Ally Cat Updates

[jennielynn1970]

At the moment she is at the vet who is a friend of my mom and dad. They took her with them on Sunday when they came down. The vet said he'd keep her there for observation and run some blood work etc... Haven't heard from him yet. Will let you know when I do, so be patient please. I've been super busy and don't have a lot of time to post and also am just plain busy when I am home and don't talk on the phone very much (even with my parents, i know... bad daughter).

[Kirsten]

I'm glad to read that Ally is looked after by the vet right now. Imagine there would be a medical condition for her behavior, something like thyroid problems maybe? Something treatable? That would be too good to be true.

Kirsten

[jenluckenbach]

I will be very interested to hear if they find anything.

[Catty1]

{{{{HUGS}}}} - from what I read about Woody, you have your hands VERY full!


I PRAY that Ally has something treatable, teeth, whatever. The vet sounds as if he knows what kind of personality he is dealing with!

As for Home for Life - the email response I got was very brief; I think the writer forgot a comma. As in "...fear, aggression..." NOT "...fear aggression..."

I think of the pics of Ally in her good days...and her as a kitten! How CUTE is that!

BIG TIME PT PRAYERS....bless you, Jenn!

ETA: I am on Best Friends email list, and got their latest today. It might seem OT for Ally's thread, but it's the first entry of a blog that a vet there is writing.

He is working specifically with PTSD on the "Vicktory" dogs, and though today's isn't really detailed, there was a bit in there that reminded me of Ally. Might be worth bookmarking the link and checking if the 'reclaiming' process is of interest to you.

http://blogs.bestfriends.org/blogs/b...-disorder.aspx

[pitc9]

Have you heard anything from the vet?

[Emeraldgreen]

Jenn, I'm not sure if you saw my earlier post a week or so ago in this thread about chicken flavoured capsules and my offer to send some for Ally but I just received them yesterday and they are not what I thought. They are clear gel capsules and I tried them out on two of my cats and they won't go near them. I had thought that they would be like Pill Pockets, a kind of chew but they're totally different. So, I'm shipping them back as the only way I'd be able to get them down Tiger would be to force them which is what I'm trying to avoid doing.
I'm off to the pet store to get some Pill Pockets and hope to be able divide them up in halves to make them last longer. They are 8.99 for a pack of 35 here in Canada.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know that I won't have the caps to send to you because I'm returning them.
Maybe Pill Pockets would be appealing to Ally?

[jennielynn1970]

Been asked by a few people about Ally, and wanted to post an update that I just wrote up for another PT member...

(Side note: My mom and dad were down here for dinner on a Sunday, and they offered to drop her off at the vet by them, where I had the appointment. I sent her in her large carrier, and with my "Ally" gloves so my dad could get put her back in her carrier from the large crate they had for her overnight).

Ally did go to another vet for a 2nd opinion, a vet up by my mom and dad. He kept her there for a few days, and then one of the vet techs offered to take her to her place and see she how she would act since there are no other animals there, no kids either. She was aggressive at the office, and while in the cage there, so I don't know what how she'll act with the tech, but I'm not holding my breath.

They did blood work, but didn't find anything come back as questionable. I didn't think she'd be happy being caged at the vet, and didn't think she'd act very happy while there. I was hoping they'd find something going on when they did the bloodwork, but they didn't. The vet didn't observe any lumps or anything either.

So far, haven't heard an update from the vet tech. I told them I'd go with their suggestion if they felt there was nothing else to be done, and no medical explanation for her aggressiveness. I'll check in with them later in the week to see how things are going with Ally and the tech since it's been a few weeks. I've been curious to see how she'd acclimate and behave if she was all by herself.

[Cinder & Smoke]

By my count, it's been about 7 weeks since Ally Kat was entrusted to "The Vet"
near your parents' house; and then handed over to one of The Vet's Technicians.
After 7 weeks, I'd think good medical ethics would suggest some sort of a report
was due to the cat's owner. Maybe it's time to *insist* on hearing that report.

On January 31st >>>
At the moment she is at the vet who is a friend of my mom and dad.
The vet said he'd keep her there for observation and run some blood work etc ...

Posted February 11 >>>
Ally did go to another Vet for a 2nd opinion, a Vet up by my mom and dad.
He kept her there for a few days, and then one of the vet techs offered to take Ally
to her place and see she how she would act since there are no other animals there, no kids either.

They did blood work, but didn't find anything come back as questionable.
... The Vet didn't observe any lumps or anything either.

So far, haven't heard an update from the vet tech.

Posted March 2 (3 weeks ago) >>>
I've called and left messages ... not updates yet.
Not sure what that means ...

SEVEN weeks and counting ...
WHO did you call 3 weeks ago when you "left messages" ? The Vet Tech?
Maybe it's time to call the VET (during business hours) and explain that you
feel they should be communicating a status report on Ally.
Mention that you think SEVEN weeks is a long time to have heard nothing from them!

Be polite, but very FIRM. And insist on talking directly to The Vet - no "messages".
Good Luck!

/s/ Phred