Vos is Sick

[NKBurlington]

Vos is sick! He has pneumonia plus two cracked ribs.

When I came home from work yesterday, he didn't come to the door to greet me as he usually does. I looked around for him but could not find him. I thought maybe I locked him in a cupboard or something by mistake but when I went downstairs, he was sitting on his chair. Fine. I petted him and went upstairs to start dinner. He still didn't come up so I went back down to see him. He was very "sad". He didn't really move much and he didn't talk to me. He wasn't purring or interested in me in the least. I knew something was wrong. I thought maybe he missed D. When D came home I told him Vos was in a funk. D went down to see him and even HE couldn't get him to come around. Now, when D goes to see Vos, Vos is usually very happy because D is his favourite person.


I called my mother to get the name/number of the after hours animal clinic. We took him over there and two hours and $350 later, we found out that not only does he have pneumonia, but two cracked ribs. She said the injury looks to be between 5 - 7 days old. Who knows how he injured himself. He loves to climb and jump and get into everything. Obviously it's not too serious because it didn't slow him down. The Dr. said they would heal themselves in a couple of weeks and not to worry.

He did however have 'cloudy' lungs. She showed us the X-rays and sure enough, there were shadows on his lungs. Compared to a healthy cat's lungs, you could really see the difference. She gave him a shot of something and sent us home with some medicine. We have to give him two vials full twice a day for 7 - 10 days. He seems a bit better today but the Dr. said we should see a marked improvement within 24hrs. IF not, we have to take him to the vet for an I.V. drip. As long as he eating and drinking and not getting any worse, he should be ok, according to the Dr.

Cats! First they steal your heart then they break it.

[Grace]

Poor Vos. Sending lots of wishes and prayers for improving health. He's such a handsome boy.

[catnapper]

Wow... I'd be terrified to see my cat acting like that. Good thing you got him to a vet right away. Prayers coming that he heals purrfectly.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Hugs to poor Vos!!

ps. How did you choose his name? In Dutch, "Vos" means "Fox".

[NKBurlington]

Originally posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
Hugs to poor Vos!!

ps. How did you choose his name? In Dutch, "Vos" means "Fox".

We adopted Vos from my husband's brother who named him. My husband's family on his mother's side is Dutch.

[catmandu]

Poor Vos,the Cats,acroos The Bay,are praying,for thier Ontario Friend,to heal,and get better.A Found Cat MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW To Vos! Get Better Soon.

[NKBurlington]

The strange thing about this is that he was his normal trouble making self when I left for work so his illness must have come on quite quickly.

I don't know much about kitty pneumonia or how he could have gotten it but he is one sick kitty.

When I dropped off the X-rays to my regular Vet's office this morning, she suggested we bring him in this afternoon for a re check so my husband is going to leave work early and take him in for a quick check up.

I hope he'll be OK! I think we caught it in time.

Thank God we knew there was something wrong with him. Even though we've only had him for a month, we knew he was not himself.

[QueenScoopalot]

Pneumonia can hit kitties hard, and fast! Glad you got Vos into the vets ASAP. I sure hope he feels better by the end of today, and we hear he's doing better. I wonder if the broken ribs brought on the pneumonia? Gentle kisses to Vos.

[NKBurlington]

Originally posted by QueenScoopalot
I wonder if the broken ribs brought on the pneumonia? Gentle kisses to Vos.

Perhaps. The Dr. did mention that but said it was unlikely. I'm no Dr. so I don't know.

[kimlovescats]

So glad that Vos has some medicine to help him get feeling better soon! Did the vet say whether the pneumonia was at all related to the cracked ribs? Gosh, you just have to wonder how in the world he injured himself so badly!!! Poor baby!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Oh no!! Poor Vos!!! I'm so glad you noticed right away that he wasn't feeling well and I'm also glad you're taking him back to his regular vet. How scary for you - poor little guy.

I sure hope all the meds kick in quick and he's feeling better soon - but not too good so he stays relatively calm so the ribs heal!!

Since he's new to the household...do you think it's possible that this might have happened in a cat tussle as he as getting to know the others and they were getting to know him? I guess I'm just scared that something like this could happen to Peanut now that Jack is trying to "play" with her.

[jazzcat]

Poor Vos and how scary. I sure hope you see a drastic improvement in 24 hours and that your vet says he's on the mend this afternoon.

[NKBurlington]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
Since he's new to the household...do you think it's possible that this might have happened in a cat tussle as he as getting to know the others and they were getting to know him? I guess I'm just scared that something like this could happen to Peanut now that Jack is trying to "play" with her.

No, we don't think so. Although Vos and Ritchi/Sammi are not the best of friends, they don't hate eachother either. The most we've seen out of them is a few "high fives" (as we call them) between them and some hissing. They do not out and out fight. Vos is far too gentle for that. He's just one big love muffin.

Thank you all for your thoughts. I truly hope he will be oK. I think we caught it in time.

[NKBurlington]

Poor Vos. I'm thinking of you today my love muffin

[catlover4ever]

Vos will be in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. What a beautiful picture of him that you posted.