Vincent, Back From Vet’s
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Nov 22, 2018 
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I am relieved.
Actually, so relieved.
I’m glad I took Vincent to see his vet today even thought I thought the car trip might exhaust him and stress him out.
As it turned out, Vincent has a respiratory infection as well as some rotten teeth (with pus). This is probably why we doesn’t feel like eating.
Though the above does not sound that good, it sure is “better” than heart failure or “further” kidney failure symptoms.
His right canine is also rotten (and the rot might have extended up into his nasal cavity, we won’t know). There was pus on it.
There were no visible mouth ulcers, but there was pus in several places on his gums.
The vet said the pain in the mouth must be causing him to not want to eat.
Furthermore, he has nasal discharge too (not that I could see!) so it is a respiratory infection. Vincent has no fever, which is good (temperature was normal).
To take care of the above, Metrogyl was prescribed. Last time, it worked wonders for his mouth ulcers. I hope it will work again.
Then, since we were there, the vet said it would be good to check his blood too.
One bad news – Vincent’s PCV is now only 16%. Previously, it was 26%. The vet said this is expected with kidney failure and is not at all surprising. The kidney produces hormones to make red blood cells. As the kidney deteriorates further, it can no longer produce sufficient hormones, so the bone marrow cannot make red blood cells, thus causing anemia. In this case, iron supplements does not help at all since the hormone to make red blood cells isn’t sufficient. The only thing that might help is the hormone, EPO (erythropoietin) injection. I remember Baggy and Rosie were given this injection (didn’t help them, though, sadly). But Vincent should not be given this now as one can be immune to it, so it should only be given if the PCV goes down to 13% or 14%.
But the not-so-bad news is that Vincent’s creatinine level is only slightly more than the previous reading. It didn’t shoot sky high, justly slightly more, which again, is expected. His urea reading was actually normal, but this is because he hadn’t eaten since yesterday. Urea comes from the food consumed.
Vincent’s electrolyte readings were all normal.
Yesterday, I heard Vincent gasping for a few seconds. That got me worried. Then, today, while I was driving him in the car, he let out some gasping noises too. I thought it was his heart. I really thought maybe his heart was failing. As it turned out, it’s his nose being blocked!
Gosh, I am so relieved.
The vet checked Vincent’s heart said it is alright. It’s an old heart, but it’s fine. His lungs are totally clear as well. So this means we can go ahead with the daily subcut up to 250ml with no worry.
Waiting for the blood test results.
There must be some “placebo” effect here, or did he read my mind? Vincent is eating…albeit a bit. He ate after we reached home. It was quite a long ride home too. I managed to start him off with some Recovery, partially force-fed.
I bought these bed liners for Vincent since he is prone to wet himself. The vet says it could be incontinence, which can happen to old cats, as it does in old humans too.
All ready, Vincent!
But he decided he’d just sleep in the carrier!
After today’s subcut.
What a relief!!
Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2018/11/22/vincent-back-from-vets/
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