Day 11 - Vet Update

Just got back from the ACCT clinic. It is drop-in, so we had to wait about a half hour before we could be seen. During that time, Lacey was a perfect angel! She took in all the sights from the safety of her carrier on my lap. However, she was approached by a quite excitable pooch, and she was wonderful! Even when the dog stuffed her nose right up to the carrier, Lacey got a bit wide-eyed but didn't hiss or anything, which is great. I know ET would have been backed up and hissing if he were in her position!

A quick photo of Lacey waiting patiently in her carrier, taking in all the sights


The tech who worked with us was very nice. Lacey received her second and final FVRCP (distemper) vaccine and she took it like a champ. She also was dewormed. She was dewormed on intake at the shelter a month ago, and while I don't think she has worms it is a good precaution to take to ensure she is worm-free. Today was day 10 of her medicine, and I explained to the tech that she is still sneezing a bit after waking. So, she recommended that I continue the doxy for another 3-5 days. I figured this might be the case, and it really is no big deal. The greatest implication is that she can't be spayed on Tuesday, as they want to make sure she is as minimally immunocompromised as she can be. So, I just called and rescheduled her spay for 6 days later, on Monday Feb 1. That gives us a window in case her URI still hasn't resolved.

The tech looked at her enlarged mammary gland and then took her back so that the vet could look at it. She is > 1 month without kittens, but the vet said that it can take even longer for everything to dry up, and that it can dry up unevenly. They also aged her at 1-2 years, so the likelihood that it is anything malignant is low. I will keep an eye on it still and hope it goes down soon. Thankfully, it isn't giving her any pain so that is most important!

Oh, the BEST news of all: when Lacey was taken into the shelter on 12/28, she weighed 7.06 lbs. When I picked her up on 1/14, she was not weighed but definitely had lost weight in the shelter, so she was likely < 7 lbs. Today, however, she weighed 7.40 lbs! A half pound is a lot for a cat, so I am thrilled!!

She and ET have to remain separated. I have a feeling that ET is robust enough that he wouldn't get sick, but I will air on the side of caution and give it a few more days. I can't wait until they can finally meet!