Hello To Everyone!!!!

[quote]Originally posted by catman

Gald to hear his OK Mike. I agree my cats are worth every penny I have just to have them around.

Catman,
Cats rule in my house! I have Jacob,Timmy,Smoky Bob and my little girl Amy The dogs know who runs the house! Besides Giovonni in the picture I have a female Italian Greyhound(she fell on Giovonni's leg)named Sara and a female mixed breed named Daisy. I love them all. I recently went on retirement disability and don't know what I'd do without them. Mike

Hi Rachael,
Sorry to hear about your cat, Kyra. As we're a small, friendly group what's wrong with her that she needs to stay at the vets? Hope it isn't too serious.
Don

OH MY all the cat people ,,, I guess being a dog person I'm in the minority !!! 4 kids I mean dogs ,2 Rotties the Babies of the family adopted from under an old trailer,1 Wolf/shepard an apache reservation orphan,and my baby girl a red Lab abandoned as a puppy rescued by me ,,18 years old and counting.

Kyra, I hope everything works out for your Kitty !!! I know that when my kids,errr Dogs get sick I'm a pretty sad dad ummmm pet owner .

Rick

Thanks for all your concern, everyone! I appreciate it! Kyra has a bacterial infection called Bartonellosis. It's caused by flea bites- and even if your cat had fleas years ago- like Kyra did- this bacteria can lie dormant in their systems for years. Kyra's 7 years old, and she last had fleas as a kitten. She stopped eating, so she's at the vet's being tube fed. I got to see how they do it- doesn't look pleasant at all... This bacteria also can damage the liver, so they have to keep a close eye on that. So- if any of your cats have ever had fleas and suddenly lose their appetite, get them to the doctor ASAP!

Rachel [:p]

Oh Rachel,
I'm really sorry to hear about our kitty's problems. I sure hope that Kyra will pull through this alright. Our hopes and good wishes is with her.

catman

Kyra is home today- at least for the weekend. I may have to take her back to the vet on Monday, but at least I have her for a few days. The vet did a blood test for Bartonella- apparently it's really common around here. The scale of infection runs from a -1 (none) to +4 (worst), and poor Kyra is a +3. When I was in picking up Kyra today another lady was there with her cat who had the same thing. The vet seems to think she's starting to come out of it, but she needs to start eating regularly first. Thanks again for the good wishes!

Rachel [:p]

I'm so glad that Kyra is home (at least for a while). I hope she is able to eat on her own soon. At least she has a mother who loves her enough to take the time to take good care of her.

Ya'll don't want to know what I do to cats...my mom and I are kindof allergic to them...
Speedy