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I have questions on all of these topics so figured I would cover them in one post.
Last night we took Tegan to the vet with a red bump on the side of her eye, he said it looks like a plugged hair folicle and said to put warm compresses on and keep an eye on it. Has anyone else had this problem?
I mentioned to the vet that her shots were due in March and he said he could do them now while we were in and he would also give her a general check over. Well he just happened to find that she was quite tender in her lower back and gave us some pain blockers and said to watch that as well. We hadn't noticed she had back pain she has seemed fine but when he pressed her down near the tail she winced and whined. Also I mentioned she goes through phases where she refuses her food for about 4 meals in a row and asked if she is fussy or does she maybe have some stomach issues. It has been suggested by the pet store that she is just being fussy. The vet said if she does have a sensitive stomach anyway, which she does, then she could be suffering from pancreitis every so often which would be inflamed and she would find it uncomfortable to eat. He gave her her annual shots as well as the pain blockers for her back, which she has to take for 2 weeks.
Tegan has been sleeping in a play pen on the floor of our room, there is also a big comfy cushion in there, which she has slept on since she was a puppy. I noticed the other night that she was sleeping half on and half off the cushion and I'm wondering if her pen is too small and with the cushion in there as well she can't stretch out properly.
Last night we took the play pen away so she could use the cushion or the floor to stretch out but she was whining to come on the bed at 11:30 so I lifted her up and put her on the bed. Our 16 pound male cat (Kody) sleeps with us every night and was already on the bed, then our 8 pounds female cat (Lilly) came up as well. I had Tegan pressed tightly up against my side and Lilly laying on my feet, I could hardly move for the 2 of them and ended up sleeping on the very edge of our king sized bed. Usually we do put Tegan on the bed when she wakes up around 4:30 a.m. but having all 3 pets on the bed all night was just way too much. Lilly doesn't often sleep on the bed, but I think she figured if Kody and Tegan were there, she wanted to be with us also. Tonight I think we will move a dresser out of the room and I will have DH make Tegan's pen bigger.
Tegan has dark coloured nails and we have cut them 3 times. Two of those 3 we caught one of the quicks and it bled profusely, now we are afraid to cut the nails. It does seem to be a hassle to take her to a groomer or vet just to have her nails cut. Do you think walking on pavement will keep them short enough?
Last night we took Tegan to the vet with a red bump on the side of her eye, he said it looks like a plugged hair folicle and said to put warm compresses on and keep an eye on it. Has anyone else had this problem?
I mentioned to the vet that her shots were due in March and he said he could do them now while we were in and he would also give her a general check over. Well he just happened to find that she was quite tender in her lower back and gave us some pain blockers and said to watch that as well. We hadn't noticed she had back pain she has seemed fine but when he pressed her down near the tail she winced and whined. Also I mentioned she goes through phases where she refuses her food for about 4 meals in a row and asked if she is fussy or does she maybe have some stomach issues. It has been suggested by the pet store that she is just being fussy. The vet said if she does have a sensitive stomach anyway, which she does, then she could be suffering from pancreitis every so often which would be inflamed and she would find it uncomfortable to eat. He gave her her annual shots as well as the pain blockers for her back, which she has to take for 2 weeks.
Tegan has been sleeping in a play pen on the floor of our room, there is also a big comfy cushion in there, which she has slept on since she was a puppy. I noticed the other night that she was sleeping half on and half off the cushion and I'm wondering if her pen is too small and with the cushion in there as well she can't stretch out properly.
Last night we took the play pen away so she could use the cushion or the floor to stretch out but she was whining to come on the bed at 11:30 so I lifted her up and put her on the bed. Our 16 pound male cat (Kody) sleeps with us every night and was already on the bed, then our 8 pounds female cat (Lilly) came up as well. I had Tegan pressed tightly up against my side and Lilly laying on my feet, I could hardly move for the 2 of them and ended up sleeping on the very edge of our king sized bed. Usually we do put Tegan on the bed when she wakes up around 4:30 a.m. but having all 3 pets on the bed all night was just way too much. Lilly doesn't often sleep on the bed, but I think she figured if Kody and Tegan were there, she wanted to be with us also. Tonight I think we will move a dresser out of the room and I will have DH make Tegan's pen bigger.
Tegan has dark coloured nails and we have cut them 3 times. Two of those 3 we caught one of the quicks and it bled profusely, now we are afraid to cut the nails. It does seem to be a hassle to take her to a groomer or vet just to have her nails cut. Do you think walking on pavement will keep them short enough?
