kitty teeth

[threeplusfire]

Mike & I took Koshka to see Dr. Pittman today. When she tried to listen to his heart by putting her stethoscope on his side & belly, has assumed she was going to pet him and started purring too loudly to hear his heart. Silly kitty. He also has such thick skin at his neck that he bent the needle! Wacky. They had to take blood from his leg instead.

Poor kitteh! He has a broken canine tooth. He's also lost two pounds since December. They gave him subcutaneous fluids and an antibiotic. An antibiotic used in Europe for many years has recently become available here. It's a shot! One shot instead of two weeks of desperately trying to get the kitty to swallow pills or fishy paste. Sweet gods above, what a wonderful thing. It is only approved for limited uses but it was recommended for this situation. Hail Convenia. We're waiting on blood work to make sure he is healthy enough for anesthesia. They will probably have to pull the tooth.

Koshka is very annoyed with us. But it will probably get better as he adjusts to a life of roasted chickens just for him. My poor kitty.

Comments

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

It's called Convenia. Mostly approved so far for skin infections here, but can also be applied in dental situations. It's a standard $50, plus $1 for every pound over 5 that the animal weighs. So we paid $53, which really wasn't too much different from the $8 I paid last time for liquid antibiotics.

[brienze.livejournal.com]

And not having to wrestle medication into a cat is definitely one of those things in life that it's worth spending some money on. =)