So, I bet you're all wondering about Callie.
Well, the visit ended up $120. I hadn't realize that using a stain to make sure she had no scratch would bump the price up so much. However, when the vet said she wanted to see Callie again next week and I pointed out that, much though I love the cat, if the choice is between her health and food, the cat doesn't win, she said she'd see me next week for free if I make sure to make an appointment directly with her. (And that's why I chose this vet. I know from experience that they're each and every one of them a soft touch.)
Callie has no scratch on her eye, and she's already doing better. Her appetite (which I'd barely noticed was down, because it's hard to tell with three cats) has really picked up, she's willing to play, and she recovered nicely from the trauma of having to go to a strange place and be poked by strange people. I have an antibiotic to give her three times daily on her eye (not the same one it always was, apparently that's off the market for unknown reasons, the vet was really pissed at that) and instructions to keep her isolated.
I'm willing to keep her isolated, this sort of infection spreads like a zombie plague, but it's harder to do than you think! We have insufficient doors :(
I've spoken to the nieces very firmly and explained that they must not go in to bother Callie at all because of the risk of spreading infection and the simple fact that Callie doesn't like them. This is not so much because of them, surprisingly, but because of her. And a little because of them. Ana finally worked out on her own (despite me telling her for months, but you know how kids can be) that "Sometimes, if you just sit and pretend you're scared of her and don't go to her, Callie will come towards you". Well, no duh. That's because you're not tromping around being scary. You don't often find cats who like small children, or even larger children, because kids are unpredictable and can so easily harm an animal without realizing it.
Callie has no scratch on her eye, and she's already doing better. Her appetite (which I'd barely noticed was down, because it's hard to tell with three cats) has really picked up, she's willing to play, and she recovered nicely from the trauma of having to go to a strange place and be poked by strange people. I have an antibiotic to give her three times daily on her eye (not the same one it always was, apparently that's off the market for unknown reasons, the vet was really pissed at that) and instructions to keep her isolated.
I'm willing to keep her isolated, this sort of infection spreads like a zombie plague, but it's harder to do than you think! We have insufficient doors :(
I've spoken to the nieces very firmly and explained that they must not go in to bother Callie at all because of the risk of spreading infection and the simple fact that Callie doesn't like them. This is not so much because of them, surprisingly, but because of her. And a little because of them. Ana finally worked out on her own (despite me telling her for months, but you know how kids can be) that "Sometimes, if you just sit and pretend you're scared of her and don't go to her, Callie will come towards you". Well, no duh. That's because you're not tromping around being scary. You don't often find cats who like small children, or even larger children, because kids are unpredictable and can so easily harm an animal without realizing it.