Tomorrow I'm taking my old lady cat to the specialist. She is in desperate need of a dental (I'm talking black teeth here, people) but she has kidney disease and a heart murmur.
Let's see.
Kidney disease = you need lots of fluids to keep them hydrated
Heart murmur (heart disease) = don't fluid overload them because it's too hard on the heart
Basically the thought of her being anesthetized on my watch is too nerve-wracking so I'm sending her to a place with all the bells and whistles. The specialist is double boarded in dentistry and internal medicine, which is great. I'm actually nervous for the appointment tomorrow though! When it's one of our pets I have a much harder time being calm and objective.
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