Leaving pets at the vets

[tiggerblue10]

Took Tigger to the vets this morning and she will be there till 2pm tomorrow. Feels weird her not being here and she must feel very lonely and abandoned. I left her at the vets overnight a couple of years ago when she had a grass seed stuck in her throat and I really missed her. I'm missing her now but I'm hoping to go out later and take my mind off it. It will hit me this evening though as she normally snuggles up to me when I'm on the sofa. the only good thing though is that I'll be relieved of injecting her insulin tonight and tomorrow morning. Absolutely dread doing it.

Just thought I'd share my feelings :o(

[whiskeryron]

I had a pet Goldfish once & when I was shopping I popped in to the Chippie & asked if they had any Fish Cakes they said no which was a pity because it was his birthday.

Ron.

[wolf63]

Are they just going to monitor her blood sugar levels?

I have been lucky with Frankie and Merlin at the vet - I was dreading taking Merlin as she has a short fuse and huge paws.

Send her a get well soon card! :-)

[boxtops]

My irritable cats become like "butter wouldn't melt in their mouths" once the vet lays a hand on them....

I know what you mean, tigger - I hate leaving them if they are having anaesthetic, in case I don't see them again - even though I know they have a nurse on night duty if animals are post-op. Then again, that's me reflecting my own anxieties about anaesthesia, I suspect!

[wolf63]

How is Tigger?

[tiggerblue10]

Thanks for your support everyone,

She's very well Wolf, brought her home last night and she's had to have her dose increased from 1 to 2 units. She's also put on a bit of weight. Not much but at least its in the right direction as the vet said she'd lost ¼ of her body weight.

Have to take her back next Saturday for a check up :o) xxx

[B00]

Glad to heari t Tiggs. Has she had her revenge on you yet?

[tiggerblue10]

Funnily enough B00 she hasn't. I thought she'd get her claws out but instead she cuddled up to me on the sofa as if nothing had happened. Think she was just relieved to be home :o)

[wolf63]

Taking Frankie to the vet is stressful for both of us but he goes all quiet instead of being the opinionated little monster that I have to live with. But when we get home he sits at the front door yowling and then walks around howling - I have no idea what it is all about (and being a good parent I tell him to shut up) but after a while calm is restored.

I don't take Merlin to the vet very often - but she is quite likely to take a chunk out of anyone who p!sses her off.

I hope Tigger keeps well - she isn't that old. A friend's cat died last year at the age of 23.

[tiggerblue10]

Both Tigger and Blue are 12. Haven't had any medical issues with Bluey yet, touch wood. I take them for their yearly jabs aound April / May and they et their bloods checked as well. The diabetes didn't show up in Tigger last year so it must have developed over the past 6/7 months.

I usually struggle getting them in their boxes to go to the vet but once there they can't wait to get back into the box. They yowl (sp) during the car journey to and from the vets. As soon as they get home and out of the box their tails go up and they are as happy as larry! lol

[nungate]

Glad to hear Tigger got on well at the Vets, and that she put on a little weight - always a good sign. It's more of a trauma for us when our cats have to stay at the vet, though I whbelieve when our Max had a couple of days stay there he didn't miss us one bit, spent his time charming all the vet nurses - they missed him when he came home! Keep us posted as to how she's getting on won't you?

[tenrec]

When we walked our dog to the vets, after a couple of times, she would actually pull on her lead to cross the road so that she didn't need to go so close!

[tiggerblue10]

She's been all over me today Nungate. I was lying on the sofa trying to catch up on some tv that I'd missed last night but I must have missed half it it with her walking past me and nudging me ever 10 seconds! I've also got scratch marks from her kneeding me.

[LochNessMonster]

Glad to see Tigger is a lot better.

Nessie TLNM ! xxxx

[PopeyeCat]

Not seeing them is always a worry- even going on holiday and knowing they are fine/being looked after is a worry. But the vets is the best place for an ill cat to be and they will look after them. I worked in a vets years ago and all the cats seemed to settle and sleep even the grumpiest. But you will always worry when you can't see they are ok. I hope everything worked out ok with the visit to the vets.

We had to leave our elderly cat in a cattery once as work was getting done on our house. I phoned up to see how he was (perhaps too often) and was told he was having a great time. It was a cattery where cats got out at the same time as each other and I was told our cat Popeye was playing with kittens and making friends. He was 15 and not always the friendliest to other cats at home so I didn't really believe the reports. But...when we picked him up we saw him from a distance sitting on a veranda with other cats looking very chilled. And when we brought him home the neighbour said 'well he certainly didn't pine for you' as he was a bit chubbier. I now wonder whether we should send him back again for HIS HOLIDAYS as he seemed to have a great time. He's now 19 and perhaps a bit old for the excitement but you never know...

[tiggerblue10]

Thank you Nessie x

Thats a great story PopeyeCat :o)

Tigger is very much the intravert and keeps to herself a lot. Blue bullies her quite a bit and I often have to intervene when she starts on Tigger. The trouble with having diabete is that I will probably not be able to go on holiday again until I can stop giving her insulin twice a day. Can they administer insulin injections at a cattery? I've never left them in a cattery before as I've usually got my parents or a neighbour to feed them.