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

[Catty1]

Sure hope Puddy will let me use the shower.

Well...start the shower with her in there! (JK)

Glad things continue to improve. Puddy will be feeling happier too!

Dr. Lee - maybe he IS burning out, simply because he has superior skills, and so many will seek him out over other vets (even in his practice). Bound to happen. Not blaming you at all - I am sure MANY have done that for very good reasons; but it may be costing him.

I hope he takes a week OFF...and not to go to a conference. You might jokingly ask him if he has been to HIS vet for a checkup lately. I am sure he will be happy to hear of Puddy's improvement.

It's good that you have another vet to check with - no one person can know or think of everything.

Have a good time at the market.

[Medusa]

Well...start the shower with her in there! (JK)

Glad things continue to improve. Puddy will be feeling happier too!

Dr. Lee - maybe he IS burning out, simply because he has superior skills, and so many will seek him out over other vets (even in his practice). Bound to happen. Not blaming you at all - I am sure MANY have done that for very good reasons; but it may be costing him.

I hope he takes a week OFF...and not to go to a conference. You might jokingly ask him if he has been to HIS vet for a checkup lately. I am sure he will be happy to hear of Puddy's improvement.

It's good that you have another vet to check with - no one person can know or think of everything.


Have a good time at the market.

Yes, my son said "And why isn't your vet finding out all this stuff for you?" He said that I've spent entirely too much money to not have all the info I need from my vet. On the one hand, I can see his point. On the other hand, Dr. Lee is human like everyone else. He saw things in Puddy that other vets missed. Lara found info that he didn't find because he says "Well, the internet is good and it's bad". I can't really fault him, I guess, but I do intend to have a talk w/him tomorrow morning.

As for the shower, Puddy insisted on sitting on the edge of the tub while I showered. I was afraid she'd fall in because I like HOT showers and, after a minute or so, she jumped down and sat on the floor by the tub. But as soon as I was finished, she jumped back up. Now she's under her bed again. She ate another slice of Buddig turkey meat for breakfast, so maybe she just doesn't care much for Fancy Feast. I'll try it again tonight, though.

[Catty1]

Mary, just a couple of quotes from Lara's post:

In response to the post about your vet not finding this regarding Puddy's tongue, I just wanted to add that nowhere on the internet could I find this tongue/burning mouth syndrome in connection with cats, just people.

And from a quote she quoted :

For example, “memory impairment due to vitamin B12 deficiency can precede blood symptoms of deficiency by years.

You found Sergeline through the net - used mostly for people, though use of it in dogs and cats is on the net also. But it sounds like this Vitamin B thing isn't even mentioned in cats on the net - so even if Dr Lee was a Google hound, he would have found nothing.

Just a couple of things to bear in mind when you talk to him.

[Medusa]

Mary, just a couple of quotes from Lara's post:



And from a quote she quoted :


You found Sergeline through the net - used mostly for people, though use of it in dogs and cats is on the net also. But it sounds like this Vitamin B thing isn't even mentioned in cats on the net - so even if Dr Lee was a Google hound, he would have found nothing.

Just a couple of things to bear in mind when you talk to him.

When I Googled it, the very first link had to do w/cats and BMS but, admittedly, there wasn't much info. Apparently, a vet had written a newsletter about it, so even if it's rare, some vets do know about it. Dr. Lee is always taking classes, etc. so he should also keep up w/what's online. I don't intend to attack him; that isn't my style. I won't be confrontational. I just want him to be aware of what's out there on the net and that can be found by people astute enough to look for it. He's said to me on more than one occasion "But then, I'm old". He isn't old by any stretch. He's younger than I am. He's still my vet and he's a specialist and I'll always remember the time that he gave up precious weekend time w/his sons home from college to do emergency surgery on Puddy because I was so insistent that the other vet call him for an opinion. Rather than give his opinion, he came in and performed the surgery. Yes, Dr. Lee's the man. No worries.

[Catty1]

OK. But I still want to know if he has seen HIS vet for a good once-over! And when is the last time you took REAL time off, Young Man???

[Medusa]

OK. But I still want to know if he has seen HIS vet for a good once-over! And when is the last time you took REAL time off, Young Man???

Trust me, he takes plenty of vacation. His office mgr. told me that he and his family were in FL this week. He just took a week off not too long ago as well. He's also cut back on his hours. I don't know what I'll do if he retires. When my first vet retired, I cried buckets of tears because I had just gotten Creamsicle, my CH baby, and I was scared to death to have her spayed because she's also deaf. Well, she didn't come into heat until she was nearly 6 years old and by that time I had found Dr. Lee. My first vet is the most compassionate man I've ever met and he LOVES cats and does it ever show. When he came out of retirement, I felt all my dreams had been answered. I had Dr. Lee as a specialist and Dr. LeBeau for the every day stuff. But Dr. LeBeau retired again after only two years back in his practice. He's had a bad back w/multiple surgeries and I guess he just can't be on his feet for too long. So I cried again. But his associate, Dr. Butera, is the one who told me to give Puddy all the B vitamins and not just B12, and she gave me the syringe for free. She's very sweet and compassionate as well. So I'll be going to her more often, especially since she's only 6 minutes away and Dr. Lee is 45 minutes away w/the shortcut that I found. W/gas prices the way they are and w/a stressed out and sick kitty in the car, if I can cut my drive time down, I'll do it. But Dr. Lee knows Puddy and her history and he loves her, I can tell. His eyes crinkle up at the corners and you can't fake that. I love the guy. If he wasn't married........

[Moesha]

I've been out of town since Thursday. The place we were staying didn't have internet service. Last night I finally took my laptop to the Krystal parking lot and logged on. Of course I could only read a few threads and one of them was this one about Puddy. I told my sister and she asked me why I would want to read about such a sad situation. I couldn't explain it. I just got home tonight and am so thrilled to read the latest developments! I hope things keep improving!