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Thats right a month laster after Pebbles passes I am back at A& M I had found this Siamese in my backyard abandoned I think. So good hearted me takes her in in July. I named her Cleopatra. Got the 5 dogs used to her and the other 2 cats tolerate her. As a matter of fact one of my cats "Yoda" chases her around the house, I had noticed cleaning out the 3 litter boxes that she wasn't urinating big clumps like my other 2 cats I assumed that"s what cats do. They urinate differently Any way last month I seen her licking her privates after she got out of the litterbox and she had been urinating on my rubber backed rugs( Thank the Lord I can wash these) She appeared to be straining.I took her to the vet He tried to get a urine sample but she had already peed in her cage and smeared it There was some blood tinge to it He put her on Clavamox for 2 weeks ANd suggested I only give her moist food She got better No more licking No more urinating outside her litter box. The a weeks ago she started licking again A few days went bye and she was having accidents I took her back to the vet. He seemed to think that her bladder was full and she may have a bladder stone or mucous plug that was preventing her from urinating. She was at the time going minimal. He said make sure she can go even if it is a little bit because if she can't they go downhill fast. He felt that she didn't need to be catherized but if I decided He could do it yesterday Cleo would of been by herself for the weekend as they aren't 24 hour care. SO I awoke yesterday to drips of blood all over the tile floor I friggin freaked BTW we discovered at the vet that Cleopatra is a male neutered cat. I assumed she was a she. Her name was quickly changed to Cleo!!! I e mailed Dr Bostrom at A & M. She e mailed me back really quickly I told her that my husband was driving Cleo to A & M The man left driving by himself 80 mph with now a cat screaming. Brought back some horrible memory of Pebbles I called A & M and gave them all of Cleos history. Gosh darn I am thinking where the hell am I going to pull this off with money issues!!! Well Cleo doesn't have bladder stones. He has a mucous plug that was plugging her urethra NOt a good thing My husband told them that we found this cat and that we are not putting a lot of $ in him. They quickly sedated him,catherized him and drained his urine which was pretty red. Dr Bostrom had come in to check on him as well. His BUN levels were sky high and his potassium was elevated which in turn could cause heart problems Of course he is still there.in ICU. They have agreed to match the funds up to $1000. we can pay the difference in 6 months installments and had to put down $400( There goes my oven I needed) I got a call from the Dr today He wont be coming home today His potassium is not quite normal bu has come down a lot ALmost normal His heart rate is normal and his BUN ( kidney value) is almost there. She seems to think that Cleo has had this for quite some time because of the high values. He was probably not as plugged. Dr Bostrom comes on Monday as she is working in Feline Dept this week. She has come to see Cleo today as well. The Dr is amazed how well he is doing Cleo is producing a good volume of urine I think they will pull the catheter tomorrow to see if he can urinate on his own providing that his blood values are normal. When he comes home I have been advised that he could plug up again or he may never . They cant t say His water intake will be increased along with prescription food.(moist only) If it plugs again they consider surgery Changing him from a male cat to a female $2500 surgery There is no way I can afford that and have told her that I would have no choice but to euthanize him. To me to keep getting plugged if this happens is not a good quality of life. The Dr agrees. So Cleo has one chance to get better I will work out a payment plan Boy I am crazy Definitely an animal lover. Dr Quinn said a month ago that she had a funny feeling that I would be back Damn so soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats right a month laster after Pebbles passes I am back at A& M I had found this Siamese in my backyard abandoned I think. So good hearted me takes her in in July. I named her Cleopatra. Got the 5 dogs used to her and the other 2 cats tolerate her. As a matter of fact one of my cats "Yoda" chases her around the house, I had noticed cleaning out the 3 litter boxes that she wasn't urinating big clumps like my other 2 cats I assumed that"s what cats do. They urinate differently Any way last month I seen her licking her privates after she got out of the litterbox and she had been urinating on my rubber backed rugs( Thank the Lord I can wash these) She appeared to be straining.I took her to the vet He tried to get a urine sample but she had already peed in her cage and smeared it There was some blood tinge to it He put her on Clavamox for 2 weeks ANd suggested I only give her moist food She got better No more licking No more urinating outside her litter box. The a weeks ago she started licking again A few days went bye and she was having accidents I took her back to the vet. He seemed to think that her bladder was full and she may have a bladder stone or mucous plug that was preventing her from urinating. She was at the time going minimal. He said make sure she can go even if it is a little bit because if she can't they go downhill fast. He felt that she didn't need to be catherized but if I decided He could do it yesterday Cleo would of been by herself for the weekend as they aren't 24 hour care. SO I awoke yesterday to drips of blood all over the tile floor I friggin freaked BTW we discovered at the vet that Cleopatra is a male neutered cat. I assumed she was a she. Her name was quickly changed to Cleo!!! I e mailed Dr Bostrom at A & M. She e mailed me back really quickly I told her that my husband was driving Cleo to A & M The man left driving by himself 80 mph with now a cat screaming. Brought back some horrible memory of Pebbles I called A & M and gave them all of Cleos history. Gosh darn I am thinking where the hell am I going to pull this off with money issues!!! Well Cleo doesn't have bladder stones. He has a mucous plug that was plugging her urethra NOt a good thing My husband told them that we found this cat and that we are not putting a lot of $ in him. They quickly sedated him,catherized him and drained his urine which was pretty red. Dr Bostrom had come in to check on him as well. His BUN levels were sky high and his potassium was elevated which in turn could cause heart problems Of course he is still there.in ICU. They have agreed to match the funds up to $1000. we can pay the difference in 6 months installments and had to put down $400( There goes my oven I needed) I got a call from the Dr today He wont be coming home today His potassium is not quite normal bu has come down a lot ALmost normal His heart rate is normal and his BUN ( kidney value) is almost there. She seems to think that Cleo has had this for quite some time because of the high values. He was probably not as plugged. Dr Bostrom comes on Monday as she is working in Feline Dept this week. She has come to see Cleo today as well. The Dr is amazed how well he is doing Cleo is producing a good volume of urine I think they will pull the catheter tomorrow to see if he can urinate on his own providing that his blood values are normal. When he comes home I have been advised that he could plug up again or he may never . They cant t say His water intake will be increased along with prescription food.(moist only) If it plugs again they consider surgery Changing him from a male cat to a female $2500 surgery There is no way I can afford that and have told her that I would have no choice but to euthanize him. To me to keep getting plugged if this happens is not a good quality of life. The Dr agrees. So Cleo has one chance to get better I will work out a payment plan Boy I am crazy Definitely an animal lover. Dr Quinn said a month ago that she had a funny feeling that I would be back Damn so soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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