if you have seen the update posted by my friend for me (thank you so much julie) you know things are looking grim but i will NOT stop fighting for him, not when he's still so healthy and happy otherwise
he went back again for the recheck, blocked, he was only dripping (consistently, but only drips) he couldnt be squeezed out and was filling up, because of this my mom and i had to talk about what could happen.. putting him through yet another bout of sedation was so risky hes been through so much, putting another catheter in was so risky bc hes inflamed still from him needing it two times before. i decided to just bring him home, relax him, see how he was and just let him be happy at home, see how tomorrow fairs and go from there sort of thing. i had the vet syringe out some urine to relieve some pressure and make him more comfortable
he was himself, still has some mind issues that arent like him at all from that drug reaction but he's back enough and happy and thats the most important thing. you would never guess he's going through this awful thing, hes so healthy and normal and just... was teddy. eating and drinking of course, he played with his brother, his poof, looked outside gave me paw rolled over and gave me his belly, just normal teddy things. i got his paw prints in clay and ink and just tried to act as normal as possible with him. he did start getting very tired later on but even still he was alert and ok, peaceful, and that comfort is really the best thing for him. me, my mom, teddy, alastair and marmee all slept together in bed the whole night which usually the cats do sleep all night with me in bed sometimes getting up to explore, but not on my moms bed, its like al and marmee knew teddy needed them. he didnt move but he needed the sleep and was exhausted, that drug they gave him made him almost completely unable to relax and sleep so he really needed this nice long solid rest.
this morning he was trying to pee and only dribbles came out, of course because hes still blocked, he's upset about it but still normal and able to walk around, eat/drink, hold his poof and follow me around. we were talking about...that...again when the vet called, im so FURIOUS at them, yes they've been helping and i do appreciate that so much but he wouldnt have NEEDED all this help if they didnt do what they did. im still so angry and blame them for not giving him the proper care he needed on day 1, the catheter he had in 'being halfway out' and taking it out before i got there after at most 6 hours being in is still so fucking sketchy and wrong to me. why was it halfway out? catheters shouldnt just slip out, they fucked it up and my boy paid for it. and then the medication they just gave to him without even TELLING me when i talked to them 4 times on the phone through the day screwing him over so bad. no, you cant predict adverse reactions, but if they TOLD me they were going to give him anxiety meds i wouldve refused, he doesnt have any stress at home and he's such a trooper that he just forgets about the awful things he has to endure at the vets when hes home. the way they tend to sugarcoat everything like its all fine and dandy (the catheter slipping out to ME doesnt seem like something you just offhandedly say like its nbd) pisses me the fuck off. not to mention one of the receptionists for a SECOND time forgot to give me his bag of medication and my head is spinning so i cant notice these things until late, we had to turn back and go get them and shes just like sorry about that! ^-^ the others all had the decency to lower their voices and be gentle but whatever im just getting mad at everything
anyway i had to air a lot of my grievances out, i still dont know if its through their heads but the vet lady, the only one i trust out of them and she's really wanting to be there for me which i do appreciate im just very very against this clinic rn, shes a temp there as the main vet/owners on vacation, asked if i wanted to try the catheter again since we talked about it yesterday. he's been doing so well, hes so strong and was very happy last night....i cant give up on him when hes like this. i cant miss another opportunity to potentially save him regardless of the fact i never wanted to go there again. this is the last ditch effort to try, its either this or giving up and im not giving up yet, hes so bright and healthy and strong he has so much life left in him. its worth a shot. he will be home with me with the catheter in, he wont be happy, i wont get sleep again, but its worth it
hes also chipped a tooth, the very tip of his left fang is gone whether it was done here or at the vets, either way its because of that drug reaction and their fault and i will never forgive them for that either
anyway he's going through the procedure now, please everyone have him in your thoughts, they discounted the fuck out of the bill this time, they know how angry we are and just how much THEY did to him to ruin his recovery. i dont even want to pay them but its what it is, we can get through this. the discounted price is $300, im also going to demand they reimburse us for that shitty medication, which he only had one of to begin with, maybe be able to get some more wet food as he only has one left as compensation idk
also pu surgery is thousands of dollars and though it would greatly increase his chances of him not being blocked again, it can still happen and he could be in and out of the vet constantly for utis and always be on special food still. i would do it in a heartbeat if i could but for now its not doable. when he survives this we're going to start saving and really try getting it done
as for us, i did get some sleep last night thankfully, im still nearly blacking out at some points but im a bit better today. i've lost 7 pounds in one week though bc of this, and its not water weight since i shed most of my water weight a few months ago. one of my back muscles is torn or i have a pinched nerve or something, moms exhausted as she also still has to work, her stress is through the roof. its taken its toll on us, it still is, but we're fighting hard for him.
thank you all for everything you've done, and any help is of course still extremely appreciated with this third procedure we have just enough for it thanks to you amazing people but the estimate can get raised again, they've done it plenty before, he needs more food to break down the crystals and prevent them, and we need gas to actually go there and back since we've had to do that countless times already. all well wishes and love and hope for him is so appreciated, please keep him in your thoughts <3
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