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I am sorry for your loss
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A all4mom2 - The other problem with all of the runny nose/eye issues is the chapping that occurs on the skin in those areas. I gently dab with a cotton ball soaked in vet approved antimicrobial eye wash, then I dab aquaphor on a q-tip to keep the area from drying and cracking since that could lead to lesions and MAJOR infection which would lead to game over.
In an update on the meds....Sierra did NOT do well with the Depo Medrol (long lasting steroid shot). I had to take her off of the medicam so that the 2 drugs did not compete/interact, so she was 4 days without pain meds. The Vet said that the depo medrol would take care of the pain... NOT a CHANCE. After the shot, she stopped eating. I called the Vet and he told me that maybe it was time since we expect that she will eventually stop eating due to lack of ability to smell her food. I told him NO. Prior to the shot, she was eating very well and behaving normally except for the constant runny eye and nose... (it only affects the left side) so we put her back on the medicam with cerenia... she is eating again, however the episode with a week plus with pain has made her more finicky and cranky. She eats a little less. She still loves her crunchy dental treats, that are like chicken flavored cocoa puffs for cats, so when she needs to be stimulated I give her several. I wouldn't normally give a cat treats for mealtime, but if that is what she wants, who am I to tell her NO. The swelling above her eye has increased, and it is now traveling down her nose and under her eye. BUT... she still cuddles with me, nudges me to rub her head, sleeps on my pillow, follows me around the house etc. I am SHOCKED that she is still with me and maintaining weight. If it weren't for the biopsy indicating cancer, her monthly bloodwork shows a generally healthy cat with only 2 markers on the suspicious side (those that indicate immune issues), all other signs says she currently pretty healthy. It is no wonder that this type of cancer is so hard to diagnose without the biopsy testing. The placement of the cancer makes her a bad candidate for any more intensive cancer therapy and the prognosis with the therapy which would cause her pain and discomfort are not worth it. I am taking it day by day. I count the good days when she eats fine and seems happy with the bad days when she gets finicky and I have to try several different foods to get her to eat. When the bad days out number the good, I know it will be time.
A all4mom2 - The other problem with all of the runny nose/eye issues is the chapping that occurs on the skin in those areas. I gently dab with a cotton ball soaked in vet approved antimicrobial eye wash, then I dab aquaphor on a q-tip to keep the area from drying and cracking since that could lead to lesions and MAJOR infection which would lead to game over.
In an update on the meds....Sierra did NOT do well with the Depo Medrol (long lasting steroid shot). I had to take her off of the medicam so that the 2 drugs did not compete/interact, so she was 4 days without pain meds. The Vet said that the depo medrol would take care of the pain... NOT a CHANCE. After the shot, she stopped eating. I called the Vet and he told me that maybe it was time since we expect that she will eventually stop eating due to lack of ability to smell her food. I told him NO. Prior to the shot, she was eating very well and behaving normally except for the constant runny eye and nose... (it only affects the left side) so we put her back on the medicam with cerenia... she is eating again, however the episode with a week plus with pain has made her more finicky and cranky. She eats a little less. She still loves her crunchy dental treats, that are like chicken flavored cocoa puffs for cats, so when she needs to be stimulated I give her several. I wouldn't normally give a cat treats for mealtime, but if that is what she wants, who am I to tell her NO. The swelling above her eye has increased, and it is now traveling down her nose and under her eye. BUT... she still cuddles with me, nudges me to rub her head, sleeps on my pillow, follows me around the house etc. I am SHOCKED that she is still with me and maintaining weight. If it weren't for the biopsy indicating cancer, her monthly bloodwork shows a generally healthy cat with only 2 markers on the suspicious side (those that indicate immune issues), all other signs says she currently pretty healthy. It is no wonder that this type of cancer is so hard to diagnose without the biopsy testing. The placement of the cancer makes her a bad candidate for any more intensive cancer therapy and the prognosis with the therapy which would cause her pain and discomfort are not worth it. I am taking it day by day. I count the good days when she eats fine and seems happy with the bad days when she gets finicky and I have to try several different foods to get her to eat. When the bad days out number the good, I know it will be time.