Penelope88
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I noticed earlier this week that Penelope's eye was watery again and thought perhaps the infection she had in March had come back. I took her out of the cage and noticed her other eye was watery as well and had some white discharge in the corner. She has also been crumbling food, and pawing at her mouth. (I figured she was a messy eater, and was probably just grooming her face) So I call the vet this morning, and make an appt to drop her off for x-rays. When I get there they ask me to stay and talk to the vet. The vet looks in her mouth and says "I can't see the teeth crossing over her tongue so we don't need an xray." (I wasn't aware that vets had superpowers and could see through skin to look at the roots) "She probably has a URI." I tell her I haven't heard Penelope wheeze, sneeze, no discharge from nose etc, that I really think her symptoms point to teeth and she says "well the teeth can grow up into the sinuses which would make her more susceptible to URI" UGH! Exactly the reason I wanted xrays! They showed me how to give the medication then two techs smooshed her against the table and force fed her two syringes of baby carrot food just out of the microwave. So I left the vets almost in tears from being so mad, with no sure diagnosis and a bottle of Sulfa? (the pink stuff.):hair:
I guess my question is, am I being a worry wart over nothing or should I try somewhere else for x-rays? Does it sound like a URI? Should I continue with medicine and force feeding carrots? I just don't want to wait until it's too late to find out something is wrong.
I guess my question is, am I being a worry wart over nothing or should I try somewhere else for x-rays? Does it sound like a URI? Should I continue with medicine and force feeding carrots? I just don't want to wait until it's too late to find out something is wrong.