rarely), they may not need to be surgically corrected. The shelter vet, is he/she qualified? Most shelter vets aren't, or are not properly equipped to handle such surgeries and the aftercare oftentimes leaves something to be desired. Please ask your regular vet about this, she is probably better equipped but if not experienced, perhaps you should be finding a new vet anyway. In any event, no surgical procedure should be performed until the infection has healed, and I'd recommend a pre-anesthetic blood profile prior to any surgical procedure (for all kittens and adult cats).
..........Traci
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Oh we don't let him near the garbage bag now, it is on the fridge or outside. The kittens are just over six months.
The shelter vet is very good, and many people use this clinic. It has a great reputation, and has recently been remodeled and renovated. They are fantastic! We have been taking our other cat there her whole life. She came from a pet store.
The shelter vet is very good, and many people use this clinic. It has a great reputation, and has recently been remodeled and renovated. They are fantastic! We have been taking our other cat there her whole life. She came from a pet store.
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Well, clearly keeping him in the bathroom still isn't working, it is day 3, and he is still scabbed over, and spot bleeding, so back to the vet we go.
We will sign up to have him stitched up, as well as fixing his hernia.
Wish us luck!
We will sign up to have him stitched up, as well as fixing his hernia.
Wish us luck!
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Good luck with this. Can't anything except luck and laughter to him taking the pill.
Almost 7 years in remission from Graves disease and no meds!