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"I've never seen stones so big in a cat before!"
Phoebe is at the vet right now, resting comfortably but not happily. In fact, she is quite pissed at everyone right now. But there is good news to be had... Yesterday afternoon she just looked worse, and she still had not eaten or drank water since Sunday afternoon, except for about a teaspoon of food and a tablespoon of water a day. So I called the vet and he said I could take her in for X-rays this morning to see if she had any stones, because he was kind of at a loss for what is wrong. This morning she definitely looked bad. It was a horrible time waiting until 8am when the vet opened. But Phoebe actually had a very nice ride in the car and was wide eyed and awake when we arrived. First thing, she got her butt shaved. Her butt was a mess with urine and even some matted poop. Then she got a shot of antibiotics. Then she had X-rays taken. The X-rays didn't get her bladder, so back she went for more. At that point, Phoebe was SO MAD at us. She made her first noises in a week - that very angry EERRRRROOWWWWWLLLLLLLIMGONNAKILLYOUALLLLLLLEEEEEOOORRRRRRRRRR. Then back she sat on the table. Only to get her arm shaved so they could put an IV in her to get some nutrients in her. Her blood pressure was so low they couldn't get a vein. So she got a needle in her neck that shot fluids into her. She wasn't happy about this, and three time (at least) managed to squirm enough that the needle came out and shot liquid all over her. Meanwhile, the doctor had a can of wet cat food that he kept dipping his finger into and then shoving down her throat. She managed to swallow some, but also managed to spit a lot out, just like babies do. So we have a cat with a shaved butt, and chicken leg for an arm, cat food smeared all over her face, and wet fur all over her back. Saying she was pissed is an understatement. But, she was looking stronger by the second, and just seeing her looking so angry was an improvement from laying there with her face in the carpet. The X-rays came out and she does have stones in her bladder. Two huge stones that boggled the vet. Why does my family always have problems that are worse than the doctors have ever seen???? Anyway, it was a relief to finally, FINALLY, know what was wrong. Solution: Surgery or eating special food to dissolve them (IF they are the right kind of stones). So today she is going to spend the day in a nice big cage while she gets IV treatments and force fed some more food. Then we'll see what we can do. I told the doctor I'd be happy to force feed her the food if that's what it took. For now I am just extremely happy that she is in a safe place, getting some CARE finally. And she has some food in her, and some fluids, and she should look much better when I pick her up this afternoon. Poor kitty. I'm sure those stones must hurt. They each looked the size of a walnut halve. Hopefully she forgives me for everything she went through today, but in the end I don't care as long as she gets better. And I think that finally she may be getting that help that she needs. I feel like a huge load of worry is off my back now. Posted by Pischina at May 31, 2007 9:34 AMComments
I am so glad to hear you now know what is wrong, and it appears fix-able. Also a very good thing you are in a financial position to deal with all of it without having to stress about making those really tough choices that have to be made when you're living on the edge. I know how much you miss your mother, and I bet today she is smiling down on you ... and Phoebe. Take care. Posted by: leslie at May 31, 2007 1:16 PMPost a comment
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