This is Lavender.
I think she's what's called a broken opal? She has tan spots as well as bluish. Anyways, she's gorgeous.
About a month ago Lavender had very bad coccidiosis. However it cleared up well and it's been a while. So, we decided to go ahead and have her spayed. Her surgery was last Tuesday. The surgery went very well, until riiiight in the middle. She started breathing funny, like she had a bunch of snot blocking her nasal passageways. Well, her uterus was already clamped off so we finished the surgery. (She chewed her stitches out the next day but they've since been healing.) She woke up fine, but we decided she needed antibiotics, because she obviously had a respiratory infection.
That Tuesday we started her on a pretty high dose of injectable Baytril. The next morning, there was clear snot all over her face and paws. Joy!
Continue with the Baytril. It seemed to be working, as the amount of snot has decreased a lot. But, it's almost been a week, and she still has discharge when she shouldn't.
So now we're going to try another antibiotic in conjunction with the Baytril, hopefully this one will work. It *should*. All this being said, Lavender is staying with me for a while. We're probably going to use trimethoprim-sulpha combinations or possibly tetracycline, I have no idea what Dad has decided on.
Other than the snot she's doing great, eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, and being happy. She's been on enforced cage time since her spay wound opened, though...but she always wants to come out.
*sticks tongue out at respiratory infections*
I think she's what's called a broken opal? She has tan spots as well as bluish. Anyways, she's gorgeous.
About a month ago Lavender had very bad coccidiosis. However it cleared up well and it's been a while. So, we decided to go ahead and have her spayed. Her surgery was last Tuesday. The surgery went very well, until riiiight in the middle. She started breathing funny, like she had a bunch of snot blocking her nasal passageways. Well, her uterus was already clamped off so we finished the surgery. (She chewed her stitches out the next day but they've since been healing.) She woke up fine, but we decided she needed antibiotics, because she obviously had a respiratory infection.
That Tuesday we started her on a pretty high dose of injectable Baytril. The next morning, there was clear snot all over her face and paws. Joy!
Continue with the Baytril. It seemed to be working, as the amount of snot has decreased a lot. But, it's almost been a week, and she still has discharge when she shouldn't.
So now we're going to try another antibiotic in conjunction with the Baytril, hopefully this one will work. It *should*. All this being said, Lavender is staying with me for a while. We're probably going to use trimethoprim-sulpha combinations or possibly tetracycline, I have no idea what Dad has decided on.
Other than the snot she's doing great, eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, and being happy. She's been on enforced cage time since her spay wound opened, though...but she always wants to come out.
*sticks tongue out at respiratory infections*
