jmcquown wrote:

On 4/12/2021 9:48 PM, cshenk wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Buffy's left eye has been teary over the four days or so. I
noticed she stopped eating her dry kibble, which she absolutely
loves. She will only eat the gooshy food but even then not
enthusiastically. Then I noticed her cheek under her left eye
appears to be swollen. I think the poor girl has a toothache!

The soonest appointment I could get is next Tuesday. I let my
boss know I'll be late to work because I have to drop her off
first. (He's such a great guy: "Of course, do whatever you need
to do!")

The vet will contact me to let me know what's going on. Hopefully
I'll be able to pick her up when I get off work in the afternoon.
I'd hate for her to have to stay overnight. If they have to pull
a tooth I do hope they can provide liquid pain medicine and/or
antibiotics to give her. I'd hate to attempt to pill a cat with a
sore mouth. Purrs for Buffy would be appreciated.

Jill

Luko purrs at Buffy.

Buffy and I say thank you. My guesswork diagnosis was right on
the money. She has an abcess/infection under an upper molar. They
gave her a broad spectrum antibiotic shot and also a long-lasting (3
days) shot for pain. They've scheduled her for a dental on Friday
and they'll likely wind up pulling that tooth.

I took her to the same veterinary hospital as usual but she was
scheduled with a different vet just to get her in quickly. (The
place is always busy.) The vet called me at work and said, "Well!
It took us a lonnng time to get Buffy settled down so we could take a
look at her. She was very agitated. Is she usually excitable?"
Not at all. She's a very laid-back cat!

She's not going to be at all happy when I drop her off again this
coming Friday. Hopefully by then the antibotic will have knocked out
the infection. Maybe she won't be feeling quite so argumentative.

Oh, and if they do have to pull that tooth they'll give her another
broad spectrum antibiotic shot and another pain shot so I won't have
to worry about trying to squirt liquid medicine in her sore mouth.

Jill

There is also a liquid antibiotic that worked well on gushy food.
Daisy-chan used it at times as even the vets couldn't pill her.