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  1. #46
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    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.



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    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.

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    Surgery tomorrow.

    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!

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    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!
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    Fingers and paws crossed her for Gatsby and you, Penny. We need to get this all behind us, huh?
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    I sure hopes this solves his problems for good! Please update us as soon as you can. Hugs!

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    If this solves poor Gatsby's problems, go for it! My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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    I sure hope that his surgery is very successful. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

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    Gatsby is going into surgery in about an hour. I'll be mighty anxious until I hear that he's made it through OK.

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    We are keeping our fingers and paws crossed for a successful surgery for Gatsby.

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    Prayers, prayers and more prayers.

    Gatsby is in great hands, and his Creator is in charge.
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    Lots more prayers are on the way. I'm sure that eveything will go well.

    You'll most likely need to confine Gatsby after his surgery so I don't know if you have a spare bedroom or bathroom for him or not. I didn't have this option with Storm so I had to buy a big cage and I was able to set up a small litter box in it too. I would bring him out to feed him. He didn't like it at first but later became used to it. I think he had to be confined for about 2 weeks or so and then he was able to have his stitches removed. Good luck.

  13. #58
    My prays are coming for Gatsby.

    I'm so sorry to hear about all these problems. I was just wondering when your vet gave Gatsby the amitriptyline did she mention a kind that they can rub on the cats ear?

    They want to give that to my Ashley. I haven't done it yet because she hasen't peed outside of the box since that one sunday two weeks ago. I don't know if it was being at the vets all day long and she got so scared or what.

    I hope Gatsby heals well and everything goes wells for Gatsby.

    Melissa

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    Gatsby has his own room under normal circumstances because he really hates other cats. He full-out attacks them. So my home office doubles as Gatsby's house. Because I spend 8-10 hours a day in there working, it's easy to keep a close eye on him.

    If he needs closer confinement for awhile, my sister has a good sized dog crate I can borrow. That might be necessary to keep him from trying to jump onto my desk or his cat tree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anikaca77 View Post
    I'm so sorry to hear about all these problems. I was just wondering when your vet gave Gatsby the amitriptyline did she mention a kind that they can rub on the cats ear?
    My vet said we could consider geting the amitriptyline compounded if Gatsby continued to resist swallowing the pill. But he only took it for about a week, so we never got that far. The ER vet discontinued it, and I doubt that he'll resume taking it after the surgery.

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