Hi everyone. First off, thank you so much for your support in the previous thread I made about Chowder's ear and eye problems and the vet's mixed up records. The old thread can be seen here if you need to catch up: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/272709/really-annoyed-at-the-vet-would-love-advice
Today Chowder went back to the vet to check up on his ears and eye and to get blood drawn to determine his FIV and FeLV status. His ears have much less bacteria, but there was still a large amount of wax and debris, so the vet gave me an astringent rinse and more antibiotic ear drops to give him. Namely, the medications are Posatex Otic Suspension and TrizUltra Keto. I am supposed to use the TrizUltra on a gauze pad and clean out his ears and then apply the Posatex after a couple of minutes.
His eye is all cleared up and looks great. No more need for meds there.
I told her I have seen him sneeze a few times and asked if he needed another kind of medication for a respiratory infection, but she said his breathing was fine and his nose isn't irritated, so she didn't want to give him anything else today.
She then told me all of this could be because of food allergies and I should put him on a Hill's Hypoallergenic food. I declined saying I'd think about it mainly because I have moved Chowder completely away from dry food and know Hill's is full of crap - I didn't tell her that though. Any advice on an allergy food that's healthier for him? She told me the OTC allergy foods aren't really hypoallergenic because they are made in the same factory as all the other food and get passed through contaminated machinery. Is there any stock in this?
Also, he's only 3, but she says she doesn't like the look of his teeth. She suggested a dental dry food as well and said if after two months they didn't look better we needed to talk about doing a dental cleaning. I'm really nervous about all this guys. I work at a coffee shop making only a few cents above minimum wage an hour. I'm looking for a new job using my degree, but so far nothing has turned up. Today alone I spent $150 and he needs to go back again in two weeks. Any idea on his teeth? Do those CET chews really work? Would they be a problem because of allergens? I asked her if I should attempt to brush his teeth and she just said the thing about dental food without really answering my questions.
They took his blood and retested him. It is FIV like I was told all along. They fortunately didn't charge me for the test since it was their error.
Sorry for all the questions, guys. I really just need some guidance. I'm really worried the costs are going to get out of hand.
Today Chowder went back to the vet to check up on his ears and eye and to get blood drawn to determine his FIV and FeLV status. His ears have much less bacteria, but there was still a large amount of wax and debris, so the vet gave me an astringent rinse and more antibiotic ear drops to give him. Namely, the medications are Posatex Otic Suspension and TrizUltra Keto. I am supposed to use the TrizUltra on a gauze pad and clean out his ears and then apply the Posatex after a couple of minutes.
His eye is all cleared up and looks great. No more need for meds there.
I told her I have seen him sneeze a few times and asked if he needed another kind of medication for a respiratory infection, but she said his breathing was fine and his nose isn't irritated, so she didn't want to give him anything else today.
She then told me all of this could be because of food allergies and I should put him on a Hill's Hypoallergenic food. I declined saying I'd think about it mainly because I have moved Chowder completely away from dry food and know Hill's is full of crap - I didn't tell her that though. Any advice on an allergy food that's healthier for him? She told me the OTC allergy foods aren't really hypoallergenic because they are made in the same factory as all the other food and get passed through contaminated machinery. Is there any stock in this?
Also, he's only 3, but she says she doesn't like the look of his teeth. She suggested a dental dry food as well and said if after two months they didn't look better we needed to talk about doing a dental cleaning. I'm really nervous about all this guys. I work at a coffee shop making only a few cents above minimum wage an hour. I'm looking for a new job using my degree, but so far nothing has turned up. Today alone I spent $150 and he needs to go back again in two weeks. Any idea on his teeth? Do those CET chews really work? Would they be a problem because of allergens? I asked her if I should attempt to brush his teeth and she just said the thing about dental food without really answering my questions.
They took his blood and retested him. It is FIV like I was told all along. They fortunately didn't charge me for the test since it was their error.
Sorry for all the questions, guys. I really just need some guidance. I'm really worried the costs are going to get out of hand.
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