Ahh I see the truth is coming out now. You actually went to another vet's for a second opinion. The vet saw an opportunity to relieve you of your hard earned cash. Your religious beliefs were played to the full. MFL. If the cat had died, the vet would have comforted you with the words "Ahh well, it must have been God's will". As it is the cat survived, so "Ahh it's a miracle, praise the Lord, and that will be £450 please.
If there is a God, then he'd have cured the cat for only your prayers (no money involved)
There;s none so gullible, as the gullible ehh.
The second visit seen by a different Vet but at the same veterinary cost me £5.00 consultation fee and 28p for 28 steroid tablets!
and two vets discussed among themselves what might be the best course of action, I took my cat back there to have her Thyroxine levels checked, it is called a T4 test, but they both ruled it out on her age, and instead they agreed to try steroids that may kick start her kidneys!
Mike, I hardly know where to start. You gave the impression that you prayed for your cat and your cat miraculously got better. You sincerely believed that your god answered your prayers and saved the cat. You then casually drop into the conversation that in fact it was a course of steroids, suggested by a second vet, that made your cat better. It's hard to think that you do this deliberately since it is so blatant but the only other explanation is that you have become so programmed to bypass the truth you just don't realise it.
Let me explain why i think my prayers saved her.
The first vet said nothing more could be done for her, gave me a last option to put her to sleep. And the vet was talking about cremation or burial charges!
I was devastated! I really loved this particular cat, she was one time cutest and fittest of the 10 I have.
I said to my vet that I would like to take her back and force feed her and see how she get on, if she starts to suffer any distress, i will bring her back to be put to sleep.
I took her home, held her so tight against my chest and force fed her, made her sleep on my bed close to me, for 5 nights, and force fed her honey syrup a tea spoon at a time, with some milk, and force fed Ocean fish cat food that I would force down her throat, and luckily she managed to swallow it down.
This speeded up her recovery, I kept monitoring her Blood sugar levels every 2 to 3 hours, they were hoovering around border line, often getting into danger zone below 4mmol.
I took her back on Monday, and by friday she was showing signs of recovery, I had been scanning the internet and searching all possible causes my cat might be suffering from.
I narrowed it down to Thyroxine, so I rang my Veterinary and asked to speak to her Vet who was incharge of her welfare, asked her if she checked her thyroxine level, as I searched on internet and her typical symptoms indicated thyroxine problem
The vet said no it can't be and she did not check her thyroxine as it rarely goes wrong in younger cats , she is only 2 1/2 yr old, and usually cats over 8 can suffer from this.
But nevertheless I insisted if she wouldn't mind if she could check her thyroxine levels, she agreed and said I could bring her in.
When I went in, the vet was busy dealing with another emergency, so a different lady vet came and started to discuss her history and what treatments she has already had, she said her kidney results indicated that they were neither too bad nor too good, so may be if we give her some steroids , it may kick start her kidneys.
The point is, I did not stop thinking ever since I brought the cat at home, and looked and looked and searched internet for an answer, and prayed for mercy for her life, and I am sure something told me don't give up, and my perseverance paid!
Of course steroids saved her life, but something gave me the strength to be insistent, and seek further advice and help, I even phoned another vet altogether, but he was not prepared to give my cat a T4 blood test without being able to check the rest of her medical history, or he would need to start from scratch and this could push the cost sky high, most vets in my opinion are in the game of making money, plight of sick animals is least of their interest.
That is the reason I take my cat to Celia Hammond Animal Trust who provides low cost medical treatment for all my 10 cats. Celia Hammond runs two such Animal shelters rescuing stray cats and dogs, and neuters them to stop overpopulation, she used to be a top model in the 60s, and gave up her carrier to look after sick animals, she is a true living legend!
She cares for animals, she does not profit from the owners of sick animals like private vets do! she is a true animal lover!
When I die, in my will I shall leave a substantial sum for Celia Hammond animal trust. thats for sure!
So far my total medical bill for this cat came to a mere £120.00 despite staying over for 4 nights and on drips, antibiotics, vitamins, and 4 nights accommodation, and second visit cost me a mere £16.00 and last Friday a 3rd visit cost me a mere £5.00 plus 28 steroid tablets for penny each!
I shall be taking her back tomorrow for a final check, possibly have another blood profile taken to see how well the kidneys are functioning.
So my friend (if I can call you a friend) I did not lose hope, I did everything I could for her, including prayers, and prayers don't cost money, if they work they work, if they don't then does it matter, cat would have died any way, something directed me to seek further help!
If I brought the cat at home and did nothing, she would not have lived this long. that is for sure.
