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So I get up at 6-something to take Bolt in for his teeth-cleaning. I stopped on the way back to get some kolaches, but Eric left for work early so I didn't get to share them with him. My disappointment turned to anger as I found cat barf on the stairs (by stepping in it), cat poop on the floor, and dishes still in the sink, sitting there since last Sunday and that he'd promised to do 'soon.' This ended up as an almost-shouting match over the phone about chores, practically the only thing we fight about. His idea of clean and mine just don't match up; and while I can ignore it sometimes (dirty dished left for days) there are some things I can't bend on (cat shit on the floor, which he did see before he'd left) so we had to battle that out. Yuck.
The vet called around 1pm. She said they had to take out 3 teeth including a canine fang. One of his back teeth had chipped clean off, leaving just the root and exposed nerve. We have to keep up with the antibiotics for another week, but she said to feed him soft food anyway, and just sprinkle the broken capsules on that. She also said he had a slightly elevated kidney value; they take two and the other was fine, but she said we would need to keep an eye out because kidney disease in older cats is quite common. She also said he had a hemorrhage in his retina, which could be a sign of high blood pressure and that we'll have to keep an eye on that. He's an old cat, and as much as I love him, he's starting to show signs of being an old cat. He's the first cat I've had (aside from cats that 'we' had that I left at home when I went off to college) and it's hard to see him age like this. I just hope I can keep him healthy and happy for as long as possible.
The vet called around 1pm. She said they had to take out 3 teeth including a canine fang. One of his back teeth had chipped clean off, leaving just the root and exposed nerve. We have to keep up with the antibiotics for another week, but she said to feed him soft food anyway, and just sprinkle the broken capsules on that. She also said he had a slightly elevated kidney value; they take two and the other was fine, but she said we would need to keep an eye out because kidney disease in older cats is quite common. She also said he had a hemorrhage in his retina, which could be a sign of high blood pressure and that we'll have to keep an eye on that. He's an old cat, and as much as I love him, he's starting to show signs of being an old cat. He's the first cat I've had (aside from cats that 'we' had that I left at home when I went off to college) and it's hard to see him age like this. I just hope I can keep him healthy and happy for as long as possible.
