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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2006Sam Update 9:02 p.m. EDT
The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain meds through the night. He has his pain patch which should kick in by tomorrow and if everything continues well he should be able to come home tomorrow afternoon. The surgeon said that the tumor was much nastier than he expected. It was hard on the outside but very soft on the inside and had dissolved the rib bone it was attached to. He said, however, it was well encapsulated and he would be very surprised and disappointed to learn that he hadn't gotten all of it. Of course there is no way to know what might be floating around microscopically but things look very positive. It seems Sam has worked his magic on another vet clinic. The surgeon told me that throughout the entire day Sam watched everything that went on around him very carefully and that he has a lot of character. I'm not sure I mentioned that the emergency vet we went to a month ago that started all of this had written in his chart Very Nice Cat and underlined it twice. I think I'll go to bed now. I'm to call them tomorrow morning to find out if Sam can come home in the afternoon. I just want to hug his silly furry butt :) Thank you all for the purrs and good thoughts, you all helped us get through this. Julie > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie It sounds like he is doing the very best that could be expected. So glad the phone finally rang. Lots of extra purrs going out for him to have a good night and to be home ASAP. Jo YAY SAM! The purrs of a thousand cats all around the world are cheering you on. Tish (posting from google - hope it works!) > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie > YAY SAM! The purrs of a thousand cats all around the world are > cheering you on. > > Tish (posting from google - hope it works!) I have no doubt that all those purrs are what helped him make it through today! Thanks, Tish and Jo. Julie > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he > is breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Julie Yay, Sam! If you can do it, I can. My tumor is also affixed to my ribcage and thus they have to remove it and use surgical gauze to cover my gap after removing my ribs. If a cat can make it, I surely can! Thanks for the update, Julie. It was very inspiring, particularly to me. kili > Yay, Sam! If you can do it, I can. My tumor is also affixed to my > ribcage [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > kili Kili, You just make sure we know when you're going into the hospital and Sam will be able to send you extra special, been there/done that purrs. Sam gives high-fives and he'll send you a high-five as well. Julie Kili, you're feisty enough and optimistic enough that you are going to fly right through that surgery! Maybe we should send you little bags of Temptations to help you recover. Well, at least it would help Nurse Pua. Rhonda > Yay, Sam! If you can do it, I can. My tumor is also affixed to my ribcage > and thus they have to remove it and use surgical gauze to cover my gap after > removing my ribs. If a cat can make it, I surely can! Thanks for the > update, Julie. It was very inspiring, particularly to me. > > kili >> The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he >> is breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > kili We are purring for you too, Kilikini. TuTu and MLB > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie Whew! <big sigh of relief> Joy I'm so happy that things have turned out well. Tumours are such nasty things! Purrs still being sent. Dewi. > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie Glad to hear Julie! > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie > meds through the night. He has his pain patch which should kick in by > tomorrow and if everything continues well he should be able to come home > tomorrow afternoon. YAY! :) > The surgeon said that the tumor was much nastier than he expected. It was :( > of it. Of course there is no way to know what might be floating around > microscopically but things look very positive. That's good to hear! > :) Thank you all for the purrs and good thoughts, you all helped us get > through this. Keep us posted!  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 > I think I'll go to bed now. I'm to call them tomorrow morning to find out if > Sam can come home in the afternoon. I just want to hug his silly furry butt > :) Thank you all for the purrs and good thoughts, you all helped us get > through this. So glad he seems to have come through with flying colours. Funny thing, I woke up at the exact time your previous update had arrived at my server - 3.40 a.m. my time. I couldn't go to sleep again, so I finally got up, and rushed to the computer for an update. The cats were sleeping peacefully on and around my feet, but I can assure you, they were also purring. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. Hooray!!! :) Purrs for continued recovery so he can *come home* ASAP! Joyce >The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is >breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >:) Thank you all for the purrs and good thoughts, you all helped us get >through this. Sam is a wonderful kitty. It's a good thing they found that tumor and got it out in time! He's such a little sweetheart. > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. ... > Julie Sigh! What a relief ! We wish Sam a rapid and complete recovery. And you a good night's sleep. Annie Hi Julie, I'm glad Sam is doing so well! What a little trouper. That means everything that the vet is optimistic. If Sam can't come home tomorrow, I hope you are able to visit him. I'm sure that will perk him up. Hope he heals quickly, Rhonda > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. "Julie and Sam" wrote in message > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. Big recovery purrs for Sam from us lot! Gordon, Bandit, Snowball, Claudius & Raki > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he > is breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Julie Purrs for Sam to allowed home soon and for a rapid recovery. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is >breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Julie Thats wonderful news! Continued purrs for Sam and your frazzeled nerves. Randy PS Smokey says black cats are always very nice! :-) http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1 http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/ Julie, so glad to hear that Sam is doing well. We continue to pray and purr for him and for you. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie I was so glad to read this when I got home from work. I've been thinking about Sam today and hoping things were panning out okay. It's pretty good news if the vet thinks he got the whole tumour capsule without it breaking open. Lots of purrs from my two for "a very nice cat" to recover quickly and live until very old age. Tweed KFC, Boyfie > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE I need some good news today > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie Excellent. I knew it, from your earlier post last night, that he would be sailing through! VNC....a new set of letters to add to his name now: Sam, VNC What an accolade coming from a TED!! Happy thoughts being sent your way and to aid in Sam, VNC's rapid and uneventful recovery! --tension ask your vet about this, but once you have him home, during recovery, if ever you hear any wheezing on him, think *pain control* first. It might be the first sign since cats don't usually manifest pain very lightly or easily. On Fri 20 Oct 2006 02:09:06p, tension_on_the_wire wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:1161367746.139625.324290 @h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com): > ask your vet about this, but once you have him home, > during recovery, if ever you hear any wheezing on him, > think *pain control* first. It might be the first sign since > cats don't usually manifest pain very lightly or easily. That's so good to know! The only audible indications of pain I've heard from a cat is a groan. This from a cat (Marley, RB) who had megacolon and couldn't poop. Another sign of pain is the obvious licking, but since some do this so much it's hard to tell that it's from pain. SignatureCheryl > On Fri 20 Oct 2006 02:09:06p, tension_on_the_wire wrote in > rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:1161367746.139625.324290 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > -- > Cheryl Well, let me add this. This finding of post-op wheezing would be highly unusual in a cat who wasn't already asthmatic, and could indicate other dangers too, so it is sort of specific to Sam. Since we know he is asthmatic already, we would not necessarily be worried about those other causes quite as much as in a previously undiagnosed cat. Therefore pain becomes a more likely cause in his case. Although, come to think of it, if it happened post-op in any cat, one would still want to consider pain as a trigger, but there might be other causes too. --tension > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube > and he is breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they > will keep him on pain meds through the night. He has his pain > patch which should kick in by tomorrow and if everything > continues well he should be able to come home tomorrow > afternoon. <snip> I'm so glad he's doing well, and that the prognosis sounds good. You guys have been in my thoughts. SignatureCheryl thanks for the update. purrs continuing.. I wish him a quick recover so he can come home soon. fuga More purrs onthe way for you and Sam. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is > breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Julie >The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is >breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Julie I am so glad to hear this. Purrs for Sam's continuing recovery! Ginger-lyn and The Nine Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com 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) |
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