I got this 12 year old cat who has diabetes and asthma. His sister died from cancer and the wife is willing to spend cash to keep this cat alive. I kinda agree but without sounding crass when we first realized he was as sick as he is, I was for putting him down. After a couple months he has been doing quite well and I am glad he is still around.
This last week though he has struggled with his asthma and this morning I got out of the shower and opened the bathroom door and there he was.. laying on the floor on his side. He was blue. Swear to god, this cat's ears were blue, his lips, tongue and nose all blue not to mention the drool. I bent down and I could tell he wasn't breathing.
Without thinking I did the first thing that came to mind and I started giving him CPR. After a couple of breaths, he coughed and I could see him breathing again. I just grabbed him and the keys and went looking for a vet hospital. I had no idea that just because a place is named hospital doesn't mean they can handle emergency's.
I ended up going to three different vet hospitals before I found one with a actual vet on duty and I brought him inside. They used a infant inhaler on him and gave him a steroid shot to open his lungs then put him in a oxygen tent for about five hours and he seems to have recovered enough for me to bring him home tonight.. I will find out in 2 hours if indeed he can come home.
Wow, that got long quick.. sorry. The point is, I will readily admit that I would have serious reservations about giving a human CPR but I never thought twice when it came to a animal. I'm not sure what that says about me as a person but that's the way it is.
Oh well, I guess I just needed to vent and I haven't been around anyone today who wasn't involved. So if you made it this far.. thanks fer listening.
This last week though he has struggled with his asthma and this morning I got out of the shower and opened the bathroom door and there he was.. laying on the floor on his side. He was blue. Swear to god, this cat's ears were blue, his lips, tongue and nose all blue not to mention the drool. I bent down and I could tell he wasn't breathing.
Without thinking I did the first thing that came to mind and I started giving him CPR. After a couple of breaths, he coughed and I could see him breathing again. I just grabbed him and the keys and went looking for a vet hospital. I had no idea that just because a place is named hospital doesn't mean they can handle emergency's.
I ended up going to three different vet hospitals before I found one with a actual vet on duty and I brought him inside. They used a infant inhaler on him and gave him a steroid shot to open his lungs then put him in a oxygen tent for about five hours and he seems to have recovered enough for me to bring him home tonight.. I will find out in 2 hours if indeed he can come home.
Wow, that got long quick.. sorry. The point is, I will readily admit that I would have serious reservations about giving a human CPR but I never thought twice when it came to a animal. I'm not sure what that says about me as a person but that's the way it is.
Oh well, I guess I just needed to vent and I haven't been around anyone today who wasn't involved. So if you made it this far.. thanks fer listening.
