[Huntress]

The thread about the lady who spent $15,000 on surgery for her cat reminded me of this thread. It's been two years, and Norman's doing great. I've long since paid off his vet bill, and I've never regretted spending the money. It was worth it.

Slings, would you mind pinging the Kitty List?

Here's a recent picture:

[Slings and Arrows]

Transexual cat follow-up ping! See post #224!

[BunnySlippers]

[mysterio]

Glad that your kitty is doing well.

[Slings and Arrows]

P.S. Congratulations on your feline overlord’s recovery!

[9YearLurker]

Looks like a loving and appreciative guy—congrats!

[mupcat]

Oh good heavens I was JUST getting ready to write a "by all means save Norman" type of message! Now I've actually looked at when this was first written, that along with that wonderful picture of him.....well, I'm so happy he's as well as he appears! Congratulations, and thanks so much for this "good news" update.

[supercat]

The thread about the lady who spent $15,000 on surgery for her cat reminded me of this thread. It's been two years, and Norman's doing great. I've long since paid off his vet bill, and I've never regretted spending the money. It was worth it.

I have at times declined expensive care for my cat, figuring that I'd be happier knowing I gave him lots of TLC in what I expected to be his last days(*) than knowing I'd not only spent over a thousand dollars on a dead cat but denied myself some quality time I could have had.

I recognize that you've done the surgery and it worked out well, and I'm happy for you. My advice, retrospectively, might have been to explore other home-care options like the injectable vitamin C, etc. Such things aren't exactly cheap either, but I like the feeling of doing more for my cat than getting out the checkbook.

(*) I didn't think this guy would last through the end of March, but he's doing fine.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

:) :) :)

[Titan Magroyne]

Ah so. Dinnah coopelate by climbing into wok. Vely good!

Hey, it’s been 2 years and all turned out well. ;o)

I’m glad. I just spent my entire savings on a very sick doggie - exploratory surgery + testing ... no clue what the actual problem was or if she’ll stay well with the changes in her feeding routine. Just keeping my fingers crossed because that’s it. W/o knowing what the problem was, I can’t do a repeat. One expensive rescue hound!

[Biggirl]

Oh my goodness, that thread goes back 2 years ago. Sorry for not seeing the date. Congrats on Norman’s recovery. Got to get to bed. =^..^=

[Tijeras_Slim]

I remember this thread. I’m glad Norman is happy and whole.

He’s a good looking kitty.

[beaversmom]

Hey there—he looks very similar to my Alfie. Alfie too kept getting a urinary blockage and I thought we were going to have to put him down. This was maybe 4 years ago? The vet did the surgery for $300 (gave me a huge discount), removed his male part, and he’s been fine since. I’ll try to post a pic of Alf.

[beaversmom]

My Alfie:Not his best pic, but there he is.