Sick Pets and Vet Visits

Yes... You read it right.... Suki and Sadie have been super sick.

First, we signed the papers on the house and that day we noticed the fleas. There was a big flea infestation in the house that the previous owners had left. We paid a pest company to come and spray to kill the fleas. After his first visit to our house, the fleas came back. This time... They brought cockroaches.

We brought Suki into the house about 2 weeks after the first pest spray application. Next thing we knew, we had a cat who would stop itching and she started losing the fur around her tail, legs, and belly. After the sores started showing up on the back of her neck, we knew we had to take her to the vet. We had already put Frontline Plus on her right after we knew that we would be bringing her to the house.

The vet concluded that she had: Flea Allergy Dermatitis. After two shots and some very sad parents, she is doing well and the fleas have started dying.

Sadie on the other hand... She had some more problems. We got Sadie on Wednesday, August 10, from the Warrensburg Animal Shelter. She was just recovering from a spay operation. Not only did we notice that her stomach was not feeling good (due to the throw-up on the hardwood floor), but we started to notice a cough that would shake her whole body. Pretty soon, she started hacking up mucus and anything she had eaten from the day before. After almost a week of her cough, and her lack of appetite started growing more and more prominent, we took Sadie to the vet.

Sadie was diagnosed with Kennel Cough, WhipWorm, and flea irritations. She is now finishing her antibiotic to treat the bacteria portion of Kennel Cough. The vet, Justin, and I are all convinced that the Kennel Cough, and WhipWorm are from the Animal Shelter.... Our poor baby is just barely eating a tablespoon of food a day and her water consumption is still normal. After speaking to the vet yesterday about her food habits, the vet is convinced that her eating even just that little bit everyday will help her build up her immune system. Today, Sadie had a particularly bad day. She has been super lethargic and she only drinks if I sit right next to her and watch her.

Suki and Sadie have a little game. I am grateful for this little game because sometimes it gets Sadie to eat. I will set a bowl of food down on the floor right in front of Sadie. Sadie just looks at it until Suki comes in and starts looking interested. Sadie starts getting worried that Suki will eat it and so she hurries and eats enough to get Suki to leave. It is pretty funny to watch!

I love my two little girls and I wish that they would get better soon.