It's true! The last three days I have been a frantic weepy mess over this little guy. This is my darling Meatbulb and he has been having some serious problems lately. Without getting too graphic, he's all blocked up but the vet doesn't know what from. His kidneys aren't doing too hot, so they think it may be kidney stones. Possibly kidney failure. Ahhhh.
Mike and I took him into the emergency vet Tuesday night to get him unblocked, and $600 and a day later he was still blocked and miserable. We started having to discuss what our options were, because surgery is pricey. And I mean PRICE. E. We were also told that there was a 90% chance that he would block up again even if we did go through with it.
So, when I say we discussed our options, it means we were seriously considering putting him down. Heartbreak. Of the highest degree.
Mike is totally going to kill me for telling this story. Being a graphic designer, Mike was working on a poster for the movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" one day at work. He was day-dreaming about kittehs, I suppose, as he ended up putting the copy down as "Cloudy with a Chance of MeatBULBS" and sent it away to the marketing department for approval. They caught the error and asked him about it, and too embarrassed to admit that this was the name of his cat and that he was probably thinking about him at the time that he was working on the poster, he played it off as stupidity on his part.
He consumes us with his sweet and gentle nature. How could life go on without Meatbulb? It couldn't, it can't. Not yet. He's still my little baby cat. Wednesday night was an incredibly sad night in our household. And to boot, we let him go outside thinking that if it was his last night alive, he'd probably enjoy the great outdoors. But then he didn't come home before we went to bed, and all I could think about was how much snuggle time I had just given up. And even worse, that maybe he had passed away alone and in excruciating pain due to kidney failure somewhere in the neighbourhood.
He came home the next morning, thankfully.
Yesterday I took him to our regular vet who presented me with an option that we hadn't heard before. Unfortunately for Meatbulb it involves removing his penis bone so that his...opening... is wider. The vet actually explained the procedure as "we turn him into a girl." It's pricey too, but it's likely that he won't ever block up again. It's actually kind of sickening to think of how much it costs, but hey! I just renewed my contract at work. Even stevens, always. And in the end, I couldn't put a finite value on him.
With a feeling of relief sweeping over me, I am pretty excited to have a transgendered cat. I can't wait until Monday when we pick him up from the vet so that I can snuggle the shit out of him. Her? It doesn't matter. JUST WANT SOME MEATBULB CAT SNUGGLEZ PUHLEAZE.
11 comments:
I'm so sorry to hear about this. It's so difficult when a beloved pet is ill. I hope the procedure works out for Meatbulb and he is a happy, healthy kitty again.
xo Erin
Hooray for Meatbulba!
I didn't know about the late great midnight escape...how awful. I'm so glad s/he is going to be home and healthy soon.
My cat went through the same thing and after $1500 of vet bills (getting him unblocked) my vet suggested two things. A water fountain that constantly has water circulating and putting Lactulose in his food. Ever since then we have never had a problem with his kidneys or blockage.
i'm so glad to hear you found another alternative. i love my cats so much...i was feeling your pain. hooray for a brand new transgendered meatbulb!
Yay for your regular vet! We're purring for Meatbulb to recover fast from surgery. :) We're sure he'll be back to normal before you know it and even if he's missing his penis bone it's not like that area was getting much action anyway! :D We're all fixed so mommy says we're "cat"strated or something like that! Cats are pretty special around our house too. Our meowmy and daddy spend an arm and leg on our "special health needs" all the time. We make sure to keep up an annual quota. Please give Meatbulb a headbutt and kisses from us!
P.S. We're loving the cats lounging on the bed shot. That's the way it should be! Right on guys!
I'm so glad that you found an option to make his life better without having to go through the heartbreak of having him put down.
Cats are very much part of the family and I felt your heartbreak reading through this entry. I never got to say goodbye to one of my cats, and it still really upsets me to this day. He went in to take a tumor out of his throat and he never came round after the operation.
I love all the pictures you posted too, he (or soon to be she?) is a very beautiful cat.
thanks for all your kind words, everyone! it means a lot to me. i'm anxious to hear how the surgery went today. i'm so glad that all you cat lovers can relate.
Hope everything works out! I lost my beloved Fuji last November, he ate thread and it got all stuck in his intestines :S and after over a thousand dollars in surgery, Joe and I had to put him down *tear* So our thoughts are with you and your sweet little Meatbulb.
I would have done the same for my little gray cat!
I am so glad the end of the story is good!
And that last pic is so sublime!
~Ruby
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thanks again everyone!
that story about fuji is SO sad! i'm so sorry.
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