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      03-26-2024, 05:41 PM   #4005
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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.

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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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      03-26-2024, 08:51 PM   #4007
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Damn, he's cute!

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Thanks! Little guy is a hell raiser for sure
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Trip to doggie dermatologist in the convertible today.
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What are they so curious about on the other side of the door? Are they just anxious to get out?
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What are they so curious about on the other side of the door? Are they just anxious to get out?
That’s where the doctor comes in. They like him and all their doctors and vet techs.
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That’s where the doctor comes in. They like him and all their doctors and vet techs.
That’s nice. My cat hates to go. She complains the whole time. Pretty typical of cats.
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That’s nice. My cat hates to go. She complains the whole time. Pretty typical of cats.
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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That’s nice. My cat hates to go. She complains the whole time. Pretty typical of cats.
Ours is okay in the car going and coming home. In that regard, she's easily the best we've had.

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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Ours is okay in the car going and coming home. In that regard, she's easily the best we've had.

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.
Your cat sounds good as far as the car ride goes. As soon as we get ours in her carrier, she starts whining. She's quieter when we get to the vet, but still complaining.

Dogs are so much better at the vet. They seem happy most of the time they are there. Cats are happiest when they're at home. At least my cats are.
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Your cat sounds good as far as the car ride goes. As soon as we get ours in her carrier, she starts whining. She's quieter when we get to the vet, but still complaining.

Dogs are so much better at the vet. They seem happy most of the time they are there. Cats are happiest when they're at home. At least my cats are.
Our cat would invariably vomit or shit in the cage on the way to the vet. I'd take whining any day.
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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.

The owner was so scared of this cat that she told the officers to take it away and keep it! It escaped while they were putting it in their police car, and was last seen running through the neighborhood.

Long story short, the officers went back yesterday and caught the cat. The owner donated a cat carrier to transport it this time. The story has a happy ending in that one of the other Toledo PD officers decided to adopt the cat, so it never had to go into the shelter system.....
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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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