Yeah! Wish we all lived near each other!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of elizabeth
trent
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 6:23 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Antonio
You're spoiled ;-) I'm very glad you have one who comes by...it just
seems impossible to properly communicate in the office
environment...even when I go with a typed list of questions. I can see
right now -- next time I need to raise a big stink -- you're going with
me LOL You and a bunch of others from this list :0)
elizabeth
On 1/8/07, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i think that one of the reasons that i love my housecall vet is
that i
don't have to deal with incompetent office staff members.... i
learned
years ago, with human docs, that very often the doc has no clue
what
goes on up front if they aren't told, so now i do.... i have
raised
big stinks, and gotten folks quite hissed at me--at both vets
and
human docs, but WE are the customers, after all..... so there!
(and i
haven't even quit smoking yet!)
On 1/8/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thank you, Kerry.
>
> ***RANT ALERT (from a crazy nicotine addict in withdrawel)***
> I've always been very happy with my vet's office....but I came
very close to
> opening up a can of [EMAIL PROTECTED] a bit ago. Those slap-happy
receptionist
> people are USELESS. If I had not asked a stream of questions
I would have
> left there not knowing a d*mn thing about his condition or how
serious it
> is. The [EMAIL PROTECTED] technician brought poor 22lb Antonio out ON
HIS BACK (he
> NEVER likes to be carried that way)...and he was in SO much
pain. He just
> peed everywhere, bless his little heart. He was screaming.
This they did
> before I even had time to check out or talk to the vet or do
anything. Once
> they finally put him down and let me hold him - he was a
perfect angel and
> didn't even pee on my silk shirt. He loves his mommy.
>
> Then they forgot to give me the medicine he needs so I had to
go back and
> get it. They wouldn't have given me the special food if I had
not said --
> doesn't he need some special prescription food too?????
>
> The whole time they are just as slaphappy as they can be
yapping up a storm
> about how somebody did their hair or how cute some guy is or
who did their
> nails. Little do they know just how close they were to a big
can opening.
> I did my best to be gracious - but I am telling you - I STILL
feel like
> going back down there! That's my BABY!
>
>
> It's serious because there are so many crystals in his urine
that he could
> have a complete blockage at any time....so I have to watch him
carefully and
> make sure he only eats HIS food and nobody else eats his food.
Maybe it's
> just the 8 days without nicotine but I honestly wanted to
shake all of them
> and just pop their heads together. Plus, it didn't help that
my regular vet
> wasn't there. The one who was there is very competent...but
refused to give
> Antonio anything for pain saying that the "anti-inflammatory
was enough for
> his pain". I hope he gets this same condition and only gets a
steriod shot.
>
> *** END RANT ALERT ***
> Sorry -- it's going to take a few minutes before I can be nice
again. I
> promise, I'll try very hard.
>
> elizabeth
>
>
>
> On 1/8/07, MacKenzie, Kerry N. < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Sending positive vibes for your little Antonio--what a great
and noble
> name!-- to start to feel better now he's had the steroid and
antibiotics.
> hugs Kerryx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] On Behalf Of
> elizabeth trent
> > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 3:46 PM
> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> > Subject: Re: Antonio
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you, Phaewryn.
> >
> > I just talked to the vet. Antonio has a lot of struvite
crystals in his
> urine...and a lot of red and white blood cells as well. No
blockage - thank
> goodness -- but I need to be on the lookout for that. They
gave him a
> steroid for the inflammation and a shot of antibiotics -- I
think we'll be
> doing antibiotics for at least 14 days. Wants me to change
his diet to
> prescription c/d....but it bothers me that the 3rd ingredient
in this
> catfood is corn gluten meal.
> >
> > Anyway - it's going to take some logistical ingenuity to
figure out how to
> feed one cat one thing -- and seven others something else. We
had recently
> switched to the chicken soup light formula...but the vet
really does not
> think that is what caused it.
> >
> > I'm getting ready to go get the boy - just can't focus here
at work
> without him. Dr. Jones saw him today and said that Antonio is
SUCH a good
> kitty. and he is.
> >
> > elizabeth
> >
> >
> > On 1/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Sending healing vibes and positive energy for Antonio!
> > >
> > > Phaewryn
> > >
> > > http://ucat.us
> > >
> > > The easy way out has a bad reputation.
> > > Why would anyone take the hard way out?
> > > "The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way out. I'm
jumping out
> the window."
> > >
> > > Quote by: Les U. Knight
> >
> >
> >
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