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Purrs worked! He's home!
Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening.
Dennis and I went in this morning on my way to work. I had to go to work after 10 min, but Dennis stayed on for about an hour. This afternoon, Dennis went back in to see how the results of the bloodwork had turned out. Good news there, his kidneys didn't sustain any permanent damage, so we are very relieved about that. He had very high levels of some sort of stress hormone and the vet thought that this is probably due to being at the vet in the first place. So it was decided that he would do better at home. Dennis couldn't get home with Vino because he had walked there (I was at work with the car) and tried to get a taxi but no taxies would take a cat. So the receptionist from the vet ended up driving Dennis and Vino home, which was very nice of her. Unfortunately Vino peed in his carrier on the way home, but Dennis thinks it all stayed in the carrier and didn't get on her car. When I got home from work, Vino was gingerly walking around and he peed in his litterbox about 6 times. The vet said that he was going to have the urge to pee a lot due to having the catheter in for so long. Then Vino had a little poop. We celebrated :-) Now he is sacked out on the couch next to Dennis. He is taking up 75% of our large 3 seater sofa and Dennis is squished into the corner. I am relegated to the loveseat by myself. Ahhh, whatever makes the cat happy! He still hasn't eaten and has puked up a little bile. We are to just feed him regular Iams until he starts to eat properly again, then switch to the s/d or c/d or whatever. I hope he starts to eat soon. He is also on antibiotics and this urine acidifier. The vet said that it could be that the acid urine med might be making him feel sick too, so we'll have to see how that goes. But hopefully just being home and relaxing will make him want to eat again and keep it down. The vet was really great and helpful and she kept the bill down to just over $500, so we are very grateful for that. I feel that even though he doesn't show it, Vino gets quite stressed about going anywhere in his carrier. Probably due to the big move. So I hope I won't have to take him anywhere for a long, long time. I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
badwilson wrote:
Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. snip I'm so glad Vino is home, he'll be much happier now. Continued purrs for a full and quick recovery. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
I am so relieved that he's home where he belongs. He'll be so much happier
at home being doted upon - I hope he gets his appetite back soon. Susan M Otis and Chester "badwilson" wrote in message ... Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. Dennis and I went in this morning on my way to work. I had to go to work after 10 min, but Dennis stayed on for about an hour. This afternoon, Dennis went back in to see how the results of the bloodwork had turned out. Good news there, his kidneys didn't sustain any permanent damage, so we are very relieved about that. He had very high levels of some sort of stress hormone and the vet thought that this is probably due to being at the vet in the first place. So it was decided that he would do better at home. Dennis couldn't get home with Vino because he had walked there (I was at work with the car) and tried to get a taxi but no taxies would take a cat. So the receptionist from the vet ended up driving Dennis and Vino home, which was very nice of her. Unfortunately Vino peed in his carrier on the way home, but Dennis thinks it all stayed in the carrier and didn't get on her car. When I got home from work, Vino was gingerly walking around and he peed in his litterbox about 6 times. The vet said that he was going to have the urge to pee a lot due to having the catheter in for so long. Then Vino had a little poop. We celebrated :-) Now he is sacked out on the couch next to Dennis. He is taking up 75% of our large 3 seater sofa and Dennis is squished into the corner. I am relegated to the loveseat by myself. Ahhh, whatever makes the cat happy! He still hasn't eaten and has puked up a little bile. We are to just feed him regular Iams until he starts to eat properly again, then switch to the s/d or c/d or whatever. I hope he starts to eat soon. He is also on antibiotics and this urine acidifier. The vet said that it could be that the acid urine med might be making him feel sick too, so we'll have to see how that goes. But hopefully just being home and relaxing will make him want to eat again and keep it down. The vet was really great and helpful and she kept the bill down to just over $500, so we are very grateful for that. I feel that even though he doesn't show it, Vino gets quite stressed about going anywhere in his carrier. Probably due to the big move. So I hope I won't have to take him anywhere for a long, long time. I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
badwilson wrote:
Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now he is sacked out on the couch next to Dennis. He is taking up 75% of our large 3 seater sofa and Dennis is squished into the corner. I am relegated to the loveseat by myself. Ahhh, whatever makes the cat happy! That's a great mental image. I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) I'm just so very happy Vino is back home with his mom and dad. Purrs for a complete and fast recovery! -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
badwilson wrote: Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. Great news! We'll keep the purr motors going Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
badwilson wrote: Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. Dennis and I went in this morning on my way to work. I had to go to work after 10 min, but Dennis stayed on for about an hour. This afternoon, Dennis went back in to see how the results of the bloodwork had turned out. Good news there, his kidneys didn't sustain any permanent damage, so we are very relieved about that. He had very high levels of some sort of stress hormone and the vet thought that this is probably due to being at the vet in the first place. Next time Rusy has a blood test, I should ask the tests to include stress hormone. I didn't know you can test for that. So it was decided that he would do better at home. Dennis couldn't get home with Vino because he had walked there (I was at work with the car) and tried to get a taxi but no taxies would take a cat. So the receptionist from the vet ended up driving Dennis and Vino home, which was very nice of her. Unfortunately Vino peed in his carrier on the way home, but Dennis thinks it all stayed in the carrier and didn't get on her car. I was surprised no taxies would take a cat in a carrier. I did that all the time to and from the vet's since I don't have a car. Not all taxi drivers will do it, but the dispatcher has always been able to find a taxi driver that would take us. One driver said he rather take a cat in a carrier than a dog. That was indeed very nice of the receptionist. Rusty has a tendency to pee in the carrier too, so I usually put the carrier inside a big garbage bag. But the Sherpa type carriers come with absorpent pads. When I got home from work, Vino was gingerly walking around and he peed in his litterbox about 6 times. The vet said that he was going to have the urge to pee a lot due to having the catheter in for so long. Then Vino had a little poop. We celebrated :-) Now he is sacked out on the couch next to Dennis. He is taking up 75% of our large 3 seater sofa and Dennis is squished into the corner. I am relegated to the loveseat by myself. Ahhh, whatever makes the cat happy! He still hasn't eaten and has puked up a little bile. We are to just feed him regular Iams until he starts to eat properly again, then switch to the s/d or c/d or whatever. I hope he starts to eat soon. He is also on antibiotics and this urine acidifier. The vet said that it could be that the acid urine med might be making him feel sick too, so we'll have to see how that goes. Usually it is S/D for a month, followed by C/D for life. My vet said a cat should not be fed S/D longer than a month because it is very acidifying. Long term use can be harmful. So talk to your vet about S/D while Vino is on acidifier. Maybe he can get off the acidifier and just eat S/D. There are 2 types of CD, only one of which is for struvites. But hopefully just being home and relaxing will make him want to eat again and keep it down. The vet was really great and helpful and she kept the bill down to just over $500, so we are very grateful for that. That is indeed very good. I paid around $500 CDN for a weekend stay at the emergency vet for blockage back in 1998. I feel that even though he doesn't show it, Vino gets quite stressed about going anywhere in his carrier. Probably due to the big move. So I hope I won't have to take him anywhere for a long, long time. I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) I am so glad Vino is home now. Rusty will continue to purr for his complete recovery. Watch him carefully for any sign of replase. Rusty had his second blockage after over a year from his first blockage. He was on C/D dry and still blocked again. That was when he was switched to canned food only. He had several episodes of crystals in the urine, but no blockages, I think. Winnie. |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:12:16 +0800 badwilson wrote:
Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. [...] I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) Best wishes that Vino will be fully recovered soon and can purr away your worries. Squarely Yours Michael -- Square Dance is friendship put to music Andrea and Michael with tomcat-cats Blacky and Merlin More detailed info: http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
badwilson wrote: Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. Dennis and I went in this morning on my way to work. I had to go to work after 10 min, but Dennis stayed on for about an hour. This afternoon, Dennis went back in to see how the results of the bloodwork had turned out. Good news there, his kidneys didn't sustain any permanent damage, so we are very relieved about that. He had very high levels of some sort of stress hormone and the vet thought that this is probably due to being at the vet in the first place. So it was decided that he would do better at home. Dennis couldn't get home with Vino because he had walked there (I was at work with the car) and tried to get a taxi but no taxies would take a cat. So the receptionist from the vet ended up driving Dennis and Vino home, which was very nice of her. Unfortunately Vino peed in his carrier on the way home, but Dennis thinks it all stayed in the carrier and didn't get on her car. When I got home from work, Vino was gingerly walking around and he peed in his litterbox about 6 times. The vet said that he was going to have the urge to pee a lot due to having the catheter in for so long. Then Vino had a little poop. We celebrated :-) Now he is sacked out on the couch next to Dennis. He is taking up 75% of our large 3 seater sofa and Dennis is squished into the corner. I am relegated to the loveseat by myself. Ahhh, whatever makes the cat happy! He still hasn't eaten and has puked up a little bile. We are to just feed him regular Iams until he starts to eat properly again, then switch to the s/d or c/d or whatever. I hope he starts to eat soon. He is also on antibiotics and this urine acidifier. The vet said that it could be that the acid urine med might be making him feel sick too, so we'll have to see how that goes. But hopefully just being home and relaxing will make him want to eat again and keep it down. The vet was really great and helpful and she kept the bill down to just over $500, so we are very grateful for that. I feel that even though he doesn't show it, Vino gets quite stressed about going anywhere in his carrier. Probably due to the big move. So I hope I won't have to take him anywhere for a long, long time. I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) -- Britta So glad your little guy is back home. What an ordeal for him! Hope he continues to improve. Sherry |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
I"m glad he is home. I hope he starts eating. Ask the vet about Pepcid if he
is still urpy. Also, you might look into a couple of feliway dispensers. I really think it helped Grant and you know, thinking back, it's about the time I stopped using feliway that Sugar started getting sick, so I have gone back to using them. I think they really help with stress hormones. Keep us posted! "badwilson" wrote in message ... Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. Dennis and I went in this morning on my way to work. I had to go to work after 10 min, but Dennis stayed on for about an hour. This afternoon, Dennis went back in to see how the results of the bloodwork had turned out. Good news there, his kidneys didn't sustain any permanent damage, so we are very relieved about that. He had very high levels of some sort of stress hormone and the vet thought that this is probably due to being at the vet in the first place. So it was decided that he would do better at home. Dennis couldn't get home with Vino because he had walked there (I was at work with the car) and tried to get a taxi but no taxies would take a cat. So the receptionist from the vet ended up driving Dennis and Vino home, which was very nice of her. Unfortunately Vino peed in his carrier on the way home, but Dennis thinks it all stayed in the carrier and didn't get on her car. When I got home from work, Vino was gingerly walking around and he peed in his litterbox about 6 times. The vet said that he was going to have the urge to pee a lot due to having the catheter in for so long. Then Vino had a little poop. We celebrated :-) Now he is sacked out on the couch next to Dennis. He is taking up 75% of our large 3 seater sofa and Dennis is squished into the corner. I am relegated to the loveseat by myself. Ahhh, whatever makes the cat happy! He still hasn't eaten and has puked up a little bile. We are to just feed him regular Iams until he starts to eat properly again, then switch to the s/d or c/d or whatever. I hope he starts to eat soon. He is also on antibiotics and this urine acidifier. The vet said that it could be that the acid urine med might be making him feel sick too, so we'll have to see how that goes. But hopefully just being home and relaxing will make him want to eat again and keep it down. The vet was really great and helpful and she kept the bill down to just over $500, so we are very grateful for that. I feel that even though he doesn't show it, Vino gets quite stressed about going anywhere in his carrier. Probably due to the big move. So I hope I won't have to take him anywhere for a long, long time. I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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Purrs worked! He's home!
aw, I am so happy I am tearful to hear that sweet Vino is finally home. We
home that the stress of being away was what was causing him to not feel well. Purrs and prayers that he starts earint soon. Lily & her mama -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time "badwilson" wrote in message ... Well, the purrs must have worked because Vino came home this evening. Dennis and I went in this morning on my way to work. I had to go to work after 10 min, but Dennis stayed on for about an hour. This afternoon, Dennis went back in to see how the results of the bloodwork had turned out. Good news there, his kidneys didn't sustain any permanent damage, so we are very relieved about that. He had very high levels of some sort of stress hormone and the vet thought that this is probably due to being at the vet in the first place. So it was decided that he would do better at home. Dennis couldn't get home with Vino because he had walked there (I was at work with the car) and tried to get a taxi but no taxies would take a cat. So the receptionist from the vet ended up driving Dennis and Vino home, which was very nice of her. Unfortunately Vino peed in his carrier on the way home, but Dennis thinks it all stayed in the carrier and didn't get on her car. When I got home from work, Vino was gingerly walking around and he peed in his litterbox about 6 times. The vet said that he was going to have the urge to pee a lot due to having the catheter in for so long. Then Vino had a little poop. We celebrated :-) Now he is sacked out on the couch next to Dennis. He is taking up 75% of our large 3 seater sofa and Dennis is squished into the corner. I am relegated to the loveseat by myself. Ahhh, whatever makes the cat happy! He still hasn't eaten and has puked up a little bile. We are to just feed him regular Iams until he starts to eat properly again, then switch to the s/d or c/d or whatever. I hope he starts to eat soon. He is also on antibiotics and this urine acidifier. The vet said that it could be that the acid urine med might be making him feel sick too, so we'll have to see how that goes. But hopefully just being home and relaxing will make him want to eat again and keep it down. The vet was really great and helpful and she kept the bill down to just over $500, so we are very grateful for that. I feel that even though he doesn't show it, Vino gets quite stressed about going anywhere in his carrier. Probably due to the big move. So I hope I won't have to take him anywhere for a long, long time. I just want to thank everyone for your purrs and supportive messages. It really made me feel better and I'm sure it helped Vino pull through. Y'all are the greatest :-) -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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