Misha (aka Salty) back from vet's again

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Registered: 01-23-2002
Misha (aka Salty) back from vet's again
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Wed, 06-23-2004 - 3:43pm
We're hoping little Salty will like her new name Misha :-) (Salty can still be her middle name).

I've been worried since she didn't eat much more than 1/8 cup of dry food yesterday and hasn't drunk any water since Sunday. I forced some water into her with a syringe last night, but it's not enough to prevent deydration.

I took the afternoon off from work to take her back to see the vet today. My vet deserves an award for being so kind & compassionate. She spent 40 minutes with Misha and didn't charge me a penny for her time or for the medicine & fluids. She said Misha's lympth nodes were swollen and that her bad coughing and shaking of the head were from all the sinus drainage. Her throat is probably soar & that's why she doesn't eat/drink much. Her lungs sounded good, and her ears looked fine, too. She gave her more injectable fluids and a shot of an anti-inflamatory cortizone to bring down the swelling and hopefully dry up all that drainage. She gave me liquid prednisolone (beef flavor) to give her once a day for a few days in addition to the Baytril antibiotic I was going to finish Saturday....but now the vet gave me 7 more days worth to give her since she's still not better. (Hope we can get better at getting those pills down the first time without her spitting them out! LOL)

She was down to 5.9 pounds & had a temp just over 102. I am hoping she'll feel better after some rest. I have some cottage cheese on a plate, but she hasn't touched it. (I'm willing to try anything to get food/liquids into her...LOL).

I will call the vet tomorrow to give her an update, and then Misha may have to go back on Friday for more fluids. We'll see.

Thanks for all of your continued support & prayers. I'm going to really celebrate when she is finally past all this!

Lots of hugs & purrs,

Suzy & Misha (Salty) >^..^<


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Registered: 03-24-2004
Wed, 06-23-2004 - 4:46pm

Hi Suzy, I think everyone of us here will be celebrating when your Misha gets over this nasty bug.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 06-24-2004 - 6:48am
More thoughts and prayers coming Misha's way! I can't wait till she is well and can join your other furkids.






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Registered: 12-01-2003
Thu, 06-24-2004 - 8:13am
It sounds like all this is a side effect from the sinus so it should go away and I am praying fast! If we could think of a food she would eat you could crumble the pill. Take care and thinking of you and Misha Salty!!!

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 06-24-2004 - 10:12am

It sounds like Misha is slowly getting better. Your vet deserves and award and so do you for taking such good care of her.


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Registered: 06-07-2004
Thu, 06-24-2004 - 8:29pm
keeping my fingers crossed and saying my prayers for you and Misha.. you are such a great kitty mom... God Bless

hugs,

Ann

 

Ann

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Registered: 05-20-2003
Fri, 06-25-2004 - 12:25am

I think we are all anxiously waiting for Misha Salty to get better.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 06-25-2004 - 6:37am
Fingers and toes crossed that she gets over this real soon!!


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Registered: 01-23-2002
Fri, 06-25-2004 - 10:16am
Thank you so much everyone for your positive thoughts & prayers! I was gone last night but I will have time this afternoon to respond to all your wonderful posts & give you an update on Misha after she sees the vet again. She is getting better I am very delighted to say!

Hugs,

Suzy