So Sunday evening I hear Chai coughing something up, or so I thought. All day Monday she is seemingly chewing at something in the back of her mouth. I get the toothbrush out to give her teeth a good once-over. Still nothing noticeable. All day she avoids drinking, eating, and even grooming. Can't find anything in her teeth or mouth. Perhaps she hurt her tongue? Robber band? She has a habit of turning anything into a chew toy. Finally I'm worried enough to take her to the vet. Wait around a half-hour due to some emergency before me that was more complicated than expected. Got her weighed. She lost a little weight but still just over 6 pounds. Everything else is good - healthy lungs, eyes, some tartar buildup and gingivitis but otherwise great. The vet gets the assistant to help hold Chai while opening her mouth and they see something deep in her throat, something we couldn't see just on first visual glance. They ask me if I want a look - no thanks; just get it out, please. They take some soft tongs and very quickly and easily take it out. Damn it! It's a gold snowflake tinsel thing I used to decorate my niece and nephews Christmas stockings. It's sort of folded on one side and a little frothy but clearly a gold snowflake. Crazy cat! Relief that it was that simple to fix. She's eating, drinking, and back to her bouncy self. Now I just need to make sure to clean up after myself.
30 March 2010
Vet Visit
So Sunday evening I hear Chai coughing something up, or so I thought. All day Monday she is seemingly chewing at something in the back of her mouth. I get the toothbrush out to give her teeth a good once-over. Still nothing noticeable. All day she avoids drinking, eating, and even grooming. Can't find anything in her teeth or mouth. Perhaps she hurt her tongue? Robber band? She has a habit of turning anything into a chew toy. Finally I'm worried enough to take her to the vet. Wait around a half-hour due to some emergency before me that was more complicated than expected. Got her weighed. She lost a little weight but still just over 6 pounds. Everything else is good - healthy lungs, eyes, some tartar buildup and gingivitis but otherwise great. The vet gets the assistant to help hold Chai while opening her mouth and they see something deep in her throat, something we couldn't see just on first visual glance. They ask me if I want a look - no thanks; just get it out, please. They take some soft tongs and very quickly and easily take it out. Damn it! It's a gold snowflake tinsel thing I used to decorate my niece and nephews Christmas stockings. It's sort of folded on one side and a little frothy but clearly a gold snowflake. Crazy cat! Relief that it was that simple to fix. She's eating, drinking, and back to her bouncy self. Now I just need to make sure to clean up after myself.
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Hilarious. Cats always go nuts over tinsel, but this is a good one. So did you leave the Christmas tree up for awhile or did she dig into the Christmas boxes recently? A bit like cleaning out the sink drain once in a while -- some hair, some soap, and a Christmas decoration or two.
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