I mentioned that the weekend was an emotional turmoil for Ken and me. We could see Tigger wasn't feeling well on Friday, so we made him an appointment, but he couldn't see the vet until late Monday afternoon. Within 48 hours he continued to get sicker, wouldn't eat, and Sunday night was throwing up blood. Monday at 7AM we bypassed our vet and took him to the emergency hospital; we hadn't expected he would make it through the night.
Care like they were able to give him came at a price, and they acknowledged it. We agreed to an ultrasound, rehydrating him, blood work and several little tests plus an overnight stay at $14 an hour! They called that afternoon to let us know he was doing better...
Today, 31 hours later, he was cuddling and purring, ready to go home! He has lymphoma of the stomach and will be on many medications lying ahead. At least when he goes downhill in the future, we'll know why. Thanks to a wonderfully attentive Dr Parsley, and Patty, here, who explained his forthcoming eating and medicine needs, our little family member is no longer as "Out of Order" as he was yesterday morning. Appreciation and Happiness are Priceless!
Sorry to hear this Louise. Our fur babies are so precious. Those emergency vets are very expensive, seems cats always get sick at the weekend or on a bank holiday! Hope Tigger is able to live a long life with his condition.
Ah, the poor thing for being so sick but I'm happy to hear he's feeling better! I had a cat go in for surgery last month...the bill was shocking for sure but it's hard to put a price tag on your pet's health! :)
Oh, wow, some of those numbers are a little frightening! Especially that one with the 7 in front. I hope you have pet insurance! So glad that Tigger will live to fight another day though. Pets are precious! And a very creative photo! I like it. x
So pleased to see Tigger on his way home from the vets. Yes very expensive treatment but we would do anything for our “babies” to make them feel better. Tigger must love being back home having lots of loving cuddles! ❤️
A creative edit to show your stressful weekend! I’m so sorry to hear Tigger has had such problems. It’s awful when they’re sick. So glad you have him back home with you!
@peekysweets Ken did not expect for him to be alive on Monday morning! I'd say that he's come through the worst, and his last round of meds all went well tonight...He doesn't fight us, and I'm learning ways to get him to "swallow"! There are 4 different times each day we have to do the meds, so it's a bit exhausting as we hope it goes well!
Awww.I am so sorry to hear that Tigger was very ill. I'm glad he made in through the night. I would have been in tears with worry. But happy to hear he is on the road to recovery. Yes, those emergency vets are astronomical but our animals are part of the family. Fingers crossed he continues to improve...poor guy. Cats are not easy patients!
I empathize with your panic, poor tigger, it must have been so worrying. We lost our poor little man on the 21st Nov after a struggle to keep him going for nearly 6 months. I posted a photo on the day. He is much missed.
@craftymeg I was there with you, Meg, when you wrote about Charlie...my heart went out to you with understanding of what that loss meant to you. @redy4et I almost hate to bring it up as it was such a tragic loss, but you understand, having dealt with this, too. @30pics4jackiesdiamond Jackie, he may not live to a ripe old age, but he's a lover of a cat, and we'll continue to respond to that and hope to make his life a happy one. (We didn't need to go on a cruise anyway!) @gardenfolk My goodness, it's not lost on me just how much you *adore* your babies! We felt it would be wrong to reject any help in finding out what was going wrong, and we'll go forward from here. The number of meds we have to give will whittle down in a couple weeks! @haskar@boxplayer Thank you for the good wishes, He's already begun a change in diet. He seems ok with that if we don't take away the *treats*! @edorreandresen@peekysweets@seattlite@merrelyn@corinnec@365projectorgchristine Thank you for the kind thoughts and well wishes! @ljmanning@danette Thanks to both of you. We ARE getting lots of purrs again, and Ken noted we know by that that he's feeling better! @yorkshirekiwi@bluemoon@amyk@joysfocus@brigette@blightygal@jamibann@pamknowler@joansmor@wakelys@louannwarren@allie912 My apologies here for a cluster "Thank You" because I know how sincere each of your messages was! Allie, you're going through a lot with John at present, so you're right, you wouldn't want to handle any of this at the same time! Joy and Pam, you've had your hands full with your pets... I remember so much about everyone to whom I write on 365. @blightygal We share the same crazy-averboard love of our pets and animals in general! YOU understand! and JOAN, I'm forever thinking of Two in conjunction with Tig because you empathize how alike they are. To all of you, I'll be there for you, and thank you for being here for the three of us, our little family!
@peekysweets Krista, thanks! I was a wee bit more hopeful than Ken, but this afternoon he was more on the ment than we'd seen him in a week; I do believe he's turned a corner and Praise the Lord, indeed! He's family, you know!
February 10th, 2024
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@redy4et I almost hate to bring it up as it was such a tragic loss, but you understand, having dealt with this, too.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Jackie, he may not live to a ripe old age, but he's a lover of a cat, and we'll continue to respond to that and hope to make his life a happy one. (We didn't need to go on a cruise anyway!)
@gardenfolk My goodness, it's not lost on me just how much you *adore* your babies! We felt it would be wrong to reject any help in finding out what was going wrong, and we'll go forward from here. The number of meds we have to give will whittle down in a couple weeks!
@haskar @boxplayer Thank you for the good wishes, He's already begun a change in diet. He seems ok with that if we don't take away the *treats*!
@edorreandresen @peekysweets @seattlite @merrelyn @corinnec @365projectorgchristine Thank you for the kind thoughts and well wishes!
@ljmanning @danette Thanks to both of you. We ARE getting lots of purrs again, and Ken noted we know by that that he's feeling better!
@yorkshirekiwi @bluemoon @amyk @joysfocus @brigette @blightygal @jamibann @pamknowler @joansmor @wakelys @louannwarren @allie912 My apologies here for a cluster "Thank You" because I know how sincere each of your messages was! Allie, you're going through a lot with John at present, so you're right, you wouldn't want to handle any of this at the same time! Joy and Pam, you've had your hands full with your pets... I remember so much about everyone to whom I write on 365. @blightygal We share the same crazy-averboard love of our pets and animals in general! YOU understand! and JOAN, I'm forever thinking of Two in conjunction with Tig because you empathize how alike they are. To all of you, I'll be there for you, and thank you for being here for the three of us, our little family!