I've just taken a very anguished phone call from Charleen (2am her
time, 6am my time!) because Four was rushed to the emergency vet.

Charleen has been in hospital since Tuesday because she started having
seizures, and when she got home at 10pm yesterday evening and went to
feed Four, she found him collapsed and paralysed in one of his back
legs. He's also lost 1.5lbs in 10 days. David, her DH, had told her
that Four wasn't eating while she was in hospital, but because she's
the one who normally feeds him and David is not normally around, she
put it down to a change in carer.

She took him straight to the Emergency vet (who was aparently next to
useless) who wanted $800 straight up to run tests, X-rays etc and who
told her it was all to do with FIV. She was a bit circumspect at this
and she instead has had Four made comfortable with fluids etc, and
will be going to her own vet at 7.30am because he knows Four and will
not charge the earth to treat him. At this point, we have no idea what
may be wrong although it dies sound like Four has a thrombosis in his
back leg from the symptoms she describes.

Please could both Charleen and Four have some major purrs?? Charleen
is clearly unwell herself, and all she is doing is stressing about
Four and the fact she hasn't updated everyone in the last few days and
so everyone will be thinking she's run off with the money they donated
for vet care for Four! I told her that this was complete and utter
rubbish, but she's worried about it!

Pam, she appologises for her rambling email, but she says she was
tired, confused and stressed so she's not mad/insane, it's just a
jumble of thoughts that came out! I told her you would fully
understand!

Please purr for the both of them, and I will update more when I hear
later.

Thanks
Helen M