Amber rushed to emergency hospital

[lizziejayne66]

she s seriously ill may not make it. vet asked for £450 upfront! i have to collect her at 730am and take her to my own vet
im hand feeding the kittens again every2 hours im so exhaused
ive no help myhusband so angry hes not a cat person he has took off dont know where
vet does not know whats wrong im so upset i may lose all of them

[dandysmom]

Oh Lizzy. so very sorry to hear this! You didn't need this on top of all else that's gone wrong .... pray that Amber will pull thru and that you can cope with feeding the kits with no one to help you (((hugs)))

[angieh]

I am so sorry to hear this news.

[FayRose]

I'm so sorry, I hope so much she pulls through. ((Hugs)) for you. xx

[yola]

Oh this is terrible! I hope to goodness Amber is OK and that the kittens too. Someone posted a helpful suggestion on your other thread (was it James); please contact your local Cats Protection branches to see if they have a nursing queen who might take on your 3 kittens. I know our CP branch has on occasions done this successfully.

It will give your kittens a better chance of survival and will relieve you of some of the exhaustive duties of round the clock feeding.

And I think your husband should be ashamed of himself

[kado]

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[lizziejayne66]

just to let you knowi had to rush her to hospital in sheffield last night where i had to wait half hour to be seen avery upfront and rude vet charged me £438!
they dont know whats wrong yet, said heatbeat dangerously fast, she s weak lethargic and temp 105degrees
said its not mastists but a nasty infection
i had tocollect her at 7 30 am and take her to local vet, where he said its another £450 icannot afford said they l do xrays and be in touch
said she may never feedthem agian
im so tired been up all night feeding them every 2 hours
i cannot goon every 2 hours until weaning
would there be a foster mum cat available?
i didnt know rspca could help in this situation?
thingsvery tensebetween me and my husband itsthe money you see i borrowedsome off my daughter
he said put her down! i cant do that i love her
im awaiting newsfrom vet
its so annoying asi was at vets 4 times last week and they never picked upon her fast heartrate and swollen tummy
i dnt know what to do
my husband is so angry with me saying its all my fault

[yola]

Don't go to the RSPCA, contact your local Cats Protection:
Telephone:
01246 270056
Web Address:
www.chesterfieldcats.co.uk

Talk things through with them, if you get through to a volunteer who picks up the phone they probably won't be able to help, but ask to speak to a co-ordinator or the fostering officer.

Also ask them what they think you should do about the vet fees and the fact that you kept raising concerns about Amber and the vet did little until things got critical (and expensive).

You must do something now to protect your sanity and to make sure the best is done for the kittens.

[lizziejayne66]

still no news
i have to feed the kittens agian i will thanks

[Kay]

So sorry to hear this Jayne.

I am afraid that your vets are hopeless telling you not to clean her back end after she had delivered is ridiculous. After giving birth everything is open for infection and therefore she needed to be kept clean.

Have they mentioned eclampsia? Have they got the calcium results back and if not why don't they ring the lab for them? Eclampsia is life threatening and is associated with calcium levels.

I would definitely change vets.