Update on Puddy; she's gone*9/29* see post #421

[kittykatharine]

I am so sorry - I am sending prayers for dear Puddy. Like everyone has said, I hope it is nothing serious. Please keep us updated on little Puddy!

[Taz_Zoee]

Mary, I hope Puddy will be ok and checks out a-ok.

[kb2yjx]

Prayers for Puddy and hugs for her Mom....

[Donnaj4962]

Oh my, many prayers from me and my girls here in Indiana. Hope Puddy is okay, and this is something easy to treat. (((hugs))) to both of you.

[mamaducky]

Oh Mary, between the kitties' health issues and your own, you've had a pretty lousy week! I'm so sorry. Please know that you're in my thoughts!

Prayers and (((((((HUGS))))))) for you and yours,
Diana

[Medusa]

Well, I got to bring her home w/me. By the time I got there, Dr. Lee was gone, so I requested Dr. Feeman since he's been on her case from the beginning, too. God bless him, he's so gentle w/her. His touch is as light as a feather and he calls her "sweetheart" which endears him to me, believe me. However, he just doesn't have the instincts that Dr. Lee has and that's what I need right now. Her blood work will be back tomorrow. Her urinalysis shows that she does indeed have a UTI and he gave me Zeniquin for it. Her x-ray showed that she has a mass towards the rear, like near her tailbone sort of. (Sorry that I can't be more descriptive but that's what it looked like.) Dr. Feeman admitted that he had never seen anything like it before, so he didn't use the words 'tumor' or 'cancer'. He said "I just don't know what it is, so I want Dr. Lee to look at it. As a matter of fact, I want all the other doctors to look at it, too. And if they all say they don't know what it is, we'll have a radiologist look at it." No kidney stone, though, so that's good.

So. I'm hoping that whatever it is, that it's benign. I can't put Puddy through a surgery again. Dr. Lee didn't even want to clean her teeth when she was in last time. He felt it was too dangerous, that she wouldn't survive it, so I'm brushing her teeth and squirting Chlorhexadine on her gums. Dr. Feeman told me that I should make a list of how her quality of life has diminished and think about the possibility of having her PTS in the future. He's an alarmist and Dr. Lee isn't, so I'm waiting to talk to Dr. Lee. Puddy scarfed down some chicken when we got home and she doesn't appear to be in any pain so I'm taking it one day at a time.

Thanx for the prayers, friends, but please keep them up, if you feel able. My little 5 lb. calico queen could use 'em.

[Catty1]

More prayers for Puddy - I am so glad she is back home with Mom!

Hopefully she just has the UTI and the meds will take care of it.

Prayers that the mass is just a physical Puddy quirk.

{{{{hugs}}}}

[Lisacl]

I will be thinking of Puddy.

[Medusa]

She hates it. It's so neat, too, because it has a spigot just like a sink and the water flow can be controlled, so I have it streaming just as I do w/the bathroom sink for her. She isn't having it. She is so exasperating! But she got another shot on Saturday and showed improvement, so we're going back to shots twice a week. I have to pick up more syringes at Dr. Lee's today. I asked about darbopoetin and he said that it's more than double the cost of Epogen, so that isn't doable anyhow. And he said no iron shots. Iron supports red blood cells but Epogen produces them and he said that he isn't big on iron shots or supplements so no iron shots either. She's definitely nocturnal now; she's tap tap tapping on the floor all night, jumping up on the sink, jumping down, going back and forth from her food dish to under my bed to up on the sink. (Yes, I allowed her back into my bedroom at night because I can't hear what's going on w/the door closed.) All in all, I feel she's improved somewhat but she's still acting weird; the senility probably.

[Emeraldgreen]

Darned finicky cats! Do you think you could return it or would your other cats appreciate it? I once bought a pet fountain and then sold it to a friend for her cats because mine were afraid of it.
I'm glad to hear that she is back with you in your room. I'm sure she is happier being with mom. It sure must be tough on your sleep pattern though with her nocturnal activities. I guess the fact that she is active at all though is a blessing.
Does the Clindamyacin seem to be helping with the accidents?

[Medusa]

Darned finicky cats! Do you think you could return it or would your other cats appreciate it? I once bought a pet fountain and then sold it to a friend for her cats because mine were afraid of it.
I'm glad to hear that she is back with you in your room. I'm sure she is happier being with mom. It sure must be tough on your sleep pattern though with her nocturnal activities. I guess the fact that she is active at all though is a blessing.
Does the Clindamyacin seem to be helping with the accidents?

I'm sure the rest of the Fur Posse would like it; they have two others that they enjoy. I just thought that this one would please Her Highness because it looks like a faucet and the flow is the same but no, of course not. The Clindamycin isn't helping w/the peeing. I spoke w/Dr. Lee yesterday and I told him that I don't think her problem is medical; I think she has an attitude toward me now. She's pi$$ed at me, if you'll pardon the pun. I've removed the hall runner so that she won't pee on it any more but she still occasionally goes on the hardwood floor. I'm afraid it's going to warp if she continues w/this behavior. That's the one thing that really has me perturbed. Any other time when she's gotten mad at me, she'd take a swat at me or nip at my ankle when I walked by. This is not like her but there it is. I also thought that maybe she doesn't like her litterbox any more so I'm giving her a new one and I'm giving Cat Attract litter a try. I'm probably asking for trouble w/changing the brand of litter but I'm willing to try it, at least.

[Medusa]

I crawled into bed and became instantly sad that my bunkie was under my bed rather than in bed w/me watching TV and I started to cry. Puddy crawled out from under the bed, hopped up into bed w/me, climbed onto my chest and licked away my tears, then kissed me right on the lips. Then she moved to the pillow next to me and sat there as if she was saying "I'm staying right here until I know you're ok, Mom". We sat there for a few minutes, she purring, then she walked off the bed to the doorway, turned and looked at me and then went into the bathroom to lie on the countertop, as though she was saying "My work is done here". She slept on the countertop most of the night but I felt that she was letting me know that she's ok.

[pomtzu]

I crawled into bed and became instantly sad that my bunkie was under my bed rather than in bed w/me watching TV and I started to cry. Puddy crawled out from under the bed, hopped up into bed w/me, climbed onto my chest and licked away my tears, then kissed me right on the lips. Then she moved to the pillow next to me and sat there as if she was saying "I'm staying right here until I know you're ok, Mom". We sat there for a few minutes, she purring, then she walked off the bed to the doorway, turned and looked at me and then went into the bathroom to lie on the countertop, as though she was saying "My work is done here". She slept on the countertop most of the night but I felt that she was letting me know that she's ok.

I got LES just reading this! How sweet. She's still with you, still aware, and sounds like she's just not ready to go anywhere yet. This whole story has been so heartwrenching tho with all the ups and downs. If only Puddy could talk.......