Need lots of kitty prayers!!!

Love's_Sophie · 11-13-2007, 10:35 PM

Hey all. My precious Jade needs lots of prayers. He's not feeling well at all; I am taking him to see the vet tomorrow.

I am really nervous because he is exhibiting signs of extreme hairball blockage, which I lost a kitty to a few years back. He's had trouble with hairballs since I got him, and was doing better for a while with a hairball remedy and being shaved down short (which kept him from shedding so profusely). But over the last few days he has been acting off; and yesterday evening he just kinda 'disappeared' all night, and instead of coming to sleep with me this morning after my hubby left for work he remained 'hidden'...not common. I looked for him before I left for work, but couldn't find where he was hiding. When I came home from work, I still couldn't find him, and finally this evening I found him under our bed. I locked him in our bathroom to see if he was eating or drinking...he ate a tiny bit, and drank a tiny bit too. I put his hairball remedy on his front paw, and normally he licks it off quickly, but he didn't even touch it; finally I simply cleaned it off, and let him go. He went and curled up in my Sophie dog's kennel.

I decided put a blanket next to my bed tonight, and have Sophie sleep there, in hope that Jade will sleep there too; so far he has been there ever since Sophie lay down; they are best buddies...I call them our "secret lovers"...Lol!

Anyway, please pray for Jade. I don't know what I will do if tomorrow ends 'badly'...

Hound Bound · 11-13-2007, 11:42 PM

Awe, I'm so sorry to hear that :-/ I'll keep the two of you in my thoughts. I hope all goes well tomorrow.

natureloverchris · 11-14-2007, 12:41 AM

I'm sorry. I'll keep Jade in my thoughts

sillylilykitty · 11-14-2007, 12:47 AM

Sorry to hear your kitty isn't doing to well. I hope your vet visit won't end badly. You 2 will be in my thoughts.

cshellenberger · 11-14-2007, 03:31 AM

Any update on Jade? I hope he's feeling better!

digits mama · 11-14-2007, 09:20 AM

Prayers to you and Jade..

Lorina · 11-14-2007, 10:40 AM

Healthy kitty vibes are sent.

~~~~~~ <-- That's what I imagine a vibe to look like.

NeedleNoseLuvR · 11-14-2007, 02:58 PM

Here's some more healthy kitty vibes for Jade. ~~~~~~~

Here's more healthy kitty vibes for Jade. ~~~~~

Love's_Sophie · 11-14-2007, 10:07 PM

Thank you all for your prayers and healthy thoughts!

Our visit today wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either; we still don't know what exactly is going on.

He had blood work run; nothing too out of the ordinary there. Vitals were 'okay'; heart rate and breathing were a bit elevated, but not extreme. The only things noticable were a temp and a bit of paleness to his gums.

He is on Clovamax for now, got some IV fluids before we left, as well as a Baytril injection; and is going back in for a Feline Leukemia test tomorrow; they had just run out of the tests so they couldn't run one today. I pray it does not come back positive...like I said, I don't know what I will do if I lose my baby of the feline world! He is a rescue, though, and even though he has been strictly indoors since I have had him, the possibility is there...

He is resting a bit more comfortably tonight, than he was last night, so I will take that as a very positive thing! Anyway, just thought I would let you all know what happened today...and to let you know to keep those positive thoughs coming!

digits mama · 11-14-2007, 11:20 PM

Prayers still coming your way..Think positive thoughts and likely everything will turn out good.

Love's_Sophie · 11-15-2007, 10:59 PM

Well...we are no better, no worse tonight. He is still not eating or drinking on his own...he may have to be force fed tomorrow at the clinic when he gets his IV fluids, cause he is shedding weight pretty darn quickly...poor guy.

A positive thing today, though is that his FeLk test came back Negative.

Jade got Barium shoved down the hatch this evening though, before we left the clinic, and first thing tomorrow, he gets to be screened, to see where it has settled; to rule out any blockages. I am not sure where we will be going from there...

So keep those thoughts and prayers comin...

Love's_Sophie · 11-16-2007, 07:30 PM

Jade's battle ended this evening...at about 4:30 pm he was euthanized due to Feline Infectious Peritonitus

sillylilykitty · 11-16-2007, 07:34 PM

Oh no

I'm so sorry to hear this. Rest in peace little Jade, at least now there is no more pain.

Lorina · 11-16-2007, 07:40 PM

Awww.

I'm so sorry to hear that. FIP is horrible, but you know you did everything you could and then some for the little guy.

Inga · 11-16-2007, 11:10 PM

Loves-Sophie I am so sorry to hear about Jade. I just first saw your Thread just now and had no idea this was all going on. I wish there was more I could say to ease your pain but we all know words do little to comfort us during these heartbreaking times in our lives. Rest in peace little Jade.

DogsforMe · 11-17-2007, 09:44 AM

I'm so sorry to hear that. RIP little Jade.

Love's_Sophie · 11-17-2007, 02:40 PM

Thanks guys...it seems so 'quiet' around here without our Jader padding about; he was a very special boy. I miss him coming up and purring on my chest, following me around in the morning, and kneading my cloths as I set them on the bed; I would tell him to 'fluff em' good, and he would knead all the harder. Then when ever I would be standing near enough to the bed he would stretch himself as far as he could up my side, or chest, so he could rub my face with his nose. When ever he wanted attention he would literally reach out and touch you from where ever he was at...he wouldn't claw, just reach up and touch you with his paws; he was so personable, atleast to me; he had been abused before we had gotten him, so he was always a bit more aloof with my hubby.

My other kitties seem confused as to why I never brought Jade home last night, especially Brazil; she was just a little kitty when we brought her and Jade home in February. She keeps walking around with this pathetic look in her eyes like "Where's Jade? Why hasn't he come home yet?" I feel so bad for her, because there is no way you can tell them what has happened...Even Sophie, who knows Jade was in her kennel the last time she saw him, keeps looking in there, like as if he might just reappear...They had spent two of the last nights that Jade was here, sleeping together next to my side of the bed; all of my cats will sleep with Sophie...but Jade would sometimes hide under the blankets in her kennel so that when I put her in there for the night he would be locked in there too! They would be curled up next to each other in the morning just as snug as bugs in a rug...

It's going to be hard finding another blue eyed kitty to fill Jade's shoes...cause he left some huge ones, that's for sure!