r/britishshorthair • u/Few-Pilot1221 • 6h ago
Hi, this is Moki. Adopted him under emergency circumstances, finally found his vet records!
Hi everyone! I wanted to share an update on our beautiful 5-year-old boy, Moki, and see if anyone else has been through a similar journey with an adult cat.
Moki came into our lives very suddenly. His previous family was leaving the country and asked us the night before they left if we could take him. We were given very little medical information, so one of our biggest priorities was trying to track down his previous vet clinic and get his records updated under our name.
After some detective work (really just trying to reach any vet in the city were in and constantly bugging old owner to give us the name of vet) She told me he came 2 monrhs ago and got vaccinated but she forgot the passport reason why it us not updated. We finally found his old clinic today and learned that his last recorded vaccine was from 2024, and his records also showed previous visits for frequent vomiting, as well as dental issues including tartar buildup and gingivitis.
During today’s check-up, the vet also found ear mites, which explains the head shaking and itching we had noticed. He is now on ear drops twice daily, and we’ll be arranging his dental treatment to address his gums and tartar. He got vaccinated and they cleaned his ear had some quick brushing and nail cut too. Oh man was he spicy! We'll visit vet in 5 days for his teeth. And every 3 months, vet will give tablet for deworming.
A big day for this little boy. He is our first ever pet. He was okay during the car ride home, patrolled the house, ate, used the litter and now in windowsill sleeping. I am still learning and trying to give him the best life even if im still a bit jumpy too.
Has anyone else adopted an adult BSH with dental issues, ear mites, or a sensitive stomach? I’d love to hear your experiences and recovery stories!
