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jeni740
11-04-2006, 10:21 AM
I have to bring snowman to the vet today at 12:00, he has had a cold all week, and I called last week to tell the vet about it because he has asthma, they said it was no big deal just keep an eye on him. Well this morning I woke up and found him in a ball scrunched up near the oven, his eye is leaking mucus and he cant stop sneezing and coughing, so I called and the lady that answered was so rude she was like you really should of not let it go this long, I told her I called last week and the receptionist said he was fine, that it is just a common cat cold. I feel like such a bad mom, poor snowman. Wish us luck please!!!
hummingbird521
11-04-2006, 10:23 AM
Good luck and I hope he gets better. How rude and tacky of that woman to say that.
nic1124
11-04-2006, 10:32 AM
Aww. Good luck I hope kitty is ok. It's so sad when they're sick and you're not a bad mommy!
MOB Karen
11-04-2006, 10:50 AM
http://www.paw-talk.net/forums/images/smilies/paw2.gif Snowball will be in my prayers today. Good luck!!!
jeni740
11-04-2006, 01:08 PM
Just got back from the Vet, they gave me an asthma inhaler for snowball with some antibiotics for his cough and mucus eyes, he willl be ok as long as the asthma is kept under control, thank you for your kind thoughts.
MOB Karen
11-04-2006, 01:23 PM
Just got back from the Vet, they gave me an asthma inhaler for snowball with some antibiotics for his cough and mucus eyes, he willl be ok as long as the asthma is kept under control, thank you for your kind thoughts.

How do you do a asthma inhaler on a cat? :confused:
Kacie_bride
11-04-2006, 01:26 PM
I'm glad to hear everything went well at the vet. A few weeks ago I had to bring my dog to the vet because she had bad allergies. She had to get a cortizon shot and she also has eye drops that she gets twice a day.
ladymelissa
11-04-2006, 01:39 PM
Awwww, poor Snowball, I hope he feels better soon. I would definitely complain about the woman who made that comment about waiting this long without even realizing you had called earlier. Or complain about the receptionist who is most likely only qualified to answer the phone and make appointments and she chose to make a recommendation regarding your pet's health. That sounds so wrong!

I thought you said you worked in a dentist's office, what would happen if a patient called with a toothache and you told her to just wait it out?
BriansBride07
11-04-2006, 01:45 PM
So glad snowball is on the road to recovery. When you call the vet's you can always ask to talk to the vets assistant usually they are not as busy as the vet. I find that they usually have alot more info for you than the vet does.
jeni740
11-04-2006, 01:56 PM
they give you this plastic baby bottle looking thing and the inhaler goes into the bottom of it and there is a mask at the top that somehow I have to talk snowball into let me put on his face for 10 seconds everytime he has an attack. He just took his antibiotic medicine that was actualy pretty funny to watch, he kept sticking out his tongue and shaking his head lol, poor little guy. How do you do a asthma inhaler on a cat? :confused:
jeni740
11-04-2006, 01:59 PM
You know its quite amazing how sometimes we are treated by receptionist, if I ever talked to someone like that I would be fired, I felt so bad whn the Vet listened to his chest she could hear him wheezing really bad, I am glad I decided to call a second time, and the receptionist I found out is new and pretty rude in person too. Awwww, poor Snowball, I hope he feels better soon. I would definitely complain about the woman who made that comment about waiting this long without even realizing you had called earlier. Or complain about the receptionist who is most likely only qualified to answer the phone and make appointments and she chose to make a recommendation regarding your pet's health. That sounds so wrong!

I thought you said you worked in a dentist's office, what would happen if a patient called with a toothache and you told her to just wait it out?
MOB Karen
11-04-2006, 01:59 PM
they give you this plastic baby bottle looking thing and the inhaler goes into the bottom of it and there is a mask at the top that somehow I have to talk snowball into let me put on his face for 10 seconds everytime he has an attack. He just took his antibiotic medicine that was actualy pretty funny to watch, he kept sticking out his tongue and shaking his head lol, poor little guy.

Ohhhhhhhh.... ok, that makes sense. :bbidea: Thanks!
blueeyedbride
11-04-2006, 08:09 PM
they give you this plastic baby bottle looking thing and the inhaler goes into the bottom of it and there is a mask at the top that somehow I have to talk snowball into let me put on his face for 10 seconds everytime he has an attack. He just took his antibiotic medicine that was actualy pretty funny to watch, he kept sticking out his tongue and shaking his head lol, poor little guy.

Was wondering the same thing myself....
theweddinghelper
11-04-2006, 10:03 PM
I am glad Snowball is ok! I am just now reading this, so sorry I couldn't wish u luck earlier! I hate when my babies are sick!!!
WebLady
11-07-2006, 12:43 PM
Sorry I missed this before, but glad to hear your furbaby is ok! I know how it feels when they are sick :)

There is one particular resceptionist/tech at our vet that always has something rude or insensitive to say :snide:
septemberbride06
11-07-2006, 05:30 PM
well, I'm glad Snowball is okay now.
If I had talked to that nasty woman, I guarantee you I would have said something! I am very out spoken, and I personally do not think it was her place. I hate rude people. The make no sense.

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