Please pray for my Peeka

[Medusa]

Hi Friends,
It's been a while since I've posted or even logged in. I've had one computer problem after another.

I had to leave my Peeka at my vet's today and I'm concerned about her. She's never been a really sociable cat, not mean, just keeps to herself. A couple of days ago she actually jumped up on the sofa and sat beside me, wanting attention. I picked her up to put her on my lap and realized that she had lost some weight. (I sometimes called her Tubatha. ) But I also noticed that she was listless and, of course, this took place on a weekend. So this morning I booked an appt. for her and my vet was concerned w/her bad breath and, given her age of 14, fears it may be kidney failure. She isn't jaundiced, so without tests, he doesn't feel that it's liver problems. And she isn't pale and doesn't have any noticeable lumps. But she's also very constipated and he couldn't even take her temp. because of it. I'm hoping that's all it is because it came on so fast!!! I'll know tomorrow after the test results are in.

Peeka was my very first rescue back in '91. The vet I had then thought that some kids had tried to skin her alive because all the fur was stripped from her tail and it had to be amputated. She was just a kitten then and I took her and her brother, Boo, in and before I knew it, it was becoming a regular thing to take in sick and/or abused cats, so that now I'm up to 8 AND HOLDING!!!


I sure do love my Peeka girl and I hated leaving her there. Please say a prayer for her. The Dr. doesn't even know if I'll be able to bring her home tomorrow. I brushed her a little before we left, which she detests, and I clipped her claws, which she detests even more. But she never moved. She just laid there listless and didn't protest whatsoever. I wish I could hold her through the night and give her a "stub rub". Cat rescue definitely has its rewards but it sure has its share of heartache, too.

Blessings,
Mary

[kittycats_delight]

Get Well Peeka!!!

Lilith, Vixen and I am sending out a world full of get well wishes for you sweet one. Your meowmie wants you to get better and be ok and we want that too. Let's just hope it's only constipation. No matter what are thoughts are with you and we are sending a kitty angel to look after you until you get well.

KITTY ANGEL SAYS I WILL WATCH OVER YOU UNTIL YOU ARE WELL AND ON YOUR PAWS AGAIN NO MATTER HOW LONG THAT TAKES.

[AbbyMom]

Prayers for Peeka! Get well soon!

[jazzcat]

Poor Peeka and poor you. (((HUGS)))

Prayers and well wishes on the way. Please keep us updated.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear that Peeka is sick. Prayers and positive thoughts are on the way. Please get well soon Peeka.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I'm so sorry to hear about Peeka. Hopefully she will be able to come home and maybe have you administer sub-q fluids. Kidney damage cannot be reversed, but it can be slowed with the proper diet. Also, my vet suggested Colace (sp?) for the constipation. It's a people drug that can be found at any drugstore. It really helped Tubby - but be sure to ask your vet about it first.

Good luck with Peeka and please keep us updated on how she's doing.

Oh, and hopefully to help ease your mind, Tubby lived 3 1/2 years after his initial diagnosis of kidney failure at 15 years old, so hopefully Peeka will live for many years to come.

Here are two recent threads that deal with kidney failure that you might want to check out.

Help with my geriatric cat

Filou is not ok

and

Filou's News

[TopCat3]

Just adding our best wishes and thoughts along with everyone else, sending some love and healing thoughts to you both, and I think that angel-puss kittycats delight sent to watch over you is lovely. - TopCat, Cleo & Colette.

[furrykidsmother]

Prayers and positive thoughts on their way to you and Peeka.

[Logan]

Many prayer for you and Peeka. I hope she has many happy years ahead of her!!!!

[Medusa]

Dr. Lightell called me this morning and said that Peeka was holding her own but he hasn't been able to give her an IV because she's so dehydrated that her veins collapsed. She did eat and drink a little, so they're trying to get her hydrated somewhat so that she can take an IV. She's also on an antibiotic for the infection. He told me to prepare myself for the worst. If they can just get her well enough, I'm going to take her to my specialist, Dr. Lee, who worked a miracle for my Yoda and her ear polyp surgery.

I'll keep everyone posted. Thank you so much for all your prayers. I KNOW it helps.

Blessings,
Mary

[Medusa]

I just got home from visiting Peeka. Her eyes are glazed over and she's unresponsive when I call her name but she's purring like a little motor boat. Doc said that her veins have fattened up a little so they'll try the IV again tomorrow and, in the meantime, he sent one more test to the lab to see in it's bacterial and, if so, he's already started her on an antibiotic. If not, then that means her kidneys are shutting down and I guess I'll have a decision to make. The x-rays didn't show a mass, so no tumor. And both kidneys are the same size. But the poor little girl didn't eat at all today and only drank a little water.

This isn't what I want for any of my cats but esp. Peeka since she suffered so early in her life as a kitten at the hands of abusive kids. I wanted her to spend the rest of her days fat and happy, lying in the sun. My mind keeps going back to when she was a kitten and how she'd tap my eyelids w/her little, tiny paw to tell me that her food dish was empty. She still taps me on the arm when she'd like just a taste of my chicken dinner. (her favorite) I want to cry but can't. I just don't want to lose my little Peekie.

Blessings,
Mary

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Hang in there, Mary. She is in the best possible place she can be right now to make her better and to get her home where she belongs. Are they giving her sub-q fluids? I would assume they are if her veins are fattening up.

I sure hope and pray she makes a turn around and is able to come home soon.

[Medusa]

Yes, they are but she isn't responding much. Doc says every time he tries to insert a catheter or needle for whatever procedure, she bleeds and the vein bubbles. Plus she vomited twice. I'll know more tomorrow. I'm physically and mentally burnt today and I'm going to take a hot bath and go to bed early.

Thanx, everyone, for your kind words of encouragement. It's nice to be able to reach out to someone who understands and doesn't judge.

Blessings,
Mary

[furrykidsmother]

Sweet baby Peeka, you just have to get better. We are all pulling for you and your Meowmie! Once again prayers and good thoughts are on their way. Please keep us up to date.

[TopCat3]

Mary, I hope you managed to get a good night's sleep. I know how hard that is when you are emotionally drained and running on adrenalin trying so hard to hold it together while you can do nothing more than wait. It sounds like your Peeka is in the best possible hands and your dear vet is doing his very best for her. Know that we are all waiting with you and are here for you, no matter how far apart we are, our hearts are as one in a case like this. It is a very usual thing that we do, have memories and flashbacks of when they were little, it brought tears to my eyes. Whatever the future holds, it's clear Peeka loves you very much and on some level knows that whatever she is going through, whatever tests and needle-pricks she is put through no-one means her any harm this time, only the best. Animals, especially cats, are very sensitive to people's intentions. Rest assured she knows much love is coming her way from you, her vet, and all of us. Chin up, my dear, you can do this - Tania C, Cleo & Colette