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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:46
PM
Subject: OT: Sophie update
Hi everyone,
Sophie got a
cleansing enema and then her scope later today so they will keep her until
tomorrow morning. Dr. Stanley was not very optimistic after doing the
scope. She said that the rectum is flaccid and dilated and also the anal
structure that she created has failed, also. She said she could use the
semi-tendinosis on the opposite leg and redo the surgery but since this one
failed, she did not think it would do any good. She said the nerve
damage to the rectal area is so severe that it caused too much straining and
the breakdown of the previous surgery. She does not have any ideas right
now but will give thought to what might be possible, although it would be
experimental. She said that Sophie had won the war at one time but is
losing it now. She asked how much quality time Sophie has in relation to
her life and I told her most of it is quality time, in my opinion. She
only gets stopped up once a week or so and I have been handling it at home and
she does enjoy playtime and her food and lots of pets and the other
cats. So, I am not giving up yet. If she gets no worse, I think we
can manage, but of course, if her life becomes sad, I will have to maybe
rethink. I am thinking out loud here, not sure what to think right now.
I do know that when she comes home tomorrow morning she will be moved upstairs
and kept in her exercise pen for only 1 more week, time enough for her to get
to know the cats upstairs and vice versa through the pen bars and then her
Freedom Day will be next Thursday, November 4th. The reasons that I was
keeping her in the pen, to monitor her stools and to make sure she got her
meds, don't seem to be helping her much, anyway, so I think it is time for us
to go for it, let her have a full kitty life as much as she can, and we will
play it by ear. I do have a small "catfinder" device I will attach to a
break-free collar that I will have her wear, just in case she hides from me
for a long period at first, when I release her, but I figure I won't need to
have to use that for long.
If new developments come up, I
will sure let you all know. Thank you all for being there and for your
support, prayers, donations and caring.
Anne and Sophie
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