Well, Ginger got 10 teeth extracted on Tuesday and still is not eating on
her own, though perhaps it is understandable that she would not want to eat for
a while after that. She also got a URI though-- lots of sneezing and
sniffling. I called the dentist, who ok'd me switching her from the clindamycin
to doxicycline to try to get rid of the URI. The internist had told me not to
give dox, saying that colds are viral and antibiotics don't help-- but past
experience convinces me that they do help. I have heard that viral infections
often lead to bacterial sinus infections if not treated with antibiotics.
So a few hours after giving her the dox she had diarrhea, so now I will add
probiotics to her syringe feeding. She is much less active, perhaps due to
the cold, I don't know. She still plays like crazy if I offer her string, but
otherwise is lying around. I am quite worried that there is something else
wrong with her in addition to the mouth problems. I am also very disappointed in
feline interferon-- she got it for 5 days immediately preceding the surgery and
still got a URI. I hope it is doing something to prevent a more serious trigger
of the disease, if it has not already been triggered.
Please pray and send thoughts to her. Perhaps because of
everything else that has been happening, I am feeling very depressed and
starting to be convinced that something else is wrong with her besides her mouth
problems. I scheduled an ultrasound for Monday in case she is not eating by
then. Her blood work and x-rays last week were fine, and her mouth was
awful, which made me think it was just her mouth, but now I am losing
hope.
Michelle
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