Hey there Darcy... well, the kitty cats have been keeping us busy. When we consulted with Mr Vet about Rupert's eye-drops, he said that using one of the gel meds would not be too effective in this instance. Instead, he advised a shot, which would be helpful. The eye problem still has not cleared completely, but there has been an improvement.
Meanwhile, one of our other cats suffered a really bad nosebleed - which happened a few days after my back became painful. There was a bit of sneezing, which made us look to see what the reason might be... oh my goodness, there was blood pouring from his little nose. Not just a little spatter, but a considerable amount.
Being a Saturday, our regular Vet was closed, so we rang an emergency vet who said we could take Casper in right away. My husband had to do so alone (I still couldn't get into the car at that time.)
The bleeding had pretty much ceased on getting to the surgery, but the vet checked him over, declared him to be otherwise fit and healthy, then he administered a shot, which he said would help with coagulation. He talked about giving Casper an X-Ray, but suggested that it should happen on Monday.
What we didn't realise at the time, is that the emergency vet was supposed to tell us to take Casper back to our own, usual vet, asap, and not make further appointments with himself! (He was aware that we were not his clients and that the treatment was on an emergency basis.) Anyway, when hubby took Casper back for the Monday appointment, the vet began to mess about, administering flea and worm treatments! In fact, all of our cats are "indoor" cats, so they are totally flea and worm-free; however, the vet would not listen and went ahead anyway with the unnecessary treatments. (This is not me being in denial, or houseproud, btw; but our own vet regularly sees our furry family, and in any case, we naturally watch out for any "unwanted visitors" as you can probably imagine.) He then said that Casper should return for an X-Ray next day.
Long story short, hubby took Casper back to our regular vet later that same day. He told us that Casper did not need an X-Ray - in fact, he used a very fine instrument, with which he was able to examine Casper's nasal cavities. There wasn't even any need to sedate him - hubby said Casper was very unconcerned and clearly the procedure didn't hurt him or distress him.
The bleeding had been due to a capilliary breaking - Casper has had sinus problems for years. (It is thought that he might have had un-treated cat-flu at some point, before we adopted him, which has left him with this problem.)
Poor lad - but happily, the condition seems to have settled, with no further bleeds and he is his normal happy self.
Graham - our oldest cat, wasn't going to be left out of all this excitement though... he too, happens to have problems with his sinuses. He started to make some very Donald Duck-like noises after a sneezing episode, which concerned us. So yeah, you've guessed it... another trip to see Mr Vet! This time, he needed to rule out the possibility of there being a polyp or tumour which might be lurking, so he carried out an investigative procedure. This required sedation, because it was a little more invasive than Casper's had been.
It revealed a lot of inflammation - but happily, no tumours/polyps. So Mr. vet administered a shot of long-acting anti-inflammatory meds. It lasts for 5 weeks, so in that time, it is hoped that the condition will settle down. Already there has been a noticeable improvement, but it is likely to be a little slow.
As for me...? Well I am relieved to say that my back has pretty much returned to "normal" again. Just an occasional twinge to remind me to be careful! So Yay!
Oh-oh... Ollie has been attempting to eat my wastepaper basket! Maybe not a good idea, because we don't need a dental mishap on top of everything else... Cats keep us busy, don't they?
I hope that you and yours are all in good health..?