I took five of the Quartzville road dumped cats in to the private clinic to be fixed today. There were two boys--King George, a lilac point Siamese. There was little Magnus, the smallest yet of the gray teens, maybe 3 months old, very darling. And finally, to round out the three fixed whom Kelsey caught and is holding, there is Sariba and I"m probably getting the name wrong. She is also a Siamese, snowshoe mix.
Then from my bathroom, the two unfixed ones in there--Pebbles, a four month old gray girl, and Boulder, a long hair gray tux young male, went.
All five were also tested for FIV/Felk, as they have to be in case they need to go to barn homes through Silverton Cat Rescue.
This created a very large bill to pay. Fortunately, my nonprofit had the money.
However there was a hitch. Little Pebbles has a very severe heart murmur. When I first had her in the bathroom, before three more joined her and Boulder in there, she was the tame one and as I held her, I could feel her heart beat wildly. I hoped it was fear. But it wasn't.
She could die suddenly at anytime, or live a long time.
Precious little girl.
I didn't do much else today but try to catch up on cleaning. The Sweet Home three went home late this evening.
Three of the bathroom fixed ones will soon most likely leave for a barn home. Pebbles and Prince, also a Siamese, too white and bright for a barn home, will remain. They're bonded and I hope someone will take them both, to keep, even if Prince remains shy, just because they need a safe space, some kind humans is all. I doubt Pebbles will have a very long life with her heart so bad.
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| This is Prince |
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| Pebbles, the little bad heart girl, but she made it through anesthesia today and spay |
Somewhere I have photos of the other three fixed today that Kelsey has taken.
ReplyDeleteSad news about Pebbles but making it through the anesthetic is a very positive sign. Thank you. Again.
Yes, I was really surprised she made it through. I was terrified to look this morning, to see if she'd died in the night but she didn't.
DeleteHow wonderful to get some good news. Hugs, my dear.
DeleteI think it's a good sign that Pebbles made it through the spay. Is there a chance she could grow out of her condition?
ReplyDeleteI had a feral girl here with a bad heart murmur, Panda, and I think she was 16 or older when she died. When she suddenly wouldn't walk, I took her to the vet. She had an intestinal blockage. The vet said no fluids, they'll kill her, due to her bad heart, but I knew she'd die anyhow, if the blockage wasn't dealt with. So I caged her and gave her 60 cc of sub cu fluids three times a day. Because she also refused to eat, she got nutrical twice a day, enough to provide more calories than she needed a day. Then, I gave her two to 3 cc of vegetable oil twice a day. After about ten days she pooped out a log, literally and was instantly fine. She lived for years after that, too. But her heart murmur was not as severe. A friend in Lacomb has had a boy with a heart murmur, very bad one, since kittenhood. At 2, she finally braved it and got him neutered, and he survived that and he's still alive, plays like a kitten. She knows he could die at any time. I think his murmur was graded a four. Keithas Kitties said they had a 5/6 heart murmur kitten who died in his sleep at six months.
DeleteIs there nothing they can do about a heart murmur? I mean, you wouldn't do it through your nonprofit, but if someone wanted to adopt Pebbles? Kinda sad to have that ticking time bomb over your head.
ReplyDeleteThe cause would need found. Holes in heart, bad valves, heart wall thickening, etc etc.
DeleteThey can even be caused by malnutrition and I"m hoping that's the cause with her. She's quite skinny. My niece had heart damage from her eating disorder. She may be adopted soon, by some really nice folks. If she got an EKG, that might tell them something, ultrasound, even more.
Pebbles sure has lovely little face.
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