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When you go the vet with JJ and the paperwork from IMOM tomorrow, be firm in your resolve.
I have no doubt that when you make up your mind to accomplish something ... you do.
I just cannot imagine that your vet would not, with financial help for IMOM, recommend anything but amputation for JJ.

Hissy is an expert who has worked with many severely injured cats.
She would not give you advise unless she was sure it was correct.

JJ is so fortunate that he came to you.
You are his voice now.
Be your excellent assertive self .


I am sending maximum strength positive vibes for you and JJ tomorrow.
 
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I know and I probably came off sounding bad to Hissy. I am sorry Hiss when you read this. You're right in saying this situation with JJ has me MAJORLY stressed and that came out in my reply. And this is the truth.

The stress of JJ's situation is making me insane. He is needy right now and I cater to him in every way. If the vet tells I have given JJ a bone infection it will just kill me since I was trying to do good.

I'll tell you what I will do tonight. I'll crate him in our bedroom without his bandage. It can air all night and then at 9am we'll go to the vet.

I am so sorry Hiss...... And thank you xocats.. I was wrong....

And I will do my utmost to be a great voice for JJ tomorrow....

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Jenn...
You have given your home and your heart to JJ.

It is understandable that you are stressed.
Trust me...Hissy understands.


We will all be with you and JJ in spirit tomorrow.
 

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Oh Jenn....I can't believe the tomorrow is finally the vet day! I can't wait to hear what they have to say. I have to agree after reading everyones stories that an amputation for a cat can be beneficial and is nowhere near the trauma it is for a human being.

I'll be sending tons of good vibes tomorrow....and I'm mad cause I'm going to be away from the computer all day at training so I will have to wait to find out what happened.

Good luck tomorrow!!
 
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Thank you Renny and xocats. I am just sittin here staring at the screen thinking about him and feeling kinda sad for him and his little crippled leg... I'm sure all will go well with him tomorrow.. He is going to an excellent vet.. I will post tomorrow so when you get home, you can read all about it. Good luck with your training Renny...

I got a feeling...... Not sure if it's bad or good, but I just want thing to go well for JJ. I took this today. He was struggling to stay on the cat condo and groom his face while Honey slept. I have never seen a Tom like kittens this way JJ is special. He really is.

What will be...will be.



p.s. by the way...all three kittens are in bed with my husband right now sleeping. He is falling in love with them. He asked me today "How many cats do we have?" I said 13, not counting JJ, Cow and her babies..........
hehe.... So I guess we have 18 but I love it.... cats kept me sane through my sick days and I owe my life to them now..Two years ago, my husband worked in Virginia at Langley AFB to make enough money to keep us going while I was ill. He was gone for a year. NOW I can find a job and he can quit his second job... That will be nice. We will be a regular family with 18 cats..
 
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Here are links to JJ"s xrays taken on 5-17-06

There are three xrays with three different views of both breaks.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...%20xrays/3.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...%20xrays/2.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...%20xrays/1.jpg

Where the large break is, the vet told me there is a series of nerves that run through this area and he hoped if it was severed that it would grow back together. But at the time he could not tell about nerve damage. Permanent nerve damage was not really discussed. I just remembered him telling me that...... The vet he is seeing tomorrow is a different vet. One I have used with Dovey, Tink, Cookie and Yellow. And I like him a lot. He is kind.
 

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I understand and took no offense. You have to go with what the vet tells you, and in the case of Tazzy, the first vet was incredibly wrong. It was the third vet that put things to right and it was a valuable learning experience for this family. I miss Tazz so much, but she had major brain damage that she couldn't overcome. Her tree planted in her honor is blooming this year, and I look at the blossoms and remember her spirit and her courage to try and right something that was entirely my own fault. I built the enclosure to late to save her.
 

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Originally Posted by jcribbs

Here are links to JJ"s xrays taken on 5-17-06

There are three xrays with three different views of both breaks.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...%20xrays/3.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...%20xrays/2.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...%20xrays/1.jpg

Where the large break is, the vet told me there is a series of nerves that run through this area and he hoped if it was severed that it would grow back together. But at the time he could not tell about nerve damage. Permanent nerve damage was not really discussed. I just remembered him telling me that...... The vet he is seeing tomorrow is a different vet. One I have used with Dovey, Tink, Cookie and Yellow. And I like him a lot. He is kind.
Oh my lordy.... JJ is quite the... ahh.... "big boy" isn't he????
 
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That's exactly what my husband said...... Tee Hee.............

Here is JJ begging to get in my lap while I type this. He is just too cute. I will be so glad when he is well and better.



He is already practicing in this picture. He is on one leg.....
 
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oh, Hissy, I just read your post and I am so sorry for your loss of Tazz.. It must be incredibly hard.. I can't even imagine what that would be like to see her tree bloom.. But you have your other kitties but I know it's not the same when you lose one that is special to your heart.

And I apologize to you. I am stressed and I am one of those idiot people who thinks they know everything when they really know nothing at all. I am just learning and I know that.. I hope I didn't hurt your feelings in any way. You are right in your advice and in what you said..... I am just overwrought or something at the moment and an old ignorant woman..

And I feel bad about JJ too. If I had taken him in sooner this would not have happened to him. I have thought about that many times. But at least he will live. I should have taken in my house BEFORE this happened to him, but I was putting it off and just feeding him outside until our cabin was ready. I blame myself a little. And it broke my heart that he came to me for help so I have been determined to help him in any way possible so he can live and be happy again. And I have over done things a little. I should be in bed now but I am sitting at the darn computer playing cards unable to sleep because of the vet appointment tomorrow.

I wish he would just miraculously heal and have a perfect kitty body..... But it's not going to happen and I have prayed and prayed for him.

I hate getting slobbery like this.. I am signing off till tomorrow after the vet. I must get some rest. the last three days I have probaby slept a total of 6 hrs due to my worries.

With love and care to all and especially to Hiss,
Jenn

p.s. I want to add something. I think JJ's leg might have turned out different if the first vet had of done something other than tell me to confine JJ for a month. It seems like he would have bandaged his leg up or something in the correct position so it would heal properly. I have read many cases online where vets did this to help the bone heal straight. I am going to ask Dr Henry about that tomorrow.
 

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Jenn stop apologizing, I know full well what guilt can do to someone. The first vet who examined Tazzy broke her other leg during an x-ray. I knew better than to go to that clinic, but it was close to home and she was hurt so bad. So don't let guilt guide you, instead follow your heart and apply what you know in your mind to be the right way to go.
 
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Ok, No More Sorrys.......


And that's horrible what that first vet did to you cat. Oh my god... That just burns me up..

I have a local vet as well named DR Kewl, who I will never go to again. He is only a 10 minute drive from my house but he is horrible horrible horrible as well.

He is rough and when he looked at my cats, he said stuff like "Damnit, stay still cat"....... He also stuck a needle through one of the cats entire leg. And that's the last time I went there. I gave him a chance twice.

So now we drive quite a ways to the vet but its absolutely worth it.

I am having my first cup of java right now thinking about my day. JJ is first and then I am going to try and find a job. I am going to put in my appolication for a dispatcher at a trucking industry about 15 miles from my house. I used to be a police dispatcher so I have a little experience and they need someone so we'll see what happens with that. Husband has already left for the day so it is quiet in the house except for JJ meowing. Babies are dashing through the house and I am exhausted.. But I got to keep plugging.

I hope to be home and finished with everything by 1pm and then I am GOING TO BED and sleep the afternoon away.

follow your heart and apply what you know in your mind to be the right way to go.
Great advice.............

Have a good day all...... I will update on JJ's condition after the vet.
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Jenn, my thoughts and prays are with you and JJ.

 
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Thank you. I just bathed JJ and then showered myself and got dressed. I am in the process of getting ready to go. I have him crated already. I plan on leaving in about an hr...

Thanks xocats.., so until later.......

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Jenn, you are indeed a miracle! Hopefully, your Mom & JJ will get their miracles, too.
Speaking of stupid vets, years ago we had a vet that we trusted--nicest man around. One night I noticed a tiny bump on my Sheltie Daisy's lower jaw, couldn't have been bigger than a split pea. I loved that dog to pieces, so I got her to the vet immediately. He said not to worry, probably just a bad tooth; let's wait & see what happens. Daisy's breath became really bad & the vet sold me something to help with the smell, telling me again it's just a bad tooth, she's 10 yr. old, let's wait. Finally, I told him "if it's just a tooth, let's get rid of it". I left her with him, & as I drove away I had this horrible feeling that I'd never see her again. He called an hour later, told me Daisy had so much cancer in her jaw bone that the bone was eaten almost all the way thru; she could probably live another month, but would be in pain. So I made that horrible decision that no one wants to make. When I picked her up to bring her home to bury her, he had the nerve to tell me, "I thought from the start she had cancer, but I couldn't see putting that much money into a dog." I could have scratched his eyes out. Needless to say, I never took another pet to him again.
Okay, sorry about going off on a tangent like that.
Hoping everything goes well for JJ today, and good luck with the job hunt.
 
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Well, we are back from the vet...

JJ is going to have his leg amputed. The leg is dead. It will be amputated mid thigh. There was no question about that. Vet said to keep the wound covered until the amputation takes place to avoid infection.

Cost for fixing him, the amputation and the follow up visits will be somewhere between 700-800.00 The vet is including any emergency care if something goes wrong during the surgery and if nothing goes wrong, he is donating that money back to IMOM... He is a wonderful vet and extremely caring..

I paid for today and it was 93.00. Got him a rabies shot and they wormed him for hook worms and sent blood work off for cat aides and leukemia. Results for that will be back within 24 hrs.

Vet said if he has either the cat aides or the leukemia, it would be pointless to continue with the amputation. So, he wants those results back asap. In my heart, I just feel JJ does not have those. It would be horrible if he did after all he has been through... That is what I am praying for now.

He has gained 2.5 lbs the last month bringing him up to 12.5 lbs. But he is real real skinny. He needs to gain 7-8 more lbs. They were all amazed at the vet at how large boned he is. He is a little tiger. His little hip bones stick out. But then again, that is probably due to the hook worms.

He rode good in the car and rested in the crate on the way to the vet and he walked all over the counter and tried to walk on the girls computer while she was working putting his information in. He is a computer kitty.


The vet will have my paperwork ready in two days or so for IMOM and I can go pick it up and submit my application so I can get approved.

So.........my little tiger/computer kitty middle name is going to be "Tripod".

The vet also said JJ will do fine on three legs.

So............that's up update. In a couple days I can submit my application to IMOM and start my fundraising in JJ"s behalf on their site.

Thanks for the support guys,
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Good luck to you and JJ Jenn- personally, I like the name JJ better than Tripod. It has more dignity.
 

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I like the name JJ too...

How soon do you think that JJ can have his surgery?
 
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OH libby, what a horrible thing for that vet to say! He is in the wrong line of business and that certainly wasn't his call to make. Stupid vet! That would have made anyone want to scratch his eyes out.

And don't worry about a tangent. We all have our moments and I have had more than my share believe me.

Since JJ is home now and settled with with the kittens, I am off on my job hunt as soon as I eat a bite of breakfast. Thanks for the luck...

Jenn
 
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