POTATO – A1040347

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My name is POTATO. My Animal ID # is A1040347. – P
I am a neutered male orange domestic sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 7 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 06/16/2015 from NY 10308, owner surrender reason stated was PET HEALTH.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
06/19/2015 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 15.0 LBS.

VC: URI, wound on head, cleft palate?, collar stuck around mouth 2 days ago and now swollen mouth S) BARH. MM pk. Eating well. Ur and BM in cage. EENT: Eyes clr. MPND. Sounds congested. Oral – no ulcers, no draining tracts/ wounds or openings seen, moderate tartar. Commissures of mouth mildly swollen more on the R side. 1 cm area of redness with slight scab on R lower commisure. MSI: BCS= 4/9, amb x 4. 0.5 cm open wound between eyes draining with pus. Wound feels like it is a draining tract through the sinus bone but unable to tell without furhter diagnostics. A) URI confirmed – stable, on doxy x 3 days so far. Swollen mouth with small abrasion on R – looks ok. Open wound on head between eyes – r/o open tract draining with purulent d/c from MPND P) Would need further diagnostics to assess wound or tract on nose/ face – head x-rays, exam under sedation. Cont doxy – re-check 1 day before tx end. Re-check 3 days to make sure still eating well and improving.

06/16/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
CAT INFORMATION SHEET Where did this cat come from? stray outside, from colony with 4 other cats. If this cat is a stray, did you bring in a: Cat Carrier ORIGINAL SOURCE Stray from street. Does this cat have a microchip? No WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS CAT IN? Is a Stray – looks sick/injured – he has an opening in the space between his eyes (possibly congenital). RELATIONSHIP Is a stray & showed up in the last few months PEOPLE Is a stray – is friendly with people who feed PERSONALITY Enjoys Petting Is a stray & is really friendly; I think was someone’s pet Any medical problems that you’re aware of? Please provide as much detail as possible. He has an opening between his eyes, possibly congenital, and it has some discharge, but does not seem necrotic.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

06/19/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – BEGINNER
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Reaction to assessor: Mid-cage, soft and relaxed body language. (1) Reaction to being spoken to quietly: Does not come to the front but looks at me, relaxed. (1) Reaction to cage door opening: Remains motionless. (2) Reaction to touch: Solicits petting and attention, rubs head on hands. (1) Reaction to being picked up: Tolerant of this type of handling. Notes: Potato came to the shelter as a stray, so we don’t have any behavioral history or tendencies in a home environment. At the time of the assessment, Potato is displaying friendly behavior. He interacts with the assessor and appreciates handling. Potato is exhibiting behavior suited to beginning or experienced cat parents.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary

06/16/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative BARh AMBx4 Nervous, but allows handling Neutered~7yrs Moderate gingivitis/tartar small wound in between eyes, crusted over with pus cleaned with nolvasan and applied SSD seems to be healing slight cleft palate ocular/nasal discharge As per dr. 0844 doxycycline liquid 1.5ml SIDX10 days, Po vet check for thursday

06/19/2015 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS ,
VC: URI, wound on head, cleft palate?, collar stuck around mouth 2 days ago and now swollen mouth S) BARH. MM pk. Eating well. Ur and BM in cage. EENT: Eyes clr. MPND. Sounds congested. Oral – no ulcers, no draining tracts/ wounds or openings seen, moderate tartar. Commissures of mouth mildly swollen more on the R side. 1 cm area of redness with slight scab on R lower commisure. MSI: BCS= 4/9, amb x 4. 0.5 cm open wound between eyes draining with pus. Wound feels like it is a draining tract through the sinus bone but unable to tell without furhter diagnostics. A) URI confirmed – stable, on doxy x 3 days so far. Swollen mouth with small abrasion on R – looks ok. Open wound on head between eyes – r/o open tract draining with purulent d/c from MPND P) Would need further diagnostics to assess wound or tract on nose/ face – head x-rays, exam under sedation. Cont doxy – re-check 1 day before tx end. Re-check 3 days to make sure still eating well and improving.

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