Prayers for my Yodie, please; She has MRSA; *Update* 1/5; good/bad news; #269

[Medusa]

Prayers for Yodie that this is a minor hiccup and she will be healed soon!

You caught something that I wasn't able to see up close and personal, Candace. Yodie's eye looks funny now; it's all glazed over or something. I don't know what the third eyelid is but I'm sure going to ask Dr. Lee about it this morning. Good grief, this girl has been through it!

[katladyd]

Prayers going out for dear Yodie. Get well soon, girl!!!

[Medusa]

Just got home. Another long drive in a bitter cold and rainy day. Yodie was as good as gold, though. Dr. Lee said her ear looks great except for a small ulcer inside it, probably from rubbing up against furniture. Her sutures healed nicely, too. He said he could see her ear drum and there are no polyps as of now. Her eye also has an ulcer on it, same eye as before, and he thinks she scratched it w/her hind paw. So the collar has to go back on for a little while. Oh lordie. She's still on the MRSA meds for another few weeks until we can get another culture done to see if it cleared up. Plus he gave me some ointment for her eye and also for the spot that she rubbed raw. Maybe I should just have her head removed and get it over with.

I also talked to him about Creamsicle because she's just become mammoth from the Prednisolone! He gave me Medrol to see if we can wean her off the Pred and take some weight off her. She's so hungry all the time and even if she sees me w/the tube of Cat Lax in my hand, she goes nuts. I know how bad the hunger can get from being on Pred so I hope this works. If not, he said we can do the once a month Depo shot to see if that will work. I asked if I can administer it myself since it's subcutaneously administered and he said "Well, we're not supposed to do that because people sometimes inject themselves instead of their pets". I told him that he allowed me to inject Puddy when she was so sick. Besides, I could just as easily swallow the meds that he gives me for my cats, so that argument doesn't hold water. I think he'll trust me to do the right thing.

He also gave me more gel caps for Pidge so that she keeps her meds down w/no problem. She's doing aces so I thought I'd include that in Yodie's thread rather than try to find my thread about Pidge.

So there ya have it! So far so good. Now if we can just make it through the holidays. Of course, I have no money left now but WTH. LOL Thanx for all your prayers and good thoughts for my Yodie Yodie. I'll keep you updated as she continues to improve.

[Prairie Purrs]

Sounds like good news all around! Now, just keep that paw out of your eye, Yodie girl.

[Anikaca77]

I'm so glad she is doing better. Prays are still coming for her to deal with the e-collar.

Melissa

[Pinot's Mom]

Sounds like good news on ALL fronts, really; keep it up, kitties!!

[Catty1]

Good stuff! And I guess Boo has recovered from whatever was ailing him?

HUGS to you and all the furbabies (mammoth included! LOL)

[cassiesmom]

Yay for a good check-up! Good girl, Yodie!

[Medusa]

She was fine last night, no bothering the incision, etc. so I left the collar off until I would be ready for bed. I had a Xmas dinner to go to last night and I was so rushed that I didn't even have time to change my clothes; I showed up in my jeans. And I forgot to put her collar on. When I got home, the incision was open. I feel awful. I had to put it on her again so it would be on during the night but she managed to get it off and when I put it back on her this morning, she was livid and went for my face. I can't get near her right now and I have to get her into the carrier to go to Dr. Lee's. They'll have to staple it. Sigh. Too much to do and it caused my brain to take a vacation. I feel awful that I have to put her through yet more pain. I'll update you when I get back, if I ever get her in the carrier, that is.

[Medusa]

She's home and out cold. He had to sedate her and staple the incision. I feel terrible. If anyone else had done this, I'd be furious. I was just so anxious to get out the door to that stupid Xmas dinner, didn't want to be late so I even ended up going in my jeans covered in cat hair. I have a Xmas function to attend every single night this week so I cancelled this evening's and will probably bow out of tomorrow night's too. Enough is enough. I'm stretched to the max and it was totally irresponsible of me to run out the door w/out remembering to put Yodie's collar back on her. It caused her more pain and an unnecessary procedure. Rotten mother.