Update: heading to the vet shortly. Poppy hasn't vomited since last night and is being affectionate and trying to hide less, but she's still not eating. Could be a dental issue.
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Well, we're at the vet now. So far they've weighed her and taken her temperature but besides being underweight from not eating for several days, nothing is out of place. Fingers crossed that whatever is going on is an easy fix.
Well, we're at the vet now. So far they've weighed her and taken her temperature but besides being underweight from not eating for several days, nothing is out of place. Fingers crossed that whatever is going on is an easy fix.
Update: vet is...sketchy. Confirmed she has dental issues that could absolutely be the cause of her not eating, and the vet ordered tests for giardia and FIV. There's NO chance Poppy has either of those since she's been an inside cat her entire life, and never been exposed to them. Ugh.
Last update for today: poppy and I are back home. She'll need a pretty extensive series of dental extractions. She got sent home with antibiotics, an appetite stimulator, and painkillers to take for the next week. Her dental extractions are being quoted for around $2800...
...but I'm looking into taking her to a different vet that WON'T tack on bonus fees and will maybe be cheaper, so that's not the final price. Thankfully, all her meds and her visit today have already been paid for in full, but affording the next bit will be a doozy.
Update on Poppy: She's doing much better! Antibiotics and pain meds have made eating significantly less painful for her. She has a check up with another vet on Monday to see how she's healing and to evaluate her for which teeth need extracting, which I thankfully already have the money for on-hand.
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