Country Life with Hexapuma

[kinzel]

Some of you may recall that Hexapuma

has been in and out of the vets recently, and after some consultation with our local vet last week we needed to decide if Hex should see a specialist. I took him again to the local vet yesterday for a check-up and consult while Sharon was at work, and the vet immediately prepared and faxed information to the specialist in Portland -- where we are due tomorrow morning, very very early, about two hours from here, where Hex has an appointment with a surgeon. Our goal is to eliminate, if we can, the area of recurring infection which has had Hex on antibiotics and eardrops for much of his life. Hex has not been gaining weight the way a male Maine Coon cat should, and as happy as he is, his life ought to be less fraught with trips to the vet in the long run.

Our local vet admits to being reluctant to doing the drilling in cat-skull bone required to get to the problematic area, and the specialist vet's office is much better equipped -- for example, they have a staff anesthesiologist. Of course tomorrow's trip becomes ... interesting ... since the latest weather report is calling for six inches of snow here by the overnight ... and around nine inches or so by tomorrow morning in the Portland area.  The plan is for us to be up and out early, arrive in Portland, get Hex his X-rays and exam and if all is confirmed on film he'll be operated on tomorrow.

We're unsure of costs, too -- we won't know that until the specialist has an opportunity to see exactly what he has. I'm considering a special full color cover run of The Cat's Job -- with Hex on the cover! -- if this runs to match the cost of, say, Sharon's used Subaru.


Also: this is an add on for those who have been asking how they might help:
an old but still working link to the tripjar!
http://www.korval.com/tripjar.html
The tripjar goes to the house rather than the business account ...


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[kinzel.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY7uSo9g-Cs&NR=1

[growlycub.livejournal.com]

Good luck. I hope it doesn't cost as much as the car, but it may very well. The Firemountain MCs will be sending good health and safe travel vibes tomorrow! Lots of paws crossed for a good outcome!

[liadan-m.livejournal.com]

Drive safely. That expression says so many things.

[drammar.livejournal.com]

Sending positive thoughts for Hexapuma and for your travels tomorrow.

It may be that many of your fans would be willing to financially support Hexapuma's return to good health. I know I would.

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Ooh, count me in for the special edition of The Cat's Job! Probably more than one, and whether or not his surgery is that expensive (which it is to be hoped that it isn't). Otherwise, I assume the Trip Jar still works?

Best wishes for tomorrow, both weather and the surgery...

(Oh, "we needed to decide if Hex should be a specialist" -- I thought he already was a specialist in 'helping' by lying in places...)

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

maybe I'll edit ...

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

And yes, the trip jar still works, I gather from Sharon.

Trip jar ... goes to the house rather than the business account

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

For those who have been asking (and thanks!) goes to the house rather than the business account ...

http://www.korval.com/tripjar.html

[birdhousefrog.livejournal.com]

Hoping for the best for Hexapuma. It's stressful for cat and owner both. I'll be thinking about you, me and my eight assorted cats.

Oz

[cailleuch.livejournal.com]

Hope all goes well for Hexapuma. I'm in for copies of Cat's Job reprint.

An animated version of
The Cat Came Back (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEpPnTf_XGg) by Cordell Barker from the National Film Board of Canada.

[mardott.livejournal.com]

Much good luck to all of you, both with driving and with surgery.

The Cost will probably be significant. May as well prepare yourselves. Nevertheless, I think you're on the right track - fix the root problem, and give Hex (and you and Sharon) a break for the rest of his life. I'm up for a copy of The Cat's Job to help supply enough income to pay for things.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Let us know where we can donate, please. Hex is too special and I personally would like to chip in a few dollars.

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

See trip jar, added to the original post... Thanks!

[nlbarber]

Best wishes to Hex--hope the specialist can fix the underlying problem, and for something less than the cost of a few gold bricks.

[joycependle.livejournal.com]

My vote is for the special edition of the Cat's Job, with all the stories that were in the original please.

Love to Hex.