Purrs for Sammy, Please

On 11 Aug, CatNipped wrote:

Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

It's only natural to worry. Purrs for no complications and good vibes
for the poor meowmie who can only wait for the good news that
everything went smoothly.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

On 11 Aug, CatNipped wrote:

Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

It's only natural to worry. Purrs for no complications and good vibes
for the poor meowmie who can only wait for the good news that
everything went smoothly.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

On 11 Aug, CatNipped wrote:

Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

It's only natural to worry. Purrs for no complications and good vibes
for the poor meowmie who can only wait for the good news that
everything went smoothly.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

"CatNipped" wrote
Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

Of course you are worried, that's why you are such a good Meowmie. We are
sending lots of purrs for everything to go swimmingly, and for Sammy to snap
back to her usual hoolikitten self afterwards.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"CatNipped" wrote
Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

Of course you are worried, that's why you are such a good Meowmie. We are
sending lots of purrs for everything to go swimmingly, and for Sammy to snap
back to her usual hoolikitten self afterwards.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"CatNipped" wrote
Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

Of course you are worried, that's why you are such a good Meowmie. We are
sending lots of purrs for everything to go swimmingly, and for Sammy to snap
back to her usual hoolikitten self afterwards.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

Purrs for Sammy, and for you. If Cesca could come through a C-section/spay
at the age of 7 months, I feel confident that Sammy will weather her
spaying. (Of course, I am still anxious about the prospect of Nina's spaying
in the future, although I'm VERY sure I don't want more little fuzzy
surprises, and believe that neutering and spaying is the kindest way to cat
population control. At least you know vets get a LOT of practice at this
procedure, and at anesthetizing cats.

Melissa

CatNipped wrote in message
m...
Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

Thanks!

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatMom to:
Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby
Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty
Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell
Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby

http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy4/ (Sammy and Jessie)

Purrs for Sammy, and for you. If Cesca could come through a C-section/spay
at the age of 7 months, I feel confident that Sammy will weather her
spaying. (Of course, I am still anxious about the prospect of Nina's spaying
in the future, although I'm VERY sure I don't want more little fuzzy
surprises, and believe that neutering and spaying is the kindest way to cat
population control. At least you know vets get a LOT of practice at this
procedure, and at anesthetizing cats.

Melissa

CatNipped wrote in message
m...
Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

Thanks!

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatMom to:
Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby
Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty
Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell
Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby

http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy4/ (Sammy and Jessie)

Purrs for Sammy, and for you. If Cesca could come through a C-section/spay
at the age of 7 months, I feel confident that Sammy will weather her
spaying. (Of course, I am still anxious about the prospect of Nina's spaying
in the future, although I'm VERY sure I don't want more little fuzzy
surprises, and believe that neutering and spaying is the kindest way to cat
population control. At least you know vets get a LOT of practice at this
procedure, and at anesthetizing cats.

Melissa

CatNipped wrote in message
m...
Sammy is going in for her spay tomorrow. I know I'm just being a
nervous mommy, but I'm SO scared for her. Please send purrs that
things go well and she has no complications from either the anesthesia
(isoflurane) or the surgery itself.

Thanks!

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatMom to:
Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby
Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty
Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell
Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby

http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy4/ (Sammy and Jessie)

OK, I have confidence that the vet is the best (experience-wise) in
the area. I researched clients and couldn't find any who had a bad
experience, they all had nothing but praise for the clinic (and it's
been there since 1976 with the senior vet who established the clinic
still supervising).

BUT....

When I filled out the papers for the surgery I found some "catches".
The spaying was quoted at $60. Pre-surgical labs would be an
additional $56 - but, OK, that's pretty much standard here, and with
Sammy being young and healthy, I didn't feel that was necessary.

However, if you want your pet to have IV fluids (and there was a
"warning" saying that fluids during surgery would aid the surgery
itself and in the recovery and if there was an emergency and
medications had to be given, the IV would be necessary) it would cost
an additional $36. If you want your pet to have pain medications at
the clinic it would be an additional $30. If you want your pet to
have pain medications to bring home it would be an additional $10 -
$25!!!!

Now, it's not that I mind paying more than quoted to have the best
care for my kitten (well, OK, I mind a little bit). What really
bothers me is that if you choose NOT to pay this your pet would not be
given IV fluids and would not be given anything for pain (which I
think is downright cruel - having gone through a hysterectomy myself,
I can't imagine not having had pain meds!!!).

Another thing that set me off... As I was filling out the forms for
surgery, a mother and her daughter came in with a part-Siamese kitten.
The daughter was holding the kitten up to her shoulder like a baby.
The mother then told the desk clerk she was there for spaying and
declawing. I couldn't help myself, I turned around with a VERY
distressed look on my face and said, "Oh no, you're not going to
declaw her!?!!". The daughter said, "Yeah, you see how she's clawing
my shoulder?" (the kitten was just holding herself up by holding on to
her blouse). The mother said, "Yeah, all our cats are declawed."
They both said it with such an attitude that I knew arguing would not
help, but I felt REALLY sh*tty. I wrote a huge "DO NOT (underlined 5
times) DECLAW" on the form I was filling out and told desk clerk also
(with a look in my eyes that said LAW SUIT if they made a "mistake".
This incident got me wondering again about the vet who would do this
so routinely, so I picked up one of the cat care brochures from the
counter to read after I got to work.

What I read horrified me. The vet was telling clients that declawing
cats was no big deal, that their behavior did not change after
declawing, and that cats didn't even know that they had been declawed
after the surgery!!!!!!!! In other words they were pushing this
procedure as a revenue gathering operation. I am really going to
search for another vet in my area after this - hopefully one who
specializes in cats and has a better philosophy about them and who is
NOT just in it for the money (as good as these vets are reputed to be,
that's the only conclusion I can come to after my experiences this
morning).

Anyway, I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out about Sammy (and about
the other poor little kitty). She is so trusting, was so scared to be
put into the "doctor box" and LEFT at TED, so innocent about what was
going to happen, did not understand why this was happening to her,
etc., etc. Ohmygawd, I'm a mess!!!

Sorry, I REALLY needed to vent.

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatMom to:
Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby
Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty
Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell
Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby

http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy4/ (Sammy and Jessie)