COCO PUFF – 23174

Brooklyn Center

*DIABETIC*

Coco Puff 23174 – 12 yr. spayed black kitty, stray:

ZIP Code From: 11208

Intake Type: Stray

Medical Behavior: Blue

Age: 12 years

Sex: Spayed Female

Weight: 7 lbs

 

Next Test Date:

ENRICHMENT NOTES:
03/19/18
Lying in litterbox, ears forward and body neutral. She looks up at me when spoken to and allows petting along her head and body while leaning in. Remains in her box where she’s most comfortable. Sweet senior girl – allows all petting.
KNOWN HISTORY:
Coco Puff was brought in to our care center as a stray so previous history is unknown.
MEDICAL BEHAVIOR:
03/19/18
– very sweet. Easily handleable. Did well for all medical handling and procedures
ENRICHMENT NOTES:
03/19/18
Lying in litterbox, ears forward and body neutral. She looks up at me when spoken to and allows petting along her head and body while leaning in. Remains in her box where she’s most comfortable. Sweet senior girl – allows all petting.
Cage Condition:
Cage is neat
Reaction to assessor:
Coco Puff is sitting upright in front of her kennel as the assessor approaches, ears forward and body relaxed.
Reaction when softly spoken to:
Coco Puff makes eye contact with soft eyes when spoken to.
Reaction to cage door opening:
Coco Puff remains calm and stands up to greet the assessor as the cage door opens, tail raised half way and shaped like a question mark.
Reaction to touch:
Coco Puff allows petting along her head and body while leaning in. She continues to make eye contact and raises her tail.
Reaction to being picked up:
Coco Puff remains calm and allows the assessor to pick her up and hold her. She turns around to head-butt the assessor’s hand when placed back inside of her kennel.
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
Mellow
VOCAL:
Quiet
CHARACTER TYPE:
Calm

Sweet

Affectionate
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES:
None
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:
Average
Behavior Asilomar
H – Healthy
RECOMMENDATIONS:
None
BEHAVIOR SUMMARY:
Coco Puff interacts with the observer, appreciates attention, is easy to handle and tolerates all petting. This cat is showing behavior appropriate for new or experienced cat parents.
21-Mar-2018
Tech Exam
L V T Notes: 11:15 AM

BG-459
1 unit Prozinc given sq
Feed DM canned food
LVT-E 991227

21-Mar-2018
Progress Exam
Vet Notes: 10:42 AM

Monitor geriatric, diabetic cat

S/O: BAR – SQF present. BG 459 this morning. PZI 1 unit given. Eating DM food well.
EENT: Nuclear sclerosis, no ocular or nasal discharge
HL: Normal RR/RE, no sneezing
INTEG: Full unkempt coat, dry and flaky along dorsum
MS: Ambulatory x 4
UG: Spayed

A: Geriatric, diabetic, dental disease, overweight

P: Continue with current treatment and monitoring plan. Fair prognosis
VET 990844

20-Mar-2018
Progress Exam
Blood Work Interpretation
Vet Notes: 5:04 PM

Monitor condition, check blood work

S/O: BAR. Mild dehydration. Normal to increased urine. Offered DM wet food and ate with excellent appetite. Allows handling.
EENT: Pink/pigmented mm, dental disease, nuclear sclerosis, no nasal discharge, signs of tear staining, no active discharge noted
HL: Normal thoracic auscultation
ABD: Soft, non tender
INTEG: Unkempt, dry, flaky coat
MS: Ambulatory x 4
UG: Spayed

CBC
Mild to moderate non regenerative anemia, very mild neutrophilia, mild lymphopenia, mild to moderate thrombocytopenia

Chemistry
Moderate hyperglycemia (351)

A: Geriatric, R/O diabetes mellitus
Mild dehydration, dental disease, conjunctivitis

P: Rec PZI 1 unit q12 – check BG first and confirm eating. Continue with LRS, doxycycline. Fair prognosis

19-Mar-2018
DVM Intake
Vet Notes: 11:23 AM

DVM Intake Exam

Estimated age: ~12 year
Microchip noted on Intake? positive 985121005183115
History : stray intake 3/18-started on LRS, clavamox, and simbadol but DVM intake exam did not save.

Subjective: QAR, ~5% dehydrated. Eating well Normal U in box. Seems dysphoric from simbadol. Reported to have cheek swelling but none noted today. No csvd but has ocular d/c.

Observed Behavior – very sweet. Easily handleable. Did well for all medical handling and procedures
Evidence of Cruelty seen – no
Evidence of Trauma seen – no

Objective
P = wnl
R = eupneic
BCS 6/9
EENT: Eyes have crusty d/c with mydriasis and nuclear sclerosis ou, ears clean, no nasal discharge noted
Oral Exam: clean adult dentition with severe dental disease, no oral lesions noted
PLN: No enlargements noted
H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic
ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated
U/G: FS (spay scar noted ventrum), no MGTs, no vulvar d/c
MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, dull and flaky hair coat
CNS: mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities

Assessment:
Geriatric-suspect underlying
Severe dental disease
Dehydrated
Conjunctivitis
Overweight
URI

Plan: Continue to monitor while at BACC
Start doxycycline 10mg/kg PO SID x10d until 3/29
Start gentamicin OU BID x10d until 3/29
D/c clavamox and simbadol
Continue SQ LRS until 3/23
Scheduled for BW

Prognosis: Fair

SURGERY: spayed

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