Isis has been having coughing fits. It's been going on for years. Some days seem worse than others, but I haven't really been worried about it. She's fine otherwise.
But I thought I should take her in. She hasn't been to the vet for a couple of years and I think it really is time to check out the coughing fits.
Even though Isis could for reals win an award for Friendliest Cat in the World, she's beyond evil at the vet. I sedated her, clipped her claws in advance, and she already has no fangs (the vet staff was relived when that happened), so she can't really do any damage.
So anyhow I took her in and it cost me $570 for exam, bloodwork, and vaccination updates. Most of that is bloodwork, I don't know why it is so expensive! To find out what is causing the cough, the vet wants to do a tracheal wash. They put her under mild sedation but she is still awake, stick a tiny tube down her throat, and make her cough with saline. Then they collect samples of lung fluid she coughed up and test it. Plus 2 chest xrays.
I'm going to do it.
Also, apparently Isis gained THREE POUNDS over the last 2 years since I have been working from home! Oh man. My cat has covid weight! 3 lbs is way too much though- she's almost 15 lbs now!
Isis needs to go an a diet. She's really not going to like that.
Furball does everything Isis does, so she got FAT too!
Pebbles will not gain weight but I wish she would.
Sweet kitties. I hope you don't find that Isis has something awful wrong. That seems like a lot of money for blood tests but everything is expensive at the vet. It cost me $110 to have Annie's ear looked at. This included meds. I see that it could be much worse.
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