In the last few months, she's had a growing lip issue. It's defined as a "rodent ulcer" although it's not actually rodent related. There's no known cause and it is treated with steroids. We took her to the vet in the last two weeks. She received a steroid injection and was sent home with a topical liquid to be placed on her lips. That is not enjoyable for any of us!
Yesterday, after I landed a rental for North-Central Ontario (WOO!), Homestead Phil calmly said, "Can you come into the bathroom?". It's a very unusual statement. Like most, Homestead Phil likes his privacy in there! Givi Kitty had been bleeding from her mouth and there was quite a number of drops of blood in the bathtub. We couldn't stop the bleeding but we knew it was from her mouth and not coming from any other source. After borrowing a cat crate from the neighbor to contain her and a call to the vet for advice, the bleeding slowed. (We don't own a cat carrier because Givi walks on a leash!) *whew* As she started to clean her fur, the bleeding started again. :(
A trip to the vet that included in some time of her being left at the vet - although only a few hours to wait for the Dr to come in. She received lots of love from the vet techs at the office though! :) She was given a treatment to stop the bleeding from a scratch the size of a pin hole! She's now on a wet food diet and has been resting quite a bit since her adventures yesterday.
She just turned 7 a few weeks back and we are not even close to being ready to say our good-byes to her! We're hopeful that her lips continue to heal and that she doesn't have any more bleeding episodes!
cousin Dani sends her best heals! Poor Givi! Auntie Sunny misses hanging with you! Feel better!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your love! She misses you too! She's currently chomping away at a new favorite wet food!
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