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Sarah the Cat
I was in kind of a writing slump a while back, or I would have already mentioned it. Sara(h?), our "middle" cat, had a bad infection in her nose a few weeks ago. I think I mentioned it in a voice post that wasn't transcribed. Anyway, we took her to the vet and got antibiotics to give her.
After the first few days, her nose improved a LOT. It had been turning black and sort of caving in; it also smelled terrible. Suddenly it started looking a lot better.
So Teri decided to stop giving her the antibiotics. It was kind of a hassle, since I had to hold Sarah while Teri used a dropper to put the medicine in her mouth; she fought like crazy. We had to do it in the morning and evening, and we are usually both dead-tired by the time evening rolls around.
Still, I can't excuse myself; I knew better. You CAN'T stop taking an antibiotic half-way through, and I told Teri so. Nonetheless, we stopped.
Although Sarah's nose improved, after a few more days she became terribly lethargic. She stopped eating, and drank a lot of water. She lost weight rapidly, and stopped cleaning herself. She didn't move much, didn't respond to patting, and stopped looking up when people came near her. She wouldn't even twitch her ears at a sound.
I know cats well enough to know that she was getting ready to die. But she's only four!
I suspected that the new kitten, Widget, might have bitten her (just as "Baby Girl" bit and nearly killed our Sam a few years ago). When Teri took Sarah back to the vet, though, it turned out that she had some sort of massive infection. She was given a shot of antibiotics, and made a rapid recovery. I'd say she's about 97% recovered now. Whew!
After the first few days, her nose improved a LOT. It had been turning black and sort of caving in; it also smelled terrible. Suddenly it started looking a lot better.
So Teri decided to stop giving her the antibiotics. It was kind of a hassle, since I had to hold Sarah while Teri used a dropper to put the medicine in her mouth; she fought like crazy. We had to do it in the morning and evening, and we are usually both dead-tired by the time evening rolls around.
Still, I can't excuse myself; I knew better. You CAN'T stop taking an antibiotic half-way through, and I told Teri so. Nonetheless, we stopped.
Although Sarah's nose improved, after a few more days she became terribly lethargic. She stopped eating, and drank a lot of water. She lost weight rapidly, and stopped cleaning herself. She didn't move much, didn't respond to patting, and stopped looking up when people came near her. She wouldn't even twitch her ears at a sound.
I know cats well enough to know that she was getting ready to die. But she's only four!
I suspected that the new kitten, Widget, might have bitten her (just as "Baby Girl" bit and nearly killed our Sam a few years ago). When Teri took Sarah back to the vet, though, it turned out that she had some sort of massive infection. She was given a shot of antibiotics, and made a rapid recovery. I'd say she's about 97% recovered now. Whew!
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No. No you can't. Eep.
When Teri took Sarah back to the vet, though, it turned out that she had some sort of massive infection. She was given a shot of antibiotics, and made a rapid recovery. I'd say she's about 97% recovered now. Whew!
Whew indeed. Next time Teri will listen to Dr.
InvisibleSimple Man, right? *nods*