Day Five, The Vet Visit
Apr. 21st, 2023 10:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shannon_aSo our week of busyness and resolving issues is done. Lucy went into the vet and had her check-up. The main goal was to make sure she's still doing fine after being on a steroid for 6-9 months, but we also wanted to touch in on her appetite.
So good news up front: she's at 7.5#. That's up from a low of somewhere under 5#, and we suspect it's the highest weight she's ever had. She's looking like a very healthy cat. Not bony, and her fur feels much softer than when her weight was way down. The vet also said that she seems overall quite healthy for her age (which is 16).
There really wasn't much to say about her appetite. We've been giving her an appetite stimulant somewhat erratically for a week, and she's been eating more dry food and wet food since we have. Not necessarily as much as I'd expect given the stimulant, but probably an OK amount. So we're all content with that for the moment.
And we now have a new vet, Dr. Christine Nishimoto, whose father runs the practice. She's recently returned to Kauai after some mainland internships. She seems great: as I told Kimberly, I liked her because she uses big words. (She said Lucy was "fractious".) We made an appointment for the two orangies to see her next month, as it's time to get them updated on some vaccinations.
(It turns out that our old vet didn't flee the island, like all of our doctors, she just moved to another practice, over in Lihue.)
So, end result for the week: water fixed; car fixed; Lucy checked-out; boards for the lanai all chopped up and ready to be placed. Whew.
PS: Everyone loves Lucy's cat carrier! (And we'll probably need to use it for one of the boys in May; the old airplane carriers that we used to use for them are obviously too small now.)
So good news up front: she's at 7.5#. That's up from a low of somewhere under 5#, and we suspect it's the highest weight she's ever had. She's looking like a very healthy cat. Not bony, and her fur feels much softer than when her weight was way down. The vet also said that she seems overall quite healthy for her age (which is 16).
There really wasn't much to say about her appetite. We've been giving her an appetite stimulant somewhat erratically for a week, and she's been eating more dry food and wet food since we have. Not necessarily as much as I'd expect given the stimulant, but probably an OK amount. So we're all content with that for the moment.
And we now have a new vet, Dr. Christine Nishimoto, whose father runs the practice. She's recently returned to Kauai after some mainland internships. She seems great: as I told Kimberly, I liked her because she uses big words. (She said Lucy was "fractious".) We made an appointment for the two orangies to see her next month, as it's time to get them updated on some vaccinations.
(It turns out that our old vet didn't flee the island, like all of our doctors, she just moved to another practice, over in Lihue.)
So, end result for the week: water fixed; car fixed; Lucy checked-out; boards for the lanai all chopped up and ready to be placed. Whew.
PS: Everyone loves Lucy's cat carrier! (And we'll probably need to use it for one of the boys in May; the old airplane carriers that we used to use for them are obviously too small now.)