We got to work through a logistics problem with a hurt Bert without a local vet. First of all, he is doing much, much better. Sometime last week he did something to his right front foot, and basically stopped moving, eating, drinking, etc. Jan poked and prodded and couldn't find anything definitive, and what makes it a bit more challenging is he hates his feet being touched anytime! We figured okay, we'll let him deal with it for a few days and then we'll see where we are. Well he got worse, he wouldn't move at all, if we picked him up and put him down somewhere, he would just collapse and stay still for hours.
Tom and Karen had their vet leave recently, so their only current vet contact was a surgical/emergency clinic, and we didn't want to do that unless we had to. So good old Google and all the reviews to the rescue, we located several vets that looked okay. Well, getting an appointment is another thing, after multiple calls, we finally we found one that could see Bert Friday so as not to go through a weekend without evaluation and treatment. We were supposed to spend Thursday night at Kelly's, but we backed off when we got a Friday morning appointment. The vet turned out to be very nice and Jan liked her a lot. Bert had to stay for several hours while they knocked him out to take X-rays. Conclusion, who knows? A soft tissue injury, twisted ankle, but good news, nothing broken. So we picked him back up, he was pissed! Good sign. Gave him some pain killers, and now he is finally moving a bit, eating, drinking, litter boxing, and what he does best, sleeping! So Bert is on the mend.
2 comments:
I've never seen Bert pissed. it's hard to imagine. he always seems so docile.
True, but I guess after being in a strange place, being poked and prodded, and drugged, he'd had enough:-)
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