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Have you tried finger feeding him
meantime Elizabeth? I had to do that with my Flavia and Caramel for a while--I
gave them the high-cal Hills prescription food from vet--they were happy to take
it from my finger. (They cdn't smell the food and if cats can't smell, they
have no inclination to eat for themselves--once it was smeared inside their
mouths they were able to taste/eat it.)
Can't find your orig post but so glad
he coughed up the rogue floss.
Love your drawings which I saw
for first time today. They are out of this world.
Kerry
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:33
PM
Subject: Re: Shakiti Update
I'm just a little worried about the boy. He doesn't seem to be
eating. Just tried to tempt him with some chicken broth but no such
luck. He did eat a little treat but tossed it back up shortly
thereafter. I may call the vet in the morning. Going down there
anyway to get Mama Kitty her B12 shot.
In a message dated 6/22/2006 10:03:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Elizabeth,
What a fantastic story!!! I am so happy that
Shakiti
coughed the floss up! Yea! I will pray that
he
continues to improve and by tomorrow, there are no
signs of any
problems at all, and he's back to normal!
:)
Wendy
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> As soon as the vet got in from lunch - I
called him.
> They had been watching
> Shakiti all
afternoon and given him peroxide as an
> emetic...but no sign of
> dental floss.
>
> We discussed the
prospects of surgery. He said he
> really hated to do
> unnecessary surgery - but on the other hand didn't
> want
to put Shakiti's health and
> life at risk. I told him
I really did not know
> what would be best for my
> boy
and he said that he would be willing for me to
> watch him a day
or two. He
> felt that if Shakiti made it through Friday
without
> any problems - he would
> probably be ok.
>
> I told them I would be there in a bit and that
I
> would stay up all night
> with him if
necessary.
>
> I said prayers all the way
there.
>
> When I got there, I expected to just
pay the bill -
> get my boy and go - but
> they called me
back into a room and said,
> 'Elizabeth, we have a
problem'. My
> heart sank. I think it stopped
beating. I could
> feel the tears starting to
>
burn.
>
> *graphic description alert*
> In a
bit, the doctor and the vet tech came out with
> a folded
towel. They
> opened up the towel and there were a number
of spots
> of bright red blood along
> about an 8 inch
streak that Shakiti had
> regurgitated. They told me the blood
> was a bad sign. They said - all day we have
been
> watching for Shakiti to
> throw up and nothing...but
while you were on the
> way here, he started to vomit.
>
>
> Well...I looked at it carefully...and
the vet tech
> looked at it
> carefully...and then we
both looked right at each
> other and said 'Wait a minute!
What's
> that?!?'
>
> What was it?
Just a big wad of dental floss. The
> doctor got some
tweezers
> and it stretched out nearly 2 feet!
> *end
graphic content*
>
> Oh my goodness -- you can't
imagine the waves of
> relief and the change in my
>
face, the doctor's face and the vet tech's face. It
> was the
whole piece -
> unbroken. The doctor believes now that
the blood
> must have been from retching
> the foul thing
up -- he said that is not uncommon in
> cats.
>
>
They wanted to keep the baby overnight but I made
> 'big eyes' and
said,
> 'Couldn't I take him home and watch over him?' --
I
> just know that I would watch
> and baby him like
crazy and spoil him rotten while
> they would have to leave
> him overnight. They agreed.
>
>
They gave him a steroid shot to decrease any
> inflammation and some
demerol
> for pain and discomfort. I am to watch for
any
> further signs of vomiting or
> if he hides like he
feels bad and tomorrow I can
> start him on canned food if
> he feels ok.
>
> He is being a perfect angel and
he has forgiven me
> completely. He's staring
>
into space happy as a clam with his demerol buzz.
> Everytime I
tell him how
> good he is - he smiles at me and purrs.
>
> Oh! And the great news is the Shakiti
tested
> negative for FeVL today. His
> shots are
up to date and as soon as he feels better
> he can wreak havoc
and
> pester Tiffany just like good ol' times.
>
>
Mama Kitty still looks great -- although I've got to
> have a
little
> discussion with her about the headless baby
bunny
> gift she left for me this afternoon.
>
> Thanks for being there you guys....you rock.
>
>
p.s. Always, always flush your floss.
>
>
>
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