Post by Forum Administrator on Jun 16, 2008 10:41:53 GMT -5
All four fuzzies get to go see "Dr. Vet" tommorow. Oh boy, 4 fiesty ferrets in a waiting room with crying (human) babies, people on their cell phones, and barking dogs. I can hardly wait
Sams: Getting a blood glucose test to check for insulinoma. Also is going to have a "look over" from the vet and get his adrenals palpated. I worry he might be in the VERY early stages of adrenal, but I am not sure. My vet is really good at being able to feel adrenal tumors. If he IS adrenal, he will have a full blood panel and then surgery (if he is a good canidate).
He is also getting his teeth looked at. He has HORRIBLE peridontal disease. Poor guy. I was originally going to take "before" and "after" pics as we put him onto the raw diet, but his peridontal disease is so bad, that I think it might be best to go in right away and get it "fixed up" instead of waiting for the raw to "do its thing" and help clean his teeth. If he had MILD peridontal disease and tarter buildup, I would stick with my idea about "before" and "after" pics, but I dont think its fair to him to put him through that wait. We'll see what the vet says
De: She goes in for her recheck appointment. She got a lupron shot about 2 (?) weeks ago. She's looking good and is currently eating a diet of raw soup (meat/bone/organ blended together with about 25% kibble).
Her teeth are horrendous (like Samson's) but she cant handle "going under" so I dont know what we will do. Perhaps the vet can scale her teeth without "putting her under?"
Mizu: The vet is going to take a look at him and let us know if he thinks that Mizu is "fat". Tim and I just cant tell, and we arent the type of pet parents who sit in denial about whether or not our pet is fat. If he IS fat, he needs to slim down. We'll see what the vet says. Mizu's teeth are so brilliant white that it practically blinds me when I look at them lol (he's been on raw and whole prey since he was a wee kit)
Fugue: Fugue is going along for moral support lol! But no, Dr. Weltig wants to see Fugue. Last time he saw him, he was a wee baby, and Dr. Weltig is so excited to see how Fugue has grown and flourished on the natural diet.
I am also going to be speaking to the vet about:
1.) The dose of Lupron that De is currently recieving (100 micrograms)
2.) Getting the furkids on Ivermectin
Tommorow is going to be an expensive day.
3 office visits= $35 each (so $105 just for my ferrets to get seen!)
1 blood glucose test= $14
Blood panel (for sams if he actually IS going to get his teeth fixed)
Ivermectin ?
All I know is that its going to run me probably $150-$200, and that doesnt even include:
1.) De's next shot of lupron in two weeks ($85) and her next melatonin implant ($45)
2.) Total cost of Sams teeth cleaning (if the vet decides he needs it.
3.) Adrenal surgery for Sams (if the vet does think he is adrenal. However, we will wait until he starts showing stronger symptoms before we head to surgery. This way we are sure that he is adrenal and that we arent opening him up for no good reason.
4.) Titers for my kitty cat (she "comes due" for shots in the next month. I will be titering first. Hopefully we wont need to re-vax)
Thank GOD for care credit. I will have the next 3 months to pay this bill off (and any future bills) interest free!
Sams: Getting a blood glucose test to check for insulinoma. Also is going to have a "look over" from the vet and get his adrenals palpated. I worry he might be in the VERY early stages of adrenal, but I am not sure. My vet is really good at being able to feel adrenal tumors. If he IS adrenal, he will have a full blood panel and then surgery (if he is a good canidate).
He is also getting his teeth looked at. He has HORRIBLE peridontal disease. Poor guy. I was originally going to take "before" and "after" pics as we put him onto the raw diet, but his peridontal disease is so bad, that I think it might be best to go in right away and get it "fixed up" instead of waiting for the raw to "do its thing" and help clean his teeth. If he had MILD peridontal disease and tarter buildup, I would stick with my idea about "before" and "after" pics, but I dont think its fair to him to put him through that wait. We'll see what the vet says
De: She goes in for her recheck appointment. She got a lupron shot about 2 (?) weeks ago. She's looking good and is currently eating a diet of raw soup (meat/bone/organ blended together with about 25% kibble).
Her teeth are horrendous (like Samson's) but she cant handle "going under" so I dont know what we will do. Perhaps the vet can scale her teeth without "putting her under?"
Mizu: The vet is going to take a look at him and let us know if he thinks that Mizu is "fat". Tim and I just cant tell, and we arent the type of pet parents who sit in denial about whether or not our pet is fat. If he IS fat, he needs to slim down. We'll see what the vet says. Mizu's teeth are so brilliant white that it practically blinds me when I look at them lol (he's been on raw and whole prey since he was a wee kit)
Fugue: Fugue is going along for moral support lol! But no, Dr. Weltig wants to see Fugue. Last time he saw him, he was a wee baby, and Dr. Weltig is so excited to see how Fugue has grown and flourished on the natural diet.
I am also going to be speaking to the vet about:
1.) The dose of Lupron that De is currently recieving (100 micrograms)
2.) Getting the furkids on Ivermectin
Tommorow is going to be an expensive day.
3 office visits= $35 each (so $105 just for my ferrets to get seen!)
1 blood glucose test= $14
Blood panel (for sams if he actually IS going to get his teeth fixed)
Ivermectin ?
All I know is that its going to run me probably $150-$200, and that doesnt even include:
1.) De's next shot of lupron in two weeks ($85) and her next melatonin implant ($45)
2.) Total cost of Sams teeth cleaning (if the vet decides he needs it.
3.) Adrenal surgery for Sams (if the vet does think he is adrenal. However, we will wait until he starts showing stronger symptoms before we head to surgery. This way we are sure that he is adrenal and that we arent opening him up for no good reason.
4.) Titers for my kitty cat (she "comes due" for shots in the next month. I will be titering first. Hopefully we wont need to re-vax)
Thank GOD for care credit. I will have the next 3 months to pay this bill off (and any future bills) interest free!