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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005We may lose Speckles
Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take her to the vet this afternoon (they're open for a few hours on Sunday). But by evening she was barfing almost non-stop, only bile and liquids, and refusing all foods offered. Can't let her be miserable any longer and took her to the ER. Bloodwork was good, excellent heart, kidneys, liver, lungs. Then the X-ray. There is an unidentified mass in her stomach. Requires surgery to remove the obstruction. She is still at the ER where she is being stabilized with IV, medication, etc., and we are to pick her up this afternoon to take her to her regular vet for the surgery. Without it, she will die. With it, she could die from anesthetic or surgery. She is a frail, 7-pound, 15-year old kitty. I'm terrorized just at the thought of the anesthesia alone. If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her way. Thank you much. Jeanne Dear Jeanne, Am 09.10.2005 schrieb JBHajos: > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. healing purrs come over to Speckles from our catgang. They gathered in the bedroom for a meatloaf-meditation. Purrs to you Inge and the catgang  SignatureCatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. The cats here are sending their best healing purrs, and I'm sending my best positive vibes. I know what you're feeling, Jeanne. Wish I could do something more to help. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Heartfelt purrs coming your and Speckles' way, Jeanne. Christine > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne I'm sooo sorry about your kitty, I'll pray with Tiger. Healing purrs coming from Tiger and I. > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne Lots of purrs for Speckles. Even though she is quite old, with successful treatment she should have lots of quality time left. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Lots of purrs for Speckles. Even though she is quite old, with successful treatment she should have lots of quality time left. I hope you're right. Maybe speckles will be more lucky then Peeper was. She was my black kitty, she passed a few years ago. Without it, she will > die. With it, she could die from anesthetic or surgery. She is a > frail, 7-pound, 15-year old kitty. I'm terrorized just at the thought > of the anesthesia alone.//// Purrs, prayers, and many good thoughts that she'll come through this OK. Helen M > take her to her regular vet for the surgery. Without it, she will > die. With it, she could die from anesthetic or surgery. She is a > frail, 7-pound, 15-year old kitty. I'm terrorized just at the thought > of the anesthesia alone. Prayers for Speckles to pull through. -- "In 2005, the refining margin...has exceeded $20 per barrel, far above the long-term average of $6. That has meant record profits for oil companies and refiners" NYT 2005/09/11 > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne {{{{{{{{{{Jeanne}}}}}}}}}} Purrs coming that Speckles goes through the surgery well and recovers quickly. The anesthesia they use now-a-days (isoflurane(sp?)) is very good - they come out of it very quickly after it is stopped. Bandit went through anesthesia 3 times in 3 weeks at 15-years-old and she did fine! Hugs, CatNipped > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. Lots and lots of purrs for a successful surgery to remove the foreign object! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com No you won't. Not with so many purring their hearts out for her. You must refuse to worry because worry will not help either you or Speckles. You and your vets are doing the best that can be done for her, and even if it's her time to leave her physical body, she'll remain with you in spirit. Purrs, purrayers and gentle headbutts on the way for Speckles and you, Jeanne. We shall light a healing candle for her today. Please keep us informed. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. > > Jeanne Hoping she pulls through okay. *hugs* helen s > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > frail, 7-pound, 15-year old kitty. I'm terrorized just at the thought > of the anesthesia alone. Big purrs for Speckles coming up. Susan M Otis and Chester >Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate >nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne BIG, BIG purrs, for her, Jeanne. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > frail, 7-pound, 15-year old kitty. I'm terrorized just at the thought > of the anesthesia alone. > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. > Jeanne My prayers for Speckles recovery and for you too. Judith SignatureJudith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. Purrs and prayers that Speckles lives to a ripe old age. Lily & her mama Jazz, RB SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate nothing > the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take her to the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Jeanne We are sending heartfelt miracle purrs for Speckles wellbeing. MLB > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Jeanne Purrs for a removable obstruction. It reminds me of Grant though. I hope it is not that. :( > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. > > Jeanne Miracle purrs coming up. Try not to worry too much about the anaesthetic (she says..the one who was convinced she would die under it herself!) there have been great strides in safe anaesthesia for elderly animals in the last few years. Tweed > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. Healing thoughts and good energy are being sent to Speckles. Candace > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. GINORMOUS (if tardy) purrs for little Speckles from us lot Gordon, Bandit, Snowball & Claudius (With added woofs from Raki the d-pet) Since everything but the X-ray is so good, we are hoping and purring that the surgery will be uneventful and that Speckles will recover completely and really soon. Lots of best wishes - we are thinking of Speckles and you, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne >If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her >way. Thank you much. Betty is sending her purrs that the removal of the mass will go smoothly. Bad reactions to anesthesia seems to be the exception. And Speckles must've been put under at least once before in her life if she's spayed. >If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her >way. Thank you much. > > Jeanne Power purrs and many prayers are winging your way! Hugs, -- CATherine > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne Got big-league purrs coming from Smokey and Mistletoe. We're hoping for the best for Speckles. Sam > > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > > way. Thank you much. > > > > Jeanne Many purrs for Speckles. --Fil > > > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > > > way. Thank you much. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > --Fil Blessings heading your way. Aww, poor Speckles. Many healing purrs for her and hugs for her hoomins. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne Mega-purrs are on their way, and a hug for you. ((((((((((Jeanne)))))))))) SignatureJoy > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne (snipped) > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. > > Jeanne We are purring very, very hard for Speckles, and for you. Please keep us posted. ------ Krista > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne Good thoughts on the way for you and Speckles. Remember that vets do operate successfully on more and more cats of that age nowadays - it's not as risky as it used to be. > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. > > Jeanne Oh, that's so frightening! You can be sure that all six of our furkids will be sending their best power-purrs for Speckles. Dan <snip> > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. > > Jeanne Laku's quiet but persistent purrs and Nico's bursts of power-drill-purrs headed your way. SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > If you will, please ask your kitties to send some miracle purrs her > way. Thank you much. Thea & Bono sending their best purrs best Lena Signaturelewe lewemi at yahoo dot se | cats' pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi >Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate >nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne Oh, {{{{Jeanne}}}}}. I am so sorry. I have not seen any updates, so I hope Speckles is home now and doing well. You are in my thoughts. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) Did anyone hear? -Rhonda > Speckles seemed out of sorts the last few days. Yesterday she ate > nothing the entire day. She vomited several times. I decided to take [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jeanne > Did anyone hear? -Rhonda > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Jeanne yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. >yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. I'm sorry I didn't update sooner. Speckles did well and, barring a relapse, we can bring her home this afternoon. We got the results about 2:00 pm yesterday and I'd prepared a "yippey, hooray, happy dancing" report for RPCA - then I read about Willow and didn't have the heart to express all that elation when M.Elizabeth was hurting so badly. So thought I'd update today. Speckles spent Saturday night in the ER ICU being stabilized. She was sent to her regular vet Sunday afternoon. I read the ER chart and the vet discussed it at length. The prognosis was grave, Speckles was not a viable candidate for surgery, removing the mass would leave her with less than half of her stomach, she'd need a 200-mile trip to have radiation/chemo, etc, etc, etc, and rather than cause her more pain and stress, euthanasia was advised. I vetoed that and opted for the surgery - I *had* to give Speck at least half a fighting chance. She was scheduled for first-thing-in-the-morning surgery Monday and I'd be called when they were finished. I didn't hear until 2:00 pm - I was frantic with worry till then - what an awful morning!! Good news!! The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. This sort of reminded me of Helen's Francis. All your "miracle purrs" worked wonders and I thank you most sincerely. I am indeed grateful for your care and concern. Love you all - Jeanne The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign > hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and > weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. Happy dancing I am so glad to hear this! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign > hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and > weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. Happy dancing I am so glad to hear this! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >> yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne I'm so *happy* to read this :-) I hope Speckles still has /many/ years of happy healthy life ahead of her. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk <> > She was scheduled for first-thing-in-the-morning surgery Monday and > I'd be called when they were finished. I didn't hear until 2:00 pm - [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > This sort of reminded me of Helen's Francis. indeed. a hairball, I would have thought they could tell the differnce anyway, very happy to hear she's safely at home yay!! best Lena Signaturelewe lewemi at yahoo dot se | cats' pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi > She was scheduled for first-thing-in-the-morning surgery Monday and > I'd be called when they were finished. I didn't hear until 2:00 pm - > I was frantic with worry till then - what an awful morning!! Good > news!! The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign > hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and > weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. Sooooo glad you opted for the surgery! WTG, Speckles! SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Sooooo glad you opted for the surgery! WTG, Speckles! Did you ever think you would be so glad to see a big disgusting hairball? Wonderful news. --Fil >> Sooooo glad you opted for the surgery! WTG, Speckles! > > Did you ever think you would be so glad to see a big disgusting > hairball? I thought that myself. How much better to have surgery for a massive hairball than *you know what* Tweed# > The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign >hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and >weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. What lovely news! You must be in alt. SignatureWayne, with special purrformances by Will and Heidi Oh yeah. I was so worried. With us it was the opposite. We thought Grant had a hairball (and he did, but it was because of the stomach cancer) and I had to give the nod to put him to sleep. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO elated for you and Speckles :) > >yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne >>yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Love you all - Jeanne I am so happy to hear this! Big smiles and hugs all around. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) I bet you've never been so happy to see a (yuk) hairball in your life. And I bet you wanted to throw that recommendation for euth. back in that Dr.'s fact (or mail him the hairball LOL)! >> yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne >I bet you've never been so happy to see a (yuk) hairball in your life. > >And I bet you wanted to throw that recommendation for euth. back in that >Dr.'s fact (or mail him the hairball LOL)! It's true! I mean, any doctor can make a misdiagnosis, but making such a recommendation when there was even the smallest chance that it was a hairball - just doesn't sound right to me. > We got the results > about 2:00 pm yesterday and I'd prepared a "yippey, hooray, happy > dancing" report for RPCA - then I read about Willow and didn't have > the heart to express all that elation when M.Elizabeth was hurting so > badly. So thought I'd update today. That was so thoughtful of you, even though I'm sure M Elizabeth would be happy for you. > She was scheduled for first-thing-in-the-morning surgery Monday and > I'd be called when they were finished. I didn't hear until 2:00 pm - > I was frantic with worry till then - what an awful morning!! Good > news!! The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign > hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and > weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. I cried out loud when I read this. I'm sooooo happy that she's okay and it was just a hairball. What a huge honking hairball though. Ugh. > All your "miracle purrs" worked wonders and I thank you most > sincerely. I am indeed grateful for your care and concern. I believe that these are miracle purrs here. Susan M Otis and Chester > She was scheduled for first-thing-in-the-morning surgery Monday and > I'd be called when they were finished. I didn't hear until 2:00 pm - > I was frantic with worry till then - what an awful morning!! Good > news!! The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign > hairball!!! I was really hoping that might just possibly be the case! We're all so relieved & happy for you. BTW plaudits for your sensitivity at this sad time of Willow's passing: I too have deferred posting a happy Claudius story for a few days: it seems insensitive just now. Purrs for Speckles' full and fast recovery. Gordon & the FF >>yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne Continuing purrs for a speedy and complete recovery. MLB >>yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Love you all - Jeanne Good news indeed! Speckles must feel such relief, as you do. Purrs, -- CATherine wonderful News!!!! hope she's with us for many years to come, brave little cat!!! SignatureThere are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway > >yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne >She was scheduled for first-thing-in-the-morning surgery Monday and >I'd be called when they were finished. I didn't hear until 2:00 pm - >I was frantic with worry till then - what an awful morning!! Good >news!! The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign >hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and >weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. How wonderful! We definitely do have miracles here from time to time. It was a sad coincidence what happened to Willow at the same time, but don't feel bad about the timing - it's good to have a counterbalance. When Betty was diagnosed with cancer, it was good to read about other cats here who had better diagnoses. > How wonderful! We definitely do have miracles here from time to time. > It was a sad coincidence what happened to Willow at the same time, but > don't feel bad about the timing - it's good to have a counterbalance. > When Betty was diagnosed with cancer, it was good to read about other > cats here who had better diagnoses. I've sometimes hesitated to post happy posts when someone has suffered a loss or had bad news, but then I remember how it was when Nikki died and coming here and reading happy posts and how it made me feel better. It gave a feeling that life does go on, however much it felt like it ended that day. Scritches to Betty. How is she now? SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >I've sometimes hesitated to post happy posts when someone has suffered a >loss or had bad news, but then I remember how it was when Nikki died and >coming here and reading happy posts and how it made me feel better. It >gave a feeling that life does go on, however much it felt like it ended >that day. Scritches to Betty. How is she now? How is Betty? Thank you for asking - she's awfully cute. :) The cancer in her jaw seems to be contained for the moment. It's not shrinking, but it seems a bit shocked by the barrage of treatments. Most of Betty's chin fur has fallen out because of the radiation treatments she went through, making her look like she's 0.1% Sphynx. She was supposed to get another dose of chemo yesterday, but it was postponed because her white blood cell count dropped below their safe threshold. Despite that, she's very fine. Betty says she doesn't need white blood cells or chin fur to run around like crazy, eat like a pig, and beg for cuddles! :) > How is Betty? Thank you for asking - she's awfully cute. :) > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > need white blood cells or chin fur to run around like crazy, eat like > a pig, and beg for cuddles! :) Awww! So glad to hear she is feeling so well (must be feeling good if she's zooming). SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki "Takayuki" <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> wrote in message > The cancer in her jaw seems to be contained for the moment. It's not > shrinking, but it seems a bit shocked by the barrage of treatments. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > need white blood cells or chin fur to run around like crazy, eat like > a pig, and beg for cuddles! :) I'm glad to read that she's so happy :-) Susan M Otis and Chester >> I've sometimes hesitated to post happy posts when someone has >> suffered a loss or had bad news, but then I remember how it was when >> Nikki died and coming here and reading happy posts and how it made >> me feel better. It gave a feeling that life does go on, however much >> it felt like it ended that day. Scritches to Betty. How is she now? > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > need white blood cells or chin fur to run around like crazy, eat like > a pig, and beg for cuddles! :) It's good to hear she's doing well. Hugs and purrs, -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album I'm so glad to hear Betty is enjoying life to the fullest and we hope she will continue to do so for a very long time. Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for the treatments to work, Polonca and Soncek > How is Betty? Thank you for asking - she's awfully cute. :) > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > need white blood cells or chin fur to run around like crazy, eat like > a pig, and beg for cuddles! :) Tak wrote: How is Betty? Thank you for asking - she's awfully cute. :) The cancer in her jaw seems to be contained for the moment. It's not shrinking, but it seems a bit shocked by the barrage of treatments. Most of Betty's chin fur has fallen out because of the radiation treatments she went through, making her look like she's 0.1% Sphynx. She was supposed to get another dose of chemo yesterday, but it was postponed because her white blood cell count dropped below their safe threshold. Despite that, she's very fine. Betty says she doesn't need white blood cells or chin fur to run around like crazy, eat like a pig, and beg for cuddles! :) ========================================== Spicey is purring and I'm praying for Betty. Suz&Spicey <snipped> Good news!! The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign > hairball!!! Speckles is a tough little old lady, thank Bast, and > weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing great. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne That's great, Jeanne! So happy it was not more serious. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > The Big C was a blasted, gorgeous, beautiful benign > hairball!!! See, I told you the purrs would do the trick. There's a big lesson in your story. I had no idea hairballs could get so big and nasty but I sure am glad to learn it in case I run into a similarly stoopid vet someday. Hooray for Speckles and you! May she recover from her surgery in record time. Excellent news! I was hoping it would turn out to be a hairball. I'm so glad you opted for the surgery! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Hooray! I'm so glad to hear Speckles came through so well! And I'm glad it was nothing WORSE than a naughty old hairball. Losing poor Willow was sad, I'm glad that we didn't have TWO RPCA cats depart over the bridge. I hope Speckles will recovery swiftly and completely from her experience. Melissa > She was scheduled for first-thing-in-the-morning surgery Monday and > I'd be called when they were finished. I didn't hear until 2:00 pm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > weathered the anesthesia, recovery was quick, and she was doing > great. I just read both your original post and this one. I am so glad Speckles is well! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I'm so very happy to hear Specles' problem was "just" a hairball. It's so important to not give up too soon. Lots of healing purrs and best wishes for Specles, Polonca and Soncek > >yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne I'm sorry That I didn't read this soon enough to send purrs. Its wonderful that it was a hairball insted of a tumor. Purrs for a fast recovery. Suz&Spicey I'm glad she did great, but why didn't then do evasive endoscope? Would have been cheaper and not surgery. Gina >>yes...how is speckles doing....we're getting worried out here.. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Love you all - Jeanne >I'm glad she did great, but why didn't then do evasive endoscope? Would have >been cheaper and not surgery. >Gina Good question, Gina. And it was suggested but, for some odd reason or another, neither the ER nor our regular vet has an endoscope! So surgery was the only way to find out what it was. Sure wish it could have been easier on Speckles - so far she's doing quite well though. Thanks for your concern. Jeanne Jeanne Hajos spamguard:( u is i, and not is net) === "Anger improves nothing except the arch of a cat's back." --- Coleman Cox My SETI team: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_125874.html <snip> > My SETI team: > http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_125874.html I've clicked on this link several times, I always get: HTTP 404 - File not found SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk ><snip> >> My SETI team: >> http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_125874.html > >I've clicked on this link several times, I always get: HTTP 404 - File not >found Oops! To my knowledge, you're the first poster to ever try to access this SETI thing, so didn't realize there is a problem. I checked it out and, lo and behold, there's a *big* snafu with my account cut off due to BOINC changes, etc. We now have to re-do the whole thing and spend most of the morning trying to clear it up. Will have to pay more attention in the future - I've been sending/receiving SETI data for a little over four years with no apparent problem but it's a biggy now. Meanwhile, I've deleted the reference from my sig line, at least until I get back on board. Many thanks for the heads up!!! Jeanne |
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