PT Prayers for Pyka, please. Post - op update #16, #18

[Freedom]

Prayers on the way for Pyka! Sweet baby, we are all hoping the white coats can find something and it is easily fixed!

Candace, you MUST be kidding! You think a PARENT is EVER gonna think of their child as other than . . . a kid?! You will ALWAYS be younger, and it doesn't matter if you are 60 and she is 80, Mom is just not gonna give you the same weight in matters as . . . others. I have 21 years of formal education; Dad doesn't believe most of what I say. I could tell him the sky is grey and it's going to rain; and he'll STILL believe the weather man that the sun is shining!

[Catty1]

I was crying so hard!

I was typing here in a panic before Mom called back, as it looked like it was curtains for Pyka....

Mom just called...the CT showed that Pyka has fluid in his sinuses...and damage to what is called - I forget the name - the little "shelves" in the nasal area that warm the air as it's inhaled.

Those shelves have been destroyed by two years of illness and sneezing, which came and went depending on the meds and whatever.

It's not the money. But the Dr says there are no guarantees that the surgery to clean out and repair the damage will work completely. He might be sick again in a few months.

He is sedated right now...they are fixing his ear


ADDED - Mom just phoned. I was crying hard because Mom thought he should be put down...she called back the surgeon and asked, "What would you do it if was your cat?"

The surgeon, Sherry, said that she couldn't put herself in that position - BUT that they felt the surgery had a reasonable chance of being successful.

They have to do his blood type - if he is type A, they can proceed today. However, Oriental cats tend to have odd blood types, like B. If that is the case, we will have to bring him back next week so they can bring their Donor Cat in.

She said his recovery won't take that long...he will stay at the hospital (24 hrs place) until next week. He may have a tummy feeding tube...he will have pain care and everything...

Mom called me back and said she was going ahead with the surgery. I am glad she called me first...we were both crying, thinking there was no hope...thanks to people here I knew the question she could ask...it may have saved a furry life!

ALSO - since they don't have to do the rhinoscopy and biopsy, some costs have been chopped off the bill...so it's not as 'bad' as it could have been.

I mean - this is your KID - what are you gonna do? I know what SOME folks would do in this case...thank goodness Pyka and his brother live with Mom.

GOD - 5 minute roller coaster....I am sure you know what that is like....Mishi...and so many others....

hugs...

Here are some pictures of the precious patient...

Goofy in the sun


I AM awake! (hard to get a good picture of his face)

[Catty1]

About 1:30 mom phoned. Pyka is out of surgery. They had to go through the roof of his mouth to do the work. He had one transfusion, and they are watching him in case he needs another one.

He's on IV and a morphine patch - and we can have a few to take home. He will be there for at least two days. They have a 24 hr ICU.

And his ear is fixed.

Thanks for your prayers....still appreciate them as Pyka begins healing.

[slick]

Oh Catty, I'm just now reading this whole ordeal! Poor Pyka....and I can only imagine the stress this has caused you and your Mom.

I'm very glad that you decided to seek a second opinion and that the sir jury is overwith. I pray that this "fix" will do the trick and Pyka will be back in good health soon.

[Catty1]

http://www.westernvet.ca/

This is the place he is at...is there anything these folks WON'T work on? WOW!

They also offer a couple of credit cards for Vet use only, and can set a person up with Care Credit.

AND pet insurance.

[Catty1]

Mom called the hospital tonight to check on Pyka. He was resting, blood work showed all vitals are stable. (Resting = morphine patch. Thank God!) The surgeon, Sheri, thinks it will be several days before they hear a HONK out of him. Yep, that's what his MOW sounds like - we call it a "honk". One of his nicknames is Honker.

There's some bleeding from the nose, but that is to be expected.

So far, so good. Poor baby!

Check the link in #15 and have a boo. Not a lot of pics yet, as they just moved into the new place late last year...but there is a local news clip about it.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm glad to hear that Pyka's ear surgery went well. I hope he makes a quick recovery. I hope that his nasal surgery will also go well or were they able to do this today as well? Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.