Zavan is 8.8 pounds. He had a normal temp. His teeth have a bit of an issue considering his malnourished state. He might have to have two teeth extracted but not right now. OMG he was so full of fleas! That’s the first thing I treat when a cat comes here, but he was trying to so hard to breathe and was so dehydrated, I concentrated on that instead! (Bad Mary Anne) as my granddaughter would say! He blew snot all over the table (and the tech) I felt so sorry for her, but I had to laugh- Dr. Steve was inserting two qtips into the nostrils to run a cytology and the tech bent down to watch closer and “SPEW!!!” all over her face. I had to laugh because he blew snot on my hair last night! He does not have cancer in the nasal passage which was a fear, he does not have a fungal infection which was another concern. What he is blowing is white blood cells that are built up in his nose.
He very cooperatively sneezed about 52 times during the exam! Mostly in succession. There is edema built up under his third eyelids pushing his third eyelid to be visible and that is just from sinus pressure.
They did a CBC and a Thyroid check because he is so skinny-results will be in tomorrow morning. They deflead, dewormed and gave him a Covina shot. I am to put ointment in his eyes three times a day. He has a yeast infection in his ears, so they gave me drops for that. I needed more syringes and needles so they included that and Zavan was quite the gentleman. When he simply had enough of poking, prodding, scraping and handling, he would reach out with one front paw and one claw, grab the arm of the person messing with him- not draw blood- but stop the activity and look up as if to say- “Hey, can we take a time-Out?” This leads me to further believe that this cat is pure Burmese. Strays don’t do that- they attack with vigor not refinement!
I had to go and get some L-Lysine in the hopes that some of this URI is feline herpesvirus- I got some vicks to put on his throat because his tonsils (did you know cats have 21 tonsils) are all inflamed. I got more vaporizer the good stuff not the generic and he is home, in the bedroom lying on the bed looking at me as if I have betrayed him!
The poor guy. He may have been through so much that the vet visit was just another round of trouble for him. little does he know that it’s all with the aim of making sure he has no more trouble at all. With such a considerate and gentle nature, he should find a home soon, after he fully recovers.
he is so beautiful, I am in love with that little chocolate man. If I were not so far away…….. Breaks my heart to think of his life and the love he could have and then makes me smile to know that he will finally have it.
One more lucky kitty to find his way to your door. Hope he is better soon.
Hang in there, Zavan kittie. You probably don’t believe it, but there really was a point to all that poking, prodding, and general man-handling.
ppuurrrrrrrsss to Zavan, and purrrrayers to Mary Anne & Mike.