Stress Case
Yesterday was a highly stressful day for me. Most of which I cannot discuss here so I will focus on Ghost. For those of you who do not know, Ghost is my kitty cat.
Ghost was scheduled for a spay yesterday. My husband dropped her off in the morning so I could meet an appointment in the City. I was pretty certain I could be home in time to pick her up and care for her. I didn't think this meet would take so long, I was pretty naive. We were asked to turn our cell phones off and being pretty confident about the procedure, I went and did as I was asked.
Mid-day it was clear that the meter needed to be fed. On the way to the car, I decided to check my messages and got some bad news. They found a problem with Ghost's heart. Because of this problem, they would not go ahead with the procedure. Well, the meeting was far from over and I did not have time to answer the messages to get further clarification.
I ended up having to leave early in order to be able to pick Ghost up in time. Bay Area traffic is often horrendous, so I was really worried about getting to the vet before they closed. I did make it in time.
At this point we know little about Ghost's heart. They took x-rays before the procedure. Her heart was apparently very excited and they put her in a "quiet room" to help her calm down. Despite this, and the sedatives she was given, her heart was still abnormal. The x-rays also pointed to a possible problem. A specialist will be in Monday to take a look at Ghost's x-rays. We will know more then.
Best case, there isn't anything really wrong with her and she was having a shitty day. Next best, this is something we can manage and she will have a very good life in spite of this. Worst case is not really something I want to talk about right now.
I have been putting her in a harness and taking her out for about a half an hour per day for some fresh air and sunshine. I noticed long ago that her heart beats so hard that I can feel it pumping through the leash even. I thought it was excitement. And I reckon it still is just that... extra excitement. But with this new knowledge, I really don't want to excite her heart. Ghost is very fidgety today, and really wants her outing.
I so hope everything is alright with her. She's become family.
The stress put me in bed by about 9:30. I didn't get out of bed until 9:00. And I notice that I am avoiding work. Must force myself into the studio today. Must work hard at getting myself out and about tonight. Must not use lj and fb as a crutch.
Ghost was scheduled for a spay yesterday. My husband dropped her off in the morning so I could meet an appointment in the City. I was pretty certain I could be home in time to pick her up and care for her. I didn't think this meet would take so long, I was pretty naive. We were asked to turn our cell phones off and being pretty confident about the procedure, I went and did as I was asked.
Mid-day it was clear that the meter needed to be fed. On the way to the car, I decided to check my messages and got some bad news. They found a problem with Ghost's heart. Because of this problem, they would not go ahead with the procedure. Well, the meeting was far from over and I did not have time to answer the messages to get further clarification.
I ended up having to leave early in order to be able to pick Ghost up in time. Bay Area traffic is often horrendous, so I was really worried about getting to the vet before they closed. I did make it in time.
At this point we know little about Ghost's heart. They took x-rays before the procedure. Her heart was apparently very excited and they put her in a "quiet room" to help her calm down. Despite this, and the sedatives she was given, her heart was still abnormal. The x-rays also pointed to a possible problem. A specialist will be in Monday to take a look at Ghost's x-rays. We will know more then.
Best case, there isn't anything really wrong with her and she was having a shitty day. Next best, this is something we can manage and she will have a very good life in spite of this. Worst case is not really something I want to talk about right now.
I have been putting her in a harness and taking her out for about a half an hour per day for some fresh air and sunshine. I noticed long ago that her heart beats so hard that I can feel it pumping through the leash even. I thought it was excitement. And I reckon it still is just that... extra excitement. But with this new knowledge, I really don't want to excite her heart. Ghost is very fidgety today, and really wants her outing.
I so hope everything is alright with her. She's become family.
The stress put me in bed by about 9:30. I didn't get out of bed until 9:00. And I notice that I am avoiding work. Must force myself into the studio today. Must work hard at getting myself out and about tonight. Must not use lj and fb as a crutch.