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An update on our boy Max, since we've been in Cali for a long Wine & Food weekend:
He had his ultrasound and the news wasn't great. The specialty doc, three surgeons and a radiologist all got together and couldn't come up with a solid solution. Max has been on a low-dose steroid (prednisolone) for a long time due to an intestinal issue. He has to stay on them else he starts throwing up and not absorbing nutrients. But, the steroid also apparently weakens ligament and tendon tissue. Surprise! And a Catch-22. He was already on a pretty low dose (2.5mg/day), but after consultation with the vet(s), we're going to try a compounded 1.25mg/day and see what happens- we've tried to go every other day before, but not much luck there. As far as his Achilles? The tendon doesn't look to be in great shape, so surgery is sort-of at the bottom of the list; the surgeon's aren't sure that there'd be enough good tendon to attach-- and they were talking about non-removable mesh and sutures with a significant chance of failure. So. Plan B. He had PRP done around the suspected partial-tear areas as well as Shockwave treatment. He also had molds made for an orthotic boot that's going to make him look like RoboKitty. He's going to be in a splint for the next three weeks until the boot gets here. He'll get three more Shockwave treatments in the next six weeks and we'll see where he's at then. The doc is "hopeful" that the tendon will "scar-up" enough to work-- since he's an indoor cat, there's not a huge amount of jumping in his life. We got home late last night, so Max has been getting a LOT of snuggles in Dad's lap today. R.
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03-26-2024, 05:47 PM | #4006 |
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^ Hoping for the best for ol' Max.
Good thing he's an indoor cat. My cat is too. I don't trust what they can get in to out there. Cat's seem to be plenty happy in the house, anyway. My last few cats have been strictly indoor. |
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Trip to doggie dermatologist in the convertible today.
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Well, the get bribes (treats) most of the time they go to the vet so that helps. Ginger isn’t crazy about going to the cardiologist because it last so long, but it’s just once every 6-8 months and she gets to ride in the convertible so she deals with it.
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At the vet when she's being handled, though, she's mostly terrified, with her tail tucked as far against the underside of her torso as she can position it. That might be amusing if we didn't know how she was feeling.
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On Friday evening's episode of "On Patrol: Live," two female officers from the Toledo PD were dispatched to a call by a person fearing for her life because her cat attacked both her and her child after being startled. It was a pure white cat, and sitting outside the front door looking agitated that it was not being let inside when the officers arrived. One of the officers calmed the cat down and picked it up on the porch, while the other one went inside.
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Ginger got her teeth cleaned and rides to/from the vet in the convertible in a beautiful day.
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Got some crappy news yesterday, looks like my dog Mac (yellow lab) has what they think is a fast growing malignant tumour which is pressing on several organs. We've been noticing he hasn't been eating much at all which is why we took him for an ultrasound and blood work, but since coming back from the vet he has really seemed to take a turn for the worse.
I was hoping for months, but now I'm thinking it might be more like a week or two before we have to put him down. While I'll miss him a lot, its my kids I worry most about - he was there before them and so they only know having him and they really love him. We're going to tell them tomorrow. |
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