Misha's home from the vet's....
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| Mon, 07-12-2004 - 3:17pm |
They said there were tons of red blood cells, also she had bacteria, some white blood cells, & protein present. This vet said it was Cystitis (though I am not sure of that since I looked up the symptoms and Misha does not strain to urinate, or just have drops. She urinates normally, but there is blood in the urine. The info I read said cats rarely have bacteria present with Cystitis. It also said cats with it have abnormal urinary Ph. Misha's was only 5.5 which is in the normal range. It said affected cats have crystals, which Misha did not. I am confused as to whether this is what she really has?) I am sure we're dealing with some sort of infection, though. I pray her kidneys aren't affected. They said they can't tell at this point. I will call my own vet once she's back tomorrow to see if she agrees with this vet's assessment. They gave her a shot of penecillin and Dexamethasone. The vet gave me 2 weeks worth of Clavamox to give her twice a day along with her wanting me to give her the liquid Prednisolone again to reduce inflamation and increase her drinking. (1 cc twice a day for 3 days, then 1cc once a day for the next 3 days, then 1 cc every other day for the remaining 8 days). She has gained weight again up to 7.1 lb and had a temp of 102. I told them I won't have her get any more immunizations until she's better. I will take her back in in 2 weeks to be re-checked unless something doesn't improve in the next couple days and she needs to be seen sooner.
I know she's going to hate getting 2 pills per day along with liquid medicine. She must think I'm out to torture her. The vet assistant said the Humane Society where I got her was putting lots of cats to sleep because they have too many. I was told they leave cats up for adoption until they are adopted. The vet tech said I saved Misha since she has been so sick they probably would have taken her off the adoption floor....and you can guess what would have happened. I get so emotional thinking of what could have been and I pray so hard she will fight these infections and be healthy & happy soon. She's my little angel.
Thank you for your continued positive thoughts & prayers & support.
((((Hugs))))
Suzy


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Suzy
I think they could have gotten a sample from Misha without the needle. It really broke my heart when they told me what they did and admitted how she'd cried. :-(
Thank you for your continued thoughts & prayers!
Hugs,
Suzy
That seemed like drastic measures having a needle to obtain urine since you saw the blood but maybe it was necessary as she has been so sick in the past and they did need to diagnose it fast.
Hi Suzy,
Sammy was on the Hills S/D diet (dry) for about 8 weeks.
I will ask if they can get a urine sample without the needle next time. The vet tech said there was lots of blood. I am worried about her throwing up today. We'll see how she does later on.
Hugs,
Suzy
We have one of those Pet Mate fountains for our other cats. I think I may bring it upstairs for Misha since she likes running water. Thanks for the advice! :-)
Misha is a little trooper....she puts up with so much without complaint. She's worth all the effort to help nurse her back to health.
Hugs,
Suzy
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