UPDATE on Callie

[catmandu]

Thank You for the Update and Heads Up.as I will scour the Hotel and through out any small or broken Cat Toys.
We are glad that Callies on the road to recovery,and some Pet Angels are with Callie now, helping her recover.

[CalliesMom]

I knew what Callie swallowed the moment I saw it. It was one of the parts to the toy mice. I was going to photograph it but I dropped it somewhere in the car and didn't feel like digging it out. She cost me about $2000 for a piece of plastic. Poor thing. I know she was completely miserable all week and I'm so grateful that they were able to find the reason.

I'm terrified now that one of the others will get sick. I just cannot afford another event like this in the near future. Shadow and Whisper are all up to date with their shots for the year and Shadow's thyroid medication appears to be working well. It's not too expensive and she's easy to pill.

Callie should be able to come home tomorrow or Sunday if all goes well. She has to have her stitches removed in two weeks and we're boarding her Tuesday-Saturday as no one will be here to watch her during the day. Hubby will be working 10+ hours/day and I don't want a catastrophe to happen and no one be there to check on her for that long.

I'll have to photograph her stitched belly. She looked so pathetic when we picked her up at our vet to take her to the emergency vet for the weekend. She was picking at her catheter and was already trying to get out of the carrier. I'm going to go check on her tomorrow and pray we can bring her home. I miss her crying outside my door for her food at 6 AM. I am so glad she made it through the surgery.

[Cat's Meowm]

Oh Callie's Mom - Two thousand dollars? Plus "storage?"
What a wonderful mama you are.
Kids - watch television, no more toys. *remember?*

[Laura's Babies]

....and it was nothing she could have passed on her own and save you all that $$$$$. At least now she will recover and be OK and lets HOPE she learned her lesson and not eat things not meant to be eaten again!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Sarah, I'm so sorry that Callie ate some plastic. I'm glad that her surgery went well and I'm sending lots of prayers and positive thoughts to her for a full and speedy recovery. I hope that she's now learned her lesson and that none of your cats will ever eat their toys again. Take care. (((HUGS)))

[orangemm]

I'm relieved to hear that Callie is recovering nicely! Green plastic, huh? Do you know if the mouse was broken or was it something she chewed off of it?

I know this is a load off your shoulders. And, don't worry, she should be in good hands next week...maybe a little miffed, but definitely well taken care of!

$2000? Yikes!


Get better, sweet Callie!!

[CalliesMom]

No it was a piece she chewed off. It's just kind of sad because I had called the Tuesday of the week before when I came home because I had found a piece of the toy in the hallway and there was no tail/rear end. She had vomited twice so I had made an appt. with the vet to bring her in the next day if it continued. She quit vomiting so I didn't take her in

She had continued to act strange but she still ate. There were too many variables for why she might have been acting that way 1) she was on a new thyroid medication and 2) I had switched them to new food. I figured she just didn't like her food and wouldn't eat as much of it but she still ate.

Last Sunday was when she began vomiting and I took her to the vet 8 AM on Monday. Between X-ray, ultrasound, fluids, anti-nausea medication, surgery, and recovery, she has become an expensive girl. She was free and simply had to make it known she was worth A LOT in her Meowmie's eyes.

My husband initially told me we weren't going to do the surgery when I told him the price. After a few choice words on my part, he changed his mind and simply shook his head yesterday. LOL I'll have to take pictures of her Frankenstein belly this weekend though. Poor girl.