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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2004Jackie is home and seems ok
Jackie is home after having all her teeth removed. Her mouth doesn't stink anymore and she is eating the normal mush but I do crush it well for her if it needs it. She always would eat almost any canned food and is currently getting Wellness and Science Diet plus some Trader Joe. She is lying on the floor a lot instead of her more usual places but she is also on Fentynal (sp?) which is a pretty strong pain killer. I guess she is just a bit high. I'm supposed to take off her Fentynal patch on Monday. I guess then I'll find out if she is in pain. She is no longer drooling, nor is the tongue hanging out. I haven't found out if the diarrhea is over yet. One can only hope. Well, if all goes well, perhaps Jackie Cat has a new lease on life. > Jackie is home after having all her teeth removed. Her mouth doesn't > stink anymore and she is eating the normal mush but I do crush it well [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Well, if all goes well, perhaps Jackie Cat has a new lease on life. Fingers & toes all crossed! At the very least, her mouth is going to feel a *whole* lot better, but I bet it'll be more general than that, health improvement-wise. Cathy > Jackie is home after having all her teeth removed. Her mouth doesn't stink anymore and she is eating the normal mush but I do crush it well for her if it needs it. She's so lucky to have you. I imagine it will be a great relief to her when she is again fully herself and off the pain meds, to be free of those bad teeth. I hope she heals well and that her stomach problems clear up too. > Jackie is home after having all her teeth removed. How old is Jackie? Did you go to your normal vet or veterinary dental specialist? What was the cost of the total procedure? I'm happy to hear Jackie Cat is doing better. Hope she has a speedy recovery. I know the decision to give her the operation wasn't easy. It's not the procedure to extract the teeth, but the anesthesia which always makes everyone nervous. >> Jackie is home after having all her teeth removed. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >It's not the procedure to extract the teeth, but the anesthesia which >always makes everyone nervous. We don't know her age, we're guessing maybe 12 or 13. I just adopted her a few months ago because she looked miserable in the pet shop. Absolutely the saddest eyes I ever saw on any living thing. I couldn't stand it. She went to the specialty vet for the extraction (http://www.vetspecialist.com) on the recommendation of my regular vet. Yes, we were very concerned about the anesthesia because she was in such poor general health but she was starting to really go downhill and we didn't have much of a choice. But they had no trouble pulling her through that. The cost was $1077, and that didn't include the $600 for the actual dental work. That he did for nothing because he felt that someone who adopted a sick cat deserved a break. Frankly, at $1700, Jackie might be dead. That is a lot of money to invest in a cat that limps and is in very bad shape. Still, it is likely that this will cure her myriad health problems. The whole concept of spending that kind of money is something that we're all facing. I spent over $4000 on a previous cat (Nico the Wonder Cat) and he only lived a few more months. I vowed that I would not do that again, even for a favorite cat. I'm by no means sure that I did him any favors. So, it will be another few years before I get a HDTV. I'll live. So will she. > Jackie is home after having all her teeth removed. Her mouth doesn't > stink anymore and she is eating the normal mush but I do crush it well [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Well, if all goes well, perhaps Jackie Cat has a new lease on life. Purrs fpr Jackie Cat -- poor baby. Hope she is feeling fine soon. MLB >From: dgk sonicechoes-spamless@zero-spam-hotmail.com >Well, if all goes well, perhaps Jackie Cat has a new lease on life. Purrs and well wishes for Jackie :) Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm << Well, if all goes well, perhaps Jackie Cat has a new lease on life. >> Oh, I hope so. Glad she is home and I'm sure she will be feeling much better soon. 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) ><< Well, if all goes well, perhaps Jackie Cat has a new lease on life. >> I think Jackie *will* have a new lease on life. I think you'll see an amazing difference. My friend's cat had all his teeth pulled, and you could sure tell the difference in him. Never slowed down his eating, either. Sherry >><< Well, if all goes well, perhaps Jackie Cat has a new lease on life. >> > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Sherry The vet said that I might have to get baby food (didn't mention anything about onions and I was too busy to ask about it) but Jackie is having no problem with the regular stuff. It's pretty much pulverized anyway. >The vet said that I might have to get baby food (didn't mention >anything about onions and I was too busy to ask about it) but Jackie >is having no problem with the regular stuff. It's pretty much >pulverized anyway. That sounds exactly like my friend's cat. He was one of those cats who really likes to eat! There was also a remarkable difference in his general behavior--you could tell how much better he felt. Good luck. I've been following Jackie's story. I used to have a cat named Jacky, and we called him Jacky Cat, too. Sherry >>The vet said that I might have to get baby food (didn't mention >>anything about onions and I was too busy to ask about it) but Jackie [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Sherry I was looking down at Jackie today and noticed that she looked pretty plump. She ate almost 4 oz last night, which is equivalent to me eating 7 1/2 lbs. You're right, she always ate a lot but now it appears to be sticking. And she gets food in the morning also. All I can tell by my scale is that she is somewhere around 6 lbs but I think it is going up pretty fast. I guess not having to fight a raging infection is really helping her all around. I can't tell for sure yet but it appears that her poops are firmer, certainly not just diarrhea. And she isn't leaving those occasional brown spots around the house. Maybe I can remove those covers I put on the pillows (there's a nice mental image). I removed the fentaynl (sp?) patch last night so today is her first day with no pain killer. Didn't seem to affect her eating ability this morning. She also will eat almost any of the healthy foods. I've been giving her MaxCat and Wellness and a whole bunch that I've never even heard of before but are carried by a local pet shop. Now if only I could get the boys to eat healthy. I am concerned that her rear legs are weak and that putting on weight quickly will cause her problems. Actually I think any quick changes to the body probably aren't a good idea so I'll mention it to the vet. It would be just too funny if I have to put her on a diet.
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