The Toofs Of CB

It's Twozday!

Yesterday, Chili Bruce had two teeth extracted, leaving only one on his left side.

I added red lines to show you all of the teefs that are now absent; seven in total.

Once CB came home, Manny jumped into his carrier!

I'm not trying to fool you; it's really Manny.

Taken on Sunday, pre-vet visit.

The vet had predicted four teeth would need to go, so only two extractions is good!

The vet tech called to tell me that after waking from surgery, CB ate the entire can of food that I'd left.

In a normal day, each Eastside Cat gets a full can; 1/2 in the AM, the other 1/2 in the PM.

We have a few meds to administer for three to four days, but are confident that CB will come out of this experience with no problems.

Manny, however...he's not liking the vet smell on his brofur nor on me, but at least there is no hissing or swatting.

🦷 🙀 🦷

P.S. I've lost my calendar, or parts of it.

Am trying to rebuild it; you know, all of those weird National Days of whatever, that I so love to post about!

Unfortunately, some birthdays and significant milestones are also misplaced, so I apologize in advance if I miss anything.

Please send me an email (Contact Eastside Cats form over on the right sidebar) if you think of something that maybe I've overlooked...thanks.

Up Chuck

Chuck sprawled out

Weird how his eyes have a green cast in the photo

Thank you all for the kind comments for Chuck!

Since he received the Lasix shot and some more Lasix pills daily, The Hubby and I both have noticed that Chuck is livelier and back to his usual outgoing self.  He lost some weight too, which means that the fluid build-up in his body has decreased.  The vet agreed to allow us to wait for two weeks for Chuck to return to the office for a blood draw; seems that Lasix can mess with his kidneys and his potassium levels.

Guess we are just going to keep adjusting meds, and checking his levels of all kinds of things for the rest of his life. Chucky KNOWS that we are helping him as best we can.  He gets everything he wants, such as a third meal in the afternoon (Angel too, of course...), and sprinkles on top whenever they ask (nutritional yeast).

On top of their food!  Although, when I have a pinch of sprinkles between my thumb and finger, sometimes a cat moves in the way, and get some sprinkles on their fur!  They never seem to notice, and I won't say a word...😉

Medication Error

Folks, please PLEASE be careful when administering medications!  The Hubby and I just discovered that we made a huge error when using an old Metronidazole script from one pharmacy, and the new script, from another pharmacy, was for a different sized pill.  Since we have to cut pills to meet the doctor's orders, we didn't realize that the old script was for 1/8th pills, while the new was for 1/4 pills!

Chuck was not injured by the error, but I'm telling this embarrassing story to advise you all that it's important to be on the same page as the veterinarian, AND with anyone else in the household that is assisting with medicine handling!  I take full blame for the lack of communication...if I'd simply x'd out the old prescription label.

With multiple bottles of pills; each one has it's own instructions and how often administered, and the pills from the pharmacy are not the correct dosage size...they must be cut in half or quarters!  So, it's complicated and we've made our first big fat error.  I feel awful about it. The only way I'm not running out in the street for a bus to hit me, is the fact that Chuck is okay...this was a supplemental mild antibiotic for his IBD, NOT one of his heart meds.

In the future, when any new med is introduced, The Hubby and I will converse clearly so we both know what is what and who is who.  When we started, I was the only one cutting up pills and wrapping them, but our process morphed over time to The Hubby doing all the cutting, while we take turns in the pill wrapping.  Clearly, our instructional discussions need to morph too.

We are both pretty shaken by this, so again I warn you all to be careful; color-code, or write across pill bottles with markers, or tape them with different colors if that makes everything CRYSTAL CLEAR TO ALL.

P.S. Chuck is greatly improved using Metronidazole, even at the reduced dosage.  His litter box usage is significantly better, and we are glad his attitude is much more playful and kitten-like.

Sunday Chuck