[Dailydrool] Our vet recheck for Kelvin

[Carmen Kraus]

We had our check up at 3 this afternoon.  

Kelvin has gained 5 pounds!!!!  That brings him to 44 lbs.
The swelling has mostly gone away, there's just one spot we need to 
watch for now.  He thinks it's still a reaction to the 
internal/dissolvable sutures and will be there until it all dissolves 
and goes away.
He agrees that the incontinence was most likely related to the pred but 
also may have something to do with irritation from those sutures.  Since 
he's had no major accidents since we finished the pred, just a drop or 3 
here and there, then we shouldn't worry about it.  Just to let them know 
if it starts up again.
The heavy breathing at night, most likely a withdrawal issue from the 
pred, if it doesn't resolve in another 2 weeks we give them a call.
Sugar looked good for the past few days, gave them the test results from 
my meter and they are fine with where the levels are at.  So no 
diabetes.  Which leaves the water gulping.  Our orders are to do like we 
normally do with starved dogs and cats, watch them like a hawk for the 
first few months until they realize the water isn't going to disappear.

Vet wants us to aim for 60 lbs but to bring him in once a month for a 
weigh in so that when he gets over 55 they can be sure he's not too 
fluffy. 

FWIW:
Bassets are harder to test for sugar than cats!  They just squirm way 
too much and their ears are almost too think for the lancet!  Going to 
have to try other means of being a vampire to test him from now on....  
at least they only want to test once a week until he's fully gained all 
the weight back.

carmen