Buddy was so well behaved at the vet's. He would have preferred not to have his temperature taken, of course, and he didn't see why he should be still long enough to get weighed. He is a big boy...11.5#, mostly muscle! He was so relaxed and compliant for everything else, I just couldn't believe it. I'd been so sure he was going to put up a fight when they drew his blood. Sadly, he did test FIV+, but I knew in my heart that he would. His puncture wounds aren't as bad as I had feared. They've abcessed outward and there's a little drainage, but the tissue looks clean and has good color. He has a mild fever and they put him on clindamycin plus Metacam for pain. We'll have to wait and see how well he recovers from the infection. Now that I've had a better look at the wounds I think the big fight must have happened at least a couple of days ago and he's going through the worst part of the recovery phase right now. We'll neuter him once he gets past this. Then what, I don't know.
I took him to a new low cost clinic that's nearer my home and has later hours than our regular doc. I was very pleased and impressed with the clinic and staff, so this will be our new backup clinic. My original plan was to take Buddy back there for his surgery but now I want him to see our regular doc. The more I reflect on our experience with Paassht, the more I trust her to take the approach with positives (of both kinds).
Becca
catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Becca,Bless you for doing the right thing. I know we all have too many. But sometimes you just have to do what you have to do. My last addition had been injured outside as well. That was the last straw and I brought her in.And I would not worry one little bit about anyone missing her. They won't.t
Becca DuBose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hello all,
I can't remember whether I've mentioned Buddy on this list. He is the "neighborhood cat" we feed from time to time. Picture here: http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/landlimo/Buddy1.jpg
I don't know where he belongs. We've observed him making rounds but we have no idea where his actual home, if any, might be. He showed up yesterday evening with untreated injuries...again. His last set of scrapes just needed a little Bag Balm. Now he's hurt his leg and the skin has scabbed over, but it's clearly a deeper wound. This time he's in pain and I've had it. NO MORE. If someone decides to start worrying now what's happened to him, too little, too late, too bad. We can't bear the thought of coming home one day to find him seriously injured or dead. He is such a sweet boy. He never let us get near him until his friend TorTor died in 2004. He watched us bury her and he seems to have decided we were OK after seeing how we took care of her until the very end. We used to see him sitting near her grave sometimes.
We let him check out the house for a little while then confined him to our Florida room for the night. After posting this he and I are off to have the leg checked and test for FeLV/FIV. TorTor had FIV so I'm trying to prepare myself psychologically. Please send healing thoughts and prayers his way.
Becca
Ollie, Sierra, Kroger, Angel Paassht, Sonic, Chandra, Corky, Io, Angel TorTor and now sweet Buddy Bear!!
