Weekend Update (Pauvre, pauvre, pussycat!)

Not the best way to start a weekend. But I now have a very expensive cat.

Thursday night the husband and I noticed an unusual fluids-leak (I will spare you the details of same) from our cat, Taryn. A couple of quick internet searches later, gmskarka had determined that a likely cause was Pyometra (Wiki-link with gruesome details), which is a serious infection of the uterus that can sometimes spread to the bloodstream. Recommended treatment is pretty much "take it out, now!", so I made a quick call to the vet's emergency service. After I gave her the symptoms, the vet said that we could wait until regular office hours to come in. So, Friday afternoon, off I went, with Taryn complaining loudly from her pet taxi. One exam later, including lab work, the diagnosis was definitely pyometra, and Taryn was swept away to the operating theatre for emergency removal of her female bits. I got to go home and worry.

Now the good news. She did very well in surgery, the infection had not spread, and she is recovering at home, living it up in her private apartment (more often known as the college student's bedroom), and pretty much leaping around like nothing ever happened. The only thing that this makes difficult is giving her her medicine, because she tries to jump around when I do that, too.

Hooray Gentle Care! Your vets rock!

Note to self: It is in fact, NOT cruel to spay your pet, even when they never go outside. Taryn's sister Charlotte will be having her insides scooped just as soon as Taryn recovers.

And how did I decide to celebrate the cat's speedy recovery? By having a migraine, and jamming (possibly breaking) my serger on Sunday night. Fun.

Can I have a re-do on the weekend, please?