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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2004Jackie meets the Dentist
I took Jackie to the Pro Vets today and we had a consult with the dentist. As an aside, all signs are that the WBC count (high polys) indicates that she does not have leukemia but does have a chronic infection, which we know. Her mouth is, in layman's terms, a mess. All the teeth need to be extracted. Everything is inflamed and nothing short of that will help significantly. She is having inflammatory reactions to the bacteria and there is a 15% chance that even after everything heals she will need prednisone or another cortisone in order to live a happy life. But that is an 85% chance that she will need no other treatment. I told them my tale of woe, of having just adopted her a few months ago out of pity. So instead of costing $1600 it will only (only) be $1000. He is leaving off the actual charge for removing all the teeth and I'm paying only for the hospital costs. Total cost for the cat in 3 months, $1500. We have to get that ratio down a bit... Assuming all goes well, I can pick her up tomorrow night. They want to make sure that she is eating something because she dropped more weight in the past week and is now close to 5 lbs again. She will be on heavy pain killers for a day or so but after that she will likely have no more pain and should be a happy cat. Fingers are crossed. I'm now heading off to watch the qualifying round of the US Open Tennis Tournament, hopeful that the cell phone will bring only good news. It will, of course, be on vibrate. > I took Jackie to the Pro Vets today and we had a consult with the > dentist. As an aside, all signs are that the WBC count (high polys) [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Tennis Tournament, hopeful that the cell phone will bring only good > news. It will, of course, be on vibrate. This all sounds great - very promising, to me! I am willing to bet that she *will* feel ever so much better once those teeth are _out_ of her mouth! And I also am betting that her WBC will return to a normal - or near normal - level once they're out of there, getting rid of the source(s) of infection. (A 33% reduction in costs is also good news for you.) Good luck - I hope it all goes acc. to plan. Cathy Cathy >> I took Jackie to the Pro Vets today and we had a consult with the >> dentist. As an aside, all signs are that the WBC count (high polys) [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > >Cathy I got the call while at the US Open. Surgery is over. All teeth were removed, including five that had long ago broken off but still had festering roots. That poor girl. She was coming out of the anesthesia and all signs are for a complete recovery. She will spend the night and I will bring her home tomorrow night. Now I have to hope that the diarrhea goes away; I'd hate to think that she still has IBD. Oh, that was a great bit. She was in her carrier in the car on the way to the vet, and the carrier had an old bathmat on the bottom as padding. Naturally, about ten minutes from the vet, the car fills with this terrible smell and Jackie has had a huge liquid dump in the middle of the bathmat. While driving at 70 mph along the Long Island Expressway I pull her out of the carrier so she doesn't end up lying in it, and dump her into my lap. So now I have a cat with diarrhea still leaking out a bit lying in my lap. Just what they teach us in driving school. The bathmat was abandoned in a dumpster by the vet. The car was aired out by having all windows open while I was in the vet and when I was driving home. My pants were washed in a sink at the vet. A good time was had by all. > >> I took Jackie to the Pro Vets today and we had a consult with the > >> dentist. As an aside, all signs are that the WBC count (high polys) [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > and all signs are for a complete recovery. She will spend the night > and I will bring her home tomorrow night. Excellent!! :-)) > Now I have to hope that the diarrhea goes away; I'd hate to think that > she still has IBD. Oh, that was a great bit. She was in her carrier in [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > diarrhea still leaking out a bit lying in my lap. Just what they teach > us in driving school. I would've left her in the carrier, awful as it sounds; IMO, too dangerous maneuvering her out of the carrier & carrying her on your lap. All while driving, on the on the LIE, no less. (I'm assuming you were driving? Then again, going by my limited experience w/ that road, it's lucky you were able to go 70 mph Vs. 7.) > The bathmat was abandoned in a dumpster by the vet. The car was aired > out by having all windows open while I was in the vet and when I was > driving home. My pants were washed in a sink at the vet. A good time > was had by all. One of my cats, Demelza, used to freak out on the way to the vets' (she's now considerably better - only wails), & it's only a 4 minute drive from my house. One time she managed to both poop *&* throw up on the way, about 2 minutes into the ride. I explained what'd happened when we checked in - she stunk to high heaven & was a mess both front & back ends; a tech came out to get her & cleaned her up. They wound up having to hose off her rear. The towel that'd been in the carrier got rolled up for the time being & of course stunk till I got it home & washed. (I probably should've asked the tech to rinse it out for me while doing Demelza... or I would've done it myself, even.) Cathy >>> I took Jackie to the Pro Vets today and we had a consult with the >>> dentist. As an aside, all signs are that the WBC count (high polys) [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >driving home. My pants were washed in a sink at the vet. A good time >was had by all. Good news that she is out and will be better. Are you planning to get her a set of false teeth? <ducking and running> :) << I got the call while at the US Open. Surgery is over. All teeth were removed, including five that had long ago broken off but still had festering roots. That poor girl. She was coming out of the anesthesia and all signs are for a complete recovery. >> Yay! I have to think that all that had to be causing her infection. I hope she has a speedy and uneventful recovery. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) << She will be on heavy pain killers for a day or so but after that she will likely have no more pain and should be a happy cat. Fingers are crossed. >> I'm sending good thoughts to little Jackie and awaiting your good news. You're a good dad. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) Poor little Jackie. Let us know how she turns out. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > I took Jackie to the Pro Vets today and we had a consult with the > dentist. As an aside, all signs are that the WBC count (high polys) [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Tennis Tournament, hopeful that the cell phone will bring only good > news. It will, of course, be on vibrate. I wanted to mention they kept Grant an extra day after his surgery just to be sure he was OK and they could watch him, so don't be alarmed if they want to do that. Hers sounds so much worse. Keep us posted. Will be sending her good thoughts. |
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