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Spike's 2002 Medical Record
- Spike had to be brought into the vet's clinic for another emergency visit. As he walked away from me, I noticed blood on his backside, although I couldn't find any anywhere else. He was playing normally, and his appetite was fine, but the sight of blood scared me. I brought him in, and Doctor Mah checked him out. She checked the sample I brought from his litterbox, but it came back from the lab fine. She diagnosed him with possible worms, and gave him a Strongid deworming shot, or possible irratable bowel, which she gave him a Depo Medrol shot for. Once I brought him home, he started eating and playing again, which seemed like a good sign.Age: 2 years
Weight: 9.5 pounds - All throughout the day while I was at work, Spike slept. He hadn't moved from his cat tree since late the last night, so by the time I got home, he hadn't eaten or used his litterbox in about 16 hours. I took him right into the vet to be looked at. Doctor Mah did an x-ray and took a blood sample. Both came back without any abnormalities at all. The Doctor said it could be possible constipation, but we opted not to give him an enema just yet. I took him back home and kept a close eye on him. He did eat as soon as we got home, and he played with me. He also used his litterbox by the time I lied down to sleep. He seemed even better by morning, and the following day, he seemed to be back to his old self.
Age: 2 years
Weight: 9.5 pounds - The day before, when I was cleaning out his litterbox, I noticed his poohs were very soft to the point of being watery. He seemed to be his normal self, his appetite was fine, and he was running around like usual. I checked his litterbox again on Tuesday after work, and the situation hadn't changed. I called the vet and explained the problem. She prescribed Centrine for him. I picked it up and gave it to him when I got home. He got half of a tablet twice a day, for three days. By Thursday, his little problem seemed to be all cleared up. We finished off his medicine on Friday morning as prescribed.
Age: 2 years
Weight: 9.5 pounds - Spike had another incident this afternoon after I thought things were going rather well. I took him back to the vet and Dr. Pane was the doctor on duty. He barely looked at the little guy, even though he was four-tenths of a pound less than just a week and a half before, and prescribed more Centrine for him. I asked him to test him for Feline Leukemia/FIV and he complied. Spike's test came back negative for both.
Age: 2 years
Weight 9.1 pounds - I called the vet today because Spike's digestive problems haven't stopped with this round of Centrine, and he's also begun to vomit occassionally. The attending nurse said to keep an eye on him and to give him another day or two to respond to the medication. - I called the vet again today because Spike's vomitting hasn't slowed down at all. One of the nurses talked to the attending doctor and they said I could pick up some medication for the vomitting. I stopped at the office and picked up Reglan Syrup for Spike and gave it to him when I got home. It was directed to be given as needed. - I called the vet again today. I asked to speak to another of the vets that work there since neither of the two vets Spike had seen could resolve his digestive problems. I talked with Dr. Wandell, and she said she could see Spike on Saturday. She told me to take him off of the Centrine as it's just blocking him, and to see if things get any better. Either way, I'm to bring him in on Saturday. - I brought Spike in to see Dr. Wandell this morning. He had another of his episodes before we left, so at least the cartrip was safe. She checked him out, and his weight was down considerably. She prescribed Metronidazole (62.5mg), an antibiotic, and gave him a Depo Medrol (20ml) injection. After about three days of being on the antibiotic, Spike's episodes have stopped. We also slowly changed his food from Nutro Max Cat to Nutro Natural Choice for Adult Cats as it is supposed to be easy to digest for sensitive stomachs. Spike was on the antibiotic for two and a half weeks.
Age: 2 years
Weight: 8.6 pounds - This morning when I woke up, I noticed Spike was squinting with his right eye. He kept it like that the whole time I was around before work, and when I called home to check on him, I was told it was still like that. I called the vet and made an appointment for that evening. I had asked for Dr. Wandell, and they scheduled me to see her, but when I arrived, Dr. Mah was the one that checked Spike out. Of course, when I took him out of the carrier, his eyes were both wide open as he's very scared when we're at the vet's. She checked for scratches and foreign objects in his eye, but he had neither. Unfortunately, with the series of events that have occurred with Spike, the majority of the vets at the veterinary clinic we go to think I'm crazy, and Dr. Mah really didn't believe me that there was something wrong with Spike's eye. Well, once I got him back into the carrier and out of the office into the waiting room, he began to squint again. I had the receptionist look and see that he was indeed squinting, and requested to go back and see the doctor again. I didn't let her take him out of the carrier until she peeked in and saw his eye. She admitted there did seem to be a problem, and prescribed Neomycin with Dex eye ointment. She gave him the first dose there. His eye cleared up after a week's worth of treatment.
Age: 2 years
Weight: 9.0 pounds - Spike has been doing very well for about two and half months now without any medical issues. He's still eating Nutro Natural Choice for Adult Cats, and seems to enjoy it. He's very playful and energetic, and the troubles of this past summer seem to have passed. I spoke to his veterinary clinic about vaccinating him as he's missed this year's round of shots, but they said they weren't terribly necessary as he's an indoor cat with no contact of other animals. I think we're going to take this year off from the vaccinations and avoid the stress of the vet visit, at least that's the plan thus far.