Matt went to the vet this morning for a recheck. She has gained 1 pound 10 oz. since the last visit but her gingivitis isn’t as cleared up as Ben would like it to be. I asked about pulling her teeth, but he said the worst part about Mattie’s condition is that the gingivitis is occurring in the back of her mouth (almost to the passage of the throat, where there are NO teeth. So he has changed her antibiotic and told me to “keep up the good work.”

I brought her home and decided to bathe her. She has all this oily stuff on her fur from the malnutrition and I just wanted to give her a clean slate. ( I normally do not bathe cats, don’t believe in it) God gave them good grooming aids with their tongue. But, this was different. She tolerated the bath better than I expected her to. I think that she enjoyed it as well, especially the towel rubdown at the end. She has been fed, medicated and is now lying on the bed purring. She looks so much better!