Emergency Prayer Needed For Emma... UPDATE

[Jessika]

EDIT: Update http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...89#post2173589

My in-laws cat went missing for about five days, and Saturday morning she finally came crawling home (literally - crawling). She was in a lot of pain and won't eat or drink, and was leaking fluid from her anus and vagina... called the vet that day, described the situation and said it was probably an abscess from a male trying to mate with her eventhough she is spayed, and she freaked out and tried pulling away and that may have caused some irritation or damage on the inside.

Sunday she was moving around a little more but still not eating or drinking very much and still painful when touched. And she hadn't urinated or defecated since coming home on Saturday. Call the vet again and set up an appointment for Monday morning...

Monday she is brought in and has xrays taken, turns out the disc in the very base of her tail is broken and her tail will have to be amputated (she won't even have a nub!) since essentially now it's just a dead limb. That surgery is scheduled for Wednesday.

However, that isn't what alarms them... by Monday she still hasn't urinated or defecated and the vet is afraid that she has some damage to her spinal cord and she can't urinate/defecate on her own. He manually expressed her bladder (which I'm learning about in school now, actually!), and the problem isn't being able to express it because I can do that manually, it's being able to do it on her own...

They're afraid she was hit by a car, or someone while she was missing yanked very hard on her tail or hit her with a heavy object, in other words she has suffered some severe trauma.

If she doesn't urinate or defecate on her own by Wednesday, she will have to be humanely euthanized.....

So please... keep Emma in your prayers... and pray that she goes on her own!!!! The surgery and tail amputation isn't the problem... its loss of her intestinal and bladder function we're worried about... but come Wednesday if she still hasn't gone on her own, it's the only humane decision we can make for her so she doesn't have to go through this pain any longer....



Emma is on the left, her brother Alex on the right.

Please, please keep her in your thoughts and prayers, guys... she is such a sweet little girl and so young, too... only a little over a year old!!!!

[Karen]

Poor little Emma! She'll be in our prayers, that she regains her ability to "go" on her own.

[moosmom]

Poor Emma! Thoughts and prayers coming from Connecticut.

Please keep us posted. That poor precious baby.

[Moesha]

What a sad situation. I do hope that she improves and is able to have her surgery.

[Laura's Babies]

Oh MY! This is terriable for poor Emma. Please Lord, help this poor baby!

[momtomany]

Prayers for Emma have been said and will continue.

[Catty1]

Miracles happen all the time - I hope and pray that with antibiotics and healing, that she will begin to recover function. As long as she STARTS to, there is hope!

HUGS! Heal up, little Emma!

[critters]

OK, here's the sticky I was talking about. Don't be afraid to find your own method; I had to scruff ornery Buddy with my R hand, lay him on his back on a quad-folded towel (for padding) on the floor, then express him with my L hand. I haven't heard of ANYBODY doing it that way, but you can't argue with success, and any other way needed 2 people to do it!

http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/v...ic.php?f=5&t=4

PS: same story as Emma's-- http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/v...t=11716#unread

[Jessika]

OK, here's the sticky I was talking about. Don't be afraid to find your own method; I had to scruff ornery Buddy with my R hand, lay him on his back on a quad-folded towel (for padding) on the floor, then express him with my L hand. I haven't heard of ANYBODY doing it that way, but you can't argue with success, and any other way needed 2 people to do it!

http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/v...ic.php?f=5&t=4

PS: same story as Emma's-- http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/v...t=11716#unread

THANK YOU for those links!!! I'm printing all of them out to give to my MIL and possibly take to the vet next visit!!!

[ChrisH]

Poor Emma. Prayers and positive thoughts on the way.

[Gibby II]

Hi,I am a Catholic and we talk to Saints and ask them to bring our special intentions to God.Saint Francis is the patron saint of animals and I have asked Him to bring Emma's case to God.We are all praying for her here.God Bless! Gibby II

[Moesha]

I was thinking about Emma today and was wondering if there had been any updates regarding her health.

[kittykatharine]

Yes, how is sweet Emma doing?

[Jessika]

Emma is doing fantastic, sorry I didn't see this earlier, I've been very busy with school!!! She still has no control over her bowels, but don't let her know that! Aside from trying to take the diapers off every now and then, she's pretty used to them now.



Here she is hanging outdoors with the dogs and I last month or so.

She still does have a rash that is hard to get rid of because of inadequate air flow because of the diapers/plastic diaper covers we have on her, so overnight she gets them off and sleeps in a small dog crate to allow it to "air out". We do have ointment to put on it, but this has been a problem since day 1 and while it is much, much, much better than originally, its still a pestering issue, though minor compared to her past injuries!

[Emeraldgreen]

Oh my!!! She is so sweet. I'm very glad to hear that she is doing well.
I wonder if there is latex in the diapers and if she is reacting to that? The main reaction to latex in those who are allergic is a rash. Maybe there are some hypoallergenic diapers that she could use? Maybe someone could make her a few pairs out of cotton that could be hosed off and then tossed in the washing machine? But that might not be a popular idea for your inlaws.
Are they diapers made for cats or kids diapers? Maybe creating a few holes at the top and side of the diapers would create some airflow would help prevent the rash as well.