Scary episode - Update

Ana is now home from the vet. When I called this morning to check on her,
she wasn't eating, but I was told she was OK to go home this afternoon. I
came to pick her up, and the desk person told me the doctor wants her to
stay over the weekend. I wasn't happy about this, and I asked to talk to
the doctor and if I could see Ana.
The doctor who saw Ana this morning was not available, so I talked to
another doc who said the reason they want to keep her is that she's not
eating. I said I would rather take her home, as the vet office is not
staffed 24/7 and I was concerned about her being alone. She brought Ana out
so I could see her, and went to get the other vet. The other vet and I, who
kind-of knows me from the shelter, talked and she was assured that I know
how to do force-feeding, fluids, watch for signs of dehydration, etc so she
was OK with me taking her home. They had Ana on a/d food, which I wasn't
happy about (because of her liver shunt, too high in protein). I'm also
concerned about how her liver is handling the anesthesia and pain meds.
My poor baby is so sad looking. She's really out of it. I'll be keeping a
watchful eye on her.

--
-Kelly

"KellyH" wrote in message
...
Ana is now home from the vet. When I called this morning to check on her,
she wasn't eating, but I was told she was OK to go home this afternoon. I
came to pick her up, and the desk person told me the doctor wants her to
stay over the weekend. I wasn't happy about this, and I asked to talk to
the doctor and if I could see Ana.
The doctor who saw Ana this morning was not available, so I talked to
another doc who said the reason they want to keep her is that she's not
eating. I said I would rather take her home, as the vet office is not
staffed 24/7 and I was concerned about her being alone. She brought Ana
out
so I could see her, and went to get the other vet. The other vet and I,
who
kind-of knows me from the shelter, talked and she was assured that I know
how to do force-feeding, fluids, watch for signs of dehydration, etc so
she
was OK with me taking her home. They had Ana on a/d food, which I wasn't
happy about (because of her liver shunt, too high in protein). I'm also
concerned about how her liver is handling the anesthesia and pain meds.
My poor baby is so sad looking. She's really out of it. I'll be keeping
a
watchful eye on her.


I'm sorry she's having such a hard time, but really glad she is at
home with you. I hope she gets better soon.

On Sat 07 May 2005 07:19:42p, KellyH wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
):

Ana is now home from the vet. When I called this morning to
check on her, she wasn't eating, but I was told she was OK to go
home this afternoon. I came to pick her up, and the desk person
told me the doctor wants her to stay over the weekend. I wasn't
happy about this, and I asked to talk to the doctor and if I
could see Ana. The doctor who saw Ana this morning was not
available, so I talked to another doc who said the reason they
want to keep her is that she's not eating. I said I would
rather take her home, as the vet office is not staffed 24/7 and
I was concerned about her being alone. She brought Ana out so I
could see her, and went to get the other vet. The other vet and
I, who kind-of knows me from the shelter, talked and she was
assured that I know how to do force-feeding, fluids, watch for
signs of dehydration, etc so she was OK with me taking her home.
They had Ana on a/d food, which I wasn't happy about (because
of her liver shunt, too high in protein). I'm also concerned
about how her liver is handling the anesthesia and pain meds.
My poor baby is so sad looking. She's really out of it. I'll
be keeping a watchful eye on her.


Poor Ana. She's in good hands with you.

--
Cheryl

"The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited
breath."
- W.C. Fields

"KellyH" wrote in message
...
Ana is now home from the vet. When I called this morning to check on her,
she wasn't eating, but I was told she was OK to go home this afternoon. I
came to pick her up, and the desk person told me the doctor wants her to
stay over the weekend. I wasn't happy about this, and I asked to talk to
the doctor and if I could see Ana.
The doctor who saw Ana this morning was not available, so I talked to
another doc who said the reason they want to keep her is that she's not
eating. I said I would rather take her home, as the vet office is not
staffed 24/7 and I was concerned about her being alone. She brought Ana
out
so I could see her, and went to get the other vet. The other vet and I,
who
kind-of knows me from the shelter, talked and she was assured that I know
how to do force-feeding, fluids, watch for signs of dehydration, etc so
she
was OK with me taking her home. They had Ana on a/d food, which I wasn't
happy about (because of her liver shunt, too high in protein). I'm also
concerned about how her liver is handling the anesthesia and pain meds.
My poor baby is so sad looking. She's really out of it. I'll be keeping
a
watchful eye on her.

--
-Kelly



Good luck Kelly, sounds like you are probably able to give her much better
care from home than the vet though, especially since you are more familiar
with her background.