Lynne
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:11:18 -0700
I will mention that to him when I take her in, but for some reason I believe the technician told me they would be doing that. Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "laurieskatz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:45 PM Subject: Re: spaying > Lynne, maybe you can request oxygen? My Frankie is having surgery to remove > some lumps and have them biopsied tomorrow. He is asthmatic. I requested > oxygen. > L > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 3:45 PM > Subject: Re: spaying > > > > Thanks Dede, > > > > I realize I'm concerned about a procedure that is routine but I was still > > worried about her little pushed in nose and having difficulty in breathing > > while under but the technician I spoke to told me that she would be > > carefully monitored during the procedure. After all she has been through > > in > > her short 3 years I just feel bad about having to subject her to anything > > that involves pain. She's just so happy now. And I'm still kind of in > > disbelief about what happened with BooBoo. I just don't take anything for > > granted anymore when it comes to my pets. > > > > Lynne > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "dede hicken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 5:14 PM > > Subject: Re: spaying > > > > > >> Lynne, > >> > >> I know how you feel. Your new little one is healthy. If you go to a > > capable vet that uses iso for anesthesis, and does monitoring, she'll be > > fine. I have seen the proceedure done many times. We waited almost a > > year > > to do our Dusty because she has a hypoplastic trachia, and asthma. I was > > a > > basket case, but my wonderful vet called a specialist, and they used a > > kitten sized tube to intubate her during the surgery. She is now 10 yrs > > old...fat and very content. > >> > >> Good luck and God bless. > >> Dede > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> "When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the > > service of your God" > >> Mosiah 2:17 > >> > >> > >> --- On Thu, 4/24/08, Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > From: Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Subject: spaying > >> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> > Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008, 9:47 PM > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > I haven't posted in a while but have been reading all > >> > the emails. I guess this is a little off topic but I need > >> > some reassurance. This coming Thursday we are taking our > >> > Snowy in to be spayed. It was part of the contract I > >> > signed when we adopted her from the foster mom. She's > >> > the rescued girl we got after BooBoo died. She's a 3 > >> > year old persian and I am scared to death about doing this. > >> > We've had her for about a month and the vet thought it > >> > a good idea that we wait til she adjusted to us, which took > >> > about a day. She had been neglected in the past and had > >> > basically lived in a cage until she was rescued. She had > >> > feline herpes and a respiratory infection when she was > >> > taken but recovered nicely and was immunized when we got > >> > her. I just keep thinking that if we had not had BooBoo > >> > neutered he may have fared better. I truly believe that it > >> > hastened his demise. I hope I'm wrong about this and > >> > even though we have always had our cats neutered, I realize > >> > spaying is a little more complicated. The vet assured us > >> > she would be fine but if we lost her I don't think > >> > we'd ever recover. She is an amazing precious little > >> > girl. We haven't had a younger cat in the house for a > >> > long time and she is so playful and comes to bed with me > >> > every night when I go upstairs. She talks to us all the > >> > time in these little meows and you can tell she is really > >> > happy. > >> > > >> > The field worker who investigated BooBoo's previous > >> > owners came by last week to meet her and see how she was > >> > doing and was amazed at her too. He commented that we were > >> > lucky to get her because hundreds of people applied. > >> > She's kind of a poster child in this area for abused > >> > animals. He also said she was very lucky to have got us, > >> > which was very nice of him. > >> > > >> > Lynne > >> > >> > >> > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > ________ > >> Be a better friend, newshound, and > >> know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > >> > > > > > > > > >