Thursday, June 6, 2019

Hedy went back to the vet



Tuesday night Hedy was acting a little off. I was down in the kitten room so it might have been a simple case of her being tired, but I wasn't thrilled how she was looking and she seemed to not be so interested in eating anymore.

A short while into my visit Hedy went to the litterbox and it was pretty obvious that things were not right (Yes, I took a picture of her output and no I am not going to make you look at it) It was very soft, there was some blood at the end of it, and there were copious amounts of it.. like half a cup or even 3/4s (no, I didn't measure it)

She had been filling up her litter box in less than 12 hours so I had to give her a second one.. She is not putting on weight despite having constant access to food and on Tuesday I realized she was losing again and on Wednesday morning there were several piles of vomit.

So, off to the vet, we went. She seemed to quite enjoy the outing..

 Hedy making biscuits 
There is something up here relevant to my interests - Hedy
I need thumbs to get into this treat jar - Hedy
The vet decided to put her back on metronidazole to soothe her colon and probiotics to repopulate the good bacteria and we are going to start off with a general deworming since she hasn't had one of those in a while. Since the kittens are also starting to vomit and have diarrhea again, this seemed like a wise course of action. She improved with the metro before, there is no reason to think she won't again, and if it is worms causing her issues getting rid of those *should* make a huge difference.

If things don't improve we'll go back next week and run some blood tests. If things get worse we'll go in sooner.

If nothing else, it helped with kitten socialization


They weren't impressed with the GSD that was in the lobby barking like only a 150lb dog can do (okay fine, maybe 100lb, maybe only 75.. shush, it was a big dog) but Slate was a little freaked out by a smell on the tech's coat, which I am sure smelled like any number of animals. Everyone else did really well being loved on, so I count it a win.

15 comments:

  1. Poor Hedy. I hope the meds help her and everybody is back on track soon.

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  2. Sarah1:12 AM

    Hope Hedy feels better soon.

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  3. Get better darling ones...sending love and best of wishes for quick recovery XXX hugs and cuddles too...

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  4. Sending healing thoughts to Hedy.

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  5. Poor Hedy - not easy being a momma cat.

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  6. Poor girl. She can't get a break.

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  7. Poor Hedy, I hope she feels better soon! (Also, the making biscuits picture brought a big smile to my face. :-) )

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  8. Hedy, you need to fatten up, so take your meds and wean those kittens!

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  9. We sure hope Hedy is okay.

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  10. Hope Hedy feels better soon.

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  11. Sending our purrs that Hedy is feeling better soon and the babies too.

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  12. Here's hoping Hedy will feel better soon.

    Emma and Buster

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  13. We send purrs to Hedy and hope she feels better soon. Purrs

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  14. Praying Hedy makes a full, complete and quick recovery. Thank you, Connie, for taking such wonderful care of her and her babies.

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  15. Hope Hedy is feeling better. Tinkerbell sympathizes with Hedy. She had to take metronidazole and hates the pill form so much, we had to get it compounded in chicken flavor so she would take it.

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