De-stress day

You are having sweet temps @kobesbuddy. It is 51 here but for sure I don't need to water the gardens.

@sallypup Two days ago, it was quite warm here in Michigan. Even 80 degrees, I don't like it!

I wish you could send some of that rain our way.

@sallypup Wow! Poor kitty.

@BearArtistLady Thank you for the wise suggestions. I am quite worried about Beau. This is not his first circus. Twelve teeth were removed last year. That was supposed to be the cure all. He just can't seem to stop having mouth pain. I hope the Vet gives him an injection of pain meds.

@sallypup I know I'm getting personal, but how old is Beau? When he had the teeth removed last year did the vet give him any antibiotics? Did he give him any this time? A person's (or pet's) mouth isn't exactly the cleanest place on earth-especially for germs after you have had teeth removed. I'm going to do a little bit of research (if you don't mind) and see what might be causing the pain. One of my questions is: does Beau get dry cat food? Anyway, I'm going to do some research and see if I can find anything out that might be causing the mouth pain...if you don't mind. You also might see if he will give you a few to help him over a couple more days too.

@sallypup What could be causing the pain if it's not the teeth? Did he do tests? Nico would drive a saint to drink. Halfway through the bag he has decided he doesn't like his urinary cat food now. If you give Hime something on top..he will just eat the topping. I was afraid this would happen. He tires of food quickly. However, I told him today he was going to have to eat it. He wasn't getting anything else..eventually he did. The water consumption is still an issue..Things he used to like with it like tuna liquid..he doesn't want...I have been looking for a magic bullet. His blood work came back good other than a small amount of blood in the urine.

@snowy22315 Nico needs a hug. Poor fella. Beau got an injection of pain meds, I paid for a blood test. For now he will start to feel better. Basically the Vet wants to take ALL the teeth out- no guarantee that will help. About 1,300 more for that. Huge sigh from me.

@snowy22315 There are a couple of things that might be causing the problem with the water consumption. One is the taste of the water. My tap water here has chlorine in it so I give the two bottled water which has better flavor. I figure if I can't stand the water I shouldn't force it on them. Also, they could be having kidney stones or other urinary tract problems. Another thing I do is change the water every other day, they like to have their water moving so they paw the water before they drink. But with the blood in the urine it could point towards kidney problems. What brand of food are you feeding Nico? It could be time for a change, try alternating brands, have some of one brand one day and some of a different brand the next, then switch back to the one you fed the first day etc. Adding the tuna liquid to the water isn't the best idea as it doesn't flush the bladder and kidneys like plain water does. I figure that since I can get a gallon of bottled water for under a $1.20 it's better for them than the tap water with all the additives and other stuff that comes with it in the pipes from the city.

@sallypup That's good

@wolfgirl569 For now Beau has been helped.

@sallypup I hope they deep-cleaned the vet's facilities. No one wants Covid. Cats can get it too. Good l luck today. Do you know why his mouth hurts?

@akalinus Beau has infected gums. This reminds me of mouth cancer.

Thanks @akalinus. Beau had an appointment a copule of weeks ago then somebody in the Vet office got Covid so they shut down. I hope the Vet can figure out something today.

@Dena91 Me, too. That rain was nasty and the big rigs splashed water everywhere.

@dya80dya Same stuff going on with Beau. Its like the teeth are cancer for him so yep, Vet says take them out. 2,000 last year for 12 teeth extracted. Now he wants more out.