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Posted 21 October 2009 - 08:32 PM
I didn't fall off the face of the Earth, I have been lurking about but for some reason my computer get's nasty when I try to log on to CW, it cuts off. So here is hoping I can get this post off before I get cut off.
I am beside myself with heartache. My heart cat Samson is on his last chance for survival.
As most of you know Samson had his Perineal Urethrostomy in May and suffered for a couple of months afterwards. I sought homeopathic advice and for the first time Samson turned the corner and was the absolute best he had ever been. It was remarkable.
The bubble burst last Friday when Samson had difficulty urinating. I couldn't bring myself to go to the original vet who performed the op because as some of you might recall I was having no joy from her or getting enough info.
I took Sammie to another vet. What a contrast!
Well my dear boy had a blockage! I was mortified. The new vet who couldn't be more caring to both Samson and myself unblocked him successfully after having trouble inserting the catheter. It seems after the surgery Samson is left with a kink or maybe a stricture in the urethra. I told the vet that I had been treating Samson homeopathically and she seemed impressed but said that she wanted him on a vet diet for two months and then back to what I was doing with the herbal extras. I was willing to compromise.
She also said that his urine ph level was very good, so that wasn't a problem.
Samson had tiny crystals blocking him. Not a lot but enough to block him.
Ok so I took him home the next day and held him ever so close for hours until he fell asleep on my chest.
Yesterday Samson had difficulty urinating again. So off to the vet we went. The vet said that Samson's bladder was very tight but the good news was he wasn't blocked.
He just wouldn't let go. So the vet had to manually express urine out of Samson's bladder.
He said it came flowing easily, much better than most cats. He also said that Sammie's urine was surprisingly clear.
The vet says that Samson is a highly stressed cat which puts him in the high risk category for this problem occuring over and over again.
We both think that maybe Samson's girlfriend Riley may be contributing to these problems.
When Riley has been in heat Samson seems stressed from always taking care of her.
Riley was spayed early last year. The vet said that her behaviour is most unusual and that she may have some ovary left after the operation.
He also said that feral cats coming into the yard may contribute to Samson's stress levels too.
Last night he prescribed an antidepressant in hopes that by two weeks time it makes some difference to SAmson's stress levels.
He also said that while we wait until the meds kick in I may have to bring Samson in every day to have his bladder expressed.
Well this morning...............Samson was again having difficulty urinating. His anus was inside out from all the straining. I feared the worst. SAmson was blocked again.
He is currently in hospital with a catheter stitched in.
The vet says that this is Samson's last hope and if he blocks again we will have to put him to sleep. I cant bare the thought. He is only two and I love him to bits.
Deep in my heart I feel that there is an answer somewhere for this. It is just that time and money is against me.
The vet is doing something highly uncoventional to cut costs and is letting me take Samson home tomorrow with the catheter still stitched in place. It will stay in place for a few days.
I am hoping to get some homeopathic meds to help him along( it worked wonders before). I have nothing to lose by trying it. I am trying anything to save my boy's life.
Of course it is not only Samson I have to fix, it is Riley too.
The vet let me stay with Samson tonight and feed him his special treat of egg yolk mixed with filtered water with his herbal formula which I feed him with a syringe. Samson thinks it's Mother's Milk and can't get enough of the stuff. He was happy to see me. I left him one of my old windcheaters so he has my scent with him.
I think the vet was surprised to see how close Samson and I are, I guess that is another reason why he thinks its best that Samson comes home with me. We need to avoid stress at all costs and being at the vet is not helping him. We are damned if we do and damned if we don't.
I have cried all day long and I am an emotional wreck. If anyone has any of that special CW magic to spare could you please send some over to Samson? He needs all the support he can get. I feel as if he is on death row and I can't stand it, not yet.
If I got him well once, surely I can do it again. It's a frustrating disease but I just need to pinpoint the cause and fine tune his treatment...........if only I had time on my side.
Thanks for reading,
Carmen xx
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He has really had more than his fair share of bad luck. 
S for Samsom & Yourself
