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Scottie is hospitalized with FUO
My almost 9 year old orange kitty, Scottie, became ill suddenly on
Wednesday. He was perfectly normal in the morning. That night there were outdoor neighborhood cats outside howling and Scottie seemed peculiar, kind of distant and preoccupied, and I thought it had to do with those cats. He didn't eat his favorite treats and was very subdued. Thursday morning he was laying in exactly the same spot he had been in when I went to bed Wednesday night. He didn't get up or eat breakfast. I worried about him all day at work and left early and got him into the vet. He had a temp of 105. They did all the bloodwork and a chest x-ray and the vet wanted to keep him but I hate leaving my cats overnight so I took him home with antibiotics. Friday we got the blood results, all fairly normal except a very high white count. Meanwhile he was not eating. I syringe fed him Friday morning before I went to work. When I got home that night he was even more lethargic, not even lifting his head. I syringe fed him again, he barfed a little later. Several hours later, I syringe fed him again and he promptly vomited. Today we took him back in and left him there on IVs (dextrose, B complex, reglan, injectable antibiotics) and they are syringe feeding him but also giving him reglan IV so he doesn't barf. They might have to tube feed him but I am hoping not. I absolutely hate having one of my cats at the vet. It's not a 24 hour vet so there's no one there now at night. Someone will be in at 5 am and although they are closed on Sunday, someone stays all day long and we will be allowed to visit him. Poor little guy. He's a former feral and doesn't do well at the vet but he is so sick now that he isn't fighting them. I worry that he will get very fractious as he improves but, of course, I want him to improve quick and get home. His temp was 104 when they took it so maybe he is slowly improving. They are worried about hepatic lipidosis which is partly why they wanted to keep him and also because they feel IVs are the best protocol in these cases of fevers of unknown origin. I feel sad when one of them isn't here. Abbey, Scottie's little sister, is very sad and confused as they are very close. I worry about stupid things like the vet clinic burning down or someone leaving a door open and allowing him to escape. I voiced my fears so the vet knows I'm nuts now but I just can't help it. I hate having them out of my control. We had originally had an appt. at the vet today for Abbey to have a chest x-ray to see if she could discontinue her meds that she has been on since last May for chylothorax. I was excited at the prospect of getting good news because Abbey had not been expected to survive last May and now seems perfeclty healthy. But instead, we took Scottie in instead of Abbey. Send him some good healing thoughts if you want, he could use them. My cats always seem to get seriously ill. Candace |
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On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:39:27 -0800, Candace wrote:
My almost 9 year old orange kitty, Scottie, became ill suddenly on Wednesday. He was perfectly normal in the morning. That night there were outdoor neighborhood cats outside howling and Scottie seemed peculiar, kind of distant and preoccupied, and I thought it had to do with those cats. He didn't eat his favorite treats and was very subdued. Thursday morning he was laying in exactly the same spot he had been in when I went to bed Wednesday night. He didn't get up or eat breakfast. I worried about him all day at work and left early and got him into the vet. He had a temp of 105. They did all the bloodwork and a chest x-ray and the vet wanted to keep him but I hate leaving my cats overnight so I took him home with antibiotics. Friday we got the blood results, all fairly normal except a very high white count. Meanwhile he was not eating. I syringe fed him Friday morning before I went to work. When I got home that night he was even more lethargic, not even lifting his head. I syringe fed him again, he barfed a little later. Several hours later, I syringe fed him again and he promptly vomited. Today we took him back in and left him there on IVs (dextrose, B complex, reglan, injectable antibiotics) and they are syringe feeding him but also giving him reglan IV so he doesn't barf. They might have to tube feed him but I am hoping not. I absolutely hate having one of my cats at the vet. It's not a 24 hour vet so there's no one there now at night. Someone will be in at 5 am and although they are closed on Sunday, someone stays all day long and we will be allowed to visit him. Poor little guy. He's a former feral and doesn't do well at the vet but he is so sick now that he isn't fighting them. I worry that he will get very fractious as he improves but, of course, I want him to improve quick and get home. His temp was 104 when they took it so maybe he is slowly improving. They are worried about hepatic lipidosis which is partly why they wanted to keep him and also because they feel IVs are the best protocol in these cases of fevers of unknown origin. I feel sad when one of them isn't here. Abbey, Scottie's little sister, is very sad and confused as they are very close. I worry about stupid things like the vet clinic burning down or someone leaving a door open and allowing him to escape. I voiced my fears so the vet knows I'm nuts now but I just can't help it. I hate having them out of my control. We had originally had an appt. at the vet today for Abbey to have a chest x-ray to see if she could discontinue her meds that she has been on since last May for chylothorax. I was excited at the prospect of getting good news because Abbey had not been expected to survive last May and now seems perfeclty healthy. But instead, we took Scottie in instead of Abbey. Send him some good healing thoughts if you want, he could use them. My cats always seem to get seriously ill. Candace We are sending get well purrs for Scottie...and quickly! MLB |
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Scottie is hospitalized with FUO
"Candace" wrote in message oups.com... My almost 9 year old orange kitty, Scottie, became ill suddenly on Wednesday. He was perfectly normal in the morning. That night there were outdoor neighborhood cats outside howling and Scottie seemed peculiar, kind of distant and preoccupied, and I thought it had to do with those cats. He didn't eat his favorite treats and was very subdued. Thursday morning he was laying in exactly the same spot he had been in when I went to bed Wednesday night. He didn't get up or eat breakfast. I worried about him all day at work and left early and got him into the vet. He had a temp of 105. They did all the bloodwork and a chest x-ray and the vet wanted to keep him but I hate leaving my cats overnight so I took him home with antibiotics. Friday we got the blood results, all fairly normal except a very high white count. Meanwhile he was not eating. I syringe fed him Friday morning before I went to work. When I got home that night he was even more lethargic, not even lifting his head. I syringe fed him again, he barfed a little later. Several hours later, I syringe fed him again and he promptly vomited. Today we took him back in and left him there on IVs (dextrose, B complex, reglan, injectable antibiotics) and they are syringe feeding him but also giving him reglan IV so he doesn't barf. They might have to tube feed him but I am hoping not. I absolutely hate having one of my cats at the vet. It's not a 24 hour vet so there's no one there now at night. Someone will be in at 5 am and although they are closed on Sunday, someone stays all day long and we will be allowed to visit him. Poor little guy. He's a former feral and doesn't do well at the vet but he is so sick now that he isn't fighting them. I worry that he will get very fractious as he improves but, of course, I want him to improve quick and get home. His temp was 104 when they took it so maybe he is slowly improving. They are worried about hepatic lipidosis which is partly why they wanted to keep him and also because they feel IVs are the best protocol in these cases of fevers of unknown origin. I feel sad when one of them isn't here. Abbey, Scottie's little sister, is very sad and confused as they are very close. I worry about stupid things like the vet clinic burning down or someone leaving a door open and allowing him to escape. I voiced my fears so the vet knows I'm nuts now but I just can't help it. I hate having them out of my control. We had originally had an appt. at the vet today for Abbey to have a chest x-ray to see if she could discontinue her meds that she has been on since last May for chylothorax. I was excited at the prospect of getting good news because Abbey had not been expected to survive last May and now seems perfeclty healthy. But instead, we took Scottie in instead of Abbey. Send him some good healing thoughts if you want, he could use them. My cats always seem to get seriously ill. Candace purrs from all of us here that the vet can discover the cause and treat him and that he gets better ((((candace)))) |
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Purr coming for poor little Scottie. I hope he gets well quickly.
-- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ "Candace" wrote in message oups.com... My almost 9 year old orange kitty, Scottie, became ill suddenly on Wednesday. He was perfectly normal in the morning. That night there were outdoor neighborhood cats outside howling and Scottie seemed peculiar, kind of distant and preoccupied, and I thought it had to do with those cats. He didn't eat his favorite treats and was very subdued. Thursday morning he was laying in exactly the same spot he had been in when I went to bed Wednesday night. He didn't get up or eat breakfast. I worried about him all day at work and left early and got him into the vet. He had a temp of 105. They did all the bloodwork and a chest x-ray and the vet wanted to keep him but I hate leaving my cats overnight so I took him home with antibiotics. Friday we got the blood results, all fairly normal except a very high white count. Meanwhile he was not eating. I syringe fed him Friday morning before I went to work. When I got home that night he was even more lethargic, not even lifting his head. I syringe fed him again, he barfed a little later. Several hours later, I syringe fed him again and he promptly vomited. Today we took him back in and left him there on IVs (dextrose, B complex, reglan, injectable antibiotics) and they are syringe feeding him but also giving him reglan IV so he doesn't barf. They might have to tube feed him but I am hoping not. I absolutely hate having one of my cats at the vet. It's not a 24 hour vet so there's no one there now at night. Someone will be in at 5 am and although they are closed on Sunday, someone stays all day long and we will be allowed to visit him. Poor little guy. He's a former feral and doesn't do well at the vet but he is so sick now that he isn't fighting them. I worry that he will get very fractious as he improves but, of course, I want him to improve quick and get home. His temp was 104 when they took it so maybe he is slowly improving. They are worried about hepatic lipidosis which is partly why they wanted to keep him and also because they feel IVs are the best protocol in these cases of fevers of unknown origin. I feel sad when one of them isn't here. Abbey, Scottie's little sister, is very sad and confused as they are very close. I worry about stupid things like the vet clinic burning down or someone leaving a door open and allowing him to escape. I voiced my fears so the vet knows I'm nuts now but I just can't help it. I hate having them out of my control. We had originally had an appt. at the vet today for Abbey to have a chest x-ray to see if she could discontinue her meds that she has been on since last May for chylothorax. I was excited at the prospect of getting good news because Abbey had not been expected to survive last May and now seems perfeclty healthy. But instead, we took Scottie in instead of Abbey. Send him some good healing thoughts if you want, he could use them. My cats always seem to get seriously ill. Candace |
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Scottie is hospitalized with FUO
Healing purrs from us too. I'm so sorry to hearing that Scottie is
sick, Candace. Hang in there. hugs, Lauren (and Mickey & Meesha) |
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UPDATE: Scottie is hospitalized with FUO
PawsForThought wrote:
Healing purrs from us too. I'm so sorry to hearing that Scottie is sick, Candace. Hang in there. hugs, Lauren (and Mickey & Meesha) Not much to update really. He's still there. On Tuesday his temp was normal in the a.m. so they said I could pick him up that evening but his temp went back up and has stayed up ever since. Tonight it was back to 105 when I was there. He's on polyflex, doxycycline, B complex, reglan, gets a tube shoved down his throat twice a day to be fed. Eats a little on his own. He had not vomited which was good and then tonight when I was there I was attempting to feed him with a spoon and he barfed some mucousy stuff. He hadn't had a bowel movement for over a week but the vet said he wasn't constipated but today they gave him some lactulose and he did have one apparently. I don't know if it had something to do with the lactulose that made him barf mucous or if he now has fanother horrible symptom. It's odd because when I was there tonight, he felt cooler and seemed more alert so I was shocked that his temp was so high. It's all very discouraging that nothing has changed. I suggested a full body x-ray today, which they did, and it was normal. His cocci test came back today negative. Everything else was already negative except the high white count. I hate to think of money amidst all this but it's pricy having an animal hospitalized this long who is showing no improvement. We can go awhile longer but not indefinitely by any means. Abbey is very sad, cries a lot and doesn't seem happy. She and Marbles hate each other so he is no comfort to her. I feel miserable and can hardly sleep at night but this week and next week are, without a doubt, my very worst at work all year so I can't miss any days. Work is the last thing I care about now so it's quite an effort to show up, much less be very productive and act like I care...which I don't. If you can spare some healing thoughts and good wishes or prayers for a little orange kitty in Phoenix, it could possibly help him. Or visualize him in a green light. Thanks. Candace |
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UPDATE: Scottie is hospitalized with FUO
"Candace" wrote in message ups.com... Not much to update really. He's still there. On Tuesday his temp was normal in the a.m. so they said I could pick him up that evening but his temp went back up and has stayed up ever since. Tonight it was back to 105 when I was there. He's on polyflex, doxycycline, B complex, reglan, gets a tube shoved down his throat twice a day to be fed. Eats a little on his own. He had not vomited which was good and then tonight when I was there I was attempting to feed him with a spoon and he barfed some mucousy stuff. He hadn't had a bowel movement for over a week but the vet said he wasn't constipated but today they gave him some lactulose and he did have one apparently. I don't know if it had something to do with the lactulose that made him barf mucous or if he now has fanother horrible symptom. It's odd because when I was there tonight, he felt cooler and seemed more alert so I was shocked that his temp was so high. It's all very discouraging that nothing has changed. I suggested a full body x-ray today, which they did, and it was normal. His cocci test came back today negative. Everything else was already negative except the high white count. I hate to think of money amidst all this but it's pricy having an animal hospitalized this long who is showing no improvement. We can go awhile longer but not indefinitely by any means. Abbey is very sad, cries a lot and doesn't seem happy. She and Marbles hate each other so he is no comfort to her. I feel miserable and can hardly sleep at night but this week and next week are, without a doubt, my very worst at work all year so I can't miss any days. Work is the last thing I care about now so it's quite an effort to show up, much less be very productive and act like I care...which I don't. If you can spare some healing thoughts and good wishes or prayers for a little orange kitty in Phoenix, it could possibly help him. Or visualize him in a green light. Thanks. Poor Scottie, poor you. I hope he gets better soon, Candace. |
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UPDATE: Scottie is hospitalized with FUO
On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:57:06 -0800, Candace wrote:
PawsForThought wrote: Healing purrs from us too. I'm so sorry to hearing that Scottie is sick, Candace. Hang in there. hugs, Lauren (and Mickey & Meesha) Not much to update really. He's still there. On Tuesday his temp was normal in the a.m. so they said I could pick him up that evening but his temp went back up and has stayed up ever since. Tonight it was back to 105 when I was there. He's on polyflex, doxycycline, B complex, reglan, gets a tube shoved down his throat twice a day to be fed. Eats a little on his own. He had not vomited which was good and then tonight when I was there I was attempting to feed him with a spoon and he barfed some mucousy stuff. He hadn't had a bowel movement for over a week but the vet said he wasn't constipated but today they gave him some lactulose and he did have one apparently. I don't know if it had something to do with the lactulose that made him barf mucous or if he now has fanother horrible symptom. It's odd because when I was there tonight, he felt cooler and seemed more alert so I was shocked that his temp was so high. It's all very discouraging that nothing has changed. I suggested a full body x-ray today, which they did, and it was normal. His cocci test came back today negative. Everything else was already negative except the high white count. I hate to think of money amidst all this but it's pricy having an animal hospitalized this long who is showing no improvement. We can go awhile longer but not indefinitely by any means. Abbey is very sad, cries a lot and doesn't seem happy. She and Marbles hate each other so he is no comfort to her. I feel miserable and can hardly sleep at night but this week and next week are, without a doubt, my very worst at work all year so I can't miss any days. Work is the last thing I care about now so it's quite an effort to show up, much less be very productive and act like I care...which I don't. If you can spare some healing thoughts and good wishes or prayers for a little orange kitty in Phoenix, it could possibly help him. Or visualize him in a green light. Thanks. Candace Purrs and prayers being sent for little orange kitty in Phoenix. Purrs that recovery will be complete. MLB |
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I'm sorry for you and Scottie, Candace. I hope he gets better soon.
Charlie On 9 Feb 2006 19:57:06 -0800, "Candace" wrote: PawsForThought wrote: Healing purrs from us too. I'm so sorry to hearing that Scottie is sick, Candace. Hang in there. hugs, Lauren (and Mickey & Meesha) Not much to update really. He's still there. On Tuesday his temp was normal in the a.m. so they said I could pick him up that evening but his temp went back up and has stayed up ever since. Tonight it was back to 105 when I was there. He's on polyflex, doxycycline, B complex, reglan, gets a tube shoved down his throat twice a day to be fed. Eats a little on his own. He had not vomited which was good and then tonight when I was there I was attempting to feed him with a spoon and he barfed some mucousy stuff. He hadn't had a bowel movement for over a week but the vet said he wasn't constipated but today they gave him some lactulose and he did have one apparently. I don't know if it had something to do with the lactulose that made him barf mucous or if he now has fanother horrible symptom. It's odd because when I was there tonight, he felt cooler and seemed more alert so I was shocked that his temp was so high. It's all very discouraging that nothing has changed. I suggested a full body x-ray today, which they did, and it was normal. His cocci test came back today negative. Everything else was already negative except the high white count. I hate to think of money amidst all this but it's pricy having an animal hospitalized this long who is showing no improvement. We can go awhile longer but not indefinitely by any means. Abbey is very sad, cries a lot and doesn't seem happy. She and Marbles hate each other so he is no comfort to her. I feel miserable and can hardly sleep at night but this week and next week are, without a doubt, my very worst at work all year so I can't miss any days. Work is the last thing I care about now so it's quite an effort to show up, much less be very productive and act like I care...which I don't. If you can spare some healing thoughts and good wishes or prayers for a little orange kitty in Phoenix, it could possibly help him. Or visualize him in a green light. Thanks. Candace |
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UPDATE: Scottie is hospitalized with FUO
Candace wrote: If you can spare some healing thoughts and good wishes or prayers for a little orange kitty in Phoenix, it could possibly help him. Or visualize him in a green light. Thanks. Candace Damn, Candace, I am sorry to hear it. I will certainly send him some healing vibes. -L. |
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