Jezebel's Insulin

On Monday February 23rd, we took Jezebel in because her "third eyelid" had been up and her ears were dirty. The vet didn't know what was going on with the eyelid, but suggested she might have fleas and said to use Advantage. I'm hesitant to use Advantage on her because she's old and has diabetes. He also said to increase her insulin to 3 units twice daily. That is up from 2.5 units twice daily.

So that is a bummer, but with the new dosage, her eyes are looking better, so maybe its a good thing.

Sophie is Limping

We don't know why, but Sophie started limping yesterday, so we took her in to see the vet today. They had to sedate her and do an x-ray. She's been favoring her front left paw. The vet says that the toes seem to be curled up a bit on that foot. I told them that she had to be redeclawed after I got her because whoever had her first did a bad job. They said that could do it. They also said that if she jumps down from a high spot, it could be really hard on her feet since she's missing her front toes.

We forgot to update the blog a few weeks ago, but the vet also says Sophie is heading into thyroid disease territory. I'm still in denial about that one.

Poor cat.