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| 519.1 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | Kitty City | Tue Mar 16 1993 12:32 | 11 |
| George...Bijou is in the best place he could possibly be...and
I'm sure he'll make it through this with flying colors!!! Tufts
(Dr Gallagher) operated on my kitty, Van Gogh who had to have
80% of his large intestines removed. Even though Van Gogh had
about a 10 inch incision in his belly....it was truly amazing
how fast he recovered!!!! It was Mom and Dad who had a hard
time recovering from all we went through!!
Kitty Prayers for Bijou. (love that name!!)
Sandy
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| 519.2 | I know what you're going through. | BICYCL::RYER | This note made from 100% recycled bits. | Tue Mar 16 1993 12:39 | 8 |
| Hang in there, George. Intestinal blockages can be serious, but with the
right care, Bijou will make it. My Chester swallowed a rubber band an part of
a ball and had to have surgery. They made three incisions in him. The worst
part of the procedure is the high chance of secondary infection. Chester got
one, but I had a great bunch of doctors at my vets and the local emergency
room. He pulled through just fine.
-Patrick
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| 519.3 | Thank goodness Bijou is okay | DAGWST::BROWN | everybody run Prom Queen's Gotta Gun! | Tue Mar 16 1993 12:47 | 16 |
| I almost had to go through this a few weeks ago. Reste ate part of one
of the chucks that I hang in his stud pen for him to spray against. We
were this close to running a barium x-ray series on him when he passed
the piece of chuck.
Whenever I see a cat that is vomiting continually, not eating, and/or
having major diarrhea, we usually suspect an obstruction. In the two
cases that I have had to deal with, the one with Reste and another a
few years back with Jesse, there was both vomiting and diarrhea. But,
sounds like Bijou only had the vomiting for a short while, and his
major symptoms were not eating, and not passing anything. I have
keyworded this topic to Intestinal_Obstruction, and I will also add
Hazards. Maybe your experience will help fellow noters recognize the
symptoms in their own cats in the future.
Jo
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| 519.4 | That's reassuring.. | USCTR1::GHIGGINS | Oh Whoa Is Moe | Tue Mar 16 1993 12:48 | 6 |
| Thanks for the toughts. Bijou was operated on by Dr. Gallagher and
he was extremely helpful over the phone answering my questions. When
he does make it home, you know there will be some serious pampering
going on........
George
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| 519.5 | | USCTR1::GHIGGINS | Oh Whoa Is Moe | Tue Mar 16 1993 12:52 | 8 |
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What's strikes me as funny is how many simple little things we try
to please our cat's with, can be deadly to them. The milk top ring
was not even one of his toy's and he rarely touched them. It was
our other cat Bogie that loved to flip the things around. You can
bet the house will get a serious purging tonight.
George
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| 519.6 | He was upset over his girlfriend being preggers! | GAVEL::FALLON | | Tue Mar 16 1993 13:10 | 7 |
| George,
Glad to hear that Bijou is going to be all right! I had a similar
experience a few years ago but it turned out that the cat was
just a little upset! Valium did the trick after hundreds of dollars
of tests and a complete GI series on New Years Eve!
What a wacky cat!
Karen
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| 519.7 | destined to a life as a gigolo | DAGWST::BROWN | everybody run Prom Queen's Gotta Gun! | Tue Mar 16 1993 13:40 | 7 |
| Re: .6
You would be upset too if your girlfriend was suddenly pregnant with
what could turn up to be quintuplets and you had no visible means of
supporting the family! :'D
Jo
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| 519.8 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Tue Mar 16 1993 13:49 | 17 |
| George,
Add my thoughts and prayers to the list for Bijou, coupled with lots of
get well wishes. I am sure he'll pull through being the trouper he
is. I remember his fiestiness at the cat shows and don't think he will
want to be "bedridden" for long! :^)
Tufts is a wonderful place, and I have heard great things said about
Dr. Gallagher. Yes, the $$'s will break you but in the end, when Bijou
is home safe and sound and happy, it will all have been worth it to
save his life.
You and Deb take care now. Thanks for sharing this with us; we can all
learn from each other and our cats.
-Roberta
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| 519.9 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | Kitty City | Wed Mar 17 1993 05:07 | 20 |
| I went home last night and threw away all my plastic bottle
thingies that were laying around the house for the cats to
play with!!!!! They were mad...but they'll get over it!!
Van Gogh also had a slight fever after his operation. He had
been operated on Tuesday and they originally said I could take
him home on Friday. But by thursday all was well and we picked
VG up a day early!! Dr. Gallagher is a great surgeon....he just
recently came back to Tufts after being loned to Angel Memorial
in Boston for little less then a year. I'm so glad he is back!!
Don't be surprised how bijou might look when you go visit. VG's
body was shaved in all different places...he looked like a poodle
with a fancy haircut!!!
Keep us posted on Bijou....
Sandy
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| 519.10 | 3/17 AM Update | USCTR1::GHIGGINS | Oh Whoa Is Moe | Wed Mar 17 1993 06:13 | 26 |
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When I talked with Dr. Gallagher yesterday, he said to not come
visit because Bijou would still be recovering and most likely
out of it. I still had to go down after work to assess the $$$
damage and I wanted to talk to Dr. Mahoney who was caring for him
up to the time of the surgery.
I was able to talk to her and she surprisingly offered to take me
back to the ward to see Bijou. He was awake but a little groggy. He
looked the same as I had seen him the day before and wasn't sporting
the Sinead O'Conner look. 8^) He was very quiet and wobbly and trying
to make his way toward me at the front of his cage. From what the
doctor told me and what I saw he looks to be recovering well. Before
I left him I gave him a few scratches under the chin and he returned
a "smile".
My wife beat me this morning and called Tuft's about 8:30 and got an
update. All is well with the recovery. He's still on IV and they will
be trying to give him some water in a bit. Dr. Gallagher will be giving
me a call later with a complete update.
He's on his way !!!!!!
Thanks again for all the thoughts,
George
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| 519.11 | Our best wishes for speedy recovery | NETWKS::GASKELL | | Wed Mar 17 1993 13:43 | 7 |
| All my best to Bijou.
The worst obstruction my lot have had is a giant hair ball that had to be
removed with surgery. Bijou is in good hands and we (me and
family--furry and otherwise) will send a few words to the great Kitty
God for speedy recovery.
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| 519.12 | | SANDY::FRASER | Uppity blues woman... | Wed Mar 17 1993 18:09 | 12 |
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Good news about Bijou - it sounds like he's made it past the most
critical point after surgery. He'll be back to his old self before you
know it!
We've removed all the small plastic stuff, too - mostly because we now
have a dog, and he'll definitely eat them! :^}
Best wishes to all of you,
Sandy & crew
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| 519.13 | 3/18 Bijou update | USCTR1::GHIGGINS | Oh Whoa Is Moe | Thu Mar 18 1993 07:18 | 25 |
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Well..... Ther little guy appears well on his way to recovery. My wife
and I visited him at Tuft's last night. His temp. is normal and he is
much more alert and spunky than he was on Tuesday night.
We spent about an hour and a half with him in one of the exam rooms
and he loved it. His belly and chest are shaven and he has about an
8 inch incision with about 14 stitches. I tdoesn't seem to bother him
in the least. He hates the IV boot that they have fitted him with as
it restricts his mobility. We let him walk around the room to get a
little exercise and within minutes he was jumping up on the counters.
We stopped this real quick as we were afraid he might just slip and
fall, and I didn't want to see him rap his stomach on the floor.
He's still on IV and just water and is urinating normally. This morning
they hope to remove the IV and his catheter and start him on some baby
food. It was tough leaving him last night because when we shut the cage
door he started crying for us. Dr. Gallaher believes we can take him
home tomorrow night providing everything goes well today.
We've gotten rid of all little plastic things and double checked the
sewing room for loose thread. We're so glad we caught this when we
did. I can't wait to get the little guy home.
George
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| 519.14 | Are you excited??!! | GAVEL::FALLON | | Thu Mar 18 1993 09:55 | 5 |
| It's so pitiful when you know they want you and at the same time it
reaffirms their love for you. You are sooo lucky to have been able
to catch this in time. It sounds like all will be well!
Hugs and kisses for Bijou.
Karen
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| 519.15 | Almost home... | USCTR1::GHIGGINS | Oh Whoa Is Moe | Fri Mar 19 1993 07:38 | 16 |
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Went to Tuft's to see the little guy last night and he's doing well.
He had both the IV and catheter removed yesterday. From what I was
told about information on his chart he produced "major stool"
yesterday morning !! The process is working !! 8^)
They started him on baby food yesterday and he's chowing big time.
Last night I finger_fed (I told you he would get pampered) him
about a full jar of baby food and he was loving it to the hilt. He
will be coming home tonight and I can't wait for the day to pass
to pick up our little demon, as Dr. Mahoney calls him.
Thanks for all the encouraging notes from all. Deb, Bijou, and I
really appreciate it.
George
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| 519.16 | | PROXY::HUTCHESON | the revolution will not be televised | Fri Mar 19 1993 10:04 | 10 |
| Does Col. Sebastion know about this Major Stool Guy???
nyuk,nyuk,nyuk....
Seriously, so glad you found the real problem and Bijou
is on the road to recovery.
Susan
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| 519.17 | Lookout! I see the beginning of .... | GAVEL::FALLON | | Fri Mar 19 1993 10:16 | 6 |
| We, as proper cat owners, should realize the possibility of improper
name calling. This "Major Stool Guy" could be open for legal issues!
Perhaps, the firm should be contacted!
8^)
Karen
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| 519.18 | I like good news! ;-) | STUDIO::COLAIANNI | I think, therefore I think I am | Fri Mar 19 1993 10:19 | 15 |
| I can't believe someone beat Cheryl to that one! ;-) I love it!
George,
So glad that Bijou is doing well, and coming home tonight. You must be
really excited, and the day must be dragging for you! You have been in
my thoughts and prayers since your first note. Give the little furface
paw pats from Yonee and the gang!
I just "LOVE" happy endings to stories on Fridays! ;-)
Love,
Yonee
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| 519.19 | Bijou say's, "It's good to be home !" | USCTR1::GHIGGINS | Oh Whoa Is Moe | Mon Mar 22 1993 10:08 | 19 |
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Well, Bijou came home Friday and each day he is getting further and
further back to normal (for him anyway). The other cat in the household
staged a hiss-a-thon until yesterday afternoon but now she remembers
her her good buddy was.
He's eating OK but seems at times to be indifferent with baby food.
Sometimes he'll eat it, sometimes he won't. I gave him a little Fancy
Feast and he seemed to like that. Because we can't leave any dry out
just yet, our other cat (who's overweight) is lost without her food.
One thing Bijou try's to get us to do is feed him the baby food off
our fingers. Then he's a chow hound. While this is cute and all, I
doubt I'll continue to be his personal servant for long. Once he's
recovered fully it's back to self serve for him. 8^)
George
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