First off- thank you to those of you who sent the food for Quince. I am getting the packages from Chewy (they were unable to help me cut the cost of the food) but there is no indication who sent them. But a GIANT thank you from both of us for your wonderful gift of the heart.
I learned a bit late that the combination of the drugs Quince was getting was making him worse and not better- so I stopped the Baytril immediately. I was told by my feline specialist that giving him both the Covenia and the Baytril was a bit risky and besides internal turmoil it can also cause a cat to go blind! I had not idea and apparently neither did my vet. Since stopping it, Quince has shown a bit more interest in life and is moving around a bit more and being very vocal when he sees me.
The local animal shelter has agreed to take all of the 5 chemical kitties and place them in foster care until they are big enough to spay/neuter. I take them in tomorrow afternoon and this is a big load off my heart. Mike is scheduled for a procedure next week- they are going to put a probe into his ankle that sends sonic waves up his leg to determine if there is a problem with the valves or the circulation. It will tell the surgeons if the blood is flowing correctly, or if it is flowing backward. If the valves are good then it turns out he doesn’t have a valve problem but a lymphatic one. This means (sadly) that they can’t fix it surgically. It is inoperable. The only place that does the surgery and it is high-risk and the odds are not good for it even working (or him surviving the ordeal) is the Mayo Clinic and that is a bit out of reach for us to even consider. So with the shelter taking the five babies, I won’t be so worried about them when I have to go to the hospital and be with Mike. I am beyond grateful because I know that they are so full up right now- but I also know the babies will be in the best of hands. They also ask $185.00 for their kittens- so it’s a win-win for both of us!
Koda is settling in nicely. he has learned not to show interest in the cats on the inside of the house as well as the outside. he will start to chase them if they run BUT he stops the minute I call to him and now when he goes outside with me, they just lay there and look at him without running. They are adjusting to his presence. He’s such a goof. I went to the bank this morning and left him in the truck. I was gone all of ten minutes and when I got back in the car, I got a full face and neck wash as he dog-mugged me in his delight to see me. LOL it is hard to hold off a 74 pound German Shepherd Puppy when he is bound and determined to have his way. Again, it is an adjustment and we are learning about all of this together.
With the five kittens leaving tomorrow that leaves me with three kittens to spay and neuter- much better than eight. I think they will fly out of the house after their spays- which is this week- because they are beautiful kittens with lovable personalities. Slider is constantly under my feet, which is how she got her name. I am afraid I am going to trip on her and slide right to the floor. Her brother Trip, he was a bit shy at first but he is coming out of his shy shell and will run up to me to say hello when I go in to feed and visit. Pita is no longer and pain in my you know what- he wants to be picked up and held at all time and has stopped hiding behind the water heater when he sees me.
Our vet bill now sits at $900.00 Little by little I am chiseling away at it- Thank you to those of you who have sent money to help out.