Will do, Miztiki.
I'll pray for Punkin. Hope Arafat bites the dust soon!
Moral of the story...cat with dirty teeth live longer.
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Hope your cat gets better and soon! They are like family!
God bless poor little Punkin! I just had my cat's teeth cleaned since he had big infections there, but luckily no problems. I will pray for your baby.
As the partner of at least forty cats (one housecat, rest are farm ratters) I'll say a word to the Man upstairs. You know his eye is on the sparrow but I know he watches over Punkin too.
I'm so sorry - poor Punkin! I will pray for your little cat too.
I'm so sorry - poor Punkin! I will pray for your little cat too.
Prayers sent, I know how I'd feel if my cat were in Punkin's position...
Seriously, good luck to you. Praying that he makes it.
BTW, whether you meant to or not, you gave me a good chuckle with the Arafat references.....
From one cat lover to another, our prayers are with you.
We just lost one of our family members to an accident (yes, it was a cat) and the hole in our hearts were too great. We had to do something to take our minds off of "Fishie." I looked at another litter of kittens with the intention of bringing one home and ended up with 2 more.
We still miss Fish, but the days are getting better.
We hope Punkin makes a miraculous recovery and just in case he doesn't.....Fishie is waiting in heaven for him and will show him around. (=^.^=)
Hope yer kitty gets an Arafat bounce on life....
You bet I'll pray for your cat. Sounds like he has a punctured lung. What did the doctor say about it?
My three kitties, Sherbet, Sawdust and Cinders are all hoping for the best for your Punkin. And so am I.
I hope Punkin has a couple of his 9 lives left to use - sounds like he's earned it.
Just be sure the next time Punkin gets his teeth cleaned, you get the Swiss Bank Account numbers from him first.
Prayers for your Punkin, from me and my three furballs!
Oh my gosh, I'm sorry, but that title is so funny!
Hope your cat pulls through. We love our two.
Dan
20% survival??? I could never understand how people in the medical field come up with any such number/statistic, esp. in this case. I'm not a vetinarian, but I do know something about pneumothoraces (collapsed lung) in human and it should apply to animals as well. The treatment for a pneumothorax is quick insertion of a chest tube to re-expand the lung. The thoracostomy tube is then hooked to suction deviced called a pleura-vac filled with a column of water. The presence of water bubbles seen through the pleura-vac indicates a persistent leak. Most pneumothoraces will not have a leak and most alveolar leaks are self-limitting. If a leak is persistent after a period of observation, then a VATS procedure is recommended (video assisted thoroscopy) to see where the leak is at so that the problem can be surgically taken care of. Pneumothoraces are life threatening because they can cause hypoxia/decrease in oxygenation and cardiovascular collapse, in cases of a tension pneumothorax. Tension pneumothorax develops when there is a "one-way valve" effect in which air from the lung gets trapped continuously inside the thoracic cavity. This continuous trapping of air will create tremendous pressure inside the chest and causes compression upon the vasculature as well as the heart itself resulting in cardiovascular collapse and death if not treated in a very timely manner by needle decompression of the chest or by insertion of a chest tube/thoracostomy. Pneumothoraces occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma (blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, or barotrauma from positive pressure mechanical ventilation). Pneumothorax is a very treatable problem if diagnosed early. As to the "20% chance", I don't know where the vet is pulling that number from.
Must get those Swiss and French Bank Account Numbers!