PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet

Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be dying. I
have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right about posting.
And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy.

It started a bit after 12 noon, Aby was laying in my lap, all seemed well,
then suddenly he began to convulse.... I could not figure out what was
happening, thought he was maybe having a seizure, but it went on and on and
on, meanwhile I was trying to reach every vet in the book, none were
answering -- all were apparently out to lunch, finally had to just try to
get to one quick as I could. My car actually started!!! but trying to leave
the vet it almost would not. It's not even insured....

I am not 100% positive but it appears he may have ingested a bit of a scale
remover called Vanisol which is 23% hydrochloric acid. It took almost two
hours to figure this out because I had no idea there was even anything like
this in the house, let alone accessible to a cat.... TED gave me a hard
time, his social skills are not that great, thought my being upset and
asking questions and freaking out was a reflection on him or lack of trust
or something. Now I am at home, going out of my mind. My baby may be dying!!

I am just rambling, going insane, wanting to help my baby but what can I
do?? And the vet meanwhile has a full schedule of regular patients to tend.

I just called back over there, they said Aby is "stable" for now. Thank
Bast! Please, keep poor Abelard in your thoughts today. He will be staying
overnight at the vet, they said, but who knows, that may change.

About two years ago roto-rooter worked on my sewer line and seeing how
sluggish the commode was *after* rooting he told me to get this product, but
I really don't remember ever buying it, I don't think I was able to find any
in town. That was two years ago, so who knows.... And if I did buy the
stuff, why on EARTH was there some of it sitting in a plain glass jar in the
kitchen, after all this time??? But what else could it be??? I got a tiny
smidgen on my hand when I handled the jar, and it sure did burn.... if it
burns so much on the relatively tough skin of a human hand, why would any
animal ingest more than a tiny smidgen? And I wonder if in fact strong
hydrochloric acid causes convulsions, in such a tiny amount?

Will Abelard make it? I'm asking for your strongest and best purrs for my
sweet innocent baby boy, who is the very last kitty in the world to deserve
such suffering. I feel terrible for allowing this to happen!

Pat wrote:
Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be
dying. I have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right
about posting. And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy.

Mega purrs on the way for Abelard. Please keep us updated.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

It just occurred to me what might have happened. That little jar is too
small and not full enough for a cat's face to enter, but he may have stuck a
paw into it, then felt the burning and tried to lick the stuff off. I just
called the vet again to tell them to check his paws and see if this looks
likely, if one of them appears reddened or something.

I'm supposed to be at the doctor myself in a short while, getting a biopsy.
Possible skin cancer on my left knee. I may not be able to speak with the
vet again today.

Purrs on the way.

--
Ann
in Connecticut
see my cats at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ann791/sets/
read Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/
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"Pat" wrote in message
et...
Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be dying.
I
have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right about posting.
And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy.

It started a bit after 12 noon, Aby was laying in my lap, all seemed well,
then suddenly he began to convulse.... I could not figure out what was
happening, thought he was maybe having a seizure, but it went on and on
and
on, meanwhile I was trying to reach every vet in the book, none were
answering -- all were apparently out to lunch, finally had to just try to
get to one quick as I could. My car actually started!!! but trying to
leave
the vet it almost would not. It's not even insured....

I am not 100% positive but it appears he may have ingested a bit of a
scale
remover called Vanisol which is 23% hydrochloric acid. It took almost two
hours to figure this out because I had no idea there was even anything
like
this in the house, let alone accessible to a cat.... TED gave me a hard
time, his social skills are not that great, thought my being upset and
asking questions and freaking out was a reflection on him or lack of trust
or something. Now I am at home, going out of my mind. My baby may be
dying!!

I am just rambling, going insane, wanting to help my baby but what can I
do?? And the vet meanwhile has a full schedule of regular patients to
tend.

I just called back over there, they said Aby is "stable" for now. Thank
Bast! Please, keep poor Abelard in your thoughts today. He will be staying
overnight at the vet, they said, but who knows, that may change.

About two years ago roto-rooter worked on my sewer line and seeing how
sluggish the commode was *after* rooting he told me to get this product,
but
I really don't remember ever buying it, I don't think I was able to find
any
in town. That was two years ago, so who knows.... And if I did buy the
stuff, why on EARTH was there some of it sitting in a plain glass jar in
the
kitchen, after all this time??? But what else could it be??? I got a tiny
smidgen on my hand when I handled the jar, and it sure did burn.... if it
burns so much on the relatively tough skin of a human hand, why would any
animal ingest more than a tiny smidgen? And I wonder if in fact strong
hydrochloric acid causes convulsions, in such a tiny amount?

Will Abelard make it? I'm asking for your strongest and best purrs for my
sweet innocent baby boy, who is the very last kitty in the world to
deserve
such suffering. I feel terrible for allowing this to happen!

Purrrs for your furry friend and mega purrs to calm you.
"Adrian" wrote in message
om...
Pat wrote:
Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be
dying. I have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right
about posting. And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy.

Mega purrs on the way for Abelard. Please keep us updated.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Thanks.

On my way out for biopsy on my knee. Will try to contact vet again before 5.
I can't imagine leaving Abelard overnight there with no one on duty for so
many hours!!! Isn't he better off at home with me?? What to do?

Pat wrote:
Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be
dying. I have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right
about posting. And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy.

Purrs for Abelard on the way

Jill

Will Abelard make it? I'm asking for your strongest and best purrs for
my sweet innocent baby boy, who is the very last kitty in the world to
deserve such suffering. I feel terrible for allowing this to happen!

We're sending our best purrs, Pat.

Please, don't beat yourself up over this. Kitties can find ways to get
into the most insanely inaccessible places. I also suspect that a good
number of us have stuff the cats shouldn't be allowed to get to, without
being aware of it. No matter how careful we are, it's all too easy to
overlook things.

We're keeping our fingers crossed.

Dan

Purrs and prayers by the ton going out for Abelard.
Hope he comes through all of this in good health.

Lily & her mama

--
Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time.

"Pat" wrote in message
et...
Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be dying.
I
have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right about posting.
And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy.

It started a bit after 12 noon, Aby was laying in my lap, all seemed well,
then suddenly he began to convulse.... I could not figure out what was
happening, thought he was maybe having a seizure, but it went on and on
and
on, meanwhile I was trying to reach every vet in the book, none were
answering -- all were apparently out to lunch, finally had to just try to
get to one quick as I could. My car actually started!!! but trying to
leave
the vet it almost would not. It's not even insured....

I am not 100% positive but it appears he may have ingested a bit of a
scale
remover called Vanisol which is 23% hydrochloric acid. It took almost two
hours to figure this out because I had no idea there was even anything
like
this in the house, let alone accessible to a cat.... TED gave me a hard
time, his social skills are not that great, thought my being upset and
asking questions and freaking out was a reflection on him or lack of trust
or something. Now I am at home, going out of my mind. My baby may be
dying!!

I am just rambling, going insane, wanting to help my baby but what can I
do?? And the vet meanwhile has a full schedule of regular patients to
tend.

I just called back over there, they said Aby is "stable" for now. Thank
Bast! Please, keep poor Abelard in your thoughts today. He will be staying
overnight at the vet, they said, but who knows, that may change.

About two years ago roto-rooter worked on my sewer line and seeing how
sluggish the commode was *after* rooting he told me to get this product,
but
I really don't remember ever buying it, I don't think I was able to find
any
in town. That was two years ago, so who knows.... And if I did buy the
stuff, why on EARTH was there some of it sitting in a plain glass jar in
the
kitchen, after all this time??? But what else could it be??? I got a tiny
smidgen on my hand when I handled the jar, and it sure did burn.... if it
burns so much on the relatively tough skin of a human hand, why would any
animal ingest more than a tiny smidgen? And I wonder if in fact strong
hydrochloric acid causes convulsions, in such a tiny amount?

Will Abelard make it? I'm asking for your strongest and best purrs for my
sweet innocent baby boy, who is the very last kitty in the world to
deserve
such suffering. I feel terrible for allowing this to happen!

Purrs are on the way!

--
Joy

"Pat" wrote in message
et...
Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be dying.
I
have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right about posting.
And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy.

It started a bit after 12 noon, Aby was laying in my lap, all seemed well,
then suddenly he began to convulse.... I could not figure out what was
happening, thought he was maybe having a seizure, but it went on and on
and
on, meanwhile I was trying to reach every vet in the book, none were
answering -- all were apparently out to lunch, finally had to just try to
get to one quick as I could. My car actually started!!! but trying to
leave
the vet it almost would not. It's not even insured....

I am not 100% positive but it appears he may have ingested a bit of a
scale
remover called Vanisol which is 23% hydrochloric acid. It took almost two
hours to figure this out because I had no idea there was even anything
like
this in the house, let alone accessible to a cat.... TED gave me a hard
time, his social skills are not that great, thought my being upset and
asking questions and freaking out was a reflection on him or lack of trust
or something. Now I am at home, going out of my mind. My baby may be
dying!!

I am just rambling, going insane, wanting to help my baby but what can I
do?? And the vet meanwhile has a full schedule of regular patients to
tend.

I just called back over there, they said Aby is "stable" for now. Thank
Bast! Please, keep poor Abelard in your thoughts today. He will be staying
overnight at the vet, they said, but who knows, that may change.

About two years ago roto-rooter worked on my sewer line and seeing how
sluggish the commode was *after* rooting he told me to get this product,
but
I really don't remember ever buying it, I don't think I was able to find
any
in town. That was two years ago, so who knows.... And if I did buy the
stuff, why on EARTH was there some of it sitting in a plain glass jar in
the
kitchen, after all this time??? But what else could it be??? I got a tiny
smidgen on my hand when I handled the jar, and it sure did burn.... if it
burns so much on the relatively tough skin of a human hand, why would any
animal ingest more than a tiny smidgen? And I wonder if in fact strong
hydrochloric acid causes convulsions, in such a tiny amount?

Will Abelard make it? I'm asking for your strongest and best purrs for my
sweet innocent baby boy, who is the very last kitty in the world to
deserve
such suffering. I feel terrible for allowing this to happen!