Have any of you with multiple pets ever felt that you practically LIVE at the vet's office. Not only did we have to take in Munroe for an infected paw, and Bojangles for the tail injury, but now something has gone awry with one of my girls. I recieved a card in the mail a few days ago, telling me that Annie and Abby were due for thier yearly vaccinations. Now, folks, I don't know if you've read any of the few latest posts I've written, but lets just say I'm an emotional wreck lately. It's gotten to where every time a pet gets sick, I can't bear to face the sickness, or the vet alone, so I always schedule it at a time when my dh can go too. Well, this time I didn't. I mean, it's just simple yearly vaccinations, right? Wrong!
Let me set your mind at ease by saying that the vet expects Annie to be fine, so try not to worry too much about her. It's just that I'm the mama, so It's my job to worry. lol
It started off just like any routine yearly exam. Abby is healthy as can be, but Annie had a problem with her left ear. He found a ball of earwax, that had hardened and had plugged up that ear. Normal ear washes and drops didn't phase it, so he had to sedate her and go into her ear to remove it. He discovered that her eardrum had ruptured. He gave us antibiotics to give her, and hopes it will heal over. He said she probably will have reduced hearing capacity in that ear, and the other eardrum is perfectly fine.
I guess the report could have been much worse, but I just can't help wondering if there will come a period of time, where there's no trauma comcerning my cats. Of course I don't want it to end by them being gone, I just would like them to be healthy. I keep wondering if Annie's feeling pain, or loss of ballance because of the ear trouble. I know she can still hear, because I rattled one of her toys, and her ears perked up, like she heard it. I also can't help but wonder how I missed it. It's so strange, but there were no signs whatsoever that she was having trouble. She never scratched her ears or held her head to the side, or shook her head....I mean, nothing.
Anyway, I just wanted to tell someone. My dh is at work, and I'm alone with my poor baby, and I just was wondering it any of you ever feel like you'll never have everyone healty at the same time.
Here's my baby...My poor little Annie Pie. I'm sure she'll be ok, but I just have always been a worrier.
