Many purrs for Abelard to respond well to his meds (glad it is able to be
helped by antibiotics!)  and commiserations on the expenses (been there,
done that, and still doing it).
hugs and purrs,
Christine

Purrs and healing thoughts still going out to him and no more out of
pocket expenses thoughts and purrs going to you.  BTDT with the
expenses, but made it thanks to this group.

Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Six + the kittens and Speedy the d-thing

That is much better than it could have been! Cephelexen should help with the
tooth too. That's a strong AB so you should see improvement pretty quickly.
Kisses to Abelard.

Purring for Abelard's well being.  We are hoping he will be chasing
butterflies soon.   MLB

Yikes- I've just now seen this thread.  I'm glad that you've had a diagnosis
and we'll be sending healthy thoughts Abelards way.

Susan M
Otis and chester

I'm late with the purrs, but here they are: for Abelard to heal well
from his infection and for your wallet. if Abelard was out chasing
frogs, he can't be that bothered by being blind on on eye. As we all
know, Waffles, the one-eyed wonder cat, is an excellent huntress despite
her handicap. I know there are several other one-eyed cats out there who
do just fine. Not to mention the completely blind ones!

Its a pleasure to hear that Patand I bet its a pleasureto you and dang the
expence.     Jean.P.

Purrs for Abelard's swift ear recovery.  Sad about the eye, but cats
are very good at adjusting to things, and I'm sure he'll be fine.

Ginger-lyn

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[[TED says he has an inner ear infection, that could be detected by
watching
his eyes! He will be taking Cephalexin for two weeks and if that does not
solve the problem the drug will be changed.

He does still have one molar on the top right but the gum is swollen over
it.

The worst news is he is totally blind in his right eye. I did not know
that
before today but was not too surprised, since the eye has been bad ever
since he adopted me.

His temp was 102.4. This morning he was out chasing frogs so I guess he's
not too bad off. Wouldn't want to see him get any worse though.

TED's bill was just about 11% of my monthly income, which I can handle
unless it happens more than once a year :~\ ]]

Belated purrs for his swift recovery and for no more need for vet bills.
We just did the mega-vet-bill thing last fall, and it's like being
blindsided when a jumbo-sized expense comes out of nowhere like that.

But the most important thing is that the vet found things that are easily
treatable. I hope he responds quickly to the meds so he can get rid of the
infection ASAP.

And as for his eye -- if it took a vet visit to diagnose that he'd lost
the vision in that eye, then that tells me he's already so adjusted to the
situation that he's basically forgotten all about it.

Here's to continued good news about Abelard's recovery. :o)

Donna, Captain, and Stanley

Lots of purrs and best wishes,

Purrs for Abe's recovery.

Last spring Kumani's stupid vet bill was more than I made in a
month....closer to six weeks' income.  Good thing I had DP to help me
cover the cost.  Of course the fact that we still have four happy cats
is worth every cent.

--Fil

Purrs that Abelard recovers quickly.

So very late seeing this, Pat -- modem died and it took a while to get a
warranty replacement.  Purrrs that Abelard is well on the mend by now.
Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe.

Glad to hear it's something simple, and hopefully will respond quickly
to the antibiotics