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Hi, we are newbies on here and we'd like to share our recent experience.
'Poppy' or ' Pippety Pops' ,as i often call her, is a cute little black and white moggy we bought when she was around 6 weeks old form a local pet shop.
We have now had 'Pops' for 10 months and she's a tiny cat, maybe the runt of the litter.
She was innoculated, spayed and then allowed out to play with our other kitten 'Lilly' in the back garden.
It soon became apparent that 'Pops' was going to be a villain and she immediately took off up the nearest tree where she stayed for many many heart pounding minutes.
'Lilly' is quite content to 'box' flies as they pass, we see a blurr as a white paw lashes out at regular intervals, almost shadow boxing.
Months pass by and we are ready to leave the cats out for hours at a time in the knowledge that they now know where home, food and water are.
Saturday 14th 2007 is when it all went horribly wrong.
'Poppy' was playing in the garden and suddenly we were aware that she'd run off and sat under a bush in the garden, she stayed there for hours. We then took her inside and she refused food and water, became lethargic and dopey.
I thought she'd got a furr ball and was feeling unwell. The next day she deteriorated quite alarmingly and so i took her to an emergency out of hours vets where she was given 3 injections and sent home.
The next morning she was barely moving and so i took her to my usual Vets 'MARPLE VETINARY CENTRE' where she was quickly diagnosed with 'Kidney Failure'.
We admitted 'Poppy' to the surgery and went up at night to see her (now Monday), she looked a bit more perky but she was on a drip, still not eating and was emaciated around the rear.
Tuesday morning turned to horror...... I phoned the vets to check on her and was met with some sad news, 'Poppy' had taken a bad turn in the night and the toxins had gone to her brain causing her to fit badly. The vet suggested that we had done everything we possibly could to save her but unfortunately we were unable
I was absolutely devastated at this and suggested they keep her alive until myself and my partner could attend as i wanted to hold her whilst they put her to sleep.
We arrived at the vets for 3pm on Tuesday discussing where to bury her only to walk into the rear of the surgery and see 'POPPY' sat at the front of the cage meowing at me
again at the sight.
How on earth am i supposed to authorise a lethal injection into 'Poppy' after seeing her fighting like this
The decission was given that regardless of cost we were to do everything possible to save her.
Friday 20th April 'Poppy' came home, she is eating, drinking and there is little sign of any permanent brain damage as yet.
I would like to say to people PLEASE don't give up on your pets.. If you don't like what the vet says then get a second opinion.
ALL the staff at 'Marple Vetinary Centre' were 1st class with us, we mithered them, phoned, called in twice a day and bombarded them with questions and it was no trouble for them.
Clearly we don't know long term what 'Poppy's condition will be like but time will tell.
Thank you.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...h220/poppy.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oppy140407.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oppy180407.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ppy180407b.jpg
'Poppy' or ' Pippety Pops' ,as i often call her, is a cute little black and white moggy we bought when she was around 6 weeks old form a local pet shop.
We have now had 'Pops' for 10 months and she's a tiny cat, maybe the runt of the litter.
She was innoculated, spayed and then allowed out to play with our other kitten 'Lilly' in the back garden.
It soon became apparent that 'Pops' was going to be a villain and she immediately took off up the nearest tree where she stayed for many many heart pounding minutes.
'Lilly' is quite content to 'box' flies as they pass, we see a blurr as a white paw lashes out at regular intervals, almost shadow boxing.
Months pass by and we are ready to leave the cats out for hours at a time in the knowledge that they now know where home, food and water are.
Saturday 14th 2007 is when it all went horribly wrong.
'Poppy' was playing in the garden and suddenly we were aware that she'd run off and sat under a bush in the garden, she stayed there for hours. We then took her inside and she refused food and water, became lethargic and dopey.
I thought she'd got a furr ball and was feeling unwell. The next day she deteriorated quite alarmingly and so i took her to an emergency out of hours vets where she was given 3 injections and sent home.
The next morning she was barely moving and so i took her to my usual Vets 'MARPLE VETINARY CENTRE' where she was quickly diagnosed with 'Kidney Failure'.
We admitted 'Poppy' to the surgery and went up at night to see her (now Monday), she looked a bit more perky but she was on a drip, still not eating and was emaciated around the rear.
Tuesday morning turned to horror...... I phoned the vets to check on her and was met with some sad news, 'Poppy' had taken a bad turn in the night and the toxins had gone to her brain causing her to fit badly. The vet suggested that we had done everything we possibly could to save her but unfortunately we were unable
I was absolutely devastated at this and suggested they keep her alive until myself and my partner could attend as i wanted to hold her whilst they put her to sleep.
We arrived at the vets for 3pm on Tuesday discussing where to bury her only to walk into the rear of the surgery and see 'POPPY' sat at the front of the cage meowing at me
How on earth am i supposed to authorise a lethal injection into 'Poppy' after seeing her fighting like this
The decission was given that regardless of cost we were to do everything possible to save her.
Friday 20th April 'Poppy' came home, she is eating, drinking and there is little sign of any permanent brain damage as yet.
I would like to say to people PLEASE don't give up on your pets.. If you don't like what the vet says then get a second opinion.
ALL the staff at 'Marple Vetinary Centre' were 1st class with us, we mithered them, phoned, called in twice a day and bombarded them with questions and it was no trouble for them.
Clearly we don't know long term what 'Poppy's condition will be like but time will tell.
Thank you.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...h220/poppy.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oppy140407.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oppy180407.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ppy180407b.jpg
