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Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely.
<SNIP — Adrian "The Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him."
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Here is Kate’s update from Catslaves: The vet has just called me to let me know the blood test results. Meg’s kidney levels are all back to normal, and she’s going to be okay.
I’m soooooo glad. I hope the ulcers heal fast. Suz Iron Chef Macmoosette Thank Heavens There’s Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Chocolate heals all wounds.
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So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow,
Many purrs are on their way. We hope the tests show good results and that Meg is on her way to a quick recovery. Purrs for Kate as well. Jeanne
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Here is Kate’s update from Catslaves: The vet has just called me to let me know the blood test results. Meg’s kidney levels are all back to normal, and she’s going to be okay. She will have to stay in hospital until the ulcers go, and she is eating and drinking okay. Now they are sure her kidneys are okay they are going to start giving her pain relief so she should start eating soon. She comes off the drip later today. I’m so relieved. I am torn between wanting to cry with happiness and run round the office whooping for joy 
Thank you to everyone for the purrs, meatloafing and prayers – they’ve worked so well. Kate (a very happy meowmie)
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Poor Meg. We are going to purr and pray that she recovers fully. Has anybody else had an experience like this? That the precursor of having kidney disease is gums and sores in the mouth? That seems strange. Anyway, we send all our love and hugs for both you (Kate) and Meg. Jazz & his mama — Irulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate. — Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
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Purrs for this to be just a fluke and that she recovers swiftly! — Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
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Purrs enroute – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate.
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I’m sorry to have missed reading this earlier! Please accept our belated purrs for Meg’s continued quick recovery! Christine
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here is Kate’s update from Catslaves: The vet has just called me to let me know the blood test results. Meg’s kidney levels are all back to normal, and she’s going to be okay. She will have to stay in hospital until the ulcers go, and she is eating and drinking okay. Now they are sure her kidneys are okay they are going to start giving her pain relief so she should start eating soon. She comes off the drip later today. I’m so relieved. I am torn between wanting to cry with happiness and run round the office whooping for joy Thank you to everyone for the purrs, meatloafing and prayers – they’ve worked so well. Kate (a very happy meowmie)
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Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital.
<snipped Healing purrs for Meg and for her V*ts to find a treatable root cause. Sam
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YAY!!! I knew all the purring worked!!! Angela and Gizmo
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here is Kate’s update from Catslaves: The vet has just called me to let me know the blood test results. Meg’s kidney levels are all back to normal, and she’s going to be okay. She will have to stay in hospital until the ulcers go, and she is eating and drinking okay. Now they are sure her kidneys are okay they are going to start giving her pain relief so she should start eating soon. She comes off the drip later today. I’m so relieved. I am torn between wanting to cry with happiness and run round the office whooping for joy Thank you to everyone for the purrs, meatloafing and prayers – they’ve worked so well. Kate (a very happy meowmie)
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here is Kate’s update from Catslaves: The vet has just called me to let me know the blood test results. Meg’s kidney levels are all back to normal, and she’s going to be okay. She will have to stay in hospital until the ulcers go, and she is eating and drinking okay. Now they are sure her kidneys are okay they are going to start giving her pain relief so she should start eating soon. She comes off the drip later today. I’m so relieved. I am torn between wanting to cry with happiness and run round the office whooping for joy Thank you to everyone for the purrs, meatloafing and prayers – they’ve worked so well. Kate (a very happy meowmie)
I read this update before the purr request itself – I am so glad to know that Meg is getting better. We will be sending lots of full-recovery purrs and hoping that she is back to her normal self again pronto. —— Krista
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Kate, or Marina If you are taking the answers for Kate,I thought of kidney disease as I read the symptoms, because my best furfriend ever died of that but was older by 7yrs than Meg so hopefully meg will stand a better chance of recovery if that is what it is,Maybe it’s not, anyway Wilson and I [ my present furfriend ] send our strongest Purrs and hopes for Megs quick recovery our thoughts are with you regards jp.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate. — Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate.
Purrring like mad here.. Has your vet considered calicivirus as the possible cause? Mouth ulcers are the distinguishing aspect of calici infection Kristy — "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." – Arthur Carlson
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Glad to hear this – I realy should learn to scrool down and look for updates 
Could it be that Meg ate/chewed something? After the first purr request I came across the question about what plants are safe to plant, and got to wondering.
That crossed my mind, too. A small amount of some toxin might affect the kidneys temporarily. — Marina
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They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate.
Healing and soothing thoughts and purrs for Meg and Kate from us out here in the back forty. Please keep us informed about Meg and how she is doing. Pam, Rob, and the NC nine
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Glad to hear this – I realy should learn to scrool down and look for updates Could it be that Meg ate/chewed something? After the first purr request I came across the question about what plants are safe to plant, and got to wondering.
Berfert started foaming at the mouth and had trouble eating for a couple of days after sampling a bit of aloe plant. I have resorted to topical burn creams rather than risk aloe burns again. Pam S.
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They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate.
Purrs that the tests come out ok. I’m the kidney problem is temporary. Suz Iron Chef Macmoosette Thank Heavens There’s Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Chocolate heals all wounds.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate. — Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Purrs going out to Kate and Meg. I hope the levels have dropped. Even if not, please tell her kidney disease cats can live quite a good long while with this disease with good care, so it is not completely hopeless. Ginger-lyn
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here is Kate’s update from Catslaves: The vet has just called me to let me know the blood test results. Meg’s kidney levels are all back to normal, and she’s going to be okay. She will have to stay in hospital until the ulcers go, and she is eating and drinking okay. Now they are sure her kidneys are okay they are going to start giving her pain relief so she should start eating soon. She comes off the drip later today. I’m so relieved. I am torn between wanting to cry with happiness and run round the office whooping for joy Thank you to everyone for the purrs, meatloafing and prayers – they’ve worked so well. Kate (a very happy meowmie)
Glad to hear this – I realy should learn to scrool down and look for updates Could it be that Meg ate/chewed something? After the first purr request I came across the question about what plants are safe to plant, and got to wondering.
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Purrs for Meg and her carers…..fingers crossed that the second blood test shows better news Angela and Gizmo
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate. — Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
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Purrs and prayers on their way. — Joy
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely. I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate. — Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
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Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover soon and completely.
I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs asap. Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal hospital. Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort itself out. Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and drinking as normal and no more throwing up. Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they would check it. Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we thought that too might be throat related. By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad breath. We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the ulcers. They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. Thanks, Kate. — Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
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Purrs and meatloaf meditations beaming up for Meg from here for her quick recovery.
: Kate posted this on Catslaves. We are sending many purrs for Meg to recover : soon and completely. :
: I have been unable to post to r.p.c.a. through google today, so : please could someone pass on my request to the group. I will try to : login via my ISPs news server tonight, but we could do with the purrs : asap. : : Meg, our 6 year old ginger female, is currently in the local animal : hospital. : : Thursday last week, she started throwing up froth. At first we : thought she’d just been eating grass, and assumed it would sort : itself out. : : Friday she appeared to be back to her normal self, eating and : drinking as normal and no more throwing up. : : Overnight on Friday she was ill again, and when we got up on Saturday : morning she was sat hunched up looking miserable at her waterbowl. : So we took her along to the vet as soon as they opened on the : Saturday morning. The vet checked her over, no temperature, so he : thought it was probably a blade of grass stuck in her throat, and : recommended that she go to the hospital for an anaesthetic and they : would check it. : : Saturday afternoon, we picked her up from the hospital following the : anaesthetic. They hadn’t found anything, so they prescribed her some : bland diet, and told us to monitor how she went. : : She was fairly groggy, and was dribbling a little bit, but we thought : this was due to the anaesthetic. She didn’t eat anything that : evening, but we’d been told she probably wouldn’t for 24hrs after the : anaesthetic so we didn’t worry. : : On Sunday, she started to have problems drinking – she didn’t seem : able to lap from her bowl, but she could drink if we ran the tap. We : thought perhaps her throat was a bit sore from the air tube during : the anaesthetic. Other than that she was okay in herself, running : around and purring when stroked. She still wasn’t eating, but we : thought that too might be throat related. : : By Monday (yesterday) it was obvious she wasn’t well. She was : sitting in the sink desperately wanting water, but now not even able : to drink it from the flowing tap. She had also develped very bad : breath. : : We took her back to the vet, and they examined her again. Her : temperature was still normal. But, when they checked her mouth, they : discovered she had ulcers on her gums and tongue. : : She was admitted to the animal hospital, and put on a drip, given : antibiotics for the ulcers and they did blood tests. : : The vet phoned later on Monday to say that they had the blood test : results, and that it looks like she has kidney disease. : : Because she is a young cat, they are going to redo the tests when she : is fully re-hydrated, as that may have affected the result. : : I’ve spoken to the hospital today, and she is okay in herself, alert : and interested in what is going on around her. She is still on a : drip, and they are feeding her via syringe while she still has the : ulcers. : : They are redoing the blood tests tomorrow. So, please can everyone : purr and pray for her that the kidney levels are down when they do : the tests tomorrow, and that it doesn’t turn out to be kidney : disease. She’s only 6, so seems too young. : : Thanks, : Kate. : : — : Marina, Frank and Nikki : marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi :
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) Rachel (New Zealand) 