After our not-so-great previous vet visit, I'd been on the hunt for a new vet. Fortunately, "V", who adopted the Tabby Twins, knew of a vet that does at home visits and got me set up with an appointment.
First item on the agenda was looking at Samwise's teeth. The other vet thought they may need to be extracted because of the tartar build up and his inflamed gums. To the new vet's credit, he actually scaled Sam's teeth and took off the tartar. He also said that he felt that Sam was most likely already neutered and going through the process of having him undergo ultrasound was not necessary, as Sam wasn't display typical un-neutered tomcat behaviors like spraying or having smelly urine. We actually quickly tested this hypothesis a few days later, not on purpose, when Fiona started displaying signs that she is in heat, and Sam couldn't care less.
Whew! Bullet (and many kittens!) dodged!
Next up was Fiona. I do need to do a write up on her but she is the one with the most medical needs. Her head cocks to the right as she walks, which is most likely caused by a long untreated ear infection. The vet gave me drops to put in her ears twice daily. And her eyes look a bit glassy, which the vet's diagnosis was a long untreated eye infection caused by FHV. Her eyes were not actively inflamed or infected, but she does have scar tissue build up and that will never go away. That said, she is such an active kitty and loves to play and chase. She doesn't let any of these disabilities get her down.
We're feeling good about the vet visit and the prognoses. 👍
To celebrate, here's Sam and Blaze watching their favorite tv show, which is hard to see but it's a video of birds.
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