I don't know who is more fortunate, YOU for having Dude in your life, or DUDE for having you looking out for him. Best wishes, for a fast resolution.
Sandra
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I don't know who is more fortunate, YOU for having Dude in your life, or DUDE for having you looking out for him. Best wishes, for a fast resolution.
Sandra
You are certainly going above and beyond what many would do. I hope and pray all works out for both of you. He's certainly a gorgeous guy.
I gave him lots of hugs, and we did lots of nose bumps, before I handed him over at the vet clinic. He was very calm, even sitting quietly on the small scale at the front desk without protest, just turning his head to keep in eye-contact with me. The vet is going to call me while he is still anesthetized and she's checked the x-rays to see what we want to do. One of the items on the detailed estimate was morphine so he's going to be in cloud la-la land for a while after surgery.
I didn't put that part in about why adopted Dude so people would think I was being especially nice, but to say how far our relationship had come compared with what I thought it would be. I was prepared to take care of him for however much time he had left but within days I was cursing the fact that I hadn't had him much longer. The raw facts of how I saw him at the shelter were true, and his long-time "girlfriend" had been found dead only a few days before, another reason why I found it unendurable that he end his days in the same way. He's one of those cats that adores attention, leaning into your chest and gazing up into your eyes in rapture while you fuss and talk to him, but he's not at all demanding. He's a gem.
Dude, hope all goes will with your visit to the dental vet. That they can make you feel better again. Prayers for you and your meowmie. You are both amazing!!
What a lovely boy he is. :) I really hope all goes well at the vet, but whatever happens, he knows love and the comfort of a loving home. I hope he'll have some more years with you.
Kisses to handsome Dude, and hugs to you for taking so good care of him.
Good luck Dude, hope things are going well for you.
Lizzie, he is gorgeous and what a special story. You have a huge heart.
The vet called to say that there were tooth roots in all four sides of his mouth, some of them were even over the gum line and they must have been creating the most pain and irritation to the surrounding gum tissue. I told her to go ahead with the surgery of removing all the roots and any bone that was affected underneath. While she said that she couldn't promise that this would take away all Dude's gum problems, she also said that it should make them significantly better. When he has recovered, Dude should be pain free for the first time in years!!
My elation that the specialist found a problem that could be resolved, which neither his regular vet nor I expected since it was throughout his mouth, is tempered by rage against the shelter. I need to write their director a letter outlining Dude's care before I adopted him (just keeping him going with steroid shots and ignoring his bloody mouth) and the poor job of extraction done by the vet who occasionally works there. That she left so many roots, and some of them very obviously still in place, really shocks me.
So, there goes my tax rebate, my Christmas check from home, and my cookie and chips money for the next six months - sob! But it's going to be so very worth this to see Dude as he should be, to hold him close and know he should be around for shared nose bumps for years more.
Thank you everyone for the posts and positive thoughts, you are all amazing. I really didn't expect such a clear resolution.
Wow, that sounds like it must be very painful for him. I hope the extractions go well and he is back home soon feeling great. Thanks for the update.
Awww, dear Dudey!
I think he will be all ready for your gentle TLC and - well, you might spoil him just a BIT, right? :D
Do write the shelter...they ought to know. Hopefully that vet is no longer there. It's no excuse - but I imagine vets volunteer their free time there, and during a busy week at their regular practice they should NOT be doing any free surgery. But I guess they do, cause it has to be done...
HUGS and blessings to you! Did your vet arrange payment plan for you?
HI Lizzie,
I am so happy that the specialists has been able to help Dude live a more pain free life. He is such a beautiful boy and is very lucky to haveyou in his life.
Melissa
Excellent news! I discussed both of my Dexter and Boots and their stomatitis again with my vet this week. She said when she did Dexter's dental recently, that his teeth were so well rooted in his mouth that it would be VERY difficult to remove them. They can easily break off, and she said something about their front canine teeth and how a big gaping hole can be left that will allow food to get in their nasal passages??? :eek: So, we are just buying time with his soft diet and cleanings regularly for Dexter. Boots is the hard to handle feral one. Right now the soft diet is keeping him comfortable. *sigh* These dental problems are a nightmare! So glad that Dude is going to finally be PAIN FREE!!! :D
We will spend the night in each other's arms! :D I never thought when I was 20 that I'd look forward to spending the night only in the arms of a cat. I must have grown up at last.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catty1
The vet is not a volunteer. The shelter pays two vets to come in one day each week.
Unfortunately, the specialist doesn't do payment plans and not even CareCredit, which I have already. It's going to have to be part debit and part credit card - about $1,400 in all. How much do you get in advance if you sell your body to a medical school?!
Mmmm....don't know. But how much did that guy want for his kidney on eBay? :D :eek: :D
How'd I miss this? I sure glad he found you! Costs are horrible aren't they? I would hate to add up everything we've spent! :) Thanks so much for taking care of him!
I know you have all experienced the vet who is wonderful in some ways but just plain dense in others. I've explained over and over to the clinic that I can't get near Dude's mouth. It tooks months of building trust before I could put my hand anywhere near his jaw - and who could blame him after years of pain. I told them even my vet could only get one quick peek in his mouth and that's with techs holding Dude. And they want to give me two lots of medicine for him, to be given twice a day - orally. Sure I could wrap him, and I could put him in a vice-like grip, and maybe I could poke a dropper under his lip for a micro-second, but two full medicines by mouth. :eek: It's like a bad joke. I've pilled adult ferals that would be easier.