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Icarus Recovering
On Mar 27, 3:11*am, "Cat Protector" wrote:
I thought I'd give everyone an update. I've been checking on Icarus every day and not had too much opportunity to visit him because I didn't want to interfere too much with the vet. Before I left the vet on Sunday, I left my jacket with him so he had my scent and hopefully make him more comfortable.. He's very hostile at the vet and let's them know he doesn't like being there. Regardless, on Monday I did visit with him for about 5-10 minutes and asked about his canned diet being a bit more nutritional and finding something that didn't have too much fiber in it. Yesterday, when I stopped by the vet they were busy but they had pilled him and force fed him. I didn't get to visit with Icarus though. Today, the vet said that he's eating on his own and producing urine. He still has the cone on his head but seems to be doing much better. There is also a possibility that he might be coming home tomorrow. They said that they'll be removing the catheter and if he urinates in the litterbox normally then he'll be ready to come home. This has put a strain on me financially but he's worth it. I really miss him and so does Isis, but she's also enjoying the fact that she has me all to herself right now. Wonderful News Indeed. Big Smile this end I know how you feel though! It's no fun @ all when your feline family are ill. A constant worry, hard on the wallet, & makes us all grummble because we all hate baked beans for months on end, LOL- but worth every penny/cent! I'm delighted to hear there has been some improvement, & hopefully, by the time you read this post, his catheter might be out, & with any luck @ all, he might be home with you? Poor poor Icarus. she has had a rough time recently. ( it might also be worth mentioning, that illness it takes it's own toll out of the slave concerned too. Take time out for you sometime too- I'm sure that is what Icarus would want you do!) Continued Purrs of comfort & reassurance, Sheelagh "o" |
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Thanks Sheelagh. I thought he'd be coming back home yesterday. I never got a
call from the vet and I know they get busy. Perhaps today they'll call me and let me know if he can come home. Yes, this has taken a toll on me. I'm trying to stay positive though. "Sheelagh"o"" wrote in message ... On Mar 27, 3:11 am, "Cat Protector" wrote: Wonderful News Indeed. Big Smile this end I know how you feel though! It's no fun @ all when your feline family are ill. A constant worry, hard on the wallet, & makes us all grummble because we all hate baked beans for months on end, LOL- but worth every penny/cent! I'm delighted to hear there has been some improvement, & hopefully, by the time you read this post, his catheter might be out, & with any luck @ all, he might be home with you? Poor poor Icarus. she has had a rough time recently. ( it might also be worth mentioning, that illness it takes it's own toll out of the slave concerned too. Take time out for you sometime too- I'm sure that is what Icarus would want you do!) Continued Purrs of comfort & reassurance, Sheelagh "o" |
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I just got a call from the vet. Icarus has taken a slight turn for the
worst. The vet says that his catheter became blocked and they had to expel the urine manually. He said that he's never before seen a catheter become blocked. The PU surgery is an option but I pretty much have no money to pay for it if I have to have a surgeon do it. The vet says that it's possible he has spasms of the bladder so I'm getting a call from Diamondback Drugs to get the medication for this. I have no clue what else I'm going to do here. I don't want to have to put Icarus to sleep simply because of money. I hate to lose him. |
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On Mar 28, 1:50 pm, "Cat Protector" wrote:
I just got a call from the vet. Icarus has taken a slight turn for the worst. The vet says that his catheter became blocked and they had to expel the urine manually. He said that he's never before seen a catheter become blocked. The PU surgery is an option but I pretty much have no money to pay for it if I have to have a surgeon do it. The vet says that it's possible he has spasms of the bladder so I'm getting a call from Diamondback Drugs to get the medication for this. I have no clue what else I'm going to do here. I don't want to have to put Icarus to sleep simply because of money. I hate to lose him. CP, I am so sorry. Please don't put Icarus down for financial reasons, although I truly understand the finances part of it. I understand if putting him down is truly what you must do, but I would encourage you to consider every other option first. I truly, truly sympathise with you on that issue. Only you can decide if you must go with trying to pay for the surgery or put him down. I had just lost my job when Max started having his issues with the urine crystals. Additionally, within a month or two of taking him in, he was already in need of the surgery! I had gotten him from a friend and he began showing signs of distress within just a day or two of me bringing him into my house. Sometimes I wonder if my "friend" gave him to me because she suspected a problem, but there are too many variables in this to be sure, and urine crystals can crop up within 24-48 hours... it can become a problem that quickly... So I will never know for sure unless she fesses up - and she won't. Bickering about it certainly won't do me any good! Believe me, my husband and I had to do some serious thinking... did we really want to put a couple of thousand dollars into Max? But Max is such a hoot and such a joy to us... we found it in our hearts to somehow, some way make this work. And of course, our veterinarian also worked with us. I really feel that the vet did the whole thing for us for nearly cost. Dr. Nauta contributes and helps out with rescues and so I guess he felt we were a worthy enough cause. He is truly an animal lover. I cannot say enough good things about my veterinarian. My whole thing is that I feel that when I get back on top of things financially that I would like donate the difference +++ to my vets office, because they truly have gone above and beyond. And a donation would only be helping others who are in my predicament. Believe me, there is not much money in our household. We were a family used to having money. My husband and I did very well for quite a number years. And then he became disabled - he was diagnosed with MS in 1999 and ever since things have been quite a struggle for us. That is when everything started what I refer to as the "downward spiral". No one, and I mean no one understands. All I am saying is that I know you love Icarus. I know financially you are strapped because of all of this... But Icarus did not ask to have this condition. You have to do what you have to do. Whatever you decide, it is your decision to make. My thoughts are purrs go with you ;-) Melissa |
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CP, I'm sorry to hear Icarus is still having problems. Talk with your
veterinarian. Hopefully he will be understanding enough to help you out here and maybe offer a payment plan of some sort. S. -- **Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ ** --- "Cat Protector" wrote in message ... I just got a call from the vet. Icarus has taken a slight turn for the worst. The vet says that his catheter became blocked and they had to expel the urine manually. He said that he's never before seen a catheter become blocked. The PU surgery is an option but I pretty much have no money to pay for it if I have to have a surgeon do it. The vet says that it's possible he has spasms of the bladder so I'm getting a call from Diamondback Drugs to get the medication for this. I have no clue what else I'm going to do here. I don't want to have to put Icarus to sleep simply because of money. I hate to lose him. |
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Thanks. I don't want to put Icarus down for financial reasons and it never
crossed my mind but I have to wonder if there's a surgeon who will do the PU surgery and I can pay them back via a payment plan? Dr. Pruitt (Icarus's doctor) actually mentioned that the problem might be a bladder spasm which may have caused his catheter to get blocked so we're trying a drug that supposedly relaxes his muscles and everything so he can pee. Apparently it's like an anti-inflammatory or something. "mc" wrote in message ... On Mar 28, 1:50 pm, "Cat Protector" wrote: I just got a call from the vet. Icarus has taken a slight turn for the worst. The vet says that his catheter became blocked and they had to expel the urine manually. He said that he's never before seen a catheter become blocked. The PU surgery is an option but I pretty much have no money to pay for it if I have to have a surgeon do it. The vet says that it's possible he has spasms of the bladder so I'm getting a call from Diamondback Drugs to get the medication for this. I have no clue what else I'm going to do here. I don't want to have to put Icarus to sleep simply because of money. I hate to lose him. CP, I am so sorry. Please don't put Icarus down for financial reasons, although I truly understand the finances part of it. I understand if putting him down is truly what you must do, but I would encourage you to consider every other option first. I truly, truly sympathise with you on that issue. Only you can decide if you must go with trying to pay for the surgery or put him down. I had just lost my job when Max started having his issues with the urine crystals. Additionally, within a month or two of taking him in, he was already in need of the surgery! I had gotten him from a friend and he began showing signs of distress within just a day or two of me bringing him into my house. Sometimes I wonder if my "friend" gave him to me because she suspected a problem, but there are too many variables in this to be sure, and urine crystals can crop up within 24-48 hours... it can become a problem that quickly... So I will never know for sure unless she fesses up - and she won't. Bickering about it certainly won't do me any good! Believe me, my husband and I had to do some serious thinking... did we really want to put a couple of thousand dollars into Max? But Max is such a hoot and such a joy to us... we found it in our hearts to somehow, some way make this work. And of course, our veterinarian also worked with us. I really feel that the vet did the whole thing for us for nearly cost. Dr. Nauta contributes and helps out with rescues and so I guess he felt we were a worthy enough cause. He is truly an animal lover. I cannot say enough good things about my veterinarian. My whole thing is that I feel that when I get back on top of things financially that I would like donate the difference +++ to my vets office, because they truly have gone above and beyond. And a donation would only be helping others who are in my predicament. Believe me, there is not much money in our household. We were a family used to having money. My husband and I did very well for quite a number years. And then he became disabled - he was diagnosed with MS in 1999 and ever since things have been quite a struggle for us. That is when everything started what I refer to as the "downward spiral". No one, and I mean no one understands. All I am saying is that I know you love Icarus. I know financially you are strapped because of all of this... But Icarus did not ask to have this condition. You have to do what you have to do. Whatever you decide, it is your decision to make. My thoughts are purrs go with you ;-) Melissa |
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I'm already on a payment plan with the vet. I just don't know if a surgeon who does PU surgeory (if Icarus needs it) would be so helpful. "blkcatgal" wrote in message . .. CP, I'm sorry to hear Icarus is still having problems. Talk with your veterinarian. Hopefully he will be understanding enough to help you out here and maybe offer a payment plan of some sort. S. -- **Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ ** --- "Cat Protector" wrote in message ... I just got a call from the vet. Icarus has taken a slight turn for the worst. The vet says that his catheter became blocked and they had to expel the urine manually. He said that he's never before seen a catheter become blocked. The PU surgery is an option but I pretty much have no money to pay for it if I have to have a surgeon do it. The vet says that it's possible he has spasms of the bladder so I'm getting a call from Diamondback Drugs to get the medication for this. I have no clue what else I'm going to do here. I don't want to have to put Icarus to sleep simply because of money. I hate to lose him. |
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Thanks. I don't want to put Icarus down for financial reasons and
it never crossed my mind but I have to wonder if there's a surgeon who will do the PU surgery and I can pay them back via a payment plan? I apologize if I wasn't clear. I thought it was pretty straightforward. Max had "the surgery" within 3 months of us taking him in. Our vet was happy to cut the cost of the surgery to quite a degree and then was also willing to accept payment arrangements. Believe you me; I only offer this information to you to get you to see that 1) You are not alone, and 2) Most likely, if your vet is as good as you seem to think, he/she may very well be willing to work out arrangements with you, and may even be willing to cut the cost somewhat. You cannot count on that however; veterinarians work with enough dead beats as to cause them to have some reservations about working with people who may or may not pay their bills. Perfectly understandable. You have already established a relationship of trust with your vet which puts you ahead somewhat. Of course, whether or not your vet is willing to work with you will be dependent upon your attutude and what you believe you can accomplish. Lets face it, all you can do is try. Please do let us know the outcome. |
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I'm already on a payment plan with the vet but he's never done a PU which is
why a surgeon would be brought in. I just don't know if the surgeon would be willing to do a payment plan. "mc" wrote in message ... Thanks. I don't want to put Icarus down for financial reasons and it never crossed my mind but I have to wonder if there's a surgeon who will do the PU surgery and I can pay them back via a payment plan? I apologize if I wasn't clear. I thought it was pretty straightforward. Max had "the surgery" within 3 months of us taking him in. Our vet was happy to cut the cost of the surgery to quite a degree and then was also willing to accept payment arrangements. Believe you me; I only offer this information to you to get you to see that 1) You are not alone, and 2) Most likely, if your vet is as good as you seem to think, he/she may very well be willing to work out arrangements with you, and may even be willing to cut the cost somewhat. You cannot count on that however; veterinarians work with enough dead beats as to cause them to have some reservations about working with people who may or may not pay their bills. Perfectly understandable. You have already established a relationship of trust with your vet which puts you ahead somewhat. Of course, whether or not your vet is willing to work with you will be dependent upon your attutude and what you believe you can accomplish. Lets face it, all you can do is try. Please do let us know the outcome. |
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"Cat Protector" wrote:
I'm already on a payment plan with the vet but he's never done a PU which is why a surgeon would be brought in. I just don't know if the surgeon would be willing to do a payment plan. If the surgeon is "brought in" then the billing may still be through your vet and your vet will pay the surgeon. -mhd |
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