George Update - He is at the Bridge :-(

**Catty1** · 07-11-2011, 11:02 PM

I stopped by the house tonight and no one was home yet (9 pm) so I went in and managed to give George a pill and his shot. He hadn't eaten anything from his dish, but enjoyed a few treats.

When I got home there was a message from his owner - he was just leaving his fiancee's place after dropping her off...I must have just missed him!

I had updated the note to say I was there at 9:03 and did the shot and pill. I phoned twice, and managed to reach the owner before George got double-dosed!

As far as my loan offer, he said that he did have the money. He is just wondering about spending that much money on "an old cat." He said he didn't know if the present treatment would cure George - I said no, because his teeth would still be bad.

He is willing to shop around for prices.

I could hear George chirping happily in the background when I talked to his owner. George KNOWS his dad is not the pill meanie!

So we'll see....

**carole** · 07-12-2011, 04:57 AM

oh candace, i fear he may well make the choice to let him go because of the expense, his health issues and age, i am concerned ,i know it is his call and it might even be the right choice i don't know, but i do hope you can persuade him to help george to live some more years yet.

I know you will do your best to advise him and i just hope George gets to have his dental and all will be well, he is a high risk candidate really, and i can understand the owners tossing up whether to go ahead or not.

One thing i have to say, you said he had the money, but did not know whether to spend that on an old cat, well i did not have the money, but i still spent it to get ellie seen to , and paid for expensive treatment for ash for over two years, yes i put myself in debt, and would i do it again, TOO RIGHT i would,but i guess not everyone is willing to do that.

**katladyd** · 07-12-2011, 11:37 AM

I've gone into major debt for Ming on more than one occasion. He's been healthy for the last two years and I finally saved enough money to update my car! I haven't bought a car in years because of vet bills.

I would do it again in a flash, though.

**Catty1** · 07-13-2011, 10:19 AM

First of all, George's eye looks totally back to normal.

I actually got to visit his owner yesterday. I thought George would start eating once he got home - but he isn't. He'll eat his Greenie treats, but nothing else.

The owner phoned the vet, and she said it could be pain in his mouth. I impressed on the owner that since George is so difficult to pill by mouth that he see about getting a pain patch. And maybe a long-acting shot of Convenia.
At least if he is in less pain, the antibiotics can be given. But George is about 15, so the less stress the better. The vet said to give it a couple of days, but with only one painkiller left the owner is taking him in first thing this morning!

I also got a better idea of what he is thinking regarding the dental. His main concern is if it will give George a better quality of life. If George will live with chronic pain afterwards, he feels euthanasia might be a wiser choice. I did say that he will be in pain right after the surgery, but will have a patch on him then for sure.

And he will heal.

Aside from his diabetes and the tooth situation, George has a neat personality and can still jump up on chairs etc with ease. He is down right now, but that may well be because we haven't been able to get enough pain med in him.

I even brought over a can of Fancy Feast salmon wet food - stinky stuff. George gets real tuna mixed in with his regular food. Nope.

The abcess was draining out of his nasal passage, so his sense of smell may be compromised.

I hope we can get George through this one session and get him eating.

Thanks so much for your ongoing prayers.