Captain Blakely Quebec

Captain Blakely Quebec

2000-2012

A few years ago



Last week


He took ill last night. Was 12 years old. Survived Thyroid disease with I-131.
He died this afternoon of heart failure.
He is a Best Cat. More special than most.
Dominant, demanding, affectionate, possessive.
He use to "talk" to Mom on my lap through the phone lines. He would purr loudly
when he heard her voice and I would ask her but she said she could not hear him.
Then he would "Meow" and she heard that.
The cats were shaken up at our grief about Mom,
compounded today,
the whole house grieves.

 

Captain is Back

Captain is Back.

2 weeks quarantine is over after I 131 stay.
He really looks and acts much better like his old self. We are hopeful he will live a long time and medicine free.

Captain is home

The Captain is home
Thanks to the wonderful care at the hospital, all the well wishers and visitors.
He seemed ahead of schedule but he cleared the radioactive I-131 quicker than last time and it was a lower dose. He really looks better this time. More better I should say. He did do better after the first round but was still irritable, yowly, guts irritated, toenails grew thick and quickly. Now a total change. Calmer, a little normal yowly. Stronger. healthier looking.


In summary, we have been pleased with the process as difficult as it has been. Very few cats have to be treated a second time. 1 in 50 for our doctor so far. Most cats normalize their thyroid by the end of the first quarantine.
Many places do not charge for a repeat treatment but our place was more reasonable on the first round than most. In other words, if you pay more, it is because they guarantee and cover the second treatment.
The camera was addictive as the doctor said. This is a very humane treatment over surgery which can lead to other problems,or the toxic drugs and repeated labs that slowly shut down organ function and cause distress.

As we observed him and worried he would be continually frightened, I have to remind myself of what captivity does to a person or other animal. I would watch him sleep or stretch or groom. He would eat, the tech would give him a little pet on the head. He was calmer this time. Maybe saying, oh well, make the best of a bad situation. We did e-mail the hospital asking for more food. Captain is a big eater and gets nervous with an empty plate. They were very nice about keeping him comfortable. So I would recommend this to anyone who needs to treat their hyperthyroid cat. Better check around the house for some stuff to sell first...we do love that cat.

observations...

Captain in captivity.


Surprising he is so docile

Institutionalized we call it.

Take away one’s control and will.

Would we all be so graceful in our cell

Unable to interact/radioactive.

It was reassuring to see him sleeping or napping,
 
Carrying on without me. Still he was thrilled to be home
and scolded me all the way home for taking him to that horrible place.
I gave him every treat, petted him, talked to him and
watched him bat the other cats.
Captain is home.
monkton,vermont

Visit The Captain

I wanted to share The Captain in his captivity.
He got his second dose today and will have to wait in quarantine until radiation levels are safe.
He does seem pretty OK with it and they feed him the canned fancy feast.
You need Mozilla or firefox or something like that.
Just open room 2.
http://www.vvim.com/visit.php
Wish him well.

Mary

Captain Redux

The Captain,
our esteemed lead cat, aka doglike cat, aka recently treated with I-131 cat I wrote about awhile ago,
Had to go back to the lovely cat hospital again.
We really do love these people. They treated him very well and were reasonable and Captain warmed up to them in spite of his overall irritation at being out of his home and hyperthyroid/edgy.
When the Doctor said he had not fully responded, I just was sprachlos, couldn't speak. Fred had heard them say 95% respond with one treatment. I never heard the 5 % part.

That denial thing again.

Plus that panic at the bill for a second treatment. Balanced with Captain needing the life saving treatment.
So I believe it is a test of our love.
Today we put him in the carrier which he really hates now and left him off at the vet hospital and he is having tests again and then will be getting another dose of radiation and quarantine.
Captain is a big cat, had a really big thyroid and he is, well, special. Let's hope he does OK.
My lasered gum is healing nicely and I keep reading good things about LANAP in spite of those costs. When will it be available as a do it yourself kit? Or what is next with this laser light therapy? I believe it is like having the sun shine on sheets how fresh they are. Will we wear little light bulbs in our mouths?
The medical aside reminds me that our health issues predominate our lives quickly.
I have been wanting to give you all this website as my favorite human medicine website
pathguy.com
Plus he has a spattering of other interesting stuff too.
Have a healthy day!
Mary

Captain's Club Rad

Captain's Club Rad

Monday at 9 am, Captain (below left)

went for radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism.

He was admitted for 7-10 days of

isolation because of the radiation

activity.

We have been able to watch him

via cage camera and we can interact with

the staff at the cat hospital.

Today I emailed the staff for more food rations since Captain loves to eat.

They have been wonderful.

The other cats miss him as well.

The more I read the more I am glad we

opted for this treament for him.

Best wishes to Captain.