Sept. 11, Weds. 3rd blog for the day.
I feel I need to keep you up on what is happening with Teddy Bear. Yes, he had a
great day yesterday. Remember our big worry is--what will happen when his body
starts to grow and his red blood cells cannot keep up. Well, that is becoming an issue
today. I have been talking daily with our vet about Teddy Bear.. Since he gained a
few ounces in the last week, we were hopeful. On Monday, we had made a decision
with our vet. If he's not remarkably better on Weds., the vet clinic would try to do a
transfusion. Today his weight is down 2 ounces and he's off his feeding, really isn't
too interested.
So.......he's scheduled for 11:00 tomorrow for a transfusion. They will TRY to do this.
His veins are tiny tiny. We don't have a lot to lose by trying. I know I was able to get
3 drops of blood from him 1/2 week ago for his leukemia/FIV test, but to actually
get sufficient blood into him is going to be difficult. Plus, no sedation, plus we don't
want him to struggle. We also need to send a donor cat, which will be Whisk. He's
good natured, has a good weight and is big.
With cats, they do have blood types, but with a first transfusion, any cat can be
used.
I would like to add something about rescue work. I know some people want
FFRC to be all peachy fine and no problems and that there's never any sickness or
death. Well, I would love that too. I would dearly love that. Rescue work is not
always easy. It can be hard grueling work. But, the benefits are wonderful--happy,
healthy cats and kittens finding their forever homes. The purrs, the kitty kisses, the
love given and received--it's priceless. And I wouldn't trade it for anything. My heart
is broken so many times. It's hard to deal with the loss, hard to tell others and it's
hard to have such a worry about the medical issues that we have to deal with. But,
it's still my passion and I will keep on with it.
I love rescue work, I invite you all to stick with us and to continue to love these cats
and kittens. I realize this has been a tough week, so we need our cam friends, chat
friends, fb friends even more. And send prayers and good thoughts for Teddy Bear.
