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electric_blue68

(14,869 posts)
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 01:46 AM Sep 2020

My good friend's cat is in serious medical trouble...

Her handsome boy has pneumonia, and EITHER has

a serious abccess
Or
cancer in an inoperatable place

She's got the antibiotics yesterday, but has to get another determative test.

His name is Joshua.
So any prayers, healings vibes, good thoughts etc his way would be very much appreciated.
Thank you. 🙂

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My good friend's cat is in serious medical trouble... (Original Post) electric_blue68 Sep 2020 OP
I am so sorry. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #1
Thank you electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #2
A Christian Prayer for a Pet With Illness: sprinkleeninow Sep 2020 #3
Thank you electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #4
My niece's cat had what I believed to be a perforated bowel lapfog_1 Sep 2020 #5
Thanks. My friend... electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #6
Oh poor thing samplegirl Sep 2020 #7
19!❤️ And thanks. electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #8
Done. EOM TruckFump Sep 2020 #9
Thank you electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #10
Healing vibes sent to handsome boy cat, Joshua. CountMyVote4Reality Sep 2020 #11
Thank you electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #21
Sending all we've got from my cat, Felix, and me Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #12
Thank you & Felix electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #22
Best wishes! n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2020 #13
Thank you electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #23
Poor puss MFM008 Sep 2020 #14
10 is not old. LisaL Sep 2020 #15
My Baby Girl 14 years,(she's my Old Girl now)and I send Joshua Fla Dem Sep 2020 #16
Thank you & a scratch behind the ear for your O G electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #17
Good vibes for Joshua! The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #18
Thank you and Pixie electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #24
Sending positive energy and wishes for Joshua. Niagara Sep 2020 #19
Thank you electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #25
Vibes for the cat and human irisblue Sep 2020 #20
Thanks. She's a private person so I didn't add her name electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #26

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,841 posts)
1. I am so sorry.
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 01:50 AM
Sep 2020

I am not sure how to say this, but I'll try. We are all here for a relatively short time. Let's celebrate the life we have. Not try to extend things into an indefinite future, but acknowledge how short life can be.

I do hope there is a good outcome here. With love and kindness to Joshua.

sprinkleeninow

(20,235 posts)
3. A Christian Prayer for a Pet With Illness:
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 02:13 AM
Sep 2020
+O Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, Physician of all living things, who through thy love and compassion doth heal all manner of sickness and affliction: do thou O Lord visit this pet, Joshua, of his suffering and heal him of every sickness and affliction. Also grant to me patience and acceptance of whatever you may deem worthy for this humble pet. Be with my pet in this time of need and help him to be comforted by our care and love. Amen.+

My heart is with Joshua. 🙏

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)
5. My niece's cat had what I believed to be a perforated bowel
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 02:22 AM
Sep 2020

possibly from a chicken bone she may have eaten.

I took her to 3 vets to get some sort of answer... and they were all telling me "best to put her down" or "it will cost $5,000 to do the surgery and then we will possibly not find the perforation"...

Finally I convinced the last vet to give me anti-biotics... and pain meds... and told my niece she would have to stay up all night for maybe 2 or 3 nights and give the cat the medicine and the water via a syringe. She did and the cat got better... that was 5 years ago.

Still cost me like $1200 in vet bills... but I was happy the cat made it and my niece (who was 16) wasn't heart broken.

Miracles (and medicine) can happen.

Hope your friend's cat survives this.

electric_blue68

(14,869 posts)
6. Thanks. My friend...
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 02:35 AM
Sep 2020

who's a serious animal person will do what she can, research etc.

If (hopefully not) it's cancer she'll monitor, see if anything holistic will help, give him all the cuddles he asks for and if he's in too much distress at some point then she'll let him go.

Glad your niece's cat got well. 👍

samplegirl

(11,476 posts)
7. Oh poor thing
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 02:46 AM
Sep 2020

I hope it gets well. My cat is 19 and every day that I have him is a blessing.
Sending some prayers for kitty right now.

11. Healing vibes sent to handsome boy cat, Joshua.
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 04:06 AM
Sep 2020

I hope he can rally. I hope he can "hunt & chase." Most of all, I hope he can purr in the comfort of his guardian for however long is possible.

Rhiannon12866

(205,170 posts)
12. Sending all we've got from my cat, Felix, and me
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 05:06 AM
Sep 2020

I've been there and know how scary this can be. Wishing Joshua a return to good health.

Fla Dem

(23,650 posts)
16. My Baby Girl 14 years,(she's my Old Girl now)and I send Joshua
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 10:49 AM
Sep 2020

Last edited Tue Sep 15, 2020, 06:34 PM - Edit history (1)

many good thoughts and a rub on the nose. All the best Joshua!

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