I absolutely agree...but our Burboy was neither shaved nor had anything squirted onto his chest (he was bone dry)! I should've asked to be with him to see just exactly how they did it! :(
----- Original Message ----- From: tamara stickler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 10:53 am Subject: RE: trying to decide whether to ultrasound Lucy > Whether the cat is shaved or not, held by the owner or not all > depends on the vet & the owner. > > The cat is usually shaved OR a solution is squirted on the cat in > the area that will be examined that will collapse the air in & in > between the hair strands so they can get a better picture. > Warning tho...this gel stuff makes many cats foam horribly at the > mouth when they clean themselves off after the > process....sometimes it will have them drooling for 30 mins. or > so, so if the cat has asthma, insist that it NOT be used. > (Quintapus' heart doctor wasn't "with it" enough to realize that > an asthmatic cat shouldn't be put through this..and it took me 3 > times before I was smart enough to ask if there was another > way....course Q didn't appreciate the shaving either!) > > As for whether or not you get to hold Lucy. There is nothing > wrong with the owner being present while the ultra sound is > done...although some vets prefer they not be. If your's is one of > these, just gently...or not...remind the doctor WHO pays the bill > and insist that you be in the room while the proceedure is done. > The vet tech will hold Lucy, but you can be at her head stroking > her the whole while and it may help. (Q's heart doctor always > insists that I be there, while his internest MUST BE REMINDED WHO > WORKS FOR WHOM.) > > Good luck, > T > > Jen Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You may be right about the shaving part, Julie! Our Burboy > (FeLV+) had a heart ultrasound done and they didn't shave...it > only took them about 2 or 3 minutes to do the ultrasound, too! :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Julie Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: trying to decide whether to ultrasound Lucy > > > Hi Michelle, > > I understand completely that any sort physical reminder of > treatment so soon after losing Simon is going to be horrible. I'm > trying to remember my last ultrasound (of a cat!) and I can't > remember if they even shaved the belly. They could give her a > shot of Ketamine while you are holding her, she will fall asleep > within minutes, then they could do the ultrasound and she'd be > back in your arms before she woke up. > > Little Evie did not have UTI problems, but she did have bouts of > URI's and being FeLV+, I always felt that she took longer to > respond to treatment. In some cats, they just flat out take a > long time to respond to treatment for a UTI; those miserable > bacteria can be really stubborn. > > What is Lucy drinking for water? A course of distilled water (as > opposed to even spring water) might be helpful in trying to flush > her out. > > I know it's a tough decision; maybe just try her on antibiotics a > bit longer? > > Julie > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My cat Lucy has UTI symptoms, which i wrote about earlier-- > straining and > some blood. She was on baytril for 2 days with no changes, and has > been on > clavamox for 5 days and seems to be urinating less frequently but > still has some > blood. The local vet wants to ultrasound her for possible bladder > stones. I > fear possible lymphoma. She is eating fine and playing and > purring, though, and > does not seem to have any pain or discomfort. She hates car rides > but is not > so bad at the vet's once I get her out of the carrier and love her > up a bit. I > try everything--rescue remedy, felliway, letting her out of the > carrier in > the car (she tried to ride on the dashboard right in front of the > steering wheel > so i could not see, still screaming). She has never been out of my > hands at > the vet, which would be necessary for an ultrasound. If she has > lymphoma, I > would do steroids at least and probably try chemo, though the > local vet does not > seem to think she has this. Bladder stones apparently require > surgery, which > I do not think I would do unless she gets pain or it is life- > threatening, > since anesthesia can trigger the virus. I am wondering if maybe > she is just > taking longer to respond to antibiotics because she is positive? > > Have any of you had experience with these symptoms not responding > right away > to antibiotics but, in fact, just being a UTI? The vet got a small > urine > sample last time by scraping it off the pad in her carrier, and > said there were no > crystals. But it was a small sample, so maybe she just has those... > > To tell the truth, and i know this is not a reason to make > decisions by, I am > a bit horrified by having her belly shaved so soon after losing > Simon. I feel > like I will have PTSD every time I look at her. > > Michelle > > > > "I hold that! , the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is > to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " > > "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged > by the way its animals are treated." > > Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) > > > Paws Come WITH Claws!!! > > If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think > your decision to acquire a pet. > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! ? Get yours free! >
