On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:20:13 -0400, "cybercat"
wrote:


"dgk" wrote

He's only 7, maybe not even that.

This gives him a better shot. What worries me, from the catheter story, is
that Phil may be right and the second vet may have damaged his urethra.


Maybe, and I'm always concerned about such things, but I wouldn't bet
on it here. These folks are really very good. It's one of those places
with 20 doctors with various specialties. I brought Jackie there to
have all of her teeth pulled; they have (well, had) a dental
specialist. It's this place:

http://www.myvetspecialist.com/

Also, some good news. The vet reviewed the various results from my vet
and is not concerned about the liver enzymes. Apparently they are not
very far from normal. Nor are they concerned about the limp, which
likely is unrelated. Espy has been lively and peeing so they are
likely to let me take him home today.

Funny, they're not concerned about the liver enzymes, and my vet isn't
concerned about the heart murmur. I, of course, remain concerned about
both.

But if he eats and acts normal, I'll likely leave him home when I go
away next week. That's also if the poop cam and software continues to
track the litterbox activity. I did have to reboot it once but
otherwise it does a fine job of keeping me an informed pet slave.

My plan (if all goes well) is to check twice a day or so and review
the videos. If I don't see Espy going, or if I see him going
repeatedly, then I tell the cat sitter to take him to the vet. This is
a wonderful use of technology.