Pet Insurance ... yes or no?

[janie]

ok guys, the emotional rollercoaster continues. we had a bad day yesterday - spent the afternoon with a friend and came home to find louis had been sick. he got on my lap as soon as i sat down and was showing signs of nausea. rang the vet who told me to inject him then and there instead of this morning. because i was fussing about chaging steroids and should i have tried pilling him, he advised me to try on sunday morning and if he refused, to inject sunday evening. i told gim about the next door problem and he said he thinks even if i can persuade them to not put chicken out, that louis will try the kibble. he then said despite that, he might find something on a bird table and it would be safer to keep him in but i had to weigh that against his desire to go out.

another bad day today in that it was my uncle's funeral. when i got home, i decided to ring the specialist vet. i hate to feel i'm going behind james back but james had suggested i ring david on monday. to my surprise he said without hesitation - 'if he has a good night, let him out tomorrow. for his sake and yours, he needs to go out'. i told him about next door and he said 'go round with a bottle of wine'. it goes against the grain but for louis' sake, sounds like a plan. he also advised not to try pilling him but to stick with the injections - for the same reason, better for both of us. he said as louis has been so seriously ill, he would expect the odd blip in his recovery and was concerned but not overly so.

so.......tomorrow could be The Big Day :sun: :sun::sun:

got his new collar ready - black with red studs :grin:

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Fingers and toes crossed for tomorrow!

 

[Disenchanted]

Fingers crossed, janie. x

 

[Flying Pigs]

Wow! Good luck. He will look very handsome in his collar. Bet you will be on pins Janie.

 

[janie]

he doesn't normally wear a collar because it only ever stays on a few days cos of fights but i wanted the extra security of a name tag in case he forgets where he lives :blush: it's very soft rubber with rubber studs so it will be soft on his neck :wink:

i'll probably be on here saying - omg!! he's been gone 3 hours! something's happened to him!!

 

[Itchy]

I hope things go ok for you tomorrow, you have had such a difficult time lately. Good Luck x

 

[Frazzled]

Hope it goes well Janie.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Janie. Just a thought. With snow forecast for lots of places he may decide to stay in! Most cats hate snow.

 

[SparklyBarbs]

Oh janie, alll of us followers in the drop wll be thinking of you and louis tomorrow, and worrying with you.

You have to give it a go, and keep us all up to date, we'll be sending positive thoughts and vibes to you.

I can appreciate how traumatic this is going to be, so everything crossed. And he'll look a stud in that

collar, and hopefully chase next doors cat away from HIS garden. Thinking of you both tomorrow xx

 

[rubyrat]

Wrap up warm louis, tell us how he gets on:nod:

 

[janie]

Janie. Just a thought. With snow forecast for lots of places he may decide to stay in! Most cats hate snow.

actually tink, the vet did mention that. he said 'better let him out now because if we get the snow they keep forecasting, he won't want to go out'. he's further north though - here in the extreme south, we very rarely get snow - coincidentally, we had snow the time he went missing for a week. it's tipping down at the moment and that's the forecast for tomorrow which is a shame - would be nice if it was dry for his first sniff round. mind you, musn't get ahead of myself - i have to get them to agree to the chicken yet.

 

[Snarly]

Hugs to you and BooBear :heart: x Snarly

 

[janie]

it went worse than i could even have imagined. psycho b**** next door screamed abuse and slammed the door in my face and i was left standing there in the rain with my bottle of wine feeling an absolute pratt.

had to make the decision so had a word with other nearby neighbours who were all lovely and let him out. he was nervous at first and went from the door to under my car. i called him and he ran straight back in looking frightened. he then went in/out/in/out/in/out several times. disappeared for 20 mins, came back, then more in/out. he's now guarding his flap. he's very happy :sun:

 

[Flying Pigs]

Yeah! Well done you two! Drink the wine yourself Janie.

 

[Diamond Diva]

Well done Louis x

 

[rubyrat]

dont let them next door upset you janie they are not true animal lovers if they wont help louis.Look after yourself & louis.I bet hes had a fab day playing out...

 

[janie]

dont let them next door upset you janie they are not true animal lovers if they wont help louis.Look after yourself & louis.I bet hes had a fab day playing out...

having someone slam the door in your face is pretty upsetting and when you're handing them a bottle of wine, embarrassing. even if they were animal haters i wouldn't expect such rudeness but they have numerous cats and dogs. they're people haters though so i suppose that explains it. all i want is a quiet life and i have to have that next door.

 

[janie]

it didn't take him long to get stuck in - he came in stinking of cat pee - spent a good hour washing himself on my lap - then went straight back out again :wink:

 

[Itchy]

having someone slam the door in your face is pretty upsetting and when you're handing them a bottle of wine, embarrassing. even if they were animal haters i wouldn't expect such rudeness but they have numerous cats and dogs. they're people haters though so i suppose that explains it. all i want is a quiet life and i have to have that next door.

You poor thing Janie. They sound terrible. Our next door neighbours are sheep and the only time they give us grief, is when they break through the wall into our garden! Before we left UK, we had neighbours from hell, 2 doors down. I lived on my nerves for 2 years. I hope Louis is in good form and keeps well x

 

[janie]

You poor thing Janie. They sound terrible. Our next door neighbours are sheep and the only time they give us grief, is when they break through the wall into our garden! Before we left UK, we had neighbours from hell, 2 doors down. I lived on my nerves for 2 years. I hope Louis is in good form and keeps well x

one of them - always lesbian - is approachable. the other one - married for 25 years, turned lesbian - is the one who screams at everyone. most of the neighbours were subjected to it before i was. she has a massive chip on her shoulder and moans about not being accepted constantly. they go on exotic holidays and cruises and she always claims the waiters are nasty to them because they're lesbian. as if anyone in that position could care less who they're serving for that particular 2 weeks of the year. i'm ashamed to say they've turned me homophobic.