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heres that case it comes in
I think I haven't understood this passage.I wish they had orthopedic surgery for cats like they do for us. To pull out those chips of bone would make her life so much better but feline orthopedic surgery just isn't there yet. She would need her front elbows, knees and hips all scoped. I think if we could figure out a way to do this surgery-my cat would be so much more comfortable. But they want her to loose weight-it's hard to loose weight if one can't move freely around...maybe in 20 years we will start doing ortho scoping for our animals like we do for humans...one can dream.
Yes surgery is available to fix problems-but they don't do scoping of arthritis yet. They do fix knees/broken bones etc. But as far as just going in to buzz away the arthritis-I have to do some research-the last vet we saw said they wouldn't consider pumpkin for surgery unless she looses 3 lbs and well even with measuring of food daily she still hasn't lost any weight-I told Jon not to over feed her=but man I wish I could find a doctor who would say yes we can do this-but recovery would be hard on her-cage rest isn't an option. Good thing she sleeps most days. She probably will be ok-it's just alot to put her through. Plus with her wheezy lungs they wouldn't give her a dental workup. Said they don't recommend she goes under surgery=so no I don't think we will see this done in her lifetime.I think I haven't understood this passage.
Orthopedic surgery is already available for pets, with the same technologies and equipment as for humans.
It can be expensive, of course, but there is.
Totally agree- haven't heard back from the vet yet-gonna take it day by day, Jon said she's eaten her tuna mush-I gave her pepcid AC this morning incase she's got nausea-looks like it worked. I wouldn't be suprised if her kidney values are slowly creeping up. I don't like her on gabapentin but the vet seems to think it will help-personally it did NOTHING for my bone pain-but she's on a very low dose and she should be bumped up to next dose amount according to that paper I read that is posted a few posts up.Poor Pumpkin, she's got a lot going on. Good thing she has such a loving owner doing all she can for her! It sounds like she's still interested in life and is happy though.
I wish there were more options available for pet care, or at the very least, that diagnostics were much, much more affordable. It's outrageous the cost of some vet care. Especially what seems to me very basic stuff like a 20 min exam or a blood test. Makes me really angry how expensive it is around here.