Sick baby

Tabbie Hoffman went to the doc-doc today and got his very first shot.  :(  He is still shaking his head like something's in his ear, in spite of weeks of flushing his ear out with that solution I got from the PetSmart vet for him right after I found him.  His right eye is still goopy every day and last night, he sneezed and had a runny nose.  So I took him to the vet today, Dr. Corker, here in town and he was so great with him!  I can't say enough about how kind and nice he and his staff were to us.  He tested Tab for leukemia and AIDS and then did a thorough exam, looked in his mouth, ears, eyes and up his nose with a light and Tabbie Hoffman just sat there and let him!  I was amazed.  'Cause that boy is waaaaay bitey.  And when they weighed him, Tabbie weighed 4.4 pounds!!  He was just over a pound when I took him to PetSmart almost six weeks ago.  I told you he was waaaaay bitey.  He bites everything!  Shrimps and crabs don't stand a chance in this house.

The doctor diagnosed him with an upper respiratory infection, which is what Aunt Ami suspected all along.  Since he was sneezing last night, I was afraid it was getting worse so we went.  He got an antibiotic shot and a bottle of amoxicillin drops to take twice a day.  We also got a Hill's Science Diet kitten starter kit that has a bag of food, a little measuring cup, two cans of food and a book telling me all his kitty secrets.  $145 later, we came home.  Kitties can be expensive!

Except for when he was posing for pictures this afternoon, he's been sleeping.  I know he feels bad.  But ain't he cute??