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Cat birth dissaster
Just wanted to let my story be known. Hopefully, it will encourage ppl to spay/neuter their pets before the worst comes.
After reading my story, u will probably want to smack me in head. I know i deserve it. I just hope that my cat understand i never meant to hurt her and eventually will forgive me. So here it goes from the very beginning up until now: On the June 6th, 2006, my friend found 3 little kittens near dumpster.They were no more than 2 weeks old, their eyes were barely open. All of them turned out to be really cute little fury girls. I could not resist but to take one home, besides we were planning to get a cat that summer. All of those 3 fury balls went to their very own homes that evening. We picked the calico girl and named her Kissa. Before recent, u could say that i was very ignorant pet owner. I never considered taking my pets to the vet on regular basis, just emergencies. That how it was in my family, and that how i thought was normal. As a result, Kissa was never spayed. On the August 1st, 2009, i got a very disturbing call from my friend. She said that her neighbor was about to kill 2 months old kittens cause 'nobody wants them'. I didnt think twice. When i showed up at the door steps of that neighbor, luckily only one kitten and mama cat was left. I took the male kitten home and my friend took the mama cat. We named him Shura. So, i ended up with male and female cats in my place. This is the time when i first started considering whether to get them spayed/neutered or not. After some research, me and my husband still could not make up our minds. It was debated whether to let them have one litter and then do the surgeries, or not. While we were trying to make final decision, Shura grew up a bit and made decision of his own. I felt little scared, but full of hope that everything will be alright since both of my cats saw vet couple months ago (Shura turned out to have full package of parasites, so we had to take them both to see doctor) got all their shots and received clean bill of health. Also, both of them are 100% indoor cats, so we expected that everything will be ok. Kissa was due April 8. Disaster started on the late evening of April 6th when Kissa went into labor. She could not give birth. Her contractions wasnt often enough, it was about 10-15 minutes apart. After 4 hours of suffering nothing changed. That is when i started panicking. I called a vet hoping to hear that i am overreacting, but instead i heard "bring her in, she seems to have difficulties". Doctor suggested two options: either to give Kissa injection to stimulate the contractions, or to do a c-section, but in both cases the bloodwork had to be done and preferably the x-rays. I decided to have first done the x-rays and then based on that make a decision. Vet was supporting that. On the x-rays i saw 5 amazing, cute and HUGE kittens (and i mean the HUGE, they were almost twice the size of the birthing canal). All of them were positioned the wrong way. The first kitten seemed to be going for the birthing canal, but his little leg seemed to be stuck outside of it. I was warned that this guy might have problems with his leg later on. But the biggest concern was that, Kissa needs a surgery cause she wont be able to deliver on her own. Right there and then, i thought i was facing my biggest fear. Ohhh, how i was wrong. Fast forwarding through the agonizing hour trying to collect some funds for the deposit in the middle of the night, while Kissa was getting ready for her surgery. My heart kept on trying to do back flips, i kept on thinking what else can go wrong and why was i that stupid to let it all happen to little innocent cat. When all the paper work was settled, Kissa and doctor was ready to start the surgery, doctor suggested that i go home and wait for his call. So i left the office, Kissa and kittens to the mercy of the staff. That night i was walking home instead of driving, cause i thought it will either be a car accident or a heart attack. Since, my bank account and a wallet was emptied at the office so that i could not even take a bus home I decided heart attack on a side walk is better option. I know, i had very bright thoughts (sarcasm). When i finally reached home, it was a time for the call from vet, but phone was silent. I didnt know what to think. I started praying out loud that everything will be ok. I never turned to religion before, i never prayed before. That night first time in my life i asked GOD for mercy, for miracle. It was my only hope. I didnt know what else i can do at a moment. Everything that i could have done, was in a past tense, it was a bit too late. When phone finally rang, i could not say a thing, my mouth went dry, i was prepared to hear the worst. Doctor kept repeating "Hello, is anybody there" until i could make some sound. I guess its impossible to explain what i went through and what i felt during those couple seconds. I guess, its as if i run across country and back in less than a minute. I was ready to hear the worst, i was hoping to hear that everything is ok and i wanted to hang up the phone so that i wont hear the bad news. Doctor said that my Kissa is ok for now, but.... Oh, that dreadful "but". But all 5 kittens didnt make it. He said that he almost lost Kissa, her heart stopped beating for couple seconds when he was sewing her up, but he was able to revive her up. Also, it was discovered that she has internal infection. As it turned 2 out of 5 kittens died about week ago and started decomposing already, which in turn poisoned the other 3. It is suspected that first two kittens died because their sacs were raptured for some reason. After spending 2 days at a hospital Kissa was discharged home. Currently, she is on 3 types of different pills twice daily, plus she has to wear e-collar. It seems that she is recovering quite well, hopefully she will be ok. My other cat Shura is temporary moved to my aunt's place cause i am really afraid that he might hurt Kissa (he is very active and playful boy) while she is still weak and recovering. So at the moment, my undecisiveness cost my Kissa 5 kittens, surgery, almost life; my Shura the excitement of moving in with other ppl; and my wallet more than $2000.00. And its not over yet, i still have to give my cat pills for the next 2 weeks, there also will be follow up vet visits. Kissa now requires basically 24/7 care, i litterally sleep with her on the floor cause i am afraid she might try to jump on the bed. At the end i just want to say, if i had a chance to take it all back and change it, i would definitely do it. If i knew at the beginning that my Kissa will end up in this mess, i would not think twice and spay her. Last edited by Maruska; April 11th, 2010 at 03:31 AM. |
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first off i hope your kitty makes a quick painless recovery..Please say the vet spayed her durring the surgery.
Now i'm just wondering. When you adopted your male " because nobody wanted the kittens". Why you thought it was a good idea to have a litter of your own unwanted kittens? Hopefully you get the male neutered now. |
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Maruska,thank you for telling us of your heartbreaking experience
We all live and learn and hopefully someone will learn from your tragic story. I would even say,it could open peoples eyes to the importance of s/n ,if it was in the news-papers. Little Kissa(sweet name,means Kissing in Swedish) will be ok You know,many people would have given up on Kissa before spending $2.000 on a kitty,you certainly have your heart in the right place
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Aslan, many people think because the cats are very young,there won't be any babies.
Also many people think a female should have one birthing-experience,so very wrongbut not everyone knows that Or some people just don't care,get an adorable little kitten,then dump him when he grows up..only to be out there making more babies...
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Thank you very very much for sharing your story. We can only hope a lot of people read it and take it to heart.
Sending lots of for Kissa's continued recovery. little babies
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Yes I second that! Thankyou for sharing your experience. There are so many reasons people choose this route but regardless we can only educate. You have done that today! although tragically there was not an optimal outcome,,,
I hope your girl recovers soon. How about some pics when she is feeling better! rip little ones! run free to the bridge...
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wellnoe you have a cat and altjoughit was an expensive lesson YOu will come to cherish your little fighter, if you already dont
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Thank you for sharing your experience. I do hope people are educated by reading your story, and get their pets spayed early (@ 4 mos.) before they reach sexual maturity.
As a former registered breeder I hoped every birthing would go well, but over the many years sometimes it didn't and then it was heartrending and expensive. Most breeders have their horror stories. |
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Aslan, u asking what was i thinking, well i didnt think. All i did is procrastinated.
Shura is scheduled to be neutered April 14th, next Wednesday. Chico2, i have to say u r right on the point. I did kind of believed that i still have time before Shura will sexually mature and i also kind of thought that it might be more fair to the both of them to have one litter. In my defense, though its not a good excuse, i did find 3 homes that wanted to take little ones, all of them r close friends and good ppl. Also wanted to add an update: Kissa developed signs of mastitis overnight. First thing in the morning, i took her to the vet. Doctor thinks there is chance she might need surgery for that as well. She is scheduled to see vet on Tuesday morning. For now, we will have to do the epsom salt water compresses, the ointment on affected area, and one more set of antibiotics. I really hope, she will improve until then. P.S. I will be glad to add pictures of both of them after Kissa recovers. P.S.S. Thanks for ur support, Kissa needs every little bit of it. Last edited by Maruska; April 11th, 2010 at 01:14 PM. |
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Sending more for Kissa's quick recovery! She's had an awfully rough go of it. Hope she's feeling better soon!
kittens
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Kittens.
I hope your kitty makes a full recovery. As far as her forgiving you, animals don't hold grudges for that kind of stuff and I'm sure she still loves you though. I think that's the worst part as a pet owner though, that you know they WILL forgive almost anything and feel like they shouldn't. |
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I must say as heartbreaking as the rest of your story is the above comment bothers me. Were you planning on giving Shura away? I can understand the being ignorant to the goings on of cats and ages of sexual maturity. I can understand not knowing you can abort an unwanted pregnancy (although the vet should have told you). I just can't understand why you would give away a cat you have adopted for life. Why? It is not his fault you did not get him fixed before sexual maturity. Why would you give up on him? I'm just confused I guess.
Let me tell you Shura would not have felt "excitement". He would have felt miserable because he lost his family he loved. He would have felt terrified leaving his home and going to a new one. He would have felt devastated.
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14+.I think that is just a temporary placement,until Kissa is stronger and can handle his playful nature.
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Quote:
It's ok. It just bothered me.
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yeah,it would me too,I guess I missunderstood
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Maruska, thank you for posting your story. I am sorry for the loss of the kittens but I do hope that others will learn from reading your terrible ordeal.
Sending lots of good wishes for Kissa's health and full recovery. |
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14+ here is a statement from the poster..I too think its only until recovery is complete.. I am hoping so anyway
My other cat Shura is temporary moved to my aunt's place cause i am really afraid that he might hurt Kissa (he is very active and playful boy) while she is still weak and recovering.
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"my Shura the excitement of moving in with other ppl;"
14+, it was a sarcasm. I do understand that it wasnt pleasant for him. Also, i m NOT planning to give him up, it just temporarly placement utill Kissa recovers a bit. On Wednesday, after his surgery he will be going home. I had to do it for two reasons: 1) i was afraid he might hurt Kissa during his very energetic games and 2) i was afraid he might try to mountant her. So, after his neutering surgery, i guess he wont be as playfull for the first day or two, hope Kissa will improve a bit as well, and the second problem will be eliminated too. |
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Winston - here is another statement from the OP made after the one you pointed out -
So at the moment, my undecisiveness cost my Kissa 5 kittens, surgery, almost life; my Shura the excitement of moving in with other ppl; and my wallet more than $2000.00. And its not over yet, i still have to give my cat pills for the next 2 weeks, there also will be follow up vet visits. Kissa now requires basically 24/7 care, i litterally sleep with her on the floor cause i am afraid she might try to jump on the bed. Maruska - I sincerely hope your original plan, had the babies survived, was not to rehome Shura and keep one of the kittens. Truly, sarcasm aside, that is the way it sounds. Not arguing. I know you have learned a very hard lesson. I salute you for that. There is an old saying - Pets are for life.
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It reads like a summary to me, 14+ Like, "this is what this whole episode has cost us", which included Shura's stay at her relatives.
How is Kissa's mastitis tonight, Maruska? Is she feeling better?
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Yep, guess that's what it is. Like I have said - it's over, lesson learned, 'nough said.
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Maruska, welcome to the forum and thank you so much for sharing your story. It may very well encourage some people who are procrastinating about spaying or neutering their kitties to go ahead and do it.
Kissa is a such a pretty name and it brought back memories because the very first kitty I had as a little girl was named Kisa. Our dad helped us pick the name and I believe it came from an Icelandic folk tale about Kisa the Cat that he had likely read as a boy. Please keep us posted on how Kissa is doing. Sending for a speedy recovery and we are all looking forward to seeing pics of your furbabies.
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I feel like breaking something. I am honestly so tired of this torture, i am having a break down
The biggest thing, i dont understand in this whole story is why my vet or aunt never told me this can happen. I know, i might be not very bright, but at least i tend to listen to ppl. Kissa, is probably hating me by now. All this feeding, treatment, pills. I just had the biggest fight with her over the pills. Both of us ended up in tears. She tried to pull at least 4 different tricks. When everything failed, she just bit through my finger. I know she never meant to hurt me because she gave me that "i'm sorry" look. Since we still had 1 pill to go, i continued. As a result, she run away from me after that with watery eyes. I feel so tired. The good thing, she seems to enjoy warm compresses and her mastitis seems to stop progressing. Hopefully, tomorrow, it will start improving. |
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What pills are they and how much longer does she need to take them? Can you try giving them to her wrapped in a Pill Pocket or a piece of softish cheese? Sometimes coating them with butter also helps them go down easier, although they can also get pretty slippery to handle. Make sure you either give her some wet food or a chaser of water (tuna or salmon juice works even better) after all the pills to ensure that they don't get stuck in her throat and cause even more problems. Here is some info on why that's necessary, as well as some videos by Cornell University with tips on giving medication to cats:
http://www.catinfo.org/pillingcats.htm http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/pe...ill_or_capsule
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So sorry to hear you're going thro such a tough time. Just be persistent and patient in getting the pills into her. It may have to be a 2-person job---one to hold her mouth open, one to stuff pill down her throat. Wrap her mummy-style in a towel to keep her from struggling. In a few days the pills will take effect, and soon she will be over her mastitis. In a couple more days things will change for the better. We're rooting for you.
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I'm so sorry your girl had to go through this, and I'm sorry you had to learn this lesson the hard way. I truly hope Kissa recovers fully.
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Grrr-nyam-nyam to all))
First of all, i have to apologize for my last night's post. I guess we both were frustrated, so it ended up like it did. But we did settle our differences during nice long petting session before falling asleep . Today, its been a very nice day for us, thanks to sugarcatmom))))). I did coat our morning pills with butter and it made a hugggge difference . I did try wrapping a pill in something tasty long time ago when they had to take tapeworm pills, it did not work for both of them. But again it was just one pill per month, so it can be hardly compared to now. Also, i m giving her water following every pill, just like vet suggested. Another good thing, she jumped on the window sill today with what seemed like no effort at all And the best news of today is that Kissa had a good, full, just like usually lunch by herself. For breakfast she had to be syringe fed, but when i was preparing her lunch syringe she came into the kitchen and demanded a meal. She was eating it as if she had not been fed for month, and afterward she demanded treats for dessert During the whole process she was making this funny noises, it was like she was growling, purring and saying naym-naym at the same time. It sounded something like "grrrrr-naym-naym" Her breast seemed to stay the same since yesterday, well at least mastitis is not progressing. So, you can say that i am on cloud nine right now))) Thanks to your prayers and support, it seemed to work. Grrr-naym-naym all (cant stop saying it) P.S. Forgot to answer question. She will be on pills until April 22 (almost 2 more weeks). Currently, she is taking 3 kinds of different pills twice a day. I am glad we are done with Tolfedine, one less pill to give her)). Last edited by Maruska; April 13th, 2010 at 03:27 PM. |
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Maruska i'm so glad to hear Kissa is feeling better..If one of the meds she is on is for pain,,watch her jumping up on stuff. She may not feel as much pain and could pull a stitch. Glad to hear you guys made up.
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So happy to hear your girl is doing better.
I know that sound you're talking about. It is super cute and funny.
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Tolfedine was her pain medication and we finished it yesterday morning. Right now she is only on anitibiotics. I guess, it could be one of the reasons why she seems to act more like her old-self, besides feeling better))
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