Hug your furkids...

Sending lots of hugs and positive vibes your way, and I hope your little guy continues to improve.

So sorry little Az is having such a tough time, and that you can't be there with him. But I'm glad to hear that there is some improvement. Fingers, toes, eyes -- you name it! -- are all crossed that your little fighter continues to fight and be well soon.

SEnding big hugs and hope he continues to recover.

Poor Azrael is in my prayers.

Azrael is in my thoughts and prayers, please keep us posted.

Originally Posted by chichismom

Thats awful

I feel soo bad for you. You say you are running in the vets office, are you going to see him

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Oh, sorry for the confusion. I meant I had to go to my work office, not the vet's office I'm in Florida right now (Space Coast... I think I saw someone else in here posting from the Space Coast) and poor Az is with my mom at the vet in NY (Long Island). I'm down here working and waiting to close on my new house so I can bring him down here. I wanted to keep the cats in a stable home they knew until the final move, instead of moving them down here to an apartment and then moving them over to a house, so I had them stay with her while I got things settled. They actually would have been down here last month, but the closing is taking sooooo long since the house had to go to probate first.

But this is about Az... not my nifty new house They're supposed to be running some new blood tests soon, so I'm waiting on those results. Mom said when you pick him up he just hangs like a ragdoll... but he was sort of "laying up" (as opposed to sitting up? I think I just made that up.) like laying on his belly with his head raised... ya know like cats do... what the heck do they call that... but that was a first for him since this whole thing started... so ! It's a little thing... but when you're grasping at straws, any little thing helps.

Glad to hear he is doing better, continuing prayers for his recovery and hugs to you as well. Please continue to keep us posted on his progress.

Originally Posted by carolcat

Glad to hear he is doing better, continuing prayers for his recovery and hugs to you as well. Please continue to keep us posted on his progress.

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and sorry I was confused earlier, I got too excited. Please keep us updated.

keep fighting little one... you have a world of cat lovers thinking of you and sending their love

I can't even imagine how hard this must be for you. I'm praying that he fights through this. I give morning kiss good bye every day, but when I get home tonight I'll give each of them a hug for you & Az.

Wow. Your story started out in such a wonderful way with his rescue, I can't see anything else but a happy ending. He has alot of good things to fight for. Please have faith, & I'll send you some to go along with it.
Mini & Tucker want Azrael to know that he will enjoy basking in the sunshine-we are from the Space Coast, too!

We love you Az! Lots of healing vibes your way! - joji, skinny, QT, wawa, jello and their mom yayi

I'm sending lots of healing vibes Az's way.

I'm so glad your little Az is feeling a bit better! He's already got a lot of people here pulling for him!

Oh, I hope the little guy pulls through! I'm glad to know that he's getting better. And al;so, form those pictures, I think he's a real cutie.

Sending good vibes,
KCL

az, me and the boys are thinking good thoughts for you!!

A little cloud just blocked my ray of hope...

It seems that when he crashed, some damage was done to his optical nerve (from what I understand, usually one of the first things to be damaged when an animal goes into CA and has to be resusitated) As of right now, Az is blind.

My mother went in to visit him today and he was just laying like a lump in his cage at the vets office. They had taken the tube out of his nose, but they still have him on IV fluids and on a machine thats pushing the fluids through him. They said the catheter is doing well... they're really not worried about that at this point, their only worries are any damage he had when they had to bring him back. Mom said when she went to visit him his ears perked up at the sound of her voice and he let out a little meow like he knew she was there... but he couldn't find her (visually) and his eyes are dialated all the way as if he's trying to get some light in there to see. From what I understand, the doc said his eyes are unresponsive to any light at all.

Apparently there is a slim chance that he could regain sight, but if there was as much damage to his optical nerve as they think (he was out for a few minutes before they finally got him back) it looks like if he makes it out of the hospital, he's going to be blind for life.

On the up side, I know Az will do just find as a blind cat. This little boy is a devil and a fighter and a mush all rolled into one. He has two best friends waiting for him at home (Jack and Johnny) who never left his side when he wasn't feeling well. The whole time Az was sick at home, Johnny stayed with him and just kept rubbing on him and licking him. Those boys are really attached to each other... so if Az comes home blind, I know they will be the ones to help him through it.

So, while the blindness is sad, it's not my current worry. My current worry is any unknown neurological damage that they haven't found yet... which is still a possibility.

So fingers crossed, toes crossed, eyes crossed.... we'll see how it goes.

Oh Im so sorry for Az Ive been checking this thread constantly for updates on him. Like you say though, you know he will be fine as a blind cat although it is heartbraking for you.
I really pray he's fine apart from that and that he regains his sight. Thinking of you in this difficult time.
Lauren

aww, have everything crossed for him, but am sure that he will be able to adjust to being blind. Fingers crossed that this is the extent of the damage