Fister is on the edge again

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hey Fister ~

Boots, da Kat, sez he feelz fur ya ~
But try to look at it frum a fillasoffikul point of view...

They alreddy got sum uv yer stuff ~
Might as well let em have everything!
Hopefully it will save ya frum havin ta keep visitin the Dok so offin.

An Dad wuz wunderin...
Dincha have to keep the catheter thingy in fur a few dayz? Bootsy hadda wear hiz fur severul dayz an wuz alluz drippin. Thass why he lived inna baffroom so long - affore he had the opperashun.

An yeah, Doc Mike an Doc Lisa boff sed sum Kat's jest keep pluggin up no matter WHAT they eat . They figgered Bootsy wuz wunna those Kats an it wuz better for him to have hiz plummin re-plummed stedda havin to keep gettin un-plugged an flushed so offin.

Ennie way, Fister ~
Allua us are gonna kross Klawz, Pawz, Tailz, an Dad's Finners till we heer yer *peein OK* agin!

[Miss Meow]

Poor Fister, get better soon big orange boy, we are all worried about you!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Fister, I'm so sorry to hear that you have bladder problems again. I sure hope that the vet can fix you up this time and that you'll make a speedy recovery. All fingers and paws are crossed here. Good luck.

Those pics are super , Randi !
Fister does not seem to like this , but he is behaving anyway !!Aw , you brave big boy !!!

ps. I love those replies of Cinder and Smokey !!Hilarious !

[Randi]

I think I may have spoken too soon - about Fister getting back to normal. All right, he was trying to crawl around last night and managed to get into his new bed - Will power! At 2.15 AM he even managed to jump up on my pillow and lay there for a while, then over to John, but he was asleep! He gave up and crawled back under the bed. Then at 4 AM he gave it another try, this time he woke John up and stayed with him the rest of the night under his eiderdown. No more sleep for him!

I was afraid that he would try and get up in the windowsill, so I'd piled lots of towels up in case he should fall down. When I got up, he was sitting on the the pile of towels in the kitchen, looking very miserable. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything. I filled a syringe with water and squirted it into him and also stuffed a painkiller down, before going to the dentist.

John got up and carried him into the bed and had a cuddle and then called the vet and explained the situation, he could only say: Don't worry, he'll come round later!

I'm back and he's still looking sad and miserable, so I've given him some more water. Now and again, he goes (yes, he can walk a little) and has a look at his food, but hasn't eaten anything yet!


The battle scarred veteran

The results have come and it appears that he has no bacteria in his bladder. This is not good! So if he blocks up again, the only real solution would be to have the operation.

Before it gets to that stage, we'll try and find a way to balance his PH (7 now, a bit high) and hopefully avoid it. So research is all we can do and keep his surroundings comfy and free of any stress.

Thanks everybody for all your support - it warmed!!

[Edwina's Secretary]

I'm with Fister. If I had been sedated and had a catheter I wouldn't be bouncing around right away either.

I know when Edwina is sedated to get her teeth cleaned it is a few days before she is back to normal!

Have a good rest Fister (and lots of coddling )...

[Randi]

Fister is bleeding now and we are very worried. He's hiding under the wardrobe in our bedroom, he's hardly had anything to drink the last 2 days. We called the emergency vets (hospital), they seem to think there's no immediate danger and wouldn't operate until tomorrow, but we're taking him to the hospital tomorrow anyway to have him operated. It's the third time he blocked up and had a cahteter and it hasn't helped.

Please keep everything crossed for him!

[lizbud]

Fister,

You beautiful sweetheart. I will pray very hard & often
that you can get to feeling better right away. You sure
don't look too happy in that last picture your folks posted.
Poor baby Fister, hang in there and We'll pray that the vets
can fix you up tomorrow, Good Luck sweet boy.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Can you use a syringe to force water....as Phred did for Bootz???

I am so worried now for Fister. My thoughts are with you guys....

Sara

[Cinder & Smoke]

Randi ~

We've been through some of this...

Bleeding from WHERE??
Blood mixed in with the urine??? Or from somewhere else?

Blood in the urine - may look nasty and red - isn't a red-flag emergency as long as it's pretty wattery and not THICK as if it were pure blood.

Does he Still have the Catheter Installed; or did they take it out after he was flushed??

IF Fister hasn't been drinkin by himself for 2 days - He NEEDS to be force-fed some water.

Best tool to force water is a syringe - with the sharp needle part REMOVED.
No syringe? A kid's squirt gun or something similar will work...

Hold him with your hand over his head - thumb on one side of his jaw and fingers on the other side of his jaw -
gently apply pressure to the hinge of his jaw - he'll open up...

Squirt about a TEAspoon of water WAY back on his tongue - he'll swallow most of it and shake the excess out (all over you!)

He should be OK as long as he's not Completely Blocked and cannot eliminate any urine.

How many hours will it be before you can get him in to see the Vet?

/s/ Phred

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Awww, poor Fister. My prayers are with you and your family. The boys all have their paws and tails crossed for you as you go in for your operation.

[Cataholic]

Mr. Fister, everything here is crossed for you. Keep us posted.

[Logan]

Bless his heart. I know it is late, or even the middle of the night there, Randi. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you, John, and Fister. I hope everything will be ok.

Logan

[wolflady]

Oh sweet Fister boy!! I sure hope you can put an end to this awful predicament!! Hopefully the vet will have a solution. We'll say a prayer for you and Scooter is sending along some soothing purrs for you. Do let us know how Fister is doing in the morning!

**hugs**
Karen

[koxka]

Originally posted by Randi
I think I may have spoken too soon - about Fister getting back to normal. All right, he was trying to crawl around last night and managed to get into his new bed - Will power! At 2.15 AM he even managed to jump up on my pillow and lay there for a while, then over to John, but he was asleep! He gave up and crawled back under the bed. Then at 4 AM he gave it another try, this time he woke John up and stayed with him the rest of the night under his eiderdown. No more sleep for him!

That's I call a real report LOL hour by hour.Did you got a stopwacht in your hands??

I was afraid that he would try and get up in the windowsill, so I'd piled lots of towels up in case he should fall down.

Randi, you are a big mamma!!!.

Fister, here we are all worrying about you!
And hope you will be back to yourself soon!