I fear I may be losing my Puddy.

[Kirsten]

I'm so sorry, Mary!!! I'll keep her in my thoughts!!

Kirsten

[furrykidsmother]

I hope you will have more encouraging news soon. Continued good thoughts and prayers.

[Barbara]

Oh no!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed for the crea level!
I can't tell you how much I am afraid for that final stadium.
Sending lots of love to you and Puddy.

[Logan]

I am so sorry, Mary.

Keep us posted and our thoughts and prayers are with you and Puddy.

Logan

[Donnaj4962]

Oh my.... I am just reading this and I am so sorry to hear that Puddy isn't feeling well. My heart goes out to you and Puddy. Thoughts and prayers coming your way from me and my girls. Please keep us posted. Bless you and Puddy.

[Medusa]

Dr. Lee called and said "Well, it isn't as bad as I thought it might be but it isn't good either." Her creatinine was 6.something. He thought it might go as high as 9 and he said that, if it did go that high, that would be unacceptable. She is not anemic but her white blood cell count is at 37,000, up from 17,000. Not good. He said that I could either start her on antibiotics at home and give her SQ fluids twice a day now. Or I could take her back in and they'd start the IV antibiotics and double the fluids. I asked if she stood as good a chance by staying at home, even though it would take the antibiotics longer to start working since I'd be administering them orally. He said "Do you want the honest truth?" I said "Yes, of course!" He said "No, her chances would not be good. She's going down very quickly. She's really sick and she feels it." Sigh.

So....I took her back in and my heart was so heavy that I could barely breathe. She just curled up in a ball in the carrier and her breathing was so shallow that I had to check a couple of times to make sure she was still alive. She put up a fuss, though, when I took her out of the carrier and handed her over to Dr. Lee. He said that, if he can get her white cell count down, then he'll feel optimistic. If he can't.... I don't even want to finish the sentence. I'm just sick about this. I hated leaving her. Hated it. She'll be alone and she hates being fussed with anyhow. And she smelled bad from the renal failure plus she has a severe kidney infection, he said.

I hope I did the right thing. If she passes over while she's alone, I won't be able to bear it. But when he said that she had a fighting chance by taking her back in, I felt that I should give her that chance.

Blessings,
Mary

[furrykidsmother]

Please don't second guess what you are doing for Puddy! You are giving her the chance she needs to keep fighting! I hope and pray that you will have many, many more happy memories ahead of you. You and Puddy will have extra good thoughts and prayers tonight!

(((hugs)))

[Medusa]

I just walked in the door w/my girlie girl! She cried the entire drive home and I mean the entire drive! She wanted out of the carrier pronto! I tried to give her a mini noggin noogie through the holes in the carrier but it was rather difficult. She tried her best to receive it, though. When I opened the carrier door when we got home, she flew out of there like she was shot out of a cannon! She'd had enough of that place. She has to be on Clindamycin again, twice a day, and SQ fluids every other day. But her appetite is good, she looks good, she's moving fast, her creatinine level is down to 4.2, her white blood cell count is down to 19,000 from 37,000; things are looking brighter. This was a close call, I can tell ya. Dr. Lee told me to call him immediately if she loses her appetite again or if she vomits or if she becomes lethargic. Of course! I'd do that anyhow. But my girlie girl is home; Mom is happy; and Dr. Lee said Puddy is one tough cat. I can tell he likes her. He just chuckles when he talks about her and he said "You gave Puddy a chance and it was a good chance and she's doing great!"

Whew! Now I need to prepare for tonight's meeting. Thanx and blessings to you all for seeing me through another crisis.

Blessings,
Mary
P.S. And....my bill was much lower than anticipated, by several hundred dollars. And I wasn't charged at all for the vet tech.

[Cataholic]

Sending a big kiss down to Puddy! YiPPEE!!

[Killearn Kitties]

I'm so pleased to hear that you have Puddy home! Please give her a big cuddle from me and tell her what a clever girl she is!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so glad that she's doing well and is finally home where she belongs. Now hopefully she'll continue to be a happy and healthy little girl for a long time to come.

[Craftlady]

I'm glad to read Puddy is doing better. It's always a pleasant surprise when our bills are much lower than we orginially thought they should of been at the start. Did you find out why the second blood test? Did Dr. Lee say anything about the vet tech?