Swollen gums, lymph nodes and lesions..

We took Fiona to the vet in a a heavy snow fall Saturday afternoon, that is how concerned we were about her. The vet said that the virus is still runing through her body and has to run it's course. It's viral, so they can only treat the secondary conditions.  They think that it can also be connected to her mouth.   Her gums are swollen, she has bumps and lesions on her gums, her mouth is infected and she has two swollen lymph nodes under her chin. One nostril has an open passageway, the right one is partially blocked from the yellow mucus/gunk. Her body can't get better with all this going on. The vet was very concerned, she took her out of the room we were in to see one of the specialists.

 The specialist saw her and determined that the swollen lymph nodes were from the infection in her mouth and once that is resolved that they will disappear. He said It is important that she have her surgery on Tuesday, that  all the conditions are feeding on each other.  They didn't even charge us for the office visit once I told them that we would have to postpone the surgery for a few days, that we had to use the money from her surgery fund to pay for this visit. They said that Fiona's mouth is so bad that they want her to be treated this Tuesday and that they would not charge us for the visit. They did charge us $58.00 for her meds. Can you imagine a VCA not charging for a visit. Although we have probably spent $3,000 there in the past few months. It's not like they are losing money on us, but genersous just the same and greatly appreciated.

The vets also said  that if the virus comes back after her surgery that they would have to wipe the slate clean and see where else the problems are coming from. It's hard to treat a viral infection but They hope that the surgery will take care of the problems. As for Harry Spotter, they said he has been on the appropriate meds, and again it's a virus. They can only treat the secondary conditions. If he starts coughing again or has a runny nose then we need to bring him in. For now, it needs to run it's course. Poor Spot! He was just an innocent by stander in all this.

Fiona goes in Tuesday morning at 8 AM. The bill could be $800  and that is without the biopsies and follow-ups.  We are most grateful for all the money donated to the Chip-in. With out that she would  not be be getting her much needed surgery.   So, every dollar donated, or auction items donated and won are such a blessing to us and to Fiona. So are all the purrs and prayers, we need it all and it all works together. We are very blessed by everyone. Thank you and we will keep you posted on her dental surgery Tuesday.