kitty ER

[elk]

fast relief for all of you....
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[sbctwin]

Smilingcat, how is the kitty doing today? How is your partner doing? Any You?

[Pax]

Wow, what a traumatic experience! Hope you both are doing better this morning and the poor little kitty gets all fixed up today.

[smilingcat]

Thank you everyone. Well the poor boy stayed an extra day at the hospital. Yesterday he started to get a fever, an indication of infection. So he stayed and they gave him intravenous anti-biotics. We took an aggresive stance on the infection because we didn't want to take a chance seeing how badly his mouth was lacerated. yes they stitched him up as best they could. Yesterday, when we visited him, one side of his face was all puffed up, like a tennis ball. Anti-inflamatory, pain med, anti-biotic... poor thing was seriously medicated. Still talkative though.

We picked him up today around lunch time and he seemed to be in no worse shape. He did enamour the staff at the clinic. they thought he was cute and a handful. bit of an understatement really. When we came home he was EYEING the sewing machine. good grief.

He is going back to our regular vet on Tuesday for a follow up.

Well this boy has used up three of his young lives already. Month and half ago he was in ICU for two days with his sister Unknown viral infection and dangerously high fever. Both their bodies were iced down to cool them down to safe body temperature.

Well I won't be buying a new bike this year. That's okay. Little kitty's life is more important to us.

when I have a chance I wil post his cute picture.

Oh. both my partner and I have had tetinus shots and its still current. So thank you for the reminder.

Smilingcat,

[bmccasland]

Smilingcat - as a fur parent who has kitties that have "helped" me sew, I feel your pain. Around here we joke about making boat payments for our vets. I think I'm buying a wing in the new hospital my vet is currently building. Not too long ago some friends were over and I pointed out the armoir that wasn't in my livingroom storing the TV, satelite dish box, and various DVD's etc. They didn't get it... Vet bills took priority over furniture. The clutter will just have to do for a while longer.

Hope your silly boy gets better soon, and stays AWAY from the sewing machine!! Do you have some nice sparkly trim to chase??

[PinkPilot]

Holy cow!! Poor poor kitty!!!! And still eyeing the sewing machine to boot. Kittens are fearless! And quite insane. Speedy recovery to all of you - good news on the tetanus, too. The only other thing they told me (dog bite) is to make sure you keep cleaning/disinfecting the wound. But, they've probably healed up a lot by now since this actually happened a week ago.

[sandra]

I'm just now seeing this because we were at the ER vet and regular vet ourselves. Our pets have had a time the last few days. I hope your cat is getting better and gives up sewing!

My neighbor was remarking tonight that the reason he is still driving a 10 year old car and a 10 year old truck is because of his former pet bills.