yola
01-03-2008, 08:33 PM
OK - so this is the story. My 2, Fifi and Balie had their vet check + vaccs today. Fifi's got something wrong with her hip/leg/spine as she's limping and has been for a week. The vet wants to put her on painkillers to see if it's arthritis (metacam I'm guessing), but she won't do it until we rule out any thyroid/kidney abormalities. So a fully set of bloods is in order + an eye test because of her recurrent conjunctivitis. We have a specialist opthalmic vet at our practice who will do the test when her bloods are done.
Once we know she's not got kidney probs we'll try the painkillers for a week to see if they help. If they don't then it's xray time, checking for fractures (which she doubts), or (gulp) potential tumours. But we're a little way away from that.
Balie on the other hand is OK health-wise. We are having major issues with his inappropriate toiletting (poos) on carpets in the bedroom/landing on the top floor. There is no change in the pattern of things, nothing in his routine has changed either. There are no health indicators for this. He was a bit of a rogue poo and wee-er when he was a kitten but apart from being caught short a couple of times there's not been any problem.
The one thing that HAS changed - and here's where I'd like any advice if anyone has had similar experiences, is that I have introduced dental biscuits into their diet. Same brand as that which they're used to, Royal Canin. The vet thinks it unlikely but there might be a slight possibility that this is affecting both Fifi (physically) and Balie (mentally)!
Fifi is 10 1/2 and Balie's 11. Any thoughts?
Once we know she's not got kidney probs we'll try the painkillers for a week to see if they help. If they don't then it's xray time, checking for fractures (which she doubts), or (gulp) potential tumours. But we're a little way away from that.
Balie on the other hand is OK health-wise. We are having major issues with his inappropriate toiletting (poos) on carpets in the bedroom/landing on the top floor. There is no change in the pattern of things, nothing in his routine has changed either. There are no health indicators for this. He was a bit of a rogue poo and wee-er when he was a kitten but apart from being caught short a couple of times there's not been any problem.
The one thing that HAS changed - and here's where I'd like any advice if anyone has had similar experiences, is that I have introduced dental biscuits into their diet. Same brand as that which they're used to, Royal Canin. The vet thinks it unlikely but there might be a slight possibility that this is affecting both Fifi (physically) and Balie (mentally)!
Fifi is 10 1/2 and Balie's 11. Any thoughts?