[Doody]

Oh, I'll try a short version.

Early this morning, Chewie (my large polydactyl cat) was choking in the hallway and spitting up. Went to check on him and he had a 2-foot length of dental floss coming out of his mouth. I soon discovered it went down his throat.

My vet wasn't open yet so rushed him to a university vet. After almost 2 hours they told me they were certain his intestines were all jumbled up from taking the floss into the intestinal system and that the surgery would be over $2000.

Well I just burst out crying. They ended up calling my vet at that point, explained what was going on and I talked to his nurse who said it would be about $500, with no guarantee but that I could make payments.

(As it was, it had already cost me $250+ at the university vet.) So now I'll have another $500 on top of that! oi vey

So, bundled up Chewie and took him out there and my vet had forgotten how huge Chewie is and almost refused to do it. He said it would be like operating on an over 300-lb human.

Anyway, he also said Chewie might have to be put down, depending on how badly the intestines were involved.

I had come in here to ask for prayers! but just got a call from the nurse saying they had closed Chewie up, he was alive, and would have to stay with them til next week.

The floss had made it all the way into his large intestine. They had to cut open the intestines in 6 different places in order to get all of it out. It took an incision from his chest all the way down into the abdomen.

I'm still so sick to my stomach after all this but...Chewie is alive!

This is Chewie. He's bigger than Bruna.


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[Curious]

(((((((Doody & Chewie)))))))

Lots of prayers and hugs.
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[just drea]

Doody....I know what you are going thru! One of our chihuahua's found a backdoor way into Daddy's workshop...ate some copper wire strands that had fallen on the floor. One night he started doing a funny head-stand dance and vomiting. We rushed to the on call vets office...20 miles away.
They xrayed him and said they thought he had pancreatitis, and that he was in no danger, just take him to our vet in the morning...and 350.00 later we left.
The next morning I was in the parking lot when the vet unlocked the door, gave them the xray, and they said why didnt they operate???


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they showed me the films and said...these are foreign objects...Alex needs surgery STAT! Took them hours, they found 1 lil piece of wire, which was like a needle, the other they couldn't find. We had to pray it would pass. So, in church I lifted my chihuahua for prayers....we went on poop inspection patrol every day...and 3 days later the other piece of wire passed!

Im glad your baby is gonna be getting better...if I could I'd send you the money today...

[Doody]

((Curious)) thank you.
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Havin a hard time, just keep bursting into tears!
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Chewie is one of those sweetest cats alive. He just lives to give love and get love, it's all he wants. (Well, except obviously wants food as well.)

Chewie is the one who since I took him in as a baby, lays behind my head on the pillow every night and head butts, kneads and purrs until he falls. asleep.

[Lara]

aww, Doody. You've had so much happening and now this has happened. It's just awful. I'm so sorry. I hope he makes a fast recovery. You take care of yourself there. Too much on your plate at present. Know that we're all thinking about you there.
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[Doody]

Thank you Just Drea and Lara. I gotta go rest my head for a bit, it hurts.

Thanks so much.

[Kitty]

Lordy, Doody...you've been through the ringer with the animals!! Your cat looks very much like my Gracie...size wise. Gracie is gray but she weighs well over 20 pounds. It's all I can do to lift her.

I'm so glad the operation was successful and Chewie is on the road to recovery.

Isn't it amazing what we'll do for our furry family?! There's nothing I wouldn't do for either of my cats. Yes, I know they're animals but they're also part of our family and bring us so much happiness.

I'm still praying for Chewie...and you, too. Get some rest!!

[mrsD]

How awful....I want to help.

I'm sending you a PM.

Sending positive thoughts to your "baby".

[FeelinGoofy]

doody {{{{{HUGS}}}} you've been through so much lately... I'm so sorry about Chewie. I'll for sure say a prayer for him and you too....
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[Alffe]

Oh no! I'm just know reading about Chewie. I'm so sorry Doody, I know how much he means to you.
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