Yep, got my x-ray today.
The vet was new to that clinic, but mom had met him before and he had been told about the many special needs cats here. Still, I don't think he expected anything like this.
Mom explained my history to him, how we knew there were some vertebrae partially fused back when i was a kitten, how my femurs were slighlty bowed, and how i can't take prednisone because I always get very very sick on it.
Saturday I had had a bad incident. I was napping with mom when another cat walked over me, stepping on my back. I SCREAMED and clawed my way out from under the blankets, my hind legs were dragging. Mom massaged my lil back and gave me my asprine (i was due for it anyway) and in a little while i was feeling much better.
Mom had left a msg for the vet saying she wanted the first available appt today.
When the vet came in with the x-ray he looked shocked, don't think he expected anything like what he saw. He showed mom the xray from when I was a kitten and the one taken today. the kitten xray you can still see the edges of the vertebrae, but today those 3 vertebrae are one big solid piece of bone. That was shocking enough, but the arthritis at the base of the tail is also alarming. It can, eventually, lead to paralysis and bladder/bowel problems. Mom explained to the vet calmly that if I ended up in a wheelchair that was not a problem, and that she had long suspected something like this would happen. Afterall, we knew I had spinal problems.
The vet said he did not understand HOW I was moving my tail at all and running around. He said several times that well, cats have nine lives.
I am no longer on asprin, but have been switched to Metacam, the vet also wants me to take lots of the Cosequin (he noticed in my chart that i had tried it for my mouth problems). Mom is also going to give me MSM, which is another anti-inflammatory used by many arthritic animals.
Mom said the vet passed his "trial by fire" with our cats just fine. dealing with anyone from this house AND keeping mom happy aren't exactly easy things.
He gave me my Metacam before we left, and mentioned how good and sweet and co-operative I was with everything.
I am also sure that he told mom to give me a whole pack of shrimpies every day.
bendy
Could they operate and relieve the pain? I hope the new meds work nicely.
