The call came on our way to my in-laws. Im talking to the vet but yet I don't think I'm hearing him right.. I'm starting to hear things like fracture....surgery...removal of the head of the femur....2 types of surgery.....I feel like I must be hearing him wrong.. and then I realize...I am hearing him right.. Milton is really hurt.. So I gather myself enough to listen to my options and I try to pick the one that would be the most benefitial for Milton. So I ask the question most people ask " Doc which one would you do if this was your cat" and he assures me it would be the Femoral Head Ostecctomy. Im still trying to grasp this..my kitten is going to go through some pretty extensive surgery....
When we get where we were going that night I immediately ask for a computer so I can research everything I was just told...just one little problem...there really isn't any information on Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO).. So I try to relax a little and put the computer down... I now realize what I'm hearing around me..."Maybe you guys should just get rid of him" "Why would you spend that kind of money on a CAT" "Maybe they should just put him down" ....now I realize many people don't understand my infatuation with my pets but I really at this point don't know what bothers me more....The fact that my cat is going to have surgery and recover....(fingers crossed!!) or the simple fact that people are being heartless about a member of my family... Now I sure don't go around telling people what to do.. but I find in this situation I am getting advice that I really dont need or ask for...
Now that I've regrouped and gotten hardly any sleep (Tinker is meowing wondering where her dear brother is... He has never been away from home...) I go to work and try my search for info again... and luck will have it... I find a wonderful blog about a guy "Jason's cats" http://jasonscats.blogspot.com/2006/04/micios-femoral-head-ostectomy-fho.html This site not only reasured me, it gave me stories of other cat owners who have gone through FHO. I read and am amazed at how common this seemed. Not neccessarily common but not "unheard" of...I start to gradually feel much better...I call the vet to check on Milton who has spent his first night away from home. They tell me that he is resting comfortably and that they have given him pain medication. His surgery will be scheduled for tomorrow 6/19/08. I feel so guilty that he is alone at the vet so I make a trip to the vet to visit... When I get there I am amazed at the change in my Milton. He is much more calm and in less pain than the previous day... Which relieves me.. I get to cuddle for a few minutes and give him his special blanket so he doesn't feel so far away from home..
Now comes the time for me to talk to the surgeon.... I thankfully get all of my questions answerd and at this point I feel much better..(still a worried mom) but better in that I might actually sleep tonight.....(hopefully)!!!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Trouble in Paradise
It all started a week ago Sunday.. I had noticed Milton wincing when he would get up...that slowly progressed to a meow... This was on a Sunday so I made the decision to wait until Monday to take my lil guy to the vet. So Monday rolls around and there is no improvement.. I get to the vet and after his exam I am told he has a "sprained left knee" So Milton gets a steroid injection into his right hip. As the week goes by Milton is barely limping and seems to be making progress.Until a week later.......
The morning starts out as normal... I get up and get ready for work with my usualy audience of Milton and Tinker.. (Gunner is just too involved with his dad to care about make-up) I go to work for the day and when I get home things seem to be normal... I have my usual greeting of meows and woofs when I walk in the door. In the midst of making muffins I notice Milton laying in the middle of the living room watching his sister and I. Tinker as usual sees Milton laying down and was on her way to join him when it happened......Tinker get within 1 foot of Milton and he is hissing and growling.... Im shocked becuase I have never heard Milton hiss or growl like that.. Thinking that something is really wrong I walk over to Milton and get ready to pick him up and WHAM I get all of his front claws in my hand... Again I am stunned... This is not my cute little cuddle bug... What has happend to my kitten....I frantically dial the vet..They tell me to bring him in...
So I wrap my sweater around Milton just long enough to get him in his carrier. Rushing him to the vet all I hear is his low throat meow....It's heart breaking... Im told I will need to leave Milton for the vet to sedate him and take x-rays. I should be able to pick him up after bit I'm told. That's when I get the phone call........
The morning starts out as normal... I get up and get ready for work with my usualy audience of Milton and Tinker.. (Gunner is just too involved with his dad to care about make-up) I go to work for the day and when I get home things seem to be normal... I have my usual greeting of meows and woofs when I walk in the door. In the midst of making muffins I notice Milton laying in the middle of the living room watching his sister and I. Tinker as usual sees Milton laying down and was on her way to join him when it happened......Tinker get within 1 foot of Milton and he is hissing and growling.... Im shocked becuase I have never heard Milton hiss or growl like that.. Thinking that something is really wrong I walk over to Milton and get ready to pick him up and WHAM I get all of his front claws in my hand... Again I am stunned... This is not my cute little cuddle bug... What has happend to my kitten....I frantically dial the vet..They tell me to bring him in...
So I wrap my sweater around Milton just long enough to get him in his carrier. Rushing him to the vet all I hear is his low throat meow....It's heart breaking... Im told I will need to leave Milton for the vet to sedate him and take x-rays. I should be able to pick him up after bit I'm told. That's when I get the phone call........
Full House-
Let me start off by telling you a little bit about my "fur" children. I am a proud momma of 3.. I have 2 Himi's~a blue point male (Milton) and a tortie point female (Luna--aka-Tinker) last but not least I have Gunner a larger than life 110 pound chocolate lab. My house is pretty hectic at times but my husband and I absolutely love our pets. I have grown up with cats and dogs my entire life.. to me the more the merrier. Our relatives don't really understand why we are so crazy about our pets.. To me you can only understand if you share the same love of animals we do.
Gunner was our first pet together as a couple we absolutely loved that little guy....He had his trial of owies....He had an infection in his knee that was extremely painful for him.. He also has a problem with heat....Now as a 5 year old he is doing much better and we have learned through trial and error how long he can play before he over heats.
Milton the next addition to the family is my baby..Now I know I shouldn't have favorites but there is something about this cat that just grabs by heart. I can't help but cuddle him the minute I walk in the door. He favors me more than my husband but I think that is because I tend to pay more attention to him.
Luna (aka- Tinker)- It just a little lady. She had a rough go at first coming from an abusive breeder..(one who I turned in to CFA) but she really has flourished this last year! She is too cute even for words. She is a total Daddy's girl... She is one of the smartest animals I have ever met!!!
Gunner was our first pet together as a couple we absolutely loved that little guy....He had his trial of owies....He had an infection in his knee that was extremely painful for him.. He also has a problem with heat....Now as a 5 year old he is doing much better and we have learned through trial and error how long he can play before he over heats.
Milton the next addition to the family is my baby..Now I know I shouldn't have favorites but there is something about this cat that just grabs by heart. I can't help but cuddle him the minute I walk in the door. He favors me more than my husband but I think that is because I tend to pay more attention to him.
Luna (aka- Tinker)- It just a little lady. She had a rough go at first coming from an abusive breeder..(one who I turned in to CFA) but she really has flourished this last year! She is too cute even for words. She is a total Daddy's girl... She is one of the smartest animals I have ever met!!!
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