Tucker is recuperating

A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really dreading
her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was happily surprised
that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a few ounces. Yay!
I've been giving him various meds around the clock and he is either sleeping
in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me try to coax him into eating
(and he has decided that being hand fed is really the cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what the
first lab report said. However, my vet also talked to a specialist and she
had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the prognosis was not
great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early; however, I'm just trying
to take things one day at a time and see what happens. The long and short of
it is that there is no definitive answer so far. There are still some tests
out there being done regarding staining to look for particular bacteria.
I'm just trying to go by his behavior and it does seem like his gaining
weight is a positive. He actually PURRED in the doctor's office - so
amazing. (He might have been trying to pull out all the stops to make sure
I didn't leave him there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's supposed
to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,
Christine

On Sep 30, 8:35�pm, "Christine Burel" wrote:
A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really dreading
her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was happily surprised
that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a few ounces. �Yay!
I've been giving him various meds around the clock and he is either sleeping
in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me try to coax him into eating
(and he has decided that being hand fed is really the cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what the
first lab report said. �However, my vet also talked to a specialist and she
had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the prognosis was not
great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early; however, I'm just trying
to take things one day at a time and see what happens. The long and short of
it is that there is no definitive answer so far. �There are still some tests
out there being done regarding staining to look for particular bacteria.
I'm just trying to go by his behavior and it does seem like his gaining
weight is a �positive. � He actually PURRED in the doctor's office - so
amazing. �(He might have been trying to pull out all the stops to make sure
I didn't leave him there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's supposed
to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,
Christine

That is *wonderful* news, Christine. BTW, how old is Tucker now?

Sherry

Christine Burel wrote:
Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's
supposed to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

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"Christine Burel" wrote in message
...
A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really
dreading her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was happily
surprised that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a few
ounces. Yay! I've been giving him various meds around the clock and he is
either sleeping in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me try to
coax him into eating (and he has decided that being hand fed is really the
cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what the
first lab report said. However, my vet also talked to a specialist and
she had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the prognosis
was not great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early; however, I'm
just trying to take things one day at a time and see what happens. The
long and short of it is that there is no definitive answer so far. There
are still some tests out there being done regarding staining to look for
particular bacteria. I'm just trying to go by his behavior and it does
seem like his gaining weight is a positive. He actually PURRED in the
doctor's office - so amazing. (He might have been trying to pull out all
the stops to make sure I didn't leave him there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's
supposed to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,
Christine

That's really good news -- still frightening since you don't have a
definitive answer, but positive news since Tucker seems to be holding his
weight. Let us know what the other tests show. We all know what it's like
to worry about one of our greatly loved furbabies.

MaryL

Christine Burel wrote:
A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really
dreading her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was
happily surprised that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a
few ounces. Yay! I've been giving him various meds around the clock and
he is either sleeping in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me
try to coax him into eating (and he has decided that being hand fed is
really the cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what
the first lab report said. However, my vet also talked to a specialist
and she had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the
prognosis was not great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early;
however, I'm just trying to take things one day at a time and see what
happens. The long and short of it is that there is no definitive answer
so far. There are still some tests out there being done regarding
staining to look for particular bacteria. I'm just trying to go by his
behavior and it does seem like his gaining weight is a positive. He
actually PURRED in the doctor's office - so amazing. (He might have
been trying to pull out all the stops to make sure I didn't leave him
there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's
supposed to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,
Christine
Purrs continuing for the little guy.

Sam, supervised by Mistletoe

On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:35:42 -0600, "Christine Burel"
wrote:

A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really dreading
her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was happily surprised
that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a few ounces. Yay!
I've been giving him various meds around the clock and he is either sleeping
in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me try to coax him into eating
(and he has decided that being hand fed is really the cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what the
first lab report said. However, my vet also talked to a specialist and she
had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the prognosis was not
great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early; however, I'm just trying
to take things one day at a time and see what happens. The long and short of
it is that there is no definitive answer so far. There are still some tests
out there being done regarding staining to look for particular bacteria.
I'm just trying to go by his behavior and it does seem like his gaining
weight is a positive. He actually PURRED in the doctor's office - so
amazing. (He might have been trying to pull out all the stops to make sure
I didn't leave him there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's supposed
to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,
Christine

Purrs are on the way for Tucker to make a complete recovery.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

"Christine Burel" wrote in message
...
A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really
dreading her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was happily
surprised that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a few
ounces. Yay! I've been giving him various meds around the clock and he is
either sleeping in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me try to
coax him into eating (and he has decided that being hand fed is really the
cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what the
first lab report said. However, my vet also talked to a specialist and
she had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the prognosis
was not great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early; however, I'm
just trying to take things one day at a time and see what happens. The
long and short of it is that there is no definitive answer so far. There
are still some tests out there being done regarding staining to look for
particular bacteria. I'm just trying to go by his behavior and it does
seem like his gaining weight is a positive. He actually PURRED in the
doctor's office - so amazing. (He might have been trying to pull out all
the stops to make sure I didn't leave him there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's
supposed to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,
Christine

Purrs and hugs for both of you.

Joy

Christine Burel wrote:

A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really dreading
her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was happily surprised
that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a few ounces. Yay!
I've been giving him various meds around the clock and he is either sleeping
in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me try to coax him into eating
(and he has decided that being hand fed is really the cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what the
first lab report said. However, my vet also talked to a specialist and she
had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the prognosis was not
great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early; however, I'm just trying
to take things one day at a time and see what happens. The long and short of
it is that there is no definitive answer so far. There are still some tests
out there being done regarding staining to look for particular bacteria.
I'm just trying to go by his behavior and it does seem like his gaining
weight is a positive. He actually PURRED in the doctor's office - so
amazing. (He might have been trying to pull out all the stops to make sure
I didn't leave him there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's supposed
to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,

I'm so glad he seems to be feeling better, and is eating. Purrs for you
to find out what's wrong and how to treat it continuing.

--
Joyce ^..^

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On Sep 30, 8:35�pm, "Christine Burel" wrote:
A quick update.

The little guy went in to see the vet this morning and I was really dreading
her telling me that he may not be eating enough and I was happily surprised
that not only had Tucker not lost but he had gained a few ounces. �Yay!
I've been giving him various meds around the clock and he is either sleeping
in the cat condo, or getting meds, or having me try to coax him into eating
(and he has decided that being hand fed is really the cat's meow.)

We got a 2nd opinion from the lab and it pretty much sounded like what the
first lab report said. �However, my vet also talked to a specialist and she
had seen cats with these types of symptoms before and the prognosis was not
great; my vet thinks we may have caught this early; however, I'm just trying
to take things one day at a time and see what happens. The long and short of
it is that there is no definitive answer so far. �There are still some tests
out there being done regarding staining to look for particular bacteria.
I'm just trying to go by his behavior and it does seem like his gaining
weight is a �positive. � He actually PURRED in the doctor's office - so
amazing. �(He might have been trying to pull out all the stops to make sure
I didn't leave him there again ;o)

Anyway, thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and purrayers; he's supposed
to go back on Sunday to get his stitches out if things go well.

I love my little Tuckeroni,
Christine


Lots and lots of purrs,
Polonca and Soncek