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dgk - 15 Sep 2004 14:04 GMT

Jackie had a follow-up visit with the dentist and her mouth is doing
fine with just a few areas still a bit red. She is back over 6 lbs and
her fur is looking good. Her eyes have lost that suffering look that
made me take her in the first place.

She had her anal sacs expressed, because she was leaving her trademark
stinky brown circles again, and I got to watch it. I think perhaps
I'll just leave that little chore for the vet. My favorite line while
the dentist was doing the expressing was (nasal voice now) "Notice
that I'm breathing through my mouth". Jackie was none too pleased with
the procedure either. Yuck.

She still has diarrhea; I was kind of hoping that it was a byproduct
of the mouth infection but apparently not. Looks like colitis. I think
the diarrhea causes the anal sac problem because the stool isn't solid
enough to exert sufficient pressure on the sacs to empty normally. So,
we're putting her back on prednesilone, on a fairly low dosage, to try
to get it under control.

That's about it. She is a bit more active but mostly hangs out on my
bed. And in the backyard, where she prefers lying under one of the
evergreens. But they only go out when I'm around.

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Barb - 15 Sep 2004 16:27 GMT

Glad things are working out. My own Sapphire had two teeth pulled this year
and I didn't even know she was in pain. They don't always let you know.

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I did it right the first time.

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Brandy??Alexandre - 15 Sep 2004 20:21 GMT

Barb <bguzzino@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

> Glad things are working out. My own Sapphire had two teeth pulled
> this year and I didn't even know she was in pain. They don't
> always let you know.

Same with my neighbor's Sam. She had three pulled and the vet said one
was broken and whenever she bit down on it it was probably stabbing
her. She never gave any sign at all. He just notices a big difference
in her behavior and appetite now. She doesn't seem to miss the tethh,
either. Luckily, Kami got to keep all of her this last trip, although
it was noted that she's missing two--one an itty bitty lower front
tooth that she knocked out doing a face plant into the side of the tub
and the other I know nothing about.

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Mary - 15 Sep 2004 16:54 GMT

> Jackie had a follow-up visit with the dentist and her mouth is doing fine

with just a few areas still a bit red. She is back over 6 lbs and her fur is
looking good. Her eyes have lost that suffering look that made me take her
in the first place.

Wow, what a feeling that must give you! You've made a little piece of the
world better, and at great expense to your finances.

> She had her anal sacs expressed, because she was leaving her trademark

stinky brown circles again, and I got to watch it. I think perhaps I'll just
leave that little chore for the vet.

lol!!

> She still has diarrhea; I was kind of hoping that it was a by product of

the mouth infection but apparently not. Looks like colitis. I think the
diarrhea causes the anal sac problem because the stool isn't solid enough to
exert sufficient pressure on the sacs to empty normally.

Another example of the snowballing effect neglect can have. (Meaning how she
was neglected before you took her.)

So, we're putting her back on prednesilone, on a fairly low dosage, to try
to get it under control.

Hope it works, and soon!

> That's about it. She is a bit more active but mostly hangs out on my bed.

And in the backyard, where she prefers lying under one of the evergreens.
But they only go out when I'm around.

You know, with all you've put into Jackie I have no doubt you'd never put
her in any kind of danger. Thanks for the report.

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Karen - 15 Sep 2004 18:30 GMT

> Jackie had a follow-up visit with the dentist and her mouth is doing
> fine with just a few areas still a bit red. She is back over 6 lbs and
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> bed. And in the backyard, where she prefers lying under one of the
> evergreens. But they only go out when I'm around.

Well, she *is* a senior citizen kitty and won't be too active. I'm glad she
is feeling better. I hope you can get that diarehha under control. More pics
please :)

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dgk - 16 Sep 2004 15:52 GMT

>> Jackie had a follow-up visit with the dentist and her mouth is doing
>> fine with just a few areas still a bit red. She is back over 6 lbs and
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>is feeling better. I hope you can get that diarehha under control. More pics
>please :)

I'll work on some pix.

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Cathy Friedmann - 17 Sep 2004 02:21 GMT

> Jackie had a follow-up visit with the dentist and her mouth is doing
> fine with just a few areas still a bit red. She is back over 6 lbs and
> her fur is looking good. Her eyes have lost that suffering look that
> made me take her in the first place.

Very good news. :-)

> She had her anal sacs expressed, because she was leaving her trademark
> stinky brown circles again, and I got to watch it. I think perhaps
> I'll just leave that little chore for the vet. My favorite line while
> the dentist was doing the expressing was (nasal voice now) "Notice
> that I'm breathing through my mouth". Jackie was none too pleased with
> the procedure either. Yuck.

No, they usually aren't; I too would leave that particular little job to the
vet's expertise. ;-)

> She still has diarrhea; I was kind of hoping that it was a byproduct
> of the mouth infection but apparently not. Looks like colitis. I think
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> bed. And in the backyard, where she prefers lying under one of the
> evergreens. But they only go out when I'm around.

Good luck w/ the diarrhea part of the deal.

Is Jackie by any chance purring more than she used to, pre dental work?

Cathy

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