Chris, It's so exciting to hear that Rusty pulled through! Here's to finding his previous owners!!!
:) Wendy --- Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So many folks here helped with some great advice for > the person who rescued > Rusty, the Katrina cat in MS. Wanted to give you > all some great news. This > is what I just got from Alexis: > > > > Thank you so much to everyone who has shown such > concern for Rusty! > This is one lucky little guy to have so many people > praying for him. I > have good news and bad news. Let's get the bad news > out of the way. > Rusty suffered permanent damage to his kidneys due > to the blockage. > There is no treatment for this. The trouble that he > had with the > crystals in his urine, bladder and kidney infection, > and blockage of the > ureter is likely to be recurrent throughout his > life. He can ONLY eat > prescription cat food. Also, his water consumption > has to be measured > and litter checked for crystals. His immune system > is now compromised. > He must be isolated from all other animals and live > strictly indoors to > avoid getting sick. > > Now for the good news! Rusty is not diabetic after > all! More blood > work was done right before he was discharged. His > glucose levels had > returned to the normal range! My vet said that it is > somewhat common > for extreme pain and stress to make the glucose > levels shoot sky high > (like our blood pressure can due to pain). It is > wonderful that he only > has to contend with the kidney/bladder issues. It > was breaking my heart > to think that I may have to inject him every day. I > can just imagine > him cursing the day he allowed me to pick him up. > His appetite has > returned. Actually, he eats like a pig! My daughter > and I have > completely fallen in love with him. He is so sweet! > We are fully > commited to giving him a forever home if we cannot > find the owner. > However, I am POSITIVE that this guy belonged to > someone prior to > Katrina. Here is some info that the vet told me that > should help us in > searching. > > Rusty is a genuine MALE CALICO. Apparently, only 1 > out of every 10,000 > calicos born is a male. My vet said that in the 15 > yrs. that he has > been in business - Rusty is the first male calico > that he has ever seen! > He estimated Rusty's age between 2 and 4 yrs. Also, > Rusty was > previously neutered. I had him tested for leukemia > and AIDS. His tests > came back negative. Given the amount of time that > Rusty spent on the > street, the vet believes that he must have been > vaccinated prior to the > storm. I am including some pictures of him, so that > everyone can see > who their prayers went to. I am so proud of how hard > he fought to pull > through all of this. > > > > Here's Rusty-the miracle cat! Keep your fingers > crossed that we can find > his original family---he's fought so hard.. > > > > > > Chris > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
