Spook Update November 30, # 62

[kimlovescats]

What a wonderful thing you and your vet are doing for this little baby boy! He most likely had a severe herpes virus in his eyes from birth. It happens often and it can get this bad when not treated right away! The good news though is that he was found and you, your vet and friend are taking excellent care of him!

Foster failure? Hmmm.... what's that?

Kim

[Soapets]

Spook's surgery to remove the right eye was done as scheduled today. The Vet's office called me a little after 11:00 a.m. to tell me they were just starting the surgery, and that the Vet. would call me afterwards to let me know how things went.

I was on pins and needles all morning, thinking the surgery was being done earlier, not knowing for sure, dying to pick up the phone and call the Vet's office, etc. After the call around 11:00 I was at least finally aware of what time they were doing the surgery. I waited and waited for the Vet to call me afterwards. My husband called me around 12:40 to find out if I'd heard anything yet, and I had to tell him no. She FINALLY called me around 1:00 p.m. to say things went fine, and he was awake and doing OK. She said they wanted to keep him there overnight tonight yet, though, so I could tell that he was still recuperating from the ordeal and that they were concerned enough that they wanted to keep him there a little longer than originally scheduled.

I called the Vet's office again just before their closing time of 5:00 p.m. to ask how he was getting along. The gal I spoke to then said he'd come through it "like a trooper" and had eaten, and used the litter box, etc. I asked her if he was getting feisty yet, and she said yes. I felt more reassured after talking to her.

I will take pictures of him tomorrow and get them uploaded and posted on here. (I am keeping it all on the same thread, but changing the thread's title with new updates, so that the whole story is on one thread and not spread out among several different ones. I hope that's OK, and not confusing or anything to anyone.)

[Medusa]

You have a gem of a vet there! I'm so glad that Spook is doing so well. I know that he'll thrive in your care, too. Certainly no pressure to keep him from me but I just have this feeling that you won't be able to part w/him. A friend of mine has a one eyed cat that she name One Eye Ota (one iota, get it?). He's her heart kitty. I'm just so happy for Spook. He definitely fell into the right hands. Bless you all!

[Katjaye]

Oh what wonderful news! I am so happy things went well! Thanks for the updates! Lucky you for such a wonderful Vet and such great caregivers at the vets office! Lucky Spook for finding you!

[kitten645]

That's wonderful. What a cute little fuzzball. I'm going to PM you for the address of this vet. I'd like to send her a thank you note for being so kind. These acts of kindness mean more than most people realize and I'm a strong believer in acknowledging those that go the extra mile.
Get well soon Spooks!
Claudia

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so glad that Spook's surgery went well and that he's doing well. I hope he'll make a speedy recovery too.

[Soapets]

We went and picked up Spook around 9:00 this morning. He is doing very well---wants to get out and run and play and explore. We're supposed to keep his activities fairly restricted for the next 7-10 days. He goes back next Saturday to have the stitches removed and will have another poop test done then to test the status of the worms. He is rid of the fleas. We have to give him one more dose of dewormer on Monday. And he gets Clavamox twice a day yet for another week. Here are some updated photos:

Here he is when we picked him up from the Vet.


We fed him when we got home. Here Annie is watching him eat:


Here he is, eating like a widdle piggy!:



And here are both Dottie (on top of his carrier) and Annie, investigating, while he continues to snarf down his food.:


Here is the summary of charges:
10/18 1 Frontline 250 ml (to use on our pets at home) $37.40
10/18 1 Knock Out + Area Treat 16 oz (for our house) $19.24
10/18 1 Fecal examination $11.00
10/18 1 Examination Office Call $30.00
10/18 1 Frontline Promotion $0.00
10/18 1 Fvrcp Booster $15.00
10/19 1 Anesthesia $35.00
10/18 1 Pyrantel Pamoate 237 Ml (dewormer) $5.75
10/19 0.33 Frontline Plus Cat Green 3 Dos $0.00
10/19 1 Growth Feline Can 5.5oz/24 (Science Diet Food) $0.87
10/19 tax on food $0.06
10/19 1 Enucleation (eye removal surgery) $100.00

Total $254.32 if I added it up right, but we only paid $239.32 ($100.00 on Thursday when I took him in, and $139.32 today) so either they forgot to charge for something or she gave us more of a discount. I'll have to call them and ask about it---maybe he didn't get the Fvrcp shot for $15.00 yet. But he should be tested for that first anyway, right? When we take him in next Saturday I'll get that clarified, and will gladly pay the extra $15.00 if it was mistakenly left off of the invoice. (I took that off of the written estimate she gave me on Thursday, but it isn't shown on the actual invoice, that I can find.)

ANYWAY, how do these charges compare with what some of you out there would have been charged for the same services where you are? I am fairly certain that she gave us a break on at least the surgery fee. I'm curious to find out what it COULD have been.

[Freedom]

Glad to see that Spook is doing so well. Thanks so much for helping him!

[critters]

I have to admit that's one case where he's MUCH better off without that eye; it was a ticking timebomb. As for the restricted activity, I wouldn't worry about it. If he's leaving his stitches alone, I'd let him run amok and be a kitten again!! He probably didn't feel much like it before and is making up for lost time. Adult kitties heal fast, but babies heal even faster!