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Saving Ginger From Being Put To Sleep...
By Gary Nugent, Fri Dec 9th
6 rotten teeth - this accounted for the bad breath. The vetnoticed that Ginger's face was slightly asymmetrical.Apparently, the infection from the rotting teeth had travelledup through his face and probably infected his right cheek bone.The infection had also backed up into the sinuses and had causeda partial blockage of his tear ducts which prevented his eyesfrom draining properly and led to the bleary-eyed look. theremnants of cat flu - apparently the virus can stay in thesystem for a while causing persistent weeping from the eyesand/or nose. In his weakened state from the infected teeth, hemight not have been able to fight off the infection completely.a septic cut below his lower lip - again, this probably didn'tclear up due to the other infections he was fighting off. Earinfections Fleas A skin A heart murmur - while a murmurwas detected, his heart is strong and no other problems weredetected The possibility of an immune deficiency disease whichmight have contributed to his inability to get well. Why Help Was Needed Antibiotics were prescribed to cure the infections and a fleatreatment was given to kill off the fleas. The big problem wasthe teeth. Ginger needed 6 extractions and follow-up care. Healso needed to be tested for immune deficiency diseases andfeline leukaemia. And a new home needed to be found for him.
I covered the cost of the examination and antibiotics butcouldn’t cover the cost of the dental treatment and tests. Hisoriginal owners weren't interested in helping out. The vet wasn't happy that his owners had let him get into hisdeteriorated state. He told me that Ginger was veryuncomfortable (not surprising with six simultaneous toothaches)and recommended two courses of action: find someone who would take long-term responsibility for Ginger;have him tested for immune deficiency disease and felineleukaemia and if he was clear, have the six teeth extracted. Ifhe had either of the two diseases, Ginger could not go to a homewhere cats already lived as he'd pass the disease on to them. Hecould have gone to a cat-free home though put the cat to sleepand end his misery. I didn't like option two and, if it was to be an option, it wasgoing to be the one of last resort. This was a cat who'd had amiserable year and, despite the pain and suffering he'd enduredand was still enduring, remained friendly and unaggressive. Thisgentle soul needed to have the opportunity to survive and havean enjoyable few years of life. The Request I asked visitors to my website to help me help Ginger survivewith donations (through PayPal) to cover the medical bills.Finding a new home for him was the least of the problems and, Imust admit, I was taken aback by the generosity shown. Following the first of many visits to the vet, Ginger underwenta 2-week course of antibiotics to clear up the remnants of catflu and to control the infection that resulted from his decayingteeth. And he responded very well. He started grooming properlyagain and all of the matted hair around his rump was replaced bysleek smooth hair. His coat was again shiny and well lookedafter rather than being matted and dull, lifeless and unclean.The skin was also addressed by the antibiotics and thefleas killed off with a flea control treatment. The antibioticsalso cleared up the septic lip although the lip appears to beslightly damaged from the prolonged sepsis. As a result,
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hedribbles a bit! He's also now interested in playing - savagingbird feathers is his current fun activity. After the antibiotics treatment was finished, we returned to thevet so he could undergo some blood tests to determine if hesuffered from feline leukaemia or feline aids and I'm happy toreport that he didn't have either. That then left the way clear for him to undergo the dentaltreatment and have the six rotten teeth extracted. He was put onantibiotics again as the infection from the teeth was startingto reassert itself and he was on the tablets until the surgery(15 days later, when the vet determined that he was ready toundergo the extractions). The operation went smoothly and he returned home later that day.Naturally, with such a large number of extractions, he foundeating to be somewhat comfortable. But you can't keep a good catdown! After a couple of days, he was eating normally again. Aweek after the surgery I took him back to the vet for hispost-operative check-up. His gums had healed over nicely afterthe extractions but he still had a bit of gingivitis. The vetwas a little concerned that Ginger might be carrying the cat-fluvirus - apparently prolonged gingivitis is a symptom. On theother hand, the inflammation may just have been the lastremnants of the chronic infection he suffered last year from histeeth. He was put on a further two weeks of antibiotics which,we hoped, would finally clear everything up. Aside from that, he was in fine fettle. He must have been a lotmore comfortable with the teeth removed as his purring becamemuch louder over the following week. And he was much moreplayful. After the latest two-week antibiotic treatment, it was time foranother check-up visit to the vet. The good news was that Gingerwas in good health. His gums had healed perfectly after theextractions. He'd even put on weight, weighing in at 5.2kg (11.5lbs) which is pretty hefty for a cat. His gums, in general,(i.e. not related to the surgery) remained inflamed even afterall the post-op antibiotics. The vet came to the conclusion thatGinger was suffering from persistent cat flu. His only currentsymptoms were the gingivitis - while no other symptoms werepresent, he is a cat-flu carrier. Aside from that, he’s veryhealthy. The downside is that he cannot be placed in a homewhere cats already reside. The vet was adamant about this sayingthat any household that takes him in will just introduce longterm problems for their own cats. Ginger's still living at his old house. My buddy is stillcare-taking out there and is giving Ginger lots of care andattention. We're on the lookout for someone who'll be willing togive him a home in the next couple of months. He's such anaffectionate cat that I don't think that'll be a problem. I'd like to thank all those who took the time and effort to sendin donations. It's life-affirming to know that there are caringpeople out there. But the story's not over. Ginger still needsto be re-homed but at least we have a few months to line up anew residence... One final note: I only recently learned Ginger's real name.Apparently, it's Redpuss! About the author:Gary Nugent has been a life-long animal lover, especially ofcats and is the webmaster of http://www.just-pet-cats.com - asite that helps you make the best choices to keep your cathealthy, happy and long-lived. Information about cats ingeneral, health issues, behavior patterns and their history.And, not to forget about you...there are a few things on thesite to keep cat owners amused as well.
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