I'm so glad you found a vet that you like. That's half the battle. I hope you can get things straightened out....it's so stressful when one of our furbabies is sick. They can't verbalize how they feel and it's a guessing game. Hope things get better for you and Blitzen.
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Well, Blitzen is now on Zantac and Cisapride (which stimulates gastric emptying and intestinal movement). We are also continuing to use the Lactulose to keep her loosened up. We are turning all of her food into puree-style. . . like baby food. Next, and soon, she needs dental attention and at least one molar pulled. Poor thing. . .

Poor us. . . we will hit over $2500 in vet bills this year easily. . . .


A checker at the grocery store tonight asked how our kitty is, so I shared with her. All of a sudden the bag boy was chipping in his two cents worth . . . "it's only a cat" and "at some point you have to let them go" brought abrupt and stern rebuke from me. You can mash my fresh bread under my asparagus and ice cream in the bottom of my "green" canvas grocery bag . . . but don't you DARE insinuate that my cat is not worthy of a little extra effort. Not until you walk a mile in my shoes . . . .

. . . or come home from a 10 day vacation and have this happen right away

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Don't ya just hate that attitude?
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I got it once from a vet, of all people! Our Heinz cat (you know the type.... 57 different varieties!) had been hit by a car and had multiple fractures, in fact it was surprising that he survived at all. He was in the vetinary hospital for 2 weeks, including ICU for the first 3-4 days. The vet was surprised that we were prepared to pay all those bills for a non pedigree cat. It wasn't cheap, but we were both working, and hey! He was part of our family!

He was probably 2 years old then. He finally passed on due to old age. at 15 human years, withour ever needing any further extra-ordinary care.

Your cat looks very similar to the brother of the one i was describing. Our's like your's was called Esky.

What a sweet picture!!
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They know just how to make you feel loved (and guilty!). When I lived at home - before I got married - my cat curled up in the bathroom sink while I was taking a shower. I'd been gone for several days and had just gotten home.....she wasn't going to let me out of her sight!!

I know just how you feel about the vet bills. It'd be the last thing I need right now but I'd find a way to pay it. My pets are part of my family and I'd go hungry before they did. They depend on us....and contrary to what some people may think.....they're not disposable. I'd do whatever it took to afford the bill...including pleading my case to the vet!

I hope she feels better soon! Thank you for taking such good care of her.
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Blitzen is absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing that. Looks exactly like one of my best friend's cats!

I hope this medication works well, and as far as the bag boy....
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I've gone through some vet bills myself this year, and it was just be the grace of a friend that I could get one of the surgeries done. My cat, Chewie, ate an entire spool of dental floss and by the time I discovered it, the floss had worked it's way through his digestive system. The other end was hanging out of his mouth stuck on a tooth.

Major surgery and my vet was shocked that he lived, but he did! You can see my Chewie here, not his best picture, but you can see how huge he is next to my Bruna. My vet had to cut away a ton of fat to get to his intestines to start working to get the floss out! Chew had an incision from stem to stern!
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The college vet clinic quoted me $3000 to do his surgery. My vet did it for $1100. Sigh.
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We topped $4,000 for my BearBear....Chihuahua mix.....we've got it ALMOST 1/2 paid.....lets hope I can get the rest paid quick~