so today we ran to the vet. shiva's been really sniffly lately, thought it had cleared up but yesterday it just got worse--snuffling, sneezing, puking. she kept itching an ear, too, so i finally broke down and called.
she was VERY well behaved, which is odd only because the last time we took her to the vet, she turned into a hell spawn feline and despite the fact that she was wrapped in a towel, dan was glad he had on gloves.
today she was so under the weather that he picked her up and put her in, and she didn't even meow.
the vet said she's in good shape, no ear infection, no cold. from her symptoms and checking her out, he thinks she's got food allergies or allergies in general. her little nose is swollen a bit, and her ears and paws are scratchy. in thinking about it while she was in the lab, dan and i realized that back when we had the backhall tsunami, we'd had to toss her old food and get new stuff...luckily we had some of the old stuff leftover, so the purina got packed up and we're back on the iams diet again. hopefully this will clear things up. if not, it's back in for some cortizone, but at least we have a start.
additionally, it appears that a tooth pulling is in her near future. one of her lower teeth is inflamed at the gum level, and the vet said that we could wait a bit and then have to remove it. yay.
but she's healthy, which is a boon. and he said she had the softest coat of any cat he'd ever met.
maybe he says that to all the kitties. (;
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