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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! |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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 |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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. |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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/ * * * "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! |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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 |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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? |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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 |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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 |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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! |
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PURRS for ABELARD, please- he's very ill, at vet
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! |
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