Please: We need prayers and vibes for Joey

sarahp · Apr 10, 2007

Poor sweet Joey!!! I'm so glad he's home, he's better off resting at home where he'll be more comfortable.

Good luck with the IV - if I was at home with an IV I'd be annoyed with it as well!!!!!! Sending lots of good luck vibes to you both!

Have the other cats seen him yet? Is Sev pleased to have his buddy home or does he not like Joey's smell?

bella713 · Apr 10, 2007

Originally Posted by Rosiemac

Awwww bless his little cotton socks look at him

That's a great idea what Nikki said, and failing that you could always make him one from the cereal box like i had to with Rosie when she was spayed

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Originally Posted by sarahp

Poor sweet Joey!!! I'm so glad he's home, he's better off resting at home where he'll be more comfortable.

Good luck with the IV - if I was at home with an IV I'd be annoyed with it as well!!!!!! Sending lots of good luck vibes to you both!

Have the other cats seen him yet? Is Sev pleased to have his buddy home or does he not like Joey's smell?

Sev and Joey were happy to see each other

Sophia is keeping her distance...she looks at him like he's new

, Lucia has been sleeping and doesn't know he's home yet

white cat lover · Apr 10, 2007

I'm glad to hear Sev is being nice to his "brother"! Joey will be much happier at home in the company of Sev.

gailc · Apr 10, 2007

After bobber had her surgery-one of the vet tech suggested having her wear a baby onsie to keep from getting at her stitches (can't say I tried it though)---just a suggestion!

xocats · Apr 10, 2007

Joey is such a handsome tabby Helen.

I am praying that the source of his fever will be found and neutralized.
He truly is love.
Joey

lsulover · Apr 10, 2007

Originally Posted by LuckyGirl

you better start boiling him some chicken Helen.... I think he's sending me messages....wait it's coming through.... yes, he wants chicken....

Seriously though, don't they have some type of "tylenol" for cats....I know real tylenol/ibuprofin will kill a cat, but don't they have something that can reduce his fever?

I know that they have something like that for dogs, I have seen it at Wal-Mart

bella713 · Apr 10, 2007

Just heard from the vet, this is what they have found so far

He has Microalbuninuria: She also mentioned the C word

Examples of these disease processes in cats include the following:

Inflammatory diseases (e.g., dental disease, cholangiohepatitis, immune-mediated diseases, inflammatory bowel disease)
Infectious diseases (e.g., FIV, FeLV, FIP, heartworm, ehrlichiosis)
Metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperthyroidism)
Neoplasia

Persistent microalbuminuria suggests the presence of either an underlying disease process causing early renal damage or lower urinary tract disease (LUTD). Detection of microalbuminuria during a routine health examination provides veterinarians with a new tool to discover many common canine and feline diseases that are subclinical.

catsrnmom · Apr 10, 2007

Ok I have never heard of this. So do they know what type he has? What is the next step for treatment?
Many hugs to you and Joey right now..

babyharley · Apr 10, 2007

Oh Helen... I can't pronounce 1/2 of that, let alone understand it

I'm still sending many many prayers your way.

Whats the next step in treatment?

bella713 · Apr 10, 2007

Originally Posted by catsRNmom

Ok I have never heard of this. So do they know what type he has? What is the next step for treatment?
Many hugs to you and Joey right now..

Well at the lab they are trying to grow something in a petrie dish from his urine

He has to go back in 3 weeks for a retest if he shows no signs of feeling bad before that and he's on an antibiotic. I just don't know what to think, first

Bella

now Joey

batgirl2good · Apr 10, 2007

I know you feel better having Joey home, and I'm sure he feels comfy to be at home as well. Prayers are being sent!

starryeyedtiger · Apr 10, 2007

Originally Posted by Bella713

Well at the lab they are trying to grow something in a petrie dish from his urine

He has to go back in 3 weeks for a retest if he shows no signs of feeling bad before that and he's on an antibiotic. I just don't know what to think, first

Bella

now Joey

no time for worrying honey

take a deep breath- now your course of action is to see what you can do for little Joey- you could spend all day worrying/crying over the "what if's" and miss out on the time/love you do have now with little Joey- it sounds like he's in excellent care with the vets and they are doing all they can to accuratly diagnose him- MANY of those things you've listed are treatable Helen

That's the good news! So now ya'll just have to pin point the best course of action when all of his results get back and go from there. Concentrate on the positives and stay strong. What antibiotics did they put him on? (((The petrie dish is going to take a few weeks so they can grow, culture and sample everything and run several tests off of it- that's normal so don't let that worry you too much

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neetanddave · Apr 10, 2007

Oh, Helen, many many

and

for your house from all of us! The Fluffalorium says Joey is one strong handsome dude, he can lick whatever comes his way!

katachtig · Apr 10, 2007

Sending more get well vibes for Joey. Prayers to give him strength to overcome this

And

for you Helen.

rapunzel47 · Apr 10, 2007

Glad to hear you have your boy home, and he's doing OK. I hope the vet finds some answers for you soon.

Sending lots of vibes and prayers.

theimp98 · Apr 10, 2007

Originally Posted by babyharley

Oh Helen... I can't pronounce 1/2 of that, let alone understand it

I'm still sending many many prayers your way.

what babyharley said.

i did look up some infomation,many of those joey can get treatment for.
at least right now joey is home with you. that is good start.
i pray the rest keeps going as well

althekitty · Apr 11, 2007

Little Al and I are still sending all the good vibes we got. Hoping and praying that little Joey gets well. Take care, and all the best wishes in the world!

lsulover · Apr 11, 2007

Still sending prayers and hugs from Mississippi for Joey. Please just hang in there Helen, I feel that everything will be ok.

batgirl2good · Apr 11, 2007

Good luck! How is Joey this morning?

bella713 · Apr 11, 2007

Originally Posted by batgirl2good

Good luck! How is Joey this morning?

He just got up , he slept by my feet all night...he has already eaten some dry food, he ate good yesterday, and he keeps kicking his leg out where the IV is, other than that he seems good right now. He's such a LOVER

Thank you for asking.

Thanks EVERYONE, We so appreciate your prayers, and we will fight this one out with Joey, we will do whatever he needs

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