It's not good ...

[blamebrampton]

Just back from emergency cat hospital. Min was gasping for breath when she came in this evening so we whisked her over to our vet and they popped her on oxygen and then sent us over to the specialist vet on the other side of the Bridge.

Our local vet was all: they can give her better treatment and help her to get some more air in, and she might need to stay there overnight.
Emergency vet was rather: prepare yourself for the worst, she may well not make it.

We are now back home, very sombre, and just hoping that emergency vet is one of those "I'll give you the worst-case scenario because then I'll look really good when it doesn't happen" people.

I am very worried. I know she's just a cat, but she's our Min cat and she's a part of the household. Not to mention her many fans around the neighbourhood -- she's the most famously bad tempered cat in the Inner West and people take it as a mark of achievement if they can convince her to let them pat her.

On the less important to me side, this meant the 6am USEST Springsmut posting was late (I was roped into that this afternoon when I foolishly answered an IM from nqdonne. I should know only to chat with her in her mornings when it is always amusing goss time.) If you know anyone who was deeply disturbed by that, just reassure them that it was an actual emergency.

Comments

[tsosh.livejournal.com]

She's not "just a cat", she's family.
I know how worried you are. A month ago, 1 of my cats, Ketzer, came home looking awful. At first the vet thought it was poisoning, but after the antidotes didn't work, he sent us to the animals hospital. On the car there I was afraid Ketzer wouldn't make it, he was barely alive. But after 2 days of hospitalisation (and a lot of money), they saved him. I hope it ends the same with your Min. Best of luck!

[calanthe-fics.livejournal.com]

What's Springsmut?

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

Poor Min! *pets her*

I think a local vet is more likely to be right than an emergency vet: because a regular vet treats chronic conditions instead of performing only urgent care. And you know how cats have nine lives. My Uther has survived countless fights and abscesses, jumping off a balcony, being thrown off a roof, crossing a four-lane highway, tearing a ligament, poisoning, asthma, and a hyperactive thyroid for which he required radiation. So I am crossing my fingers that this is a temporary crisis and Min will make it through.

*sends hugs*

I rarely have IM turned on. I find that it sucks hours away from my life. Fun hours, to be sure, but hours I intended to spend doing something besides chatting.

[shiv5468.livejournal.com]

I hope she does well and picks up. Pets are family as tsosh says.

[lisbet.livejournal.com]

*HUGS* Our cats are family, too. I hope your Min is OK.

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed for Min. I know how horrible it is waiting for nes from the vet - but she got to you in the first place, which is a good sign.

Of course pets are family.

[vaysh11.livejournal.com]

I am thinking of both you and Min *pets*. Cats indeed are family. My parents have a kind of "old-kitty-home" at their place, and while they will lament about the thousands of Euros spent on vet's bills, these eight little fur balls are worth every cent.

[bryoneybrynn.livejournal.com]

Oh, babe, sorry to hear about Min. And I second all those saying she's not just a cat. I'd be distraught to hear that kind of news about our dog, Buddy. They're our little people, our furry, and in your case, bad-tempered, lovely, snuggly little people.

I'll send her some positive vibes from this part of the world. Keep us updated, hmm?

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Oh I hope she gets well.

[no-mad-skillz.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. Poor Min. Poor you. *pats you both gently*

[empress-jae.livejournal.com]

i'm so sorry about your kitty. :( she's NOT just a cat...she's family. ♥

[raedragonstar.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Hope she gets better, I know it's not easy to see a pet you care so much about hurting. Pets are family, like every one else has said by now.

[meri-oddities.livejournal.com]

She isn't just a cat. No cat is just a cat, they are a family member just like a dog or any pet is. I know my cat thinks he owns the family. But he's definitely a part of it!

Oh, and I forgot to add that I hope Min is okay soon.

[jadzialove.livejournal.com]

Aw, D, I'm sending good thoughts your way, and hope she pulls through. Sounds like she's just ornery enough to pull it off too! ::hugs::

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Oh dear! *hugs you and your Min*

I hope that everything will go all right! It's so hard to lose a not-just-an-animal, because they are always a part of the family.

*more hugging*

[prilbrum.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. It is so stressful worrying about what an animal companion is feeling, too. I always wish I could be in their heads. Yep, your cat is part of the family and you are doing well by her. Good luck!!

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Like everyone else said, good luck!

And I love her name <3

[dragonfly-lily.livejournal.com]

Hugs! Hugs! Hugs!

My dogs are my children. You're cat is just as important.

[alex-s9.livejournal.com]

She's gonna be fine, you just wait.

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

Oh hell, honey - I have things crossed for you. I know how desperately it breaks me when my animals are sick, and losing one is... devastation itself. So I'm hoping and wishing that your Min does ok and is home snarking and people again in no time.

Sydney pollution is a nightmare for asthmatics - lets hope they can find a balanced treatment that can keep her safe and comfortable.

*hugs loads*

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

my heart goes out to you and min and that boy you both live with. will not repeat what everyone else is saying about worth and family etc. love is love and having something we love die (or threaten to die) is always traumatic. wish there were something i could do from over here. [*cuddles you both*]

[winstonmom.livejournal.com]

I hope she gets better. I am sending her all the good karma I have stored for a good outcome.
Loves,

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Hon, I'm sorry to hear that. I do hope Min will be okay.

[shadowclub.livejournal.com]

Aw, Min sounds like quite the character.

:( I'm sorry! I hope she'll be okay!

I hate the waiting period. It's like I can't breathe until I hear the news (hopefully good).

♥