More UT problems for Gatsby

[Medusa]

A candle for Gatsby:

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=9427277

And one for his mom:

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=9427279

[Randi]

Oh poor Gatsby - and you. I think you have done all the investigation you can to make the right decision. If he will have the operation, I really hope it will help! It certainly helped Fister.

Sending best wishes and keeping paws and fingers crossed for dear Gatsby.

[Prairie Purrs]

Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your kindness, and Gatsby does too.

Poor boy was so glad to see me when I visited today! He would have loved for me to have stood there for about eight hours just giving him ear rubs and scritches. It was miserable leaving him there.

He isn't eating much. I suspect the antibiotics are to blame for that. And there's still a lot of blood in his urine.

My vet strongly recommended taking him to the university clinic, so we'll make arrangements for that on Monday. I hope we can keep him unblocked for long enough to make the transfer--it's about a three-hour drive from the ER clinic. The university should have the most up-to-date diagnostic tools and information about possible procedures for dealing with Gatsby's problem.

[Prairie Purrs]

Gatsby will have some form of PU surgery tomorrow (either perineal or prepubic urethrostomy). He's at the University of Illinois, and I think he's in very good hands. The surgeon believes that the blockage can be dealt with even if it's farther back than most cats have.

I had to pick Gats up at 5:30 a.m. from the ER vet, where he's been since last Wednesday night. Then we had a 2 1/2 hour drive to the U of I. Gatsby was such a good boy! He had to be terribly uncomfortable because his catheter was still in, and he had trouble moving around in the carrier because he was wearing a cone. But he settled in and hardly said a word the whole trip. I put the softest microfleece blankie I could find in the carrier, so maybe that helped a little.

I'll be pacing the floor tomorrow, of course, but I have a lot of confidence in the U of I vets. Please keep fingers crossed that all goes well!

[pomtzu]

Penny - what an ordeal that the 2 of you are going thru!

Prayers that all goes well with Gatsby's surgery. Fingers and paws crossed here, and a candle burns for both of you.

Get well soon Gatsby, so you can get back home with Mom!

[Medusa]

Fingers and paws crossed her for Gatsby and you, Penny. We need to get this all behind us, huh?

[Moesha]

I sure hopes this solves his problems for good! Please update us as soon as you can. Hugs!