Well, Wednesday I called and made an appointment for him. We just got back.
Skip has been eating less and less and drinking NO water that I could see. Last night he turned his nose up at baby food, people canned chicken, people tuna, four different varieties of Fancy Feast, goat’s milk…he wanted none of it. And I’ve not seen him drinking. Last night I gave him 60cc of fluids and was grateful that I’d made the appointment.
So, I take him in, he’s weighed, hasn’t lost any weight. I asked the vet about the left eye and he said what it looked like was Skip had had a cataract, it collapsed and the iris kind of went with it, making it look really deep. But since it doesn’t bother him, it’s nothing to worry about.
He couldn’t find anything wrong with Skip during the exam, said his teeth look fine, nothing that accounts for the 104° temperature Skip had. That temp is probably the reason Skip is not eating or drinking, so, because of Skip’s FIV+ status, he advised getting a CBC just to rule out anything dire. His bloodwork was clear, his immune system is working, putting out the white blood cells.
He said the Baytril I’ve been giving Skip wasn’t hitting the problem so he sent us home with some Doxycycline and I’m to keep giving Skip the 60cc of fluids, just to help him out, not that he’s in danger of dehydration at this point, but just to help ease his system a little.
So, we’re home and hopefully the doxy will take care of the problem.
Poor Skip. He needs to be well. More gophers have moved in.
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