Photo/s of the day. (And an update on the state of Fentanyl Kitty).

[moonvoice]

What do you mean she got her drip out? She's high as a kite! - To which we said 'oh, it's nice to see she's as mischeivous doped up as she is sober.' She had removed her drip. Here she is, shaved everywhere, spacey. She needed a fentanyl patch for the pain. We're looking at between $1500 -> $2000 for costs; provided nothing goes wrong in recovery.






Which earnt her the nickname Fentanyl Kitty





High as a Kite - You can see on the chart that at the earliest, we're not going to be getting her home until tomorrow evening. She gets tested on foods tomorrow. Right now it's costing us $1500, but with observation, pain meds, drips and so on, it's looking to cost us closer to $2000 by the time this is all over and done with. Yes, they offer payment plans, but they ask for 50% upfront, which is still our savings.





SpaceMaybe - When I started talking to her soothingly, she started kneading her paws and reached out to me. The vet tech said I could stay all night and talk to all the animals! Poor Maybe. She had no idea what was going on.





Maybe Van Ravenstein - They spelt our last name wrong, but okay.





Problems - To the left you can see the two obstructions, they are pom poms (each about the size of a fat almond) from a cat toy that cost $10.00 - she played with it for two months before she decided to eat the pom poms yesterday. She threw one up. Because we caught it so early, no bowel had to be removed, the vet was very pleased. On the right you can see the complete ovary and part of the uterus that the vet who sterilised her missed. Because of this, it is likely she was producing some level of unspayed cat hormones, and may have even gone into heat, without being able to do anything about it.





Oh baby girl, we'll see you soon - when I said goodbye to her, she started kneading her paws again. I wish I could stay.





Long day - Waiting for Dr. Barry to come out and talk to us about what to expect. The days when she's going to show signs of infection and leakage are days three to five - when we have her home - the symptoms will be throwing up and abdominal pain. It's unlikely, because we caught it so early, her bowels were 'fresh', and they seem pretty on the ball with care. But it's good to know. The surgeon who actually worked on Maybe (and noticed the ovary/uterus lining) was called Ariadne. Which I liked. I said thank you to the surgeon, but I'll be saying thank you to the deity too.





Thank you guys, for all being so amazing with this stuff. We all say thank you. Well, except for Maybe, who probably has the munchies or something, or is right now trying to remove her drip, like the Maybe we've come to know and love.

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[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

Oh, they had Maybe on the "good stuff", you can see it in her eyes! :D Poor girl, the issue will come when she's feeling better but still can't move much. I know you don't need any extra costs in your life right now, but you might find it worth your while to invest in one of those wire collapsable dog crates () if you don't already have something similar. Because they're enclosed on all sides the cat can't decide to try to jump out or climb while she's healing, and they're well ventilated, light, conveniently fold flat for storage, and easy to clean -- you can just put the whole thing in the bath and disinfect it. I have two for the boy, and vastly prefer them to the hard bodied plastic varieties. One can get them very cheaply used here, too.

I'm really not surprised by the dangerous nature of the cat toys, frankly. At least two thirds of what is marketed as dog toys is potentially lethal as well, and should only be given where appropriate, and then supervised, too. Even then it's problematic, because it only takes a second for an animal to get into trouble -- but what's the alternative? Raising them with no toys whatsoever? Then you're virtually guaranteed that they'll *find* something completely unsuitable to play with. :D These are the the conundrums of living with a companion animal... (http://www.thepetstoreonline.com/deluxeedition.html)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Oh, they had Maybe on the "good stuff", you can see it in her eyes!

I'm really glad they did, she was in a lot of pain. It was awful holding her when the vet was palpating the abdomen and got to the obstruction. He made a very worried face, and my heart broke, because Maybe was just very distressed. I am so glad it's out of her now, and the pain she's in is - fingers crossed - healing pain, and not 'obstruction' pain.

I will be very happy when she takes food.

I literally don't know if we can afford a collapsible crate right now, even a cheap one. I have $36 in all my accounts, to last me until Monday for everything - food, petrol, everything. I had to clean out my accounts for this.

I have money in Paypal, but that won't clear into my bank accounts until about the same day (and maybe later), so we'll need to figure something out in the meantime, because she will be home before Monday.

At least I'm home 24/7. And we recently invested in some more microfleece throw rugs for the cats (and ourselves), so I can make some comfortable beds on the floor in a couple of rooms and supervise.

but what's the alternative? Raising them with no toys whatsoever?

I was thinking 'oh god, what did she get into,' and when Glen and I realised it was a cat toy we were horrified. I mean you try and be good parents getting these toys to help keep them stimulated, and it almost killed her. :/

We'll still be getting toys, but I'm rethinking what I have to get. I think most 'cat toys' will be off the market now. Thankfully City Farmers has the complete range of Kong cat toys, and I trust Kong more than I trust other brands.

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

You don't absolutely need the collapsible crate, they're just handy, particularly later when she's feeling mobile but shouldn't jump around because the injury is still healing. You could also try your local Freecycle (http://groups.freecycle.org/freecycleperth/description) or even ask the rescue you adopted her from to lend you one, as you wouldn't need it for longer than a month or so.

Do you mean you can't get money from Paypal before Monday? That's not very functional on their part -- or is it the bank being conservative? I know that they're certainly inconsistent here. When it comes to taking money they do it instantly, but not when it comes to giving it. Barbarians... and not the good kind.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

It's the bank, it takes between 3 -> 5 business days for it to clear. And as today is Thursday here, and the weekend doesn't count as business days - Monday would be the absolute earliest.

We'll see what the vet suggests as well, they might be able to help out there too. If they can include a crate in the overall cost we can pay it off on the payment plan. Either way, we'll figure something out. :)