Prayers, please, for my Creamsicle! *UPDATE w/Pic 7/20

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent Creamsicles way.

[Kalei]

Aw, poor Creamsicle, I will send many prayers for your furbaby.

[Felicia's Mom]

Creamsicle and you are in my thoughts and prayers.

[Medusa]

Dr. Lee said that Creamsicle's blood work is absolutely perfect. Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, he said "Now I'm really worried." That stunned me because he is not an alarmist. He said "At least the blood work shows that there is nothing wrong w/her organs. But this weight loss has me worried. It could be from coming into heat so often, it could be that she's frantic from itching due to the hair follicle infection. I just don't know. Keep an eye on her, if she loses any more weight, get her in here pronto." He wants to take a wait-and-see approach, then have her spayed. While she's under the anesthesia, he'll take a look around and do a biopsy, too. This just isn't Dr. Lee's M.O. He's aggressive and he told me that from the day I first took my cats there.

I just feel so bad for my little one. She's deaf and a vestibular hypoplasia kitty, so putting her under is scary. He said that medically, she should handle the anesthesia very well; there's nothing in her blood work to indicate otherwise. But because she's deaf and so excitable, I hate the thought of her waking up and my not being there and she can't hear anyone trying to comfort her. Well, like it or not, she's got to be spayed, as long as she stays out of heat long enough to get it done.

I sure do have an expensive bunch of kitty cats!

[Taz_Zoee]

Well that's good and concerning news. I wonder if they'd let you be there when she woke up, just to help with the anxiety a little? So she'd see a familiar face and feel more comfortable. I would probably ask. It wouldn't hurt would it, to ask?
Well, Creamsicle will still be in my thoughts until she gets a clean bill of health.

[jennielynn1970]

Gosh, poor Creamsicle! I remember when she had the hair follicle infection before... how much of her was infected?? Was it a patch of fur, or like, all of her? Did he say what causes it? I'm sorry I don't remember much of the details. Poor thing must be itching up a storm! Hope Dr. Lee can figure out what is going on and give her some permanent relief.

[momcat]

Not to worry, Medusa, many prayers are on the way for you as well as sweet Creamsicle. Each Sunday at church I pray for all animals. Since I greatly dislike hymns I zone out so I can't hear them and use the time in special prayer for every sick PT kitty. You and Creamsicle are on my special list.

[Medusa]

Unfortunately, the infection is all over; chest, back, legs, hind quarters, top of her head. It's a bacterial infection and I wondered why my other cats didn't get it. Dr. Lee said it's because her immune system is so compromised. The shot cleared it up really well last time but she got it back, obviously, so another shot was called for today. All she's done since we came home today is sleep. I asked him if the shot has a sedative effect and he said 'no', that she's probably getting relief from the itching and she's tired from scratching and pacing and yowling from being in heat.

I am going to ask if I can be there when she wakes up. My retired vet offered to let me do that; Dr. Lee is a different kind of animal. Even when they do any sort of treatment, injections, whatever, they do it out of sight. Cgirl carried on so today that, if I didn't know better, I would've sworn it was Puddy back there. Dr. Lee said "She's quite a pistol." That she is. She's very sweet tempered but she doesn't take too well to having a needle stuck in her neck. Go figure.

Sigh. All I can do now is watch and wait.