I swear, it's always something.
I took the 3 kittens (5-6 months old) in to be spayed on Wednesday. Their temps were all between 101-102 and they seemed okay. When I come to pick them up I
have Clavamox on the counter and am asked to wait to talk to the vet. River has pyometra (closed) and needed to be on antibiotics.
She doesn't come around as fast as the others the following morning, but was still eating. The only symptom I saw was that she was trying to urinate
nonstop, and started to do so outside the box. I actually saw nothing suspicious before I took her in.
This morning she wasn't hungry so I took her temp... 104. I called the clinic and lucked out that a vet answered. He told me to give her 100ccs of fluid,
which I did. She ate after that and is sleeping with her sisters. I always thought pyometra affected older female cats. River came into heat 2-3 weeks
before I took her in.
She tested negative for FELV /FIV and has had the series of shots. I swear... it's always something. 
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Posts: 303 (02/01/09 22:04:36) |
That poor little poopypants
I think it can happen at random, young and old. As long as they have any of the parts.
Btw, did you notice your post is stamped as 02/01/96?? Freaky glitch! O__o;; |
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Posts: 169 (02/02/09 13:45:42) |
That is weird. And look, now it says 2-2-96.
And I answered this earlier, but it never showed up. Eeeeewww..... Anyway, River improved a great deal after the fluids. She was playing with Chloe and Fiona this morning, and was holding her own in the food bowl. Oh, and she's more of a peepeepants! 
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Posts: 305 (02/02/09 23:13:28) |
Wow, weird little glitch O__o Maybe it'll change again!
Glad River is doing better. She and her sister have great names! Of course I'm partial to Chloe, hahaha, but I always did like Fiona tons too for some reason. I call a lot of pets poopypants by default. Term of endearment kinda, hehehehe. I think I'll be paying attention in the kitty section more again....my friend just got a kitty from a rescue. I haven't met her yet but I'm scared to b/c I'm severely allergic But she sounds.....quirky, LOL.
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Posts: 173 (02/03/09 12:10:06) |
It did, it did! It changed again. Hmm.....
River is named for Firefly. Chloe for Smallville. Fiona for Burn Notice. (I love this show) I had no intention of keeping these guys, but unfortunately I haven't been able to place them. I just gave them the first name that popped into my head based on shows I watch. We've talked about renaming River to Abby, (NCIS) but I don't think it's going to happen. Oh boy, now we have a spare name.... all we need is the cat! 
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Posts: 2023 (02/03/09 20:34:23) |
Your are correct in this, but cats seem to have a higher likelihood than dogs in getting pyoat an unusually young age. I have seen a few in cats less than one year old. Given the fact that it was a closed pyo, your decision to have the cats spayed at that point in time saved her life. Closed pyos are the silent killer because there is severe disease without any superficial signs until the patient is severely ill - sometimes by then it is too late.
Roger L. Welton, DVM
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Posts: 299 (02/06/09 09:47:30) |
I hope the kitten is dong well now.
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Posts: 178 (02/07/09 14:17:13) |
River is doing well. I think she's out of the woods now.
I'm kind of torn because I wanted to have her spayed in December, but the vet said no. He wanted the kittens to be 6 months old. I do understand there are reasons to want them a bit older, but in this case it could have cost her her live. He told me February, and I scheduled the appointment for January 31st. Good thing too. 
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Posts: 2026 (02/08/09 20:21:21) |
For rescue purposes, I have no problem spaying them early for adoption purposes. My rule is 3 months or 3 pounds, whichever comes first - haven't seen any
adverse health consequnces yet, and it sure makes it easier on the rescue groups to spay them ASAP.
Roger L. Welton, DVM
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Posts: 487 (02/09/09 19:57:24) |
Oo.. that is good news for Forest Gump. He just hit 3.2 pounds. Lucky him. It only took him 6 months to reach this weight, but thank heavens. He went to see an
internal medicine specialist and had a lot of tests done... his results show a perfectly healthy cat. The vet thinks that he has a problem with processing a
certain enzyme and that's why he's has such trouble growing. He tested negative for being a dwarf- I had them test specifically for that, just in case.
Anyway, Forest is not up for adoption and there's no plans for him to ever do so. He got adopted once and was returned the next day. In the short span of time he was gone, he lost 4 ounces... Now he just needs to be neutered... |
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Posts: 182 (02/10/09 11:07:09) |
Jackie!
I answered this last night, but the board ate my post.
That's good news that little Forest won't be needing an operation. And does this mean what I think it means?! Forest is now your forever kitty? 
My Chloe, (River's sister) who is just six months has the opposite problem. She's already over 7 pounds and quite a little chunk. |
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Posts: 488 (02/13/09 18:22:34) |
I'd much rather have your problem than mine... it is so frustrating and heartbreaking when your kitty is hungry and eating, but cannot gain weight or stop
feeling hungry. Little Forest dances, cries, and walks on his hind legs for you to feed him faster (i.e. put the bowl down faster). He gets fed at least 4
times a day. Oddly, the thing he wants most is bread. And that's now the one thing my family cannot eat with him around... He's quite good at climbing
people and walking down their arms to get what they are holding, or to something he wants.
He still throws up regularly and still has learning problems. I still have a great deal of trouble saying that he's my forever kitty, I never planned on adopting and still haven't adopted Forest. :-) Because... this means that I'm responsible for and will be there when the end comes. I'm much more comfortable saying that he's not going anywhere and he's not up for adoption. He's still considered a foster cat of my rescue. I do love this little boy though. :-) He has lots of little quirks that make him special and a good part of my life. A humorous example of one is... is that he thinks my nose is an "on" button to wake me up... and yes, he is right, it is one, because I do wake up when he uses his paw to push it... He's quite good at sticking his arms under my pillow or arm to hit my nose, so my attempts to hide my nose and sleep longer never works. And he always meets me at the door and follows me around everywhere. |
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Posts: 185 (02/13/09 20:07:49) |
I'm still young enough that I look at every one of mine and imagine the day I'll have to let them go. I only know, or believe, that their lives are
better with me than they would be if I opted not to take them in.
I'm still grieving for Rusty. And all the others. My oldest, Toby, has CRF. It's just a matter of time. I guess I just accept the fact that my heart's going to be broken again. I don't think that saying Forest is not your forever kitty would make it any less painful to lose him. |
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