Jasper's Mom
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Sorry, no pictures yet! She's still at the clinic, but I'll try and get some up here later tonight.
Where to start? She is in terrible shape - even worse than Jasper was when he first came in, according to the vet. She is 4-5 years old, but is the size of a juvie. She is barely responsive - she just hangs limp in your hands, even when turned on her back. She apparently suffered a jaw injury 6-8 months ago that was never treated. There is a lot of blood and discolouration around her mouth, and her jaw is slightly misaligned. I think she has mouth rot too. She also has a lot of mucus in her mouth, which may be a symptom of an RI. The worst thing is that she has a huge mass in her mouth/throat area. The vet won't be able to see exactly what it is and if it can be removed until he can sedate her, but she's not healthy enough for that at this point. She is dehydrated, showing early signs of MBD, and is probably chock full of parasites. The vet could feel some hard masses in her belly, which could either be impaction or just the result of gut stasis. I'll know more tonight after I find out the results of the x-rays and the ultrasound. The vet opted not to do bloodwork on her today as it would be too stressful for her. He says her prognosis is guarded at best.
I went out and got some unflavoured Pedialyte and some baby food - chicken, butternut squash, and apple. I also have a big container of the Repti-Gel that the vet gave me to use with Jasper and June. She's in no condition for live feeders or salad yet. My Mom (bless her!) bought a wonderful fleece bed like the one Jasper had for her to sleep on. She's been sleeping on the glass bottom of an aquarium for God knows how long, so I'm sure she'll enjoy the fleecy goodness. Jasper sure loved his - after I put it in there, he almost never left it!
That's all I've got for now. My stomach is in knots waiting for the vet to call. I want to bring her home and get started.
Where to start? She is in terrible shape - even worse than Jasper was when he first came in, according to the vet. She is 4-5 years old, but is the size of a juvie. She is barely responsive - she just hangs limp in your hands, even when turned on her back. She apparently suffered a jaw injury 6-8 months ago that was never treated. There is a lot of blood and discolouration around her mouth, and her jaw is slightly misaligned. I think she has mouth rot too. She also has a lot of mucus in her mouth, which may be a symptom of an RI. The worst thing is that she has a huge mass in her mouth/throat area. The vet won't be able to see exactly what it is and if it can be removed until he can sedate her, but she's not healthy enough for that at this point. She is dehydrated, showing early signs of MBD, and is probably chock full of parasites. The vet could feel some hard masses in her belly, which could either be impaction or just the result of gut stasis. I'll know more tonight after I find out the results of the x-rays and the ultrasound. The vet opted not to do bloodwork on her today as it would be too stressful for her. He says her prognosis is guarded at best.
I went out and got some unflavoured Pedialyte and some baby food - chicken, butternut squash, and apple. I also have a big container of the Repti-Gel that the vet gave me to use with Jasper and June. She's in no condition for live feeders or salad yet. My Mom (bless her!) bought a wonderful fleece bed like the one Jasper had for her to sleep on. She's been sleeping on the glass bottom of an aquarium for God knows how long, so I'm sure she'll enjoy the fleecy goodness. Jasper sure loved his - after I put it in there, he almost never left it!
That's all I've got for now. My stomach is in knots waiting for the vet to call. I want to bring her home and get started.