Saturday, December 20, 2008
Another Animal Story
My brother-in-law is a veterinarian. He has been stunned of course by the story of Gizmo and the hairball. He sent us these photos of a recent surgery he performed, however, where the dog had ingested a ton of ... plastic!
Warning, these photos are kind of graphic, but it is interesting to see. You see my brother-in-law in action performing the surgery!
This photo literally is of Damian pulling the plastic out of the dog's stomach!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Gizmo's Surgery
Gizmo the Cat had surgery this morning.
Do you want to know what made up the mass?
Hair.
Balinese cat hair, to be precise.
The vet tech calls me and says, "We can't believe it was a hairball. It was most impressive."
Dante and the regular vet, Dr. Barger, want to see the hairball, just to ogle at its sheer size. Dr. Barger and the vet internist who ran the ultrasound along with another vet, Dr. Ross, have spent the past few days researching cancers that arise in Balinese cats.
They of course wouldn't tell us that they thought it might be cancer, but, well, what could grow THAT large and actually displace the intestines?
It's been quite a story among the vets at Acre View Pet Hospital and Holland Referral Veterinary Clinic, where the ultrasound was performed. Dr. Barger is going to keep the X rays in her clinical files to show people, it astounded her that much.
So the whole cat saga has a happy ending. And just when everyone thinks that Dante doesn't care about the cats, let it be known that he was the one who talked me into taking Gizmo to the vet when he noticed the change in her behavior.
Do you want to know what made up the mass?
Hair.
Balinese cat hair, to be precise.
The vet tech calls me and says, "We can't believe it was a hairball. It was most impressive."
Dante and the regular vet, Dr. Barger, want to see the hairball, just to ogle at its sheer size. Dr. Barger and the vet internist who ran the ultrasound along with another vet, Dr. Ross, have spent the past few days researching cancers that arise in Balinese cats.
They of course wouldn't tell us that they thought it might be cancer, but, well, what could grow THAT large and actually displace the intestines?
It's been quite a story among the vets at Acre View Pet Hospital and Holland Referral Veterinary Clinic, where the ultrasound was performed. Dr. Barger is going to keep the X rays in her clinical files to show people, it astounded her that much.
So the whole cat saga has a happy ending. And just when everyone thinks that Dante doesn't care about the cats, let it be known that he was the one who talked me into taking Gizmo to the vet when he noticed the change in her behavior.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Gizmo the Cat
Gizmo the Cat will have surgery on Friday, Dec. 19, in Oklahoma City.
Please pray for her.
She had an ultrasound today, and what they discovered was a mass in her intestinal tract. They haven't ruled out cancer.
I know it may sound strange that I ask for prayers for my cat, but I pray for all living things.
Of course humans are first. Well, some humans. :-)
Gizmo is and has always been a very special member of the family, a talkative and very outspoken Balinese beauty who we reared from a little runt into a beautiful, elegant cat.
She is a cat after my own heart, always speaking her mind in her little kitty lingo. If you ask Gizmo how her day was, she tells you; actually, she tells you that even if you don't want to hear it. The funniest Gizmo story is when she outright attacked a groomer at a Petsmart in Columbus, Ohio. I got the call from Petsmart. "Our groomer had to be taken to the emergency room."
Gizmo had attacked the groomer's hand. I asked, "Did the groomer touch Gizmo's head?"
"Yes."
"Well, that's where she went wrong."
You just don't touch Gizmo's head.
Please pray for her.
She had an ultrasound today, and what they discovered was a mass in her intestinal tract. They haven't ruled out cancer.
I know it may sound strange that I ask for prayers for my cat, but I pray for all living things.
Of course humans are first. Well, some humans. :-)
Gizmo is and has always been a very special member of the family, a talkative and very outspoken Balinese beauty who we reared from a little runt into a beautiful, elegant cat.
She is a cat after my own heart, always speaking her mind in her little kitty lingo. If you ask Gizmo how her day was, she tells you; actually, she tells you that even if you don't want to hear it. The funniest Gizmo story is when she outright attacked a groomer at a Petsmart in Columbus, Ohio. I got the call from Petsmart. "Our groomer had to be taken to the emergency room."
Gizmo had attacked the groomer's hand. I asked, "Did the groomer touch Gizmo's head?"
"Yes."
"Well, that's where she went wrong."
You just don't touch Gizmo's head.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Funny
An obnoxious drunk stumbles into the front door of a bar and orders a drink, the bartender says, "No way buddy you're too drunk."
A few minutes later the drunk comes in through the bathrooms, again he slurs, "Give me a drink." Bartender says, "No, man, I told you last time you're too drunk."
Five minutes later the guy comes in through the back door and orders a drink.
Again the bartender says, "You're too drunk."
The drunk scratches his head and says, "Damn I must be... the last two places said the same thing."
A few minutes later the drunk comes in through the bathrooms, again he slurs, "Give me a drink." Bartender says, "No, man, I told you last time you're too drunk."
Five minutes later the guy comes in through the back door and orders a drink.
Again the bartender says, "You're too drunk."
The drunk scratches his head and says, "Damn I must be... the last two places said the same thing."
Monday, December 15, 2008
Always finding the humor ...
A poem I wrote for Gizmo the Cat. Ha!
My cat has a mass
Like the one in my knee
I had a surgery
But my cat can't pee
Her intestines are all pushed
Off to the side
It really sucks
When your organs collide
My cat has a mass
Like the one in my knee
I had a surgery
But my cat can't pee
Her intestines are all pushed
Off to the side
It really sucks
When your organs collide
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