Quick update on Carlo

We took Carlo to the vet on Wednesday, as we’re still concerned about his small stature.  The vet pointed out that while Carlo was small compared to other kittens his age (like his sister), he’s actually a good weight for his body size, and is well-proportioned.  The vet then got a little smile on his face when he said that Carlo did seem to have a bit of a “sloped forehead”, which may indeed indicate some sort of congenital defect.  A fecal test came out negative, so Carlo is finally on metronidazole (Flagyl) to try to improve his intestinal flora.  The poor little guy just hates the medicine, which is notoriously bitter, even though the vet tried to mix it with tuna flavouring.  I try to shoot the stuff as far back into Carlo’s throat as possible, but he still ends up foaming at the mouth from the taste.  The vet said that we really can’t test for a liver shunt or other problem, like hypthyroidism, for at least another six weeks, so for now Carlo’s job is to get his diarrhea under control and to keep on growing.  If he has a liver shunt, the metronidazole may cause a seizure, but that thankfully hasn’t happened yet.

It’s been a nonstop week of action around here, and eventually I’ll have a lot to post about.  I had a job interview, I’ve had phone calls and emails asking me to place unwanted pets, and it’s kitten season, so kittens seem to be appearing everywhere.  My current priority is to try to find a new home for two adult cats who are brothers, and that’s taking up far more time than I’d like.  It’s actually work I’d enjoy, if only I was paid for it.  All the action has really worn me out, and today was a “collapse from exhaustion” day, so I hope to be feeling more energetic by the weekend.

Oh, thank you to all you kind people who threw votes my way at the blogging awards.  My head is swollen, but not so huge that it doesn’t still fit on my pillow smile

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 05/11 at 02:54 AM

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  1. I was thinking about Mr. Carlo last night and remembered that Yoshi, at the age of 8 weeks was only 1lb 2oz.  She is now 9 lbs.  Maybe he is just petite.  A delicate flower, of sorts.  And I am sure his sloped forehead is just part of his charm.  I hope he responds well to the new meds.

    I am still freaking to know...HAS THERE BEEN ANY STRING POOPAGE?

    Posted by Von Krankipantzen  on  05/11  at  10:05 AM

  2. I thought I saw about an inch of red string in the litterbox once, but other than that, no sign of any string at all.  We wondering if he chewed it up into little bits and it all got digested properly, so it wouldn’t have been recognizable coming out the other end.  Thankfully, we appear to have passed the danger point and we’re now keeping all string away from the little guy.  I saw him chewing on the string from the fishing pole the other day, and immediately had a flashback.  He seemed so happy chewing, but alas, we don’t want to lose him over some string, so I took it away.

    Posted by Flippy  on  05/11  at  04:52 PM

  3. So Carlo could be just a midget cat? Wul, Bigotes was 17 lb, Bonnie an I are each 12 lb, but Scruffy was only 8 lbs an our vet called her “average” sized! Normal has a broad range an sumone normal has to set the low end. Purrs an Happy (foster) Mofur’s Day!

    Posted by Victor Tabbycat  on  05/13  at  06:51 PM

  4. Very happy to hear about probable string complete digestion.  Little pooper!

    Posted by Von Krankipantzen  on  05/14  at  10:36 AM
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