Monday, July 11, 2005

Catastrophic Illness


Snickers, shown above with the blue collar, one of our year-old littermate cats from the animal shelter, started sneezing yesterday, became lethargic, then this morning suddenly went into respiratory distress, with moaning, painful respirations. We made an emergency run to the vet, where exam and x-rays didn't show a definite diagnosis, but she was a tiny bit better after antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. She's staying overnight for I.V. fluids and more antibiotics. Hopefully it's purely an infectious process with laryngospasm, and she'll have a shot at getting better, but it's pretty awful to have this normally cheerful and sweet little cat sitting in your lap, crying out with pain with every labored breath. Time will tell. On the trip to the vet, I suddenly felt something warm in my lap, and said that's the first time somebody else has peed my pants for me!Posted by Picasa

// posted by IBOY @ 1:40 PM
Comments:
It's obvious you were never a mother--or a pediatrician!
# posted by Blogger Kathy : July 11, 2005
 
Well, I was a gastroenterologist, so...
# posted by Blogger IBOY : July 11, 2005
 
I hope your kitty is okay! I'd be a nervous wreck.
# posted by Blogger Kasmira : July 12, 2005
 
Unfortunately, Snickers is not a lot better today, so this evening is undergoing sedated pharyngoscopy, looking for something like an abcess... kind of grim at this point.
Don
# posted by Blogger IBOY : July 12, 2005
 
I hope your companion will be okay, Don. As a fellow "cat person" I know how hard it is to have a sick little one (although I imagine all pet owners and/or parents can empathize as well...)

Best.

TF23
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 13, 2005
 
Post a Comment



<< Home

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?