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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 5:16 am
I made an appt for him for tomorrow morning. I also have to try to get a urine sample. He's gonna look at me like I've lost my mind lol.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 6:37 am
Mocha, I am so happy to hear you have an appointment for Angel; it's important to follow up on this serious a symptom. Let us know how he is.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 7:04 am
Thx Og and will do.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 7:23 am
I'm glad you got an appt. I'm not sure how you can get a sterile sample LOL. The vet usually can do that with a needle through the belly. He prolly just has an infection and glad you caught it early. Keep us posted.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 7:33 am
Thx Retired. Angel is my heart and I'd be devastated if anything happened to him.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 7:55 am
I'm glad you caught it early too Mocha. And I'm glad you're getting Angel in today. Please keep us posted. It's scary when our pets are ill ... big hugs to you!!! 
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 11:14 am
Good luck with the urine sample, Mocha. I don't know how i'd get one from my girls!!! Yikes! Keep us posted.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 11:33 am
Thx yall. I'll need to get some kinda disposable container that's small lol. I had #2 check him when he took him out and he said he didn't see any blood. #2 also wants to go to the vet with us tomorrow morning.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 7:03 am
Well I managed to get the urine sample with Angel looking at me like I'd lost my mind. Well vet said he has bladder stones. Even took xrays and showed me. So he has to have surgery to remove them because they can't just pass them. It's scheduled for Monday and he will be there for 2 days. Today's bill (i got all his shots updated) was $347. The surgery will cost me $665. I'll be eating bread and water for the next few weeks lol. Oh and he also has some antibiotics to take. Beef flavored even.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 7:05 am
Mocha, I am so glad you got a definitive diagnoses. Now the vet can get right to it and cure Angel. You are a good 'mommy' for taking things seriously and getting him to the doc pronto.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 7:45 am
Og I tell ya I was trying not to panic when I saw him dripping blood and not rush him to the emergency vet but I was freaking out inside. I am sooo glad it's something treatable. They also had to take his blood and I was like ohh my baby but he was a trooper and didn't bark or whine and let the assistants pet him and there were alot of them lol. Now soon as I get Angel taken care of I'll need to save up and take Pedro and get him updated and Angel also needs a good bath and haircut...
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 8:12 am
Ohhh Mocha I'm so glad that Angel is going to be taken care of! I had a cat with kidney stones who we snipped off his penis ... any stones he had just went through him. He never knew the difference and lived to be 17. Hugs to you Angel, Pedro and the boys!!
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 10:06 am
Mocha, glad you caught Angel's problem early and it's treatable. Sorry it's so expensive. Maybe your vet will let you pay off the bill monthly with no interest charge like mine does. Hope you can get Pedro checked out sooner than later.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 11:33 am
Mocha, I'm glad to hear that Angel will be ok. My mother in law's pomeranian, copper had to go through that kind of surgery lately, but his unfortunately didn't fix right away. He is fine now though, thank goodness! Keep us posted on Angel.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 2:35 pm
Thx yall. Uhh VNick his penis was snipped off? How did he pee?
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 3:20 pm
Mocha, I think that he peed through the spot where his peepee was. It kinda made him a girl kitty? Copper has his peepee still, AND a hole like a girl dog. kinda.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 3:28 pm
That's exactly right Saxy ... they kind of made him into a girl. But we still considered him a boy. This way, when he did get stones they didn't bother him at all. They just went right through him. Mind you, this was the last attempt after he had stones for the 3rd time. What will the surgery do for Angel???
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 3:28 pm
Ohhhh ok.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 4:43 pm
{{{{Mocha}}}} Glad you found out what was wrong and you are getting it treated. I too, am sorry about the expense, but we do what we have to do, don't we? We love our furbabies! BTW - Don't know if it's the same with dogs as it is with cats, but when my kids worked for the cat vet, they'd have to empty the bladder before surgery and they squeezed in a certain spot. Not too comfortable for the kitties..but it had to be done! Although I must say, some kitties minded it much more than others, sort of how all pets are different in how they react to anything vet related!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 4:47 pm
Thx Watching. Just wish I could put Angel on my HMO like the kids lolol.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 12:08 pm
I felt sick when I read about Angel passing blood...we have had too many sad experiences Then when I read about it being treatable...hallelujah!! Those vet bills can be sky high. We called Sophie, our frenchie, our money pit. She got a herniated disc and the operation was over 3 thousand dollars. DH hit the roof and I asked him if he wanted to put her to sleep. He turned pale and said no. So we had another 5 good years with her before she got bone cancer. It was hard at the time but we never regretted it and I would eat beans and rice every day if I could have her back!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 12:54 pm
I'm late reading this (just got in), but Mocha I'm so so happy to hear that you caught it, and it's treatable. You're a good mom.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 3:36 pm
I know Sg and thx Yanks. Tomorrow is the big day...
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 4:02 pm
Mocha, BIG HUGS for you and Angel! Like everyone else, you've done well and you're an excellent mom! I'll be thinking of you both tomorrow! Ok...A HUGE surprise out of the Sussex Nationals held this weekend in Illinois...Mr. Stormin' Norman is now a CHAMPION! Thekid and the co-owner, who finally paid Thekid last week after having Norm for a year, are ecstatic! Who would've thunk it? Champion Sovaroma Just Thinking 
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 4:03 pm
oops... This is after his first 3 point win a few weeks ago...

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