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[chanelvaps]

Another expensive animal adventure. Here is Mango showing me he hurt his paw. He will not let me touch it. It is swelling up and will require a vet visit. Mango is my previously wild porch cat. He hates and bites anyone who bothers him except me. He will let me clean his ears and he lays all over me drooling while I pet him.
We have a routine at the one vet in town that will treat him. The other vets have called him "too spicy" to treat. When he is mad and snarling and hissing he is scary and he will bite.
The routine is, they get me and my carrier with Mango in it into a room and they leave. I get Mango out and half lay on top of him while cuddling him. He starts to purr, I put a towel over his eyes and yell OK. The vet comes in and gives him an anesthetic and leaves. 15 minutes later Mango is out of it asleep and can be examined.
He cut his paw underneath. He gets a strong antibiotic shot and we are done.
This works for us but is a hassle.

 

[Letitia]

Both are beautiful cats! Female will be a stunner when she gets healthy. Handsome boy reminds me of my Pretty Boy (or should I say fat boy) lol.

 

[Territoo]

Speaking of animals costing us money. Meet Ella. A friend talked me into rescuing her. My friend Linda had been feeding her, no idea where she came from, and she stayed in the bushes by Linda's condo because she was obviously homeless. Linda felt she might be in bad shape health-wise. Skinny and bedraggled. I brought her home. I feared Feline Leukemia (no cure), and those of us who rescue cats fear this the most. She was totally matted up. Cats usually do not let their coats go unless they are really sick. I got the FELV test and she was negative. YAY. I could start helping her heal. On to spay and vaccines. Spay reveals she has Pyometra. Bad and deadly infection of the uterus. This is taken care of by removing the uterus. She did good. Home to start good nutrition and deworming. Took me forever to get the mats out. Partly shaving and cutting and brushing for days and days. Still, something is wrong. Bad watery poop. Even after deworming for all, round worms, tapeworms, etc etc. I go get her bloodwork done. I send it off the FIP warriors. YEP, there it is. Ella has FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis.) The thing we rescuers fear second to FELV. Until about 3 years ago it was a death sentence for cats. The FIP warriors (a group of rescuers who have cured it) learned how to circumvent our government because there was a cure for this but it had not gotten FDA approved. So the warriors found ways to get it on the black market. This year it was finally FDA-approved so it can be bought but it is about $1 a day and she has to take two pills daily for 85 days.
Ella is about 14 days into her treatment and it has been challenging because she is hard to pill.
Maybe I should not have taken this on because I am only 6 days into a 30-day treatment program for the cancer that they just cannot get to go away. I go daily M-F, 52 miles away for a new type radiation treatment call Proton Radiation.
If I had it to do over again would I have taken on such a large and costly rescue assignment? The answer is YES. It nutures my soul to help a helpless animal.View attachment 1034461

What a beautiful face. She is blessed to have you.

 

[Territoo]

Another expensive animal adventure. Here is Mango showing me he hurt his paw. He will not let me touch it. It is swelling up and will require a vet visit. Mango is my previously wild porch cat. He hates and bites anyone who bothers him except me. He will let me clean his ears and he lays all over me drooling while I pet him.
We have a routine at the one vet in town that will treat him. The other vets have called him "too spicy" to treat. When he is mad and snarling and hissing he is scary and he will bite.
The routine is, they get me and my carrier with Mango in it into a room and they leave. I get Mango out and half lay on top of him while cuddling him. He starts to purr, I put a towel over his eyes and yell OK. The vet comes in and gives him an anesthetic and leaves. 15 minutes later Mango is out of it asleep and can be examined.
He cut his paw underneath. He gets a strong antibiotic shot and we are done.
This works for us but is a hassle.

What a feisty one.

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

Speaking of animals costing us money. Meet Ella. A friend talked me into rescuing her. My friend Linda had been feeding her, no idea where she came from, and she stayed in the bushes by Linda's condo because she was obviously homeless. Linda felt she might be in bad shape health-wise. Skinny and bedraggled. I brought her home. I feared Feline Leukemia (no cure), and those of us who rescue cats fear this the most. She was totally matted up. Cats usually do not let their coats go unless they are really sick. I got the FELV test and she was negative. YAY. I could start helping her heal. On to spay and vaccines. Spay reveals she has Pyometra. Bad and deadly infection of the uterus. This is taken care of by removing the uterus. She did good. Home to start good nutrition and deworming. Took me forever to get the mats out. Partly shaving and cutting and brushing for days and days. Still, something is wrong. Bad watery poop. Even after deworming for all, round worms, tapeworms, etc etc. I go get her bloodwork done. I send it off the FIP warriors. YEP, there it is. Ella has FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis.) The thing we rescuers fear second to FELV. Until about 3 years ago it was a death sentence for cats. The FIP warriors (a group of rescuers who have cured it) learned how to circumvent our government because there was a cure for this but it had not gotten FDA approved. So the warriors found ways to get it on the black market. This year it was finally FDA-approved so it can be bought but it is about $1 a day and she has to take two pills daily for 85 days.
Ella is about 14 days into her treatment and it has been challenging because she is hard to pill.
Maybe I should not have taken this on because I am only 6 days into a 30-day treatment program for the cancer that they just cannot get to go away. I go daily M-F, 52 miles away for a new type radiation treatment call Proton Radiation.
If I had it to do over again would I have taken on such a large and costly rescue assignment? The answer is YES. It nutures my soul to help a helpless animal.View attachment 1034461

She is so beautiful. I hope this round of treatment does the trick for you.

 

[Zazie]

Speaking of animals costing us money. Meet Ella. A friend talked me into rescuing her. My friend Linda had been feeding her, no idea where she came from, and she stayed in the bushes by Linda's condo because she was obviously homeless. Linda felt she might be in bad shape health-wise. Skinny and bedraggled. I brought her home. I feared Feline Leukemia (no cure), and those of us who rescue cats fear this the most. She was totally matted up. Cats usually do not let their coats go unless they are really sick. I got the FELV test and she was negative. YAY. I could start helping her heal. On to spay and vaccines. Spay reveals she has Pyometra. Bad and deadly infection of the uterus. This is taken care of by removing the uterus. She did good. Home to start good nutrition and deworming. Took me forever to get the mats out. Partly shaving and cutting and brushing for days and days. Still, something is wrong. Bad watery poop. Even after deworming for all, round worms, tapeworms, etc etc. I go get her bloodwork done. I send it off the FIP warriors. YEP, there it is. Ella has FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis.) The thing we rescuers fear second to FELV. Until about 3 years ago it was a death sentence for cats. The FIP warriors (a group of rescuers who have cured it) learned how to circumvent our government because there was a cure for this but it had not gotten FDA approved. So the warriors found ways to get it on the black market. This year it was finally FDA-approved so it can be bought but it is about $1 a day and she has to take two pills daily for 85 days.
Ella is about 14 days into her treatment and it has been challenging because she is hard to pill.
Maybe I should not have taken this on because I am only 6 days into a 30-day treatment program for the cancer that they just cannot get to go away. I go daily M-F, 52 miles away for a new type radiation treatment call Proton Radiation.
If I had it to do over again would I have taken on such a large and costly rescue assignment? The answer is YES. It nutures my soul to help a helpless animal.View attachment 1034461

You are amazing, Sue. I'd much rather send the cost of the stupid mod I'm avoiding buying to you to help with the expense of treating that beautiful girl. Would you accept it? DM me if so.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People

 

[chanelvaps]

You are amazing, Sue. I'd much rather send the cost of the stupid mod I'm avoiding buying to you to help with the expense of treating that beautiful girl. Would you accept it? DM me if so.

Not necessary Zaz. The friend that asked me to come get her is helping with costs. I did get Paypal money sent of $100 for Ella. I did not recognize the name. Is this you?

 

[JCinFLA]

I did get Paypal money sent of $100 for Ella. I did not recognize the name. Is this you?

Was me.

 

[no|ah]

Good evening Shinies.

 

[Zazie]

Not necessary Zaz. The friend that asked me to come get her is helping with costs. I did get Paypal money sent of $100 for Ella. I did not recognize the name. Is this you?

Nope, not I.

 

[Tor R]

Good morning shinies,
my package from Steampipes is about to leave Germany, I haven't heard anything from vapordna yet.

 

[Letitia]

Good morning Shiny's

 

[chanelvaps]

Was me.

you are just too awesome!

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies