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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2004Update on Abby the Lazarus cat :-)
Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. I am thrilled to report that my new vet phoned today, she received all blood work back on Abby, and everything is NORMAL!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO! She is our little miracle cat! She is going for an ultrasound in two weeks just to check her kidneys again, last vet said her kidneys were abnormal. Anyway the new vet gave me the go ahead to tell the kids that our Abby is fine and at this point there is no reason to believe otherwise. We will cherish every day we have with our Abby girl. Just wanted to update. Thank you all for your support. We are still undecided about how we will deal with our original vet, but right now we are just feeling grateful! Amy That's amazing. I'm really beginning to wonder about that other vet. Moreso than even before!! I'm so glad Abby is doing better. You tell your kids that Somebody meant that Abby should NOT go away and gave her back to you. Karen > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Amy >Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following >the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Amy Excellent. I am very happy for you and even happier for Abbey. So happy to hear about Abby. I'm just curious, did the other vet ever call to see how she's doing? Judy F > >Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > >the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Excellent. I am very happy for you and even happier for Abbey. > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. > I am thrilled to report that my new vet phoned today, she received all > blood work back on Abby, and everything is NORMAL... > Amy Great news. Thanks for the update. How's your newly adopted cat doing? I thought you mentioned that you had adopted one before you got Abby back. Annie Great! :-)) Thanks for the update. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Amy Wonderful news! Sherry Oh my gosh, that is just so wonderful for you and your family and Abby :) Hailey > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Amy I'm very happy for Abby and all of you. It certainly was meant to be that she be back in your lives. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. > I am thrilled to report that my new vet phoned today, she received all > blood work back on Abby, and everything is NORMAL!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO! Man, do you realize how many of us would love to be in your shoes, even though it has been traumatic? I mean with regard to cats we have lost to illness. Give that girl a scritch for me. *Sniff* > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Amy Excellent! I hope this is the end to your nightmares! -L. > We are still > undecided about how we will deal with our original vet, but right now > we are just feeling grateful! I have mixed feelings about this. He shucked off responsibility, but made a decision that saved the cat's life at the eleventh hour. He should have called you, plain and simple, and put his license at severe risk for not doing so. So as such, here's my suggestion, for whatever it's worth. He's willing to pay the vet bills. Milk that for all it's worth. =^^= Merciful, in that you have every right to report him appropriately and sue for malpractice (IANAL), but enough of something to remind him to take extra care next time something like this comes up. Give Abby a nuzzle for my wife and I.  SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- >> We are still >> undecided about how we will deal with our original vet, but right now >> we are just feeling grateful! > >I have mixed feelings about this. He shucked off responsibility, but made >a decision that saved the cat's life at the eleventh hour. At the very least, please report his behaviour to the competent authorities and let them decide if it merits any further investigation. Yes, his last minute decision to spare her saved her life. However, it now appears as if his original diagnosis may have been overexaggerated. It doesn't appear as if she was as sick as he said she was. That merits some looking into. Throw in his miserable follow up; failure to properly contact you and follow up with the tech who took her home and . . . you end up with a supremely poor performance by him. > At the very least, please report his behaviour to the competent authorities and > let them decide if it merits any further investigation. Yes, his last minute [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > tech who took her home and . . . you end up with a supremely poor performance > by him. I definately plan on following through with some sort of action. I just am not sure what yet. I will keep you all posted. Amy circa 30 Jan 2004 12:38:29 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, AJ (amaliayosa@yahoo.com) said, > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > undecided about how we will deal with our original vet, but right now > we are just feeling grateful! Great news!! Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Amy I'm really curious. What exactly was wrong with her? Your original post just said the first vet claimed she had "liver and kidney problems". What did the new vet find? > I'm really curious. What exactly was wrong with her? Your original > post just said the first vet claimed she had "liver and kidney > problems". What did the new vet find? I have no idea, and we may never know. He could'nt find what was causing the problems, although he ran many tests. The new vet found nothing thus far. Abby will be going for an ultrsound not next week but the week after, maybe then we will have some answers. Amy "AJ" <amaliayosa@yahoo.com> wrote Someone wrote: > > I'm really curious. What exactly was wrong with her? Your original > > post just said the first vet claimed she had "liver and kidney [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > nothing thus far. Abby will be going for an ultrsound not next week > but the week after, maybe then we will have some answers. Is it still the plan to have the first vet pay for these additional tests? > > I'm really curious. What exactly was wrong with her? Your original > > post just said the first vet claimed she had "liver and kidney [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Amy I'm pretty confused now. You said in your original post: "...after about 5 days at the vets office he told me she was a very sick cat and her blood work as well as US revealed kidney and liver problems." Well, if the first vet did blood tests, whatever led him to the conclusion that she had "kidney and liver problems" *should* be on the results of that blood test, unless it was a complete lie on the part of the first vet or an egregious lack of competence. I'm not a vet, but I know for sure that the new vet would want the results of the earlier work-up in order to assist him in his evaluation of the cat's condition. He should know what the anomolous test results were. If the first vet completely lied about the results of the blood work or just demonstrated that he's incompetent to practice, then his behaviour is much, much worse than what has previously been described. >>> I'm really curious. What exactly was wrong with her? Your original >>> post just said the first vet claimed she had "liver and kidney [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > just demonstrated that he's incompetent to practice, then his > behaviour is much, much worse than what has previously been described. Well, the whole episode casts doubt on the first vets diagnosis and skill. I kind of wonder if he didn't discover a mistake was made in the lab work and rather than fess up, said the cat was dying then gave it away, not being able to bring himself to euthanize a healthy cat and then all was discovered anyway. It sounds "cload and dagger" but it is one explanation. Karen 01 Feb 2004: > I'm not a vet, > but I know for sure that the new vet would want the results of the > earlier work-up in order to assist him in his evaluation of the cat's > condition. I would think the new vet would want to see the records of the cat, too. I recently changed vets for two cats who have problems and had to have bloodwork records faxed to the new vet from the old vet for Shadow for comparison purposes, and the records I had about skin testing was good enough for Shamrock. SignatureCheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II circa 02 Feb 2004 00:56:08 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com) said, > > I'm not a vet, > > but I know for sure that the new vet would want the results of the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > comparison purposes, and the records I had about skin testing was good > enough for Shamrock. I've never known a vet to *not* want to see the previous records. I have copies of all my cats' records that I take with me whenever they go to a new vet and have them copy so that they have the cats' histories. With that said, did AJ say somewhere that the new vet *didn't* have the records from the old vet? Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. Feb 2004: > With that said, did AJ say somewhere that the new vet > *didn't* have the records from the old vet? I might have missed it, but I didn't see any post where Amy said the new vet saw Abby's old records. SignatureCheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II circa 02 Feb 2004 01:36:48 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com) said, > > With that said, did AJ say somewhere that the new vet > > *didn't* have the records from the old vet? > > I might have missed it, but I didn't see any post where Amy said the new > vet saw Abby's old records. Me either, but I didn't see one where she said that he *didn't*, which is why I ask. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. "Napoleon" mentioned: : Well, if the first vet did blood tests, whatever led him to the : conclusion that she had "kidney and liver problems" *should* be on the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : earlier work-up in order to assist him in his evaluation of the cat's : condition. He should know what the anomolous test results were. You have a right to see those test results too. You paid for them. I always get a copy of lab results whenever my cat has tests done. You can go to the first vet and ask for a copy of the records for your own files. Lois > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Amy Yay for Abby! I'm so happy for you!!! :) Great news!! > Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following > the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Amy |
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