vejemom
05-03-2010, 05:18 PM
I feel like the angels were smiling down upon us. I have some serious pay-it-forward to do...
Sunday morning started with a frantic phone call from the woman who is farm sitting for me while I'm recovering from my surgery. Our sweet barn cat Batman was lying motionless and crying in pain on the feed room floor. DH stayed with the girls while I dragged myself down there (first time I drove since the surgery). My stomach sank when I went into the barn. Poor batman was completely limp, and screamed in pain the whole way to the vet.
When I arrived with him, they triaged him immediately, and he was diagnosed with a severe UTI blockage. The estimate for his care was in the thousands. We just don't have that kind of money. We'd just had the expenses associated with my surgery, DSD in private school, DH's ex wife's alimony... Blockages are a medical emergency, I couldn't let him linger in pain, so I made the sad decision to euthanize sweet Batman. I told the vet that I would be happy to sign him over if someone on staff could keep him.
The vet said she would call a friend at a cat rescue and see if she could get hold of her. Ten minutes later, she came back with news that made me burst into tears. The rescue couldn't take him because they'd found it difficult to rehome barn cats in the past. But if we were willing to take him back and feed him urinary track health prescription food for the rest of his life, they would pay for his medical care. Including the new UTI bypass surgery they can do to prevent a blockage from ever occurring again. :love-retry:
I called DH to tell him the unbelievable news before heading home. I feel so blessed. I was been achy and cranky and depressed that healing from my surgery was taking longer than I had planned, but I forgot about all of it on my way home. I don't think I can ever thank this group and the vet enough for saving our sweet kitty!
Sunday morning started with a frantic phone call from the woman who is farm sitting for me while I'm recovering from my surgery. Our sweet barn cat Batman was lying motionless and crying in pain on the feed room floor. DH stayed with the girls while I dragged myself down there (first time I drove since the surgery). My stomach sank when I went into the barn. Poor batman was completely limp, and screamed in pain the whole way to the vet.
When I arrived with him, they triaged him immediately, and he was diagnosed with a severe UTI blockage. The estimate for his care was in the thousands. We just don't have that kind of money. We'd just had the expenses associated with my surgery, DSD in private school, DH's ex wife's alimony... Blockages are a medical emergency, I couldn't let him linger in pain, so I made the sad decision to euthanize sweet Batman. I told the vet that I would be happy to sign him over if someone on staff could keep him.
The vet said she would call a friend at a cat rescue and see if she could get hold of her. Ten minutes later, she came back with news that made me burst into tears. The rescue couldn't take him because they'd found it difficult to rehome barn cats in the past. But if we were willing to take him back and feed him urinary track health prescription food for the rest of his life, they would pay for his medical care. Including the new UTI bypass surgery they can do to prevent a blockage from ever occurring again. :love-retry:
I called DH to tell him the unbelievable news before heading home. I feel so blessed. I was been achy and cranky and depressed that healing from my surgery was taking longer than I had planned, but I forgot about all of it on my way home. I don't think I can ever thank this group and the vet enough for saving our sweet kitty!