Mazy cat is having a flare up of her old ear problem. What is significant here is I stopped the ACV a couple of weeks ago, because she seemed to stop wanting to eat the meals containing it. So I figured this may mean she doesn't need it any more. She hasn't had any increase in digestive problems, but now her ear has gone pink.
She did have one other ear issue a while back, and I started the mineral oil drops (to loosen wax) and the saline flushes to clean it out, and the problem cleared up.
For some reason this time I decided to call my vet to ask for a bottle of tresaderm. Wish I hadn't thrown out the old bottle now. But I did because she hadn't had a problem in so long and it was out of date. Wish I had just left well enough alone, started the ACV again, and started the mineral oil drops and saline flushing.
My vet is on vacation, but a tech called me back to say she spoke to my vet and the vet wants to see Mazy cat before she will dispense the tresaderm. I don't blame my vet for wanting to be cautious and thorough but I have to think about what's right for Mazy, and what is right for Mazy is as few trips to the vet as possible.
I called the vet tech back and left the message that I wasn't going to bring Mazy in to see a strange (to Mazy cat) vet, it was hard enough on her with her usual vet. I also left a voice mail for my vet telling her I was not bringing Mazy cat in. Tech called back and again left the message that vet will not dispense the tresaderm without seeing Mazy, and she would be back in the office on Monday and I should call and make an appointment.
Now you guys know me, and so does my vet. When something is wrong, I don't hesitate to take the cat to the vet, EXCEPT for Mazy cat. With Mazy I have to weigh the problem against the trauma.
It's not about money, and it's not about time. It's about Mazy cat and how terrible it is for her to go to the vet. I don't know if I am making a mistake or not, we'll see how the home treatment goes. I just can't bring myself to put her through it, unless absolutely necessary. I don't even do the six months check ups with her any more, because it's so hard on her. If Mazy cat ever has a long term illness, be it CKD, or whatever, I will not be treating her. I am just not going to put her (and me) through the trauma. I've never had a cat other than her who has such a hard time at the vet. No cat likes it of course, but for Mazy cat is is pure trauma.
And I absolutely REFUSE to give her acepromazine.