Took coal to the vet for the first time today. Vet is treating his eyes with antibiotics both orally and through an ointment. He has also given me some l-lysine as he has had good luck with the stuff if it is a herpies virus. He does not think it's calicivirus as his eyes aren't as bad as they would be with that. He also says that coal has a viral gingivitis which he has told me will mean that I will have to have his teeth removed at some point. Finally we are probably looking at testing for FIV and FeLV at his check in visit, as he is suspicious with these other illnesses.
My heart is broken. again. I am so tired of having sick pets. This may be my last cat at this rate. I cant afford the pain. I haven't had a healthy pet in 15 years now. so tired.
Anyone have a good outcome with these types of symptoms? My first application of the ointment was a disaster and I ended up sobbing in my bedroom thinking about how I'll have to put him down in the next few years or remove all of his teeth (which only has a 60 percent success rate) and there's nothing I can do to help it or him. I just need to accept that at some point he will be too much in pain and it may not be many years till we get there.
My heart is broken. again. I am so tired of having sick pets. This may be my last cat at this rate. I cant afford the pain. I haven't had a healthy pet in 15 years now. so tired.
Anyone have a good outcome with these types of symptoms? My first application of the ointment was a disaster and I ended up sobbing in my bedroom thinking about how I'll have to put him down in the next few years or remove all of his teeth (which only has a 60 percent success rate) and there's nothing I can do to help it or him. I just need to accept that at some point he will be too much in pain and it may not be many years till we get there.
I completely agree.
Sylorna .. you have your hands full for sure... I went through so much of this with Bella. She had eye and teeth issues and loads of meds ; eyes , ears , oral.. I hear you as to what a pain it is !! They were going to pull all her teeth ( but they actually only pulled 8 of them.. the rest were not that bad after all ) judging by her full figure, eating was no issue 
.. administering oral meds is a PIA .. I had 2 tricks that worked well.. one med she hated and it was a battle to get her to take it ...and it was 2X a day. she HAD to have it ..she LOVED this stuff called Purrfect Creamy treats by the Temptations folks. little tubes of some creamy , yummy stuff. I could mix anything in it and she gobbled it up. even that medicine !! If she wouldn't ( and yes, we had those days ) I would say " ok, then down the hatch we go " .. pick her up, hold like a baby , turn her head to one side , and put syringe toward the back of her mouth , in the cheek and ZIP .. she had to swallow it . its too far back to spit it out . she of course would bolt at that point ( I would try to do it where she would land somewhere soft ) .. then I would give her something yummy to get rid of the taste. Not to reward " bad behavior", but so she would learn that if we had to do it, she would get something yummy after .. and not put up such a fuss next time. Now, Bella weighed 17 lbs. and was no easy battle .. but the more you do it, the easier it gets. and dont forget , Coal is still new to your family and the trust it still new. all that will come. I had Bella for years. She trusted me and still fussed, but we found our groove ,and you will to. it really DOES get easier... once we got the bad teeth removed , and the Lysine got her eye virus in remission .. you would be hard pressed to tell her from any " healthy" cat. She had 13 happy years with us ! Hang in there !!! 
