Hi all. This is less a request for advice and more a request for some support. Our girl Mindy is almost ten, and we adopted her in January. While I’ve been getting her used to having her teeth brushed it became clear to me that she had some dental issues, which were confirmed at her annual checkup on June 2. On Friday she had a dental with 6 extractions, and the vet also noted bone loss and so a sample is being biopsied to make sure it was from her massive infection and not from a tumor. She came home on Friday with metacam and Clavamox and had been doing okay until yesterday, where she threw up a lot, mostly clear liquid but some pink tinted liquid as well. She also seemed to lose some appetite yesterday. Behaviourally she’s acting fine besides the lack of appetite. I’ve been in touch with her vet, and this morning she was examined- all her vitals are normal and the vet suspected a reaction to the metacam and/or some esophagitis situation. The vet gave me a new painkiller, bupo, as well as an anti nausea med and one to soothe her esophagus (which is given 2 hours after the others). I got her home, gave her the first two meds, checked on her to bring her some food about an hour later and she’d thrown up again. She hasn’t thrown up any since, but she also hasn’t eaten anything, a decrease even from yesterday, despite all my tempting with tuna and softened kibble. I just got off the phone with the vet again, who is making up an appetite stimulant for her and then wants to see her tomorrow for abdominal X-rays to make sure nothing is wrong internally, which has me really freaked out.
She really doesn’t like going to the vet and I’m worried that all this stress is going to put off her appetite even more. I’m also worried that the vet wants to do those abdominal x rays no matter what, even if she regains her appetite and stops vomiting. This is my first big pet medical scare and it’s just really overwhelming, so thanks for reading- here’s a pic of Mindy lounging with me that I took today.
She really doesn’t like going to the vet and I’m worried that all this stress is going to put off her appetite even more. I’m also worried that the vet wants to do those abdominal x rays no matter what, even if she regains her appetite and stops vomiting. This is my first big pet medical scare and it’s just really overwhelming, so thanks for reading- here’s a pic of Mindy lounging with me that I took today.