Xamkou
Bluelighter
My little Burmese cat - Robert Jones - died this morning 
On June 23, 2012, he came in from the garden with blood coming from his mouth. Oddly, he kept clawing at his tongue which was making it worse, to the extent that blood was all over the floor. So we took him straight to the vets.
They immediately sedated him due to how hysterical he was, and late Saturday afternoon, they stitched his tongue back together.
On Sunday, when he was brought out of the anaesthesia, he proceeded to claw the stiches out and therefore we were back at square one. They repeated what they did on Saturday although this time they put little boxing gloves on him so he couldn't undo the stitches. He also had a drip feed attached to his neck due to him being unable to eat with his mouth.
After being reviewed by a few more veterinarians, they gave a diagnosis of "Feline orofacial pain syndrome" but wanted him to be seen by a specialist.
So on Tuesday, we anxiously waited as he was taken up to Liverpool University where he was seen by a specialist. We were told he may have to have a brain scan to check for any underlying mental issues. We were releived when were given good news from the specialist, who told us that he suffered no underlying mental problems and expected Robbie to make a quick and full recovery. He came back to our home town that evening and my Dad went to see him and he was looking really healthy:
So, onto this morning, when it all went wrong. We were told that his food tube became blocked during the night and it needed to be replaced. In order for them to do this, he had to be anaesthetized once again. We thought very little of it, until my Dad got a call saying that he had failed to come out of the anaesthesia...
He was 7
R.I.P Robbie, I will really fucking miss you!
I just wish I'd been able to say goodbye...
He leaves behind his brother by blood - William - who is constantly roaming around the house meowing in hopes of a reply but obviously it'll never happen. Until Saturday they had never been apart from more than a few hours. Here's a picture of the two of them along with our dog:
On June 23, 2012, he came in from the garden with blood coming from his mouth. Oddly, he kept clawing at his tongue which was making it worse, to the extent that blood was all over the floor. So we took him straight to the vets.
They immediately sedated him due to how hysterical he was, and late Saturday afternoon, they stitched his tongue back together.
On Sunday, when he was brought out of the anaesthesia, he proceeded to claw the stiches out and therefore we were back at square one. They repeated what they did on Saturday although this time they put little boxing gloves on him so he couldn't undo the stitches. He also had a drip feed attached to his neck due to him being unable to eat with his mouth.
After being reviewed by a few more veterinarians, they gave a diagnosis of "Feline orofacial pain syndrome" but wanted him to be seen by a specialist.
So on Tuesday, we anxiously waited as he was taken up to Liverpool University where he was seen by a specialist. We were told he may have to have a brain scan to check for any underlying mental issues. We were releived when were given good news from the specialist, who told us that he suffered no underlying mental problems and expected Robbie to make a quick and full recovery. He came back to our home town that evening and my Dad went to see him and he was looking really healthy:
So, onto this morning, when it all went wrong. We were told that his food tube became blocked during the night and it needed to be replaced. In order for them to do this, he had to be anaesthetized once again. We thought very little of it, until my Dad got a call saying that he had failed to come out of the anaesthesia...
He was 7
R.I.P Robbie, I will really fucking miss you!
I just wish I'd been able to say goodbye...
He leaves behind his brother by blood - William - who is constantly roaming around the house meowing in hopes of a reply but obviously it'll never happen. Until Saturday they had never been apart from more than a few hours. Here's a picture of the two of them along with our dog:
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