Poor Scarlett

This has been Cat at Vet Week. Pan had to go in for a blood sample
this afternoon. (Same vet where I took Nina this a.m--their regular
vet, not Pan's "broken leg" vet. I explained what happened when the
regular vet and his technician gawked at Pan's leg, and said that I'd
taken him to the other veterinary hospital because it happened to be
open at the time, and not because I didn't trust Dr. Mell to take care
of Pan. But since Dr. McKenzie had set the leg etc etc, I figured he
might as well see the whole treatment through.)

I was mildly annoyed to find that Nina wasn't spayed and ready to
return home with Pan and me this afternoon, as I had planned both
appointments for the same day for maximum efficiency. The
receptionist thought I'd brought her in for dental work. (!? I remember
stating that I'd brought her in to be spayed this a.m., but I'm rarely
coherent that early in the day.) But Nina will come home tomorrow
morning. I'm just getting really tired of being the Cat Ambulance! =o)

I will hopefully get some new pictures up of my gang soon. I got some
very sweet pics of Nina and Francesca giving one another a tongue bath
on a sunny windowsill in my apartment on Tuesday morning. But Piccies
do have to be developed. =o) Nina is now almost seven months old, and
is a complete little love muffin.

Melissa

in article , Shiral at
wrote on 1/13/05 6:47 PM:

This has been Cat at Vet Week. Pan had to go in for a blood sample
this afternoon. (Same vet where I took Nina this a.m--their regular
vet, not Pan's "broken leg" vet. I explained what happened when the
regular vet and his technician gawked at Pan's leg, and said that I'd
taken him to the other veterinary hospital because it happened to be
open at the time, and not because I didn't trust Dr. Mell to take care
of Pan. But since Dr. McKenzie had set the leg etc etc, I figured he
might as well see the whole treatment through.)

I was mildly annoyed to find that Nina wasn't spayed and ready to
return home with Pan and me this afternoon, as I had planned both
appointments for the same day for maximum efficiency. The
receptionist thought I'd brought her in for dental work. (!? I remember
stating that I'd brought her in to be spayed this a.m., but I'm rarely
coherent that early in the day.) But Nina will come home tomorrow
morning. I'm just getting really tired of being the Cat Ambulance! =o)

I will hopefully get some new pictures up of my gang soon. I got some
very sweet pics of Nina and Francesca giving one another a tongue bath
on a sunny windowsill in my apartment on Tuesday morning. But Piccies
do have to be developed. =o) Nina is now almost seven months old, and
is a complete little love muffin.

Melissa

Oh I can't wait!!! (I can't believe they didn't do the spay!!)

Cheryl wrote:
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Purrs for Scarlett to soon feel better.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

Oh no! I'm so sorry, Cheryl. Sending major get well purrs for
Scarlett. Hugs,
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's
covered in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album



"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
Well, she is still not doing well. I had her to the vet yet *again*
yesterday, and we go back tomorrow. She just will not eat. I've even
resorted to the stinkiest food I can find to tempt her (fancy feast)
but all she can manage is to eat some turkey white meat that I had
in
the freezer. Had to syringe feed her Friday night and yesterday
until
I discovered the turkey. She has a lump on her side that the vet
aspirated, but it isn't an abscess; there was no pus. Just red
cells,
white cells and fat. It is obviously painful to her. Vet gave her a
shot of anti-inflammatory steroid, but is hesitant to go another
round of antibiotics since she's had so many in her short life. She
just wants to sleep on my chest, or on the heated bed, and I rarely
see her eliminating. I feel I'm losing her.


--
Cheryl

In article , Cheryl
wrote:

Well, she is still not doing well. I had her to the vet yet *again*
yesterday, and we go back tomorrow. She just will not eat. I've even
resorted to the stinkiest food I can find to tempt her (fancy feast)
but all she can manage is to eat some turkey white meat that I had in
the freezer. Had to syringe feed her Friday night and yesterday until
I discovered the turkey. She has a lump on her side that the vet
aspirated, but it isn't an abscess; there was no pus. Just red cells,
white cells and fat. It is obviously painful to her. Vet gave her a
shot of anti-inflammatory steroid, but is hesitant to go another
round of antibiotics since she's had so many in her short life. She
just wants to sleep on my chest, or on the heated bed, and I rarely
see her eliminating. I feel I'm losing her.

I don't know if sebaceous cysts occur in cats, but what you are
describing in the lump sounds something like that. I've had them, snd
they were intensely painful until they were opened and the pressure
released. A diagnostic aspiration might or might not release pressure.

It might be worth asking your vet to send the slides to a pathologist.

Cheryl wrote:
Well, she is still not doing well. I had her to the vet yet *again*
yesterday, and we go back tomorrow. She just will not eat. I've even
resorted to the stinkiest food I can find to tempt her (fancy feast)
but all she can manage is to eat some turkey white meat that I had in
the freezer. Had to syringe feed her Friday night and yesterday until
I discovered the turkey. She has a lump on her side that the vet
aspirated, but it isn't an abscess; there was no pus. Just red cells,
white cells and fat. It is obviously painful to her. Vet gave her a
shot of anti-inflammatory steroid, but is hesitant to go another
round of antibiotics since she's had so many in her short life. She
just wants to sleep on my chest, or on the heated bed, and I rarely
see her eliminating. I feel I'm losing her.



Oh Cheryl, I am so sorry that Scarlett is having so much trouble! Bless
you for taking such good care of her. Purrs are on the way from Hobbes,
Selena and Lacey and even Sam was purring tonight when we visited him at
the emergency clinic so he'll send purrs as well. Please know that we're
thinking of you and you have all the support we can offer.

Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam

Cheryl wrote:
Well, she is still not doing well.

I'm so sorry, Cheryl. It must be very worrying. We're still purring that
she will recover from the lump or whatever it is that's bothering her.
Hugs to her worried Meowmie, too.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Cheryl wrote:
Well, she is still not doing well.

I sincerely hope that you are being unduly pessimistic - we are sending
out our very best purrs for little Scarlett, hoping she feels better
right away. Poor little darling. :-(

------
Krista

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:18:33 -0600, Cheryl
wrote:

Well, she is still not doing well. I had her to the vet yet *again*
yesterday, and we go back tomorrow. She just will not eat. I've even
resorted to the stinkiest food I can find to tempt her (fancy feast)
but all she can manage is to eat some turkey white meat that I had in
the freezer. Had to syringe feed her Friday night and yesterday until
I discovered the turkey. She has a lump on her side that the vet
aspirated, but it isn't an abscess; there was no pus. Just red cells,
white cells and fat. It is obviously painful to her. Vet gave her a
shot of anti-inflammatory steroid, but is hesitant to go another
round of antibiotics since she's had so many in her short life. She
just wants to sleep on my chest, or on the heated bed, and I rarely
see her eliminating. I feel I'm losing her.

Purrs on the way for her to bounce back and beat whatever is causing
her troubles
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit

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Lots of purrs and best wishes for Scarlett to start feeling well again
really soon, and thank you for taking such good care of her, Cheryl,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
Well, she is still not doing well. I had her to the vet yet *again*
yesterday, and we go back tomorrow. She just will not eat. snip