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Christina Websell - 10 Aug 2004 11:34 GMT
Kitty has made it through the night, but vets are still concerned about her
as she will not eat.
Nothing particularly significant has shown up on the bloods, although it is
clear that there is *something* wrong with her.
More tests to follow and I can phone up again in about 5 hours time which
will drag..

What a kind and supportive bunch you all are.  Thank you so much.

Tweed
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Victor Martinez - 10 Aug 2004 13:52 GMT
> Kitty has made it through the night, but vets are still concerned about her
> as she will not eat.

We'll keep purring for her to get better soon.

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Karen Chuplis - 10 Aug 2004 14:59 GMT
> Kitty has made it through the night, but vets are still concerned about her
> as she will not eat.
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> Tweed
> (Boyfriend says hello)

Well, that is good news. Do you know what tests they *have* run? More
healing purrs on the way.
Adrian - 11 Aug 2004 17:48 GMT
> Kitty has made it through the night, but vets are still concerned
> about her as she will not eat.
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> Tweed
> (Boyfriend says hello)

Continuing purrs.
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Christina Websell - 11 Aug 2004 22:39 GMT
> > Kitty has made it through the night, but vets are still concerned
> > about her as she will not eat.
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>
> Continuing purrs.

Kitty has improved a little today.  She can now get up and down to
her-back-of- the- settee cushion and she is eating like a horse.
She can still only walk slowly and she obviously hurts.  If I walk near her,
when she is not in bed ;-) she gets herself under the stool so I cannot bump
into her.  Another sign that she hurts.  Normally if I bump into her, she
just spits at me!

Usually she likes to sleep on her side, curled in the upside downy head
position. At the moment she only feels comfortable to meatloaf but with her
chin on the cushion.

The vet rang today to see how she was, and I explained.  I can take her back
for an anti-inflammatory injection for pain relief if I feel it is
necessary.  I have to weigh this up against how much fright and stress
another trip to TED will cause.
I will take her if I think she needs it, otherwise, a glancing blow from a
car causes bruising and it hurts for a week or ten days and she will recover
from it in that timescale.  That's what I now think happened to her.
I have foxes visit here too, after my poultry, but I doubt they would try to
take Kitty FC in her usual mood..she would rip them limb from limb.  She
might be tiny but she is very brave.
Dogs, I don't think so.  Not overnight.
Car, I think.  How unlucky, as there are not many cars go by and she hardly
ever goes out "on the front" having so much land and fields to roam in at
the back.

Tweed
jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 11 Aug 2004 23:32 GMT
> Kitty has improved a little today.  She can now get up and down to
> her-back-of- the- settee cushion and she is eating like a horse.
> She can still only walk slowly and she obviously hurts... (SNIP)

> I will take her if I think she needs it, otherwise, a glancing blow
> from a car causes bruising and it hurts for a week or ten days and
> she will recover from it in that timescale.  That's what I now think
> happened to her.

Did the vet check her over for possible internal bleeding? That's the
only thing I would be really nervous about - discomfort and pain she'll
recover from, and you can get her some pain-killers if needed. They did
x-ray her for broken bones, right? (Sorry, I didn't see every post on
this situation.) But internal bleeding is harder to catch. You might want
to check her gums to make sure they're still pink - if they're getting
whitish, that might mean she's losing blood.

Sorry to be an alarmist, but if she did suffer an impact from a car,
that is a possibility.

I'm glad she seems to be getting better, and it's a great sign that she's
eating again!

Poor baby! Purrs for her recovery,

Joyce

PS - I wonder if you could go to the vet yourself and get the pain
medication and a syringe, and administer the shot yourself? You might
ask the vet if this is something you'd be qualified to do. That way
you can get her some pain relief without taking her on another stressful
trip to the vet.
Christina Websell - 11 Aug 2004 23:56 GMT
>  > Kitty has improved a little today.  She can now get up and down to
>  > her-back-of- the- settee cushion and she is eating like a horse.
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> to check her gums to make sure they're still pink - if they're getting
> whitish, that might mean she's losing blood.

Don't worry, Joyce, that is one thing the vet checked immediately and
re-checked while she was in hospital.  Her gums are pink.
They decided not to x-ray her (anaesthetic risk as she is so old) after
manipulating all her limbs.
The high glucose blood result was because of shock.  The rest of it was
fine - and I'm very glad to know that such an old girl has no liver or
kidney problems.
I think she is just very badly bruised.
How lucky she was to survive "whatever-it-was" and get all her purrs and
prayers.
She has now turned slightly on her side on her cushion :-) perhaps a sign
she doesn't hurt quite so much.  I hope so.

Tweed
jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 12 Aug 2004 00:54 GMT
> Don't worry, Joyce, that is one thing the vet checked immediately and
> re-checked while she was in hospital.  Her gums are pink.
> They decided not to x-ray her (anaesthetic risk as she is so old) after
> manipulating all her limbs.

Oh, whew!!! I'm really glad to hear this.

> I think she is just very badly bruised.

Sounds like it.

> She has now turned slightly on her side on her cushion :-) perhaps a sign
> she doesn't hurt quite so much.  I hope so.

Me, too!

Glad to hear she is progressing.

Joyce
Howard Berkowitz - 12 Aug 2004 07:10 GMT
>  > Kitty has improved a little today.  She can now get up and down to
>  > her-back-of- the- settee cushion and she is eating like a horse.
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> you can get her some pain relief without taking her on another stressful
> trip to the vet

Actually, several relevant anti-inflammatories, such as prednisone or
piroxicam, could be given by mouth and be about as effective as by
injection. The only real reason to inject (unless she can't be pilled)
is if there's a specific inflamed area into which a corticosteroid can
be injected.
 
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