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.

Comments

[thoraofthenord.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it went well! Vet bills are a pain. We went through a bunch of bills when we first got our second kitten; she had an ulcer on her eye that ruptured, plus then a serious case of ear mites, a huge allergic reaction to a banana spider that bit her on the nose when she was outside one day, and a year after that she "fell" on a box of glass (my mom did stained glass at one point). She needed like forty stitches on her tummy from that one. Let's just say she's well acquainted with the cone of shame. XD We won't even mention all the stupid things the horse does to himself...

But what vet leaves behind an ovary and part of the uterus?! Did they get their degree at certifymenow.com?

[end-of-the-mind.livejournal.com]

Ugh, horses. My friend's has tried, not once but TWICE, to remove his left front hoof. He thought the grass was greener so he leeeeeeeaned and pawed and WHAM. Barbed wire around the hoof. He panicked, digging the wire in so deep he nearly lost the hoof at the joint.

I'm pleased to report he's made a full recovery from BOTH incidents, and will no longer go within 4 feet of a fenceline. Dumb beast >.< TWICE!

[thoraofthenord.livejournal.com]

Wow. Glad he's okay at least! My guy got his leg stuck under a wire (non-barbed fence). He slid on the ice and wiped out. It was extremely close to being a grizly injury, but despite being a very deep gash, was totally superficial. Other than that, tree branch in eye, odd stifle hemotomas that no one can explain (on the *inside* of his stifle). Oh, and then developing very odd reactions to vaccines months after he gets them. I love that one. Also, jumping and getting the pole stuck between his legs (which sent me to the ER). Also a fun one. At least his are just stupid/random and not (so far--KNOCK ON WOOD) truly serious.

[end-of-the-mind.livejournal.com]

Aaaah, ponies. They're kind of dumb for being so smart sometimes. Like gifted children, I guess. We love 'em anyway, huh?

Glad you made it out of the ER okay! My one serious injury was my own fault at least.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I've known horses to do some shocking things to themselves! Caught in fences, rubbing injuries, all sorts.

And wow, 'fell on a box of glass' is horrifying. :( But also? Doesn't surprise me, kittens seem to be able to do everything in their power to try and kill themselves. Most of the time it's fine, but when it's not, it's really really not.

[thoraofthenord.livejournal.com]

It was ridiculous. All that stuff is in the basement, and she's usually terrified of the basement. What struck me most about the whole thing was I was at college at the time, and my parents didn't even tell me about it until I came home for an extended weekend and was like, "Why does Callie have a cone on her and a huge row of stitches on her shaven fat tummy?" Yeah. Cats are truly bizarre about that sort of thing. Our other cat Mister Pantaloons (very Moet-like in personality from what it sounds like--even does the same ROWR ROWR RAAWWR? cry) has always been fine. He was a stray, so he probably is a bit wiser/survivalist, but yeah.