Tiffany Got So Sick
On Sunday 9th November my brothers cat Tiffany got really sick. In the morning Tiffany was vomiting and mum went into my bathroom and discovered that there was blood on the floor. So we took Tiff straight to the vets. Peter had a good look at Tiffany and thought that she may have Pancreatitis as Tiff was very sore and tender in the pancreas region. Tiff also had a temperature of 40.5 which is quite high as a cats normal temperature is meant to be 38 degrees. Tiff also had some bloody diarrhea near her bottom which explains where the blood came from and so Peter had a look inside Tiff's bottom and she had broken a blood vessel in there.
Tiff had a few needles while we were there which included an anti inflammatory, anti nausea and a broad spectrum antibiotic and it was decided that we would leave Tiffany in the hospital.
The next morning on Monday the vet rang and said that Tiffany's temperature is still high and she is still not improving so he performed a blood test and put Tiff on an IV drip. My brother Jamie went up to the vets yesterday and poor Tiff was so sore and frightened that she wanted nothing to do with him. Tiff is not used to being away from her twin sister Smokie and us which explains her being scared plus she wouldn't understand why she was so sick.
Anyway this morning Peter rings up and gives us the news we were long awaiting for. The blood tests had arrived and shocked us.
It turns out Tiff didn't have Pancreatitis but severe liver damage and her muscles were breaking down and the pathologists report suggests this sort of damage is due to a snake bite. However as all our cats are strictly indoor animals the cause is from a white tail spider or something similar.
We were told that if it had of been a day later that we took Tiff to the vets, well our little girl would not be with us anymore. We didn't realise how sick little Tiff was. The poor little girl. The good news is that the IV drip has been flushing out all the toxins in Tiff's body and that she is peeing a lot and her temperature is starting to improve. This morning our vet is going to try Tiff on some dry cat food. If all goes well we will have Tiff home either this afternoon or tomorrow.
If Tiff comes home tomorrow it will be hers and her twin sister Smokies second birthday.
Smokie has been pining for her sister really bad. This morning she hardly ate. She hasn't played and she is really clingy and has her head hanging down. We have to reassure her that Tiff will be coming home.
I just want to thank Peter and the vet nurses for taking good care of Tiff. Without your nurture and care Tiff would not be hear today.
More news later on I have been really lazy in updating.
Cheers
Molly
Tiff had a few needles while we were there which included an anti inflammatory, anti nausea and a broad spectrum antibiotic and it was decided that we would leave Tiffany in the hospital.
The next morning on Monday the vet rang and said that Tiffany's temperature is still high and she is still not improving so he performed a blood test and put Tiff on an IV drip. My brother Jamie went up to the vets yesterday and poor Tiff was so sore and frightened that she wanted nothing to do with him. Tiff is not used to being away from her twin sister Smokie and us which explains her being scared plus she wouldn't understand why she was so sick.
Anyway this morning Peter rings up and gives us the news we were long awaiting for. The blood tests had arrived and shocked us.
It turns out Tiff didn't have Pancreatitis but severe liver damage and her muscles were breaking down and the pathologists report suggests this sort of damage is due to a snake bite. However as all our cats are strictly indoor animals the cause is from a white tail spider or something similar.
We were told that if it had of been a day later that we took Tiff to the vets, well our little girl would not be with us anymore. We didn't realise how sick little Tiff was. The poor little girl. The good news is that the IV drip has been flushing out all the toxins in Tiff's body and that she is peeing a lot and her temperature is starting to improve. This morning our vet is going to try Tiff on some dry cat food. If all goes well we will have Tiff home either this afternoon or tomorrow.
If Tiff comes home tomorrow it will be hers and her twin sister Smokies second birthday.
Smokie has been pining for her sister really bad. This morning she hardly ate. She hasn't played and she is really clingy and has her head hanging down. We have to reassure her that Tiff will be coming home.
I just want to thank Peter and the vet nurses for taking good care of Tiff. Without your nurture and care Tiff would not be hear today.
More news later on I have been really lazy in updating.
Cheers
Molly